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• Reflections On The Indian Education Sector

  September 5. Teachers’ Day. Well, at least in this part of the world, it is a day where we honour our teachers or gurus (गुरवः), bestow lavish praise on them fo... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2012 TECH

• One Year. Wow!

  

  Yes, ladies and gentlemen. It has been one year! One year of ReflectionsPN!One year back, I started ReflectionsPN as a blog just to rant my mind. You can see... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• G. Veda Vyass and Vishnu Supreet – “I Am an Engineer *sigh*”

  You all must be knowing G. Veda Vyass from the three posts he has written for us as a guest contributor. He is back again with an incisive post on higher... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2012 RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 2012′s Geeky Summer

  

  Summer of 2012. What an exciting summer it turned out to be in geekland. The fanboy in us was aroused on more than one occasion by more than a single company.... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2012 TECH

• 5 Reasons Why Instagram is Still Exploding with Users

  

  Recently, the ace photo editing app, Instagram was in news for being acquired by Facebook for a mammoth one billion dollars equivalent of cash and equity, and... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2012 TECH

• Save The JEE – An Appeal To The Powers That Be

  

  Earlier this year, the Ministry of Human Resources & Development headed by Kapil Sibal took a resolution to “amend” the present system of... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2012 TECH

• A Pressing Need For Afforestation

  

  The world is getting tougher to live into by each passing day. And never till date, has humanity being faced with so many natural adversities. Earthquakes,... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2012 TECH

• From One to Three and More….

  

  Hello everyone!!First of all, please accept my humblest apologies for being out of action for so long. ReflectionsPN is now truly back and there are a host of... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, TECH

• Pratyush Nalla – Planned Obsolescence

  Pratyush NallaPratyush Nalla (no, not me ), a first year undergraduate student doing Mechanical Engineering at IIT Bombay shares his thoughts with us today on... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, TECH

• Windows 8 – Game Changer Or Damp Squib?

  

  February 29, 2012 saw the release of the Consumer Preview of the most hyped, feature-rich and the most controversial Windows ever – Windows 8. Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2012 TECH

• Interview with Linda Bernardi

  

  Linda BernardiReflectionsPN had an email interview with Ms. Linda Bernardi, author of the best-seller book “Provoke – Why the Global Culture of Disruption is th... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2012 TECH

• A Tribute To India’s Most Dependable Batsman

  He will always be rememberedThe rock-solid defence. The elegant square cut. And the beautiful straight drive. Couple this with a high level of concentration... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, TECH

• Leveraging The Power Of Social Media

  

  The first social networking site - FriendsterThe Internet has revolutionised human communication. And, the most popular way in recent times has been social... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2012 TECH

• Reimagining Admission To Colleges In India

  

  Earlier this week, Kapil Sibal, the Minister for Human Resource & Development, Government of India dropped a bomb. Coming 2013, the prestigious Joint... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2012 TECH

• Environment And Development – Substitutes Or Complements?

  

  The world has seen fantastic developmentOver the last three centuries, human beings have transformed the face of this earth. It has been three hundred years of... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Year That Was And The Year That Will Be

  

  Today, another year begins and it is the end of 2011. It seems like yesterday when we welcomed 2011 and 2012 has dawned upon us. Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2011 TECH

• G. Veda Vyass – Marvel Once, Gravel Hence?

  

  After two rocking articles for ReflectionsPN (on Vietnam and Roger Federer), G. Veda Vyass is back with another guest article! Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Let’s Face Facebook – Part 1

  

  The past couple of months have seen a spate of attacks on Facebook users with objectionable material being posted on friends’ walls automatically without your... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2011 TECH

• Anuj Garg – Something New For Photography Enthusiasts

  

  Anuj Garg is the Chief Operating Officer of Clickmonks, a start up by 4 IIT Bombay students. They love photography and capturing those special moments in life. Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2011 TECH

• Andamans, Durban And Us

  

  Greetings everyone!!As mentioned in my previous post, I went on a week-long vacation to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It was really a memorable and an... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION