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India’s software crisis

March 11th, 2008 · No Comments

As many of you might have figured out I work in what is called “India’s Software Industry”. I am based in India. I have always wondered “Is India’s Software Industry akin to sweatshops in rest of the Asia for other Industries”.
I believe that to be the case and hence I am not really very optimistic [...]

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Really bad food quality

September 15th, 2007 · No Comments

Due to circumstances beyond my control, I had to eat in my office cafeteria after a gap of 2 years. I thought that in last two years the food quality would have at least improved little bit. But my hopes were shattered. See for yourself.

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How does a Tech MNC catch mice

September 6th, 2007 · No Comments

The first surprise is that the MNC has its facility completely infested with MICE. The second surprise is that they seem to be using a home built mouse-trap. I would think they would be using some high-tech solution to get rid of mice.

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Forum mall launches free Wi-Fi

August 31st, 2007 · 1 Comment

Forum mall in Bangalore (Bengaluru), India has launched free Wi-Fi. I tried to access it with my N95, it did not work. May be I need some setup.

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A company called Riya

July 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

So I am as usual surfing the net and I come across this interesting headlines from the times of India.
Wages killing Bangalore BPOs?
Now for most part I don’t really give much credibility to what TOI writes but this one had this reference so I thought I should read.
In a blog posting, company’s chief executive Munjal [...]

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