I recently read the book “Banker to the Poor :the story of the Grameen Bank” by Mohammed Yunus. Prof. Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his pioneering work in the development of Bangladesh through the concept of microcredit and the Grameen Bank. Microcredit consists of lending tiny sums of money to the [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Banker to the Poor
Posted in Books, tagged book review, Books, inspiration, microfinance on June 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »
A Brief History of…
Posted in Days of my life, tagged life, personal on June 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Engineering -fascination. JEE preparation. Underestimate competition. Failure, dismay and dejection. COEP-last choice institution. Lack of elation. 6 months-isolation. Depression. Lack of direction. Teenage infatuation. Indifferent reaction. Confidence erosion. Normalization. Club formation. Officious administration. Frustration. Dogged dedication. Grand vision. Patchy realization. Difference of opinion. Resignation. Everlasting love relation? Immoral accusation. Shame and depression. New Venture formation. [...]
Of fantastic tools to make lots of money
Posted in Business, tagged finance, guides, how-to, money on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve spent a lot of time in the last few days pondering over what all this talk about inflation in the Indian economy is, what is causing prices to rise the way they are and what what really is the meaning of all the stuff that the government is supposed to be doing to control [...]
How to prepare for the GRE
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged GRE, GRE preparation on June 22, 2008 | 30 Comments »
Friends and acquaintances often ask me how I prepared for the GRE exam. This owes itself to the fact that I did reasonably well at the exam. For the benefit of those who may seek them, in this post I present my views on the GRE and the method I used to prepare for it. [...]