Sunday, May 18, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
My new WebSite
Finally I got a domain registered for my new website .Its http://www.latish-sherigar.com. Right now the site does not has anything much. In future I aim to combine this blog and my other info which is presently stored across multiple places into this site.
The main reason i registered this domain was because i liked the idea of having the email id mail@latish-sherigar.com ..Isnt that kool :) . Since i was purchasing the domain i thought a full fledged website with my own name would be a good idea when i am feeling down and need some thing to boost up my ego or when i am in a mood to brag in front of others.
Imagine if a remake of the super hit Deewar is done then the classic Amitabh -Shashi kapoor dialog would be something like this
Q: Aaaj mere pass Gaadi hai,Bangla hai..kya hai tumhare paas ??
A: Mere paas Mera naam ka website hai! .
The main reason i registered this domain was because i liked the idea of having the email id mail@latish-sherigar.com ..Isnt that kool :) . Since i was purchasing the domain i thought a full fledged website with my own name would be a good idea when i am feeling down and need some thing to boost up my ego or when i am in a mood to brag in front of others.
Imagine if a remake of the super hit Deewar is done then the classic Amitabh -Shashi kapoor dialog would be something like this
Q: Aaaj mere pass Gaadi hai,Bangla hai..kya hai tumhare paas ??
A: Mere paas Mera naam ka website hai! .
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Indian Companies..Indian Values
Recently I got a feel of Indian culture and values that is very much rooted in Indian Companies even though they are now global brands. My company whom i am ecmployed with i.e STG (Systems Tasks Group International Ltd) got acquired by Mastek an Indian Offshore outsourcing company and a much bigger and better brand. Around the same time Google acquired a company named Doubleclick.
Announcements after the acquisition:
Mastek- Not a single employee will lose their job.
Google - Expect job cuts
Its been few days after the acquisition and Google has announced that it will lay off 300 at DoubleClick. Well in my company's case we are still holding our jobs .
Although there are more dynamics involved related to the actual money going in and coming out and many other factors ,its good that Indian companies till now have not fully embraced the hire and fire culture which is common in US culture .
Well nobody's complaining :)
Announcements after the acquisition:
Mastek- Not a single employee will lose their job.
Google - Expect job cuts
Its been few days after the acquisition and Google has announced that it will lay off 300 at DoubleClick. Well in my company's case we are still holding our jobs .
Although there are more dynamics involved related to the actual money going in and coming out and many other factors ,its good that Indian companies till now have not fully embraced the hire and fire culture which is common in US culture .
Well nobody's complaining :)
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Some Tech Gyan
I usually don't put in technical info here but since right now i don't have a dedicated place for that, i thought i would put in here.
Anybody interested intrested in software should check both these sites.
http://www.ericsink.com
http://www.joelonsoftware.com
These are guys who know a lot about software and software business. Of course there are many but to start these 2 places are a good start.
Anybody interested intrested in software should check both these sites.
http://www.ericsink.com
http://www.joelonsoftware.com
These are guys who know a lot about software and software business. Of course there are many but to start these 2 places are a good start.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Canteen Menu
This picture is of my office canteen's menu. This is the only place where would be getting some unknown dishes like "Panpal Juies" for just Rs 15! Keystone Canteen Rocks! :)
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Where have the INDIANS gone ???
We Indians are a unique breed. Long time ago in our schools they used to teach us that We Indians are a mix of different culture and hence its a case of unity within diversity. But as i grew up and going by some recent incidents I feel the reverse is more true. We are indeed guys who love diversity within unity. First we identify ourselves more as "North Indians" or "South Indians" or any other rare type of Indian but almost never a plain "Indian". Applying this theory recursively we go on dividing more. A South Indian would then classify himself between different religions such as Hindu, Christians and also into various castes .
It is no surprise that the British ruled us for so many years. They were not any extra brilliant but we provided them the right environment to do so by fighting among ourselves which we are still doing , be it the Hindu Muslim rivalry or the attacks of the locals on the "outsiders" or any such issues. In fact may be the British got tired and didn't find any challenge in ruling us and left us alone to fight among ourselves.
Even today we have the same low level of thinking which is displayed when states fight it out as if they were a separate country in themselves. It may be the Cauvery issue which Karnataka and Tamilnadu may be fighting or the topic of Outsiders in Maharashtra we fail to realize that most of the times such things benefit only the f*** politicians and nobody else.
The situation may be sad but I sincerely hope for the day I get to see more "Indians" .
It is no surprise that the British ruled us for so many years. They were not any extra brilliant but we provided them the right environment to do so by fighting among ourselves which we are still doing , be it the Hindu Muslim rivalry or the attacks of the locals on the "outsiders" or any such issues. In fact may be the British got tired and didn't find any challenge in ruling us and left us alone to fight among ourselves.
Even today we have the same low level of thinking which is displayed when states fight it out as if they were a separate country in themselves. It may be the Cauvery issue which Karnataka and Tamilnadu may be fighting or the topic of Outsiders in Maharashtra we fail to realize that most of the times such things benefit only the f*** politicians and nobody else.
The situation may be sad but I sincerely hope for the day I get to see more "Indians" .
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