You will like this if you are a Hindi movie songs buffs... 7 Songs with similar Tune 🎼...but based on different ragas (that's what a friend told me. I have no knowledge to confirm it)...That's the beauty of our film music. You may also like this: Chronicles of plagiarism in Hindi film music industry http://www.itwofs.com/... Continue Reading →
Good Read: The Power of Compounding Small Daily Decisions
If you invest in stock market you would have heard umpteen times the importance of "Power of Compounding". It is a basic mathematical function - exponential - which leads to huge numbers as the compounding frequency increases. And the same is true about decay function, or negative compound as well. However, the world of investing... Continue Reading →
First anniversary of Demonetisation
One year after “Mitron...” Day i.e. remembering (not celebrating) first anniversary (8-Nov-2016) of Demonetisation... Will post throughout this week jokes and articles that showcase the blunder called Demonetization. Here is a parody song to begin with: बार बार फैंको, हजार बार फैंको...
Remembering Shakuntala Devi
Today is 88th birth anniversary of mathematics wizard Shakuntala Devi, known as the "Human Calculator". Google created a Doodle on her 84th birthday to honour her... http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/24/world/asia/shakuntala-devi-human-computer-dies-in-india-at-83.html https://www.beaninspirer.com/shakuntala-devi-amazing-indian-human-computer/ As a child the only source of Mathematical puzzles for me were the books by Shakuntala Devi (before I discovered Martin Gardner, Sