Krishna Prashanth

Do we really need to punish the corrupt?

2011-12-21T12:44:00.001+05:30

The axiomatic assumption in all the debates raging in the Indian Parliament on the “Anti-Corruption Bill” has been “If you need to stem corruption, you need to punish the corrupt"- and once this is said, we have all redirected our efforts in fighting about how much punishment, who is to be punished, and who will punish. I mean seriously, in the heat of all the debate, the basic premise of

Will Walmart pay my Auto Rickshaw Charge?

2011-12-20T20:04:00.000+05:30

Would it make more sense for telecom operators to charge commercial services for incoming calls, and subsidize outgoing calls from individual subscribers. This way I feel, they can easily increase the ARPU. This can happen because if outgoing calls were free, people are more likely to use telephones for business transactions, and hence increase top lines for various other businesses. And this

A Keystroke

2010-12-24T16:33:00.002+05:30

On this lazy Saturday afternoon in Office, I am typing away softly but continuously on my Laptop, as if it mattered to some one. The place is mostly silent, save for the distant chatter of the IBM maintenance engineer explaining away at the phone, the clatter of the fax machine, a couple of phones ringing softly but with the distinct quality of urgency characteristic of Land phones. The place

Are u a Fitness Freak?

2010-09-19T10:22:00.005+05:30

Bitten by the fitness bug, (whose harsh sting may last for a maximum of a couple of months in my case), I realised that everytime I walk into the supermarket to buy some food, my eyes naturally tend to scan at the nutritional information at the back of the pack.I had made a mental note of what my fitness instructor had told me. "Try to avoid fatty foods, helps see results faster". It sounded as

I get paid to remain awake!!

2009-04-29T00:05:00.005+05:30

Have you ever got paid for sitting in a movie?? (I am sure Ramgopal Varma might think of that as a possible idea, to attract audiences for his next remake) If I were to get paid for visiting a doctor, I might think twice about using his prescription. If I were to get paid to eat in a restaurant, trust me I don't want to taste their food. This "law of incentives" works pretty well with most

We can always clean it right up!!

2009-01-12T07:43:00.004+05:30

Morgan Freeman, in the Hollywood blockbuster , Bruce Almighty, flashes his characteristic 'I-am-GOD' smile and says "It’s a wonderful thing. No matter how filthy something gets we can always clean it right up". The audiences world over applauded this inspiring dialogue and found a moment of introspection in what was otherwise a comedy flick.In

The 'Trick' to save the Economy.

2009-01-11T23:34:00.014+05:30

Keynesian economics ,was a model that many believe brought United States and the world out of the Great Depression. During the Great Depression of 1929, unemployment was at a peak, markets faced a recession and the morale was terribly low. Experts viewed the Great Depression as moral punishment for evil over-spenders , and as lesson economics taught to these spenders advising them to increase

'Satyam' Eva Jayathe

2009-01-10T11:43:00.003+05:30

The title for this post is a a sanskrit equivalent for "Only the Truth will win". That is what many of us believed until recently. 'Satyam' in sanskrit means 'truth' and 'Satyam Computer Services' was a name that stood synonymous with growth, best practices and the IT revolution of India. 'Satyam' (as the company was fondly known) has put Hyderabad on the global IT map. Satyam stood for

Bachelor Woes

2009-01-02T19:04:00.003+05:30

Booker Prize winner Aravind Adiga hammers the nail on the head when he says "If you want to rent a flat in Mumbai, take care you don't belong to that very worst minority: the single man"--(Read: Bachelor bigotry) Trust me, I know the feeling. I am sure, ten million other "single men" like myself running about their lives in Bangalore, Mumbai or any other city understand this too. Wherever you are

100th post at the eve of new year!!

2008-12-30T23:43:00.003+05:30

It is the last day of a very eventful year, 2008. All TV shows, papers and magazines have their 2008 events list ready this time of the year. Keeping in with the trend , I thought it only apt that kplogs should do an event list of its own. 2008 has been a defining year for India in more than one way. India has had a roller coaster ride in 2008. Nevertheless, 2008 has put India another step

Please Give Peace a Chance

2008-12-29T22:36:00.003+05:30

To,Mr. Ehud Olmert,The Office of the Prime Minister,The Knesset,Jerusalem,Israel.Dear Mr Prime Minister, I thought of writing to you much later. But the recent Israeli air strikes against the Hamas has put into me a sense of urgency and I thought it much relevant to write to you now. Firstly let me introduce myself. I am a perfectly balanced unbiased citizen of a country that proudly boasts of

You can't cure Terrorism with ASPIRIN !

