On the bestseller lists for quite some time now, Geek Nation delves into the lives of the inventors, engineers and young scientists that are powering India’s scientific revolution. Cautiously optimistic, it contains an interesting proposition that India is steadily shaping up as a scientific superpower. We interviewed the author, British Science [...]
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Weekends in Kharagpur can be uneventful. For those whose lives aren’t largely in the digital realm, two days of relative inactivity can lead to restless boredom. Life is even more difficult for those suffering from travelitis – a mental condition compelling a person to explore the world around him. Columbus had it, [...]
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Venkat Subramanian is the Founder and Managing Director of Matchbox Solutions (http://www.matchboxsolutions.in/), a company which uses technology to solve critical issues in India. Efarm (http://www.matchboxsolutions.in/eFarm.html), one such solution, uses technology to provide supply chain efficiency for procuring and delivering fruits and vegetables grown on rural farms. He can be reached through email at: venky@matchboxsolutions.in I am an [...]
Saturday, February 20, 2010
V. Ramgopal Rao and J. Vasi Microelectronics has, for many years, been a major area of research at IIT Bombay. In the year 2006, the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology launched a major initiative in the country to set up two Centres of Excellence in Nanoelectronics. IIT Bombay and IISc Bangalore, identified as having the [...]
Friday, November 13, 2009
A Bangalore based start up, Capillary provides mobile based customer management solutions, meaning it helps businesses understand the needs of and effectively communicate with their customers through mobile services. One of the co-founders of Capillary, Krishna Mehra (06, RK, CS) shares his experience with us. TSA: Firstly, a hearty congratulations on winning the Qualcomm Business Plan [...]
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Don’t let the IIT faculty strikes fool you. For the academically inclined, IIXs are still the best. T. A. Abinandanan is a Professor in the Department of Materials Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He writes extensively on a wide range of topics concerning higher education in India, particularly the IITs, IIMs, IISc and [...]
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