tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779Fri, 30 Aug 2024 01:23:19 +0000Maverick and freeformTextualCasual"Plagiary"Academic ResearchAdmiredBroken Window FallacyBusiness EthicsDe BeersDiamondsFerrariFrédéric BastiatMBAOrganizational BehaviorShareholder ActivismSustainabilitySustainable Businessforgotten – and rediscovered2000-2010201130 st mary axeAnna HazareArmchair PhilosophyBarron'sCVDonald A. CrosbyESO hotelEuropean southern observatory hotelFritz KahnGeoffrey DickensIndiaIntelligent DesignInventoryJaipur literary festJean-Paul SartreLaughLifeLokpalLudvig VitgenštajnMan-MachineMeaning of lifeNihilismO2OmbudsmanThomas EdisonW. H. AudenWorksZipcarZuckerbergadvaita vedantaairbnbanonymousassurance capsatacamabillionairebirthdaybuildingscasanovacerro paranalchicago speechchilecity of londonclock facecollegeconcretecontroversycorruptioncurved glassdisplaceddouble glazingearthquakeedificesenergy savingfacebookfatwagiacomogodgreen buildinggreenwichheartbreakheath ledgerheckler's vetohinduismhotelincestinnovativeintangibleinvisiblejames bondjan lokpal billjantar mantarjudith summerskarmakeep calm and carry onmillennium domenew delhinorman fosternoughtiesomnipotentphilosophyplayboypritchett barney stinsonreincarnationrichard dawkinssalman rushdieschoolseductionshared economyswami vivekanandathe gherkintriangulated perimeter structurevedaswomanizerAn amateur in the realms of original and novel thinkinghttp://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Blogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779.post-1992232949241765056Sat, 18 Jun 2016 09:30:00 +00002016-06-18T15:01:46.241+05:30 The Upanishads contemplate a "Theory of Truth" which suggests that the Truth can be attained through "Path of Renunciation". Once enlightenment is attained, the truth is realized and it can be enjoyed by the human mind even after renunciation of all material possessions and distractions. The idea does not have anything controversial about it. Many religions tell their respective subjects http://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/2016/06/monologues-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779.post-5058412348293403719Tue, 15 Mar 2016 05:52:00 +00002016-03-15T11:23:01.188+05:30Academic ResearchBroken Window FallacyBusiness EthicsDe BeersDiamondsFerrariFrédéric BastiatMBAOrganizational BehaviorShareholder ActivismSustainabilitySustainable Business Verbose Ethics Such examples like De Beers, often should raise questions about the corporate practices globally. If one sees every corporation through the lens of ethics, one finds a majority of them carrying a blot or two on their sugar-coated claims of corporate ethics. Corporations have, it seems, acquired a habit of lying to consumers and this habit is growing into a http://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/2016/03/learning-ethics-from-carbon-isotope-ii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779.post-9180986718083128944Thu, 10 Mar 2016 07:38:00 +00002016-03-15T11:23:43.457+05:30Academic ResearchBroken Window FallacyBusiness EthicsDe BeersDiamondsFerrariFrédéric BastiatMBAOrganizational BehaviorShareholder ActivismSustainabilitySustainable Business De Beers used to be a monopoly. Through the formation of cartels it successfully established control both on the demand (Diamond Syndicate) and the supply side (De Beers). Before its tussles with the U.S. Anti-Trust laws, it effectively controlled 80% of the diamond industry!! Nothing so shocking here. What I was fascinated with, was a statement from my Strategy professor that De Beers has http://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/2016/03/learning-ethics-from-carbon-isotope.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779.post-6796212620163463795Wed, 24 Jun 2015 12:11:00 +00002015-06-24T17:45:50.797+05:30 One rather good metaphysical question is “why is there something rather than nothing?” An interesting question in the realm of value is “is it better to be nothing rather than something?” That is, is it better “not to have been born, not to exist, to be nothing?” Addressing the question does require sorting out the measure of value that should be used to decide whether it is better to not http://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/2015/06/philosophical-musings-and-ruminations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779.post-2925829816188237113Wed, 12 Mar 2014 11:08:00 +00002014-03-13T11:15:19.501+05:30 A debate has been going on from a long time now....whether abortion should be legal or illegal; it goes to even deeper discussion of whether it is moral or immoral? The most heated dialectic has been going on in the western hemisphere; between the "Pro-Lifers" and the atheists. There was a time when the lines seemed clearer and the slogans said everything. Pro-lifers were Jesus-loving