Cross-eyed PhD: Tip 5 Scale Creation
The Significance of DATA in research… In your research, you will be presenting empirical evidence substantiating your analysis. To do that, you need to get (valid, reliable) data. Do note that if it cannot be expressed in figures, … Continued
Scaling Solar Skills for the Nation…
With a national objective for the rooftop solar at 40GW and an installation base of 4.4 GW on March 31’19- it is obvious that there will be a serious push by the Government to grow the nascent rooftop solar … Continued
Cross-Eyed PhD: Tip 4- The Research Topic
The challenge of the research topic… Quite a few of us will be buffeted by different interests in our process of defining the research topic. Actually, the trick to getting the right answers is to ask … Continued
India in Bio-Tech – unleashing a tsunami?!
Attended Global Bio 2019 – a BIRAC DST lead initiative to build on the Bio-Tech wave in India. Few learnings from the event: BIRAC leadership is doing a great job promoting the Bio-Tech ecosystem in the country. This event … Continued
Cross-Eyed PhD: Tip 3- The Literature Review
“Piled Higher and Deeper” by Jorge Cham, www.phdcomics.com Tip 3: The Literature Review The literature review starts early in the research phase and permeates through it – even beyond the literature review chapter phase. It is a critical part of … Continued
Harvesting the Sun…Seeding the Skills!
It was a pleasure addressing the next generation of managers at the prestigious NTPC School of Business, NOIDA. I consciously chose a topic which straddled technology and management – the issue of design for rooftop solar. I built up … Continued
I-Care: Karein Roshini…
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
Cross-Eyed PhD: Tip 2- the synopsis
Tip 2: The Research Concept, Synopsis & the Literature Review AMU conducted a short-3 day preparatory session for the semester 2 of the AIMA PhD aspirants. Ontology & Epistemology ..two esoteric terms were introduced in an afternoon session … Continued
On Earning my PhD…a life milestone achieved
19th September 2019! I faced the academic board and examiners at the Faculty of Management & Research, Aligarh Muslim University. There were researchers, faculty and my guides and the external examiners from Dubai and Delhi University. The Dean, FMSR … Continued