2008-12-28T17:36:00.009+05:30

When I looked up the Wiki link for 'Ajmal Amir Kasab' the only sole surviving terrorist of the 26/11 attacks, who has been reportedly singing like a bird to the Indian authorities (and the FBI??) I was revealed to a new dimension of his personality. I wish to present two interesting aspects that he has supposedly revealed during interrogations. 1. The first excerpt from the wiki page Ajmal Amir

BREAKING NEWS

2008-12-27T20:22:00.004+05:30

26/11, apart from having created numerous ripples in the Indian psyche, has probably brought to the forefront a very important concern regarding the nature of Indian TV journalism and the motives that propel its imaginations. Post Satellite television boom, a whole diaspora of news channels have found viewers hooked on to them 24X7. While the very quantity of news reporting might seem to suggest,

9/30, Another Day to Remember

2008-10-01T01:18:00.003+05:30

Dr Manmohan Singh, turned 76 years 4 days back. He must have had a bad birthday, having missed out on what could have been the most memorable gift he could have handed over to the one and a half billion Indians back home. They had expected him to break the (arguably) the most significant bottleneck that stood in their way of industrial and economic stardom- Energy crisis. 4 days later ,Dr

An offer you cant refuse

2008-06-20T23:15:00.001+05:30

Scene 1: The setting is all white, the audiences see a white back ground spotlessly clean, as the lights go up, a dark man dressed all in white, white shirt, white blazer, white bow, white shoes and white socks is carrying a white book and writing in it with a white pen. Beside him on the floor is another man naked to the skin, kneeling in front of and facing the man in white, with his hands

The Transit Lounge

2008-06-20T01:43:00.003+05:30

_uacct = "UA-4103817-1";urchinTracker();He was sitting alone in the Transit Lounge. Watching intently at the television screen. The images moved past his attention. He was a lone face in a midst of a thousand faces staring at the screen. His face was the normal face not any more identifiable, not any less recognisable. It was a perfectly true honest and completely normal human face. His features

The Rat Race

2008-06-18T22:48:00.004+05:30

_uacct = "UA-4103817-1";urchinTracker();It was a sea of people! Worn out and hungry. There were no smiles , no signs of laughter. Curved brows, eyes intent on a distant goal, hazy but a certain goal. It was a sea of people on the field. All rushing towards a distant somewhere. Women held their infants in their arms as they rushed , seemed worried what if they did not make it to the end. Men

The Capoeira has Begun!

2008-05-13T00:45:00.004+05:30

"Two individuals sway around each other in the middle of the room. One reaches out with his foot to trip the other, only to fall, caught off-balance because he has been cleverly dodged. But the would-be tripper is unfazed, and hurls himself into a backwards, fluid cartwheel. Observers who surround them play a role as well, as they sing, smile and laugh at the contenders." --Judy Bradford.

A 100 Million Dollar Mistake.

2008-05-12T00:52:00.003+05:30

After the shocking but well deserved sacking of Charu Sharma, as the CEO of the Bangalore Royal Challengers and the shameful performance of Bangalore's team in the IPL, media savvy businessman and owner of the Bangalore Royal Challengers, Dr Vijay Mallya admitted his expensive mistake he made while he auctioned for the players for his 111.6 million dollar franchise for the IPL. In an

Has Democracy Won in Karnataka?

2008-05-12T00:19:00.003+05:30

After what was predicted (and feared ) will be a very low turn out for voters in the first phase of elections in Karnataka, a refreshing 66% of the 1.73 crore electorate managed to execute their constitutional right by voting in this elections. Well! that's the good news. The bad news is though, is that the real turn out has been whopping huge in the rural areas, while the Bangalore urbans

An Unforgettable Sunday in May

2008-05-04T21:23:00.005+05:30

Sitting by the Aisle,and watching all the greenThe setting sun, the midnight soilquite a weekend it has been Freshly painted walls,a newly laid out lawnthe touch of tiles beneath the feetand the birds before the dawn. The lovely games we playthe fights and times of joyStories on a moonlit nightresound on each brick and toy Its more than just a houseIts more than just four wallsIts more than just

A letter to the PM

2008-05-03T09:45:00.007+05:30

Dear Mr. Manmohan Singh,I hope this letter finds you in the pink of health and consciousness (I am doubting the latter though) .And convey my hearty congratulations to Ms Sonia Gandhi on her being declared as one of the most influential persons of the contemporary world order. (I am certain she is influential, she runs the world's largest democracy even without being on power!).I decided to write

For Zimbabwe, the Fight has only Begun

2008-05-03T08:54:00.004+05:30

The official results are finally out. Mysteriously though the results make sure that nobody gets a majority in excess of 50% vote - in spite of earlier claims by MDC and several observers that Mr. Tsvangirai had won 50.3% of the total electorate. The official results (also confirmed by a few independent observations) claim that Mr Mugabe and Zanu PF, managed to make about 43.2% of the votes, and

Innovation Centre- A Dream Come True

2008-05-02T17:25:00.006+05:30

Remember that ad of IBM where a lady from a corporate organisation speaks tall words and claims she has a place created for making innovations the "Innovation Centre"? IBM makes a message that Innovation does not come through talking but by "doing".For the Industrial environment ABB India, is "doing" to innovation which very few companies n India have done in the past. Clearly Innovation is the

Singing for Brains !

2008-05-02T13:34:00.005+05:30

Sonia Gandhi, making way into the TIME magazine's 100 most influential people created headlines world over. But another very interesting person who made it into the elite list was Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor. A very enigmatic character, she travels round the US singing and educating the masses about the beauty of the brain and the value of brain donation for research into the severe mental illnesses.