Revisiting challenges-converting them into opportunities
With Dr.Sandeep Verma, Secretary, SERB. On 15th January, JC from Intel invited me to attend a DST/SERB workshop on the FIRE – Fund for Industrial Research Engagement. The pioneering initiative by SERB/DST visualises a shared fund of 50:50 by industry and … Continued
It is 5+ years since I started actively contributing to eye-care; 5 years in which I was transformed as I touched the lives of the poor blind. On the journey, I found wonderful friends and equally committed persons at … Continued
India’s Chandrayaan-2 was the single most exciting and inspiring technology event last fortnight. While its lander unit crashlanded due to a technical failure, the orbiter is performing successfully and is likely to do so for the next 7 years against … Continued
Semicon West, 19 was an interesting experience as always. Mind-blowing industry vision presentations by industry leaders including Synoptics, Applied Materials, Waymo ( a Google company)…. Waymo got its industry award – and I got my first preview of this … Continued
In an amazing move, PM Modi announced a national ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ campaign ion October 2014… While leading the mass movement for cleanliness, the Prime Minister exhorted people to fulfil Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of a clean and hygienic India. A shocked … Continued
Thoroughly enjoyed a productive half-day at Nasscom CSR Leadership Conference. Their were exceptional intervention case studies presented by ICICI and several other Corporate entities. Liked the Dell and Adobe messaging as well. Some of the key messages that I … Continued
While passing thru to the boarding area at Lucknow airport…I suddenly realized that my wedding ring was not on my fingers…I alerted the CISF jawan who asked me to report it to the supervisor. I guess the cost of the … Continued