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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 [...]

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A Brief History of…

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. [...]

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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 [...]

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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. [...]

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