http://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/2014/03/philosophical-musings-and-ruminations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779.post-2606117562471848398Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:42:00 +00002013-06-07T21:12:05.942+05:30airbnbkeep calm and carry onshared economyZipcar A few months back, somewhere I saw a T-shirt with a joke on it. It was the classic British “Keep calm and carry on” insignia but with the crown inverted and the words changed to “Now panic and freak out.” I laughed out loud because it seemed a novel joke and sarcasm in the typical English style. But not long after seeing it, I saw that image somewhere on Facebook, and soon after that I http://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/2013/06/philosophical-musings-and-ruminations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779.post-4978822709465630397Tue, 07 May 2013 17:27:00 +00002013-05-07T23:24:56.265+05:30advaita vedantachicago speechgodhinduismkarmareincarnationswami vivekanandavedas A few days back I came across Swami Vivekananda’s speech at Chicago of 1893 (the full speech). It was a pretty good speech. He talked a lot about the Hindu philosophy and the Vedic principles. Certainly, if I were there among his audience, I would have extolled his speech and venerated him for my life. I do respect him and his thoughts and I also respect the Hindu philosophy which he exalted http://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/2013/05/philosophical-musings-and-ruminations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779.post-1572209858798391792Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:21:00 +00002013-04-30T21:12:33.287+05:30 Although I was working on a continuation for my previous post, but a recent article in The Economist about the recent raucous on patented genes (the story on The Economist ) has prompted me to write this. The issue has been put up against the patents on genes being awarded to research agencies which would give them exclusive rights over that particular gene for extensive research. http://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/2013/04/philosophical-musings-and-ruminations_30.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779.post-3581114957376527129Sun, 28 Apr 2013 06:57:00 +00002013-04-28T12:36:56.089+05:30Armchair PhilosophyDonald A. CrosbyIntelligent DesignJean-Paul SartreLifeMeaning of lifeNihilism "There is no justification for life, but also no reason not to live. Those who claim to find meaning in their lives are either dishonest or deluded. In either case, they fail to face up to the harsh reality of the human situation" - Donald A. Crosby "What do we mean by saying that existence precedes essence? We mean that man first of all exists, encounters himself, surges up in the world – and http://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/2013/04/philosophical-musings-and-ruminations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779.post-1813758883465258600Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:53:00 +00002012-02-08T19:23:32.649+05:30controversyfatwaheckler's vetoJaipur literary festrichard dawkinssalman rushdie Squeezed between the Republic Day and the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination was the Jaipur Literary Fest. A fest marked not only by the presence of exalted personalities but also by hypocrites.Well, we may extol the virtues of "ahimsa" but we have just surrendered to the threats of violent rioting. Salman Rushdie, the high profile controversial writer was continuously threatened and http://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/2012/02/oppression-or-culture.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)4Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India26.449923 80.331873626.336191 80.1739451 26.563654999999997 80.489802099999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779.post-8751131312914522949Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:44:00 +00002011-08-22T02:10:41.339+05:30Anna HazarecorruptionIndiajan lokpal billjantar mantarLokpalnew delhiOmbudsmanomnipotent Let me express my profound unease at the crescendo of euphoria surrounding the ‘Anna Hazare + Jan Lokpal Bill’ phenomenon as it has unfolded in New Delhi and across several hysterical TV stations over the last few days. This time around, I have to say that the print media has acted (upto now) with a degree of restraint that I think is commendable. Partly, this has to do with the different http://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/2011/08/great-indian-lokpal-stir.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779.post-1190407764860663513Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:52:00 +00002015-07-17T14:49:55.851+05:30"Plagiary"anonymousBarron'sCasualcollegeCVLaughschool Then I said to myself, "What happens to the fool will happen to me also; why then have I been so very wise?" And I said to myself that this also is vanity. For there is no enduring remembrance of the wise or of fools, seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. -Anonymous Sometimes you have a chance encounter with a picture of yours from a different era, and it is http://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/2011/06/prodigal-cv.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779.post-8297390611453519100Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:53:00 +00002011-04-29T15:25:49.313+05:30CasualGeoffrey DickensintangibleInventoryinvisibleLudvig VitgenštajnMaverick and freeformphilosophyThomas EdisonW. H. Auden"We don't know one percent of one millionth about anything." - Thomas Edison Forgive my philosophy here, but after a long time the philosopher in me is awake and wants to write something. Don,t frown if you don't get the gist or have no idea on what am I talking on, after all the thoughts are intangible or I would have given you the option to mould it as you like. But you can't, as you can't seehttp://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/2011/04/we-dont-know-one-percent-of-one.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779.post-6023244150336900363Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:46:00 +00002011-03-07T22:16:48.827+05:30 “I proud to be a CKD” – XYZ (Name classified with the author) “A CKD alone, who hast a heart of verity and a chaste soul, shalt have the valour for superfluous chivalry” – ABC (Name, again, classified with the author) Since the commencement of the rat race of men, we have called each other by various names reflecting their character class as a whole like nerds, geeks, psychopath etc etc. These http://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/2011/03/ckd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779.post-626937796139547131Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:13:00 +00002011-01-06T16:43:02.903+05:30billionairefacebookZuckerberg2004. Facebook (as we see it today) was born, with the intent of letting people be in contact with the important people in their life.  "Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life"... so is written on its home page. It's a really vivid world inside. The moment I open my FB homepage, several notifications are already flashing on the top blue ribbon. Sometimes I http://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/2011/01/faceflauntbook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)71tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779.post-5369573722253363465Fri, 31 Dec 2010 09:09:00 +00002010-12-31T14:39:50.773+05:302011birthdayAnd just like that I turned 20 today!! Two decades I traversed withall, Somethings I did please me, and somethings appall, No significant event overall, But I exulted greatly today on my birthday, 'Coz there were queued several wishes on my Facebook wall, I then realised, this solitary thing I earned.....my chums and pals, Esp. my Mohita, distinguished from all, Thank you God, Thank you all. http://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/2010/12/and-just-like-that-i-turned-20-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779.post-3871493486649792083Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:32:00 +00002010-12-30T21:02:57.781+05:30atacamacerro paranalchileconcreteearthquakeESO hotelEuropean southern observatory hotelhotelinnovativejames bond3. European Southern Observatory Hotel, Cerro Paranal, Chile (2003)          At 2,400ft above sea level, this "hotel" for astronomers working in the Atacama desert has been designed to use the landscape to provide a comfortable environment in an inhospitable location. The hotel was designed to minimize light output that could disrupt the primary purpose for the http://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/2010/12/down-lane-of-noughties-edifices-310.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779.post-2114143602612826814Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:15:00 +00002010-12-29T21:45:41.334+05:3030 st mary axecity of londoncurved glassdouble glazingenergy savinggreen buildingnorman fosterthe gherkintriangulated perimeter structure2. 30 St Mary Axe/ The Gherkin (2003-2004) 30 St Mary Axe/ Gherkin Better known as the "gherkin" since it is reminiscent of "a small prickly cucumber" (though it reminds me something else) this 600-ft office tower is one of the tallest buildings in London. Due to its phallic shape, it it has also been caled the 'erotic gherkin.' Noted for being environmentally sustainable, the Times calledhttp://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/2010/12/down-lane-of-noughties-edifices-210.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India26.85132 80.91680326.698166500000003 80.6833435 27.0044735 81.1502625tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779.post-8419726719464167914Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:24:00 +00002010-12-28T20:54:16.219+05:302000-2010buildingsclock faceedificesgreenwichmillennium domenoughtiesO2 As we come toward the end of the first decade of the 21st century and the 3nd millennium, the world has seen many new horizons, humanity has taken several leaps and several groovy landmarks have been concreted to mark the face of the globe. Let's take a walk down the road of edifices laid by man during the years 2000-2010. 1. The Millennium Dome/02 The Millennium Dome, Greenwich As the http://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/2010/12/down-lane-of-noughties-edifices-110.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779.post-6526659422381038614Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:15:00 +00002010-07-29T20:45:54.073+05:30"Plagiary"assurance capscasanovagiacomoheartbreakheath ledgerincestjudith summersplayboypritchett barney stinsonseductionwomanizer Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) "I begin by declaring to my reader that, by everything good or bad that I have done throughout my life, I am sure that I have earned merit or incurred guilt, and that hence I must consider myself a free agent. ... Despite an excellent moral foundation, the inevitable fruit of the divine principles which were rooted in my heart, I was all my life the victim of my http://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/2010/07/casanova-original-ladies-man.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779.post-2846226350271559389Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:51:00 +00002010-07-23T21:02:40.175+05:30Admiredforgotten – and rediscoveredFritz KahnMan-MachineWorks Above here is an animation by Hennin Lederer, clearly showing the mechanical appurtenance of the human body.....You can see how the head's been divided into several areas....each compartment has its own function.....like will, reason, acoustics, vision, power station(transmitting operating power to the rest of the body). The respiratory process and the Cardiac processes are seen in the next http://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/2010/07/works-of-fritz-kahn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779.post-1690695151182259336Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:46:00 +00002010-07-21T21:41:42.654+05:30Admireddisplacedforgotten – and rediscovered Surfing through the web.....I found about a very interesting person named FRITZ KAHN.Seems like this man, a visionary, looked at the human body from an altogether different perspective...Often we refer our body as a machine, but this man visualised it as a machine.....impeccably illustrating the paraphernalia of the body in his book “Der http://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/2010/07/fritz-kahn-admired-displaced-forgotten.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779.post-4567147881282540839Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:43:00 +00002010-07-21T21:43:51.741+05:30"Plagiary"A few days back I found this article in the Times Of India Crest edition. I being in a state of doldrums these days feel as if my brain paraphernalia has ceased to work. Here is the master copy of the article....TIGHT SHIRTS (2001) Sri Lanka fund itself in a tight spot after losing the 2001 ICC Champions Trophy final to Pakistan and came up with the most achingly innovative excuse of all: http://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/2010/07/men-and-their-magnificent-reasons-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779.post-3528864832844299600Sat, 26 Jun 2010 07:36:00 +00002010-06-27T21:44:11.912+05:30CasualSPORT- The game of Rioting was a joint venture between India and Pakistan. The tradition now is that once any cricket match is over, everyone must riot and burn down a stand. This also keeps the youths in the country employed. Pakistan is India's long time rival in both games, cricket & rioting, of which India has won all. The Indian Football team is in contention with Brazil and England, http://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/2010/06/indiaa-parody-part-ii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525377820350372779.post-7977202131870166131Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:35:00 +00002010-07-17T22:57:28.936+05:30CasualDisclaimer- "The views expressed here are entirely mine and do not reflect the official opinion of the organization through which the Internet was accessed. The views maybe unsuitable for over-sensitive persons with low self-esteem, no sense of humor and with irrational religious beliefs. This content is an irritating social faux pas. No animals were harmed during the http://here-i-lie.blogspot.com/2010/06/indiaa-parody-part-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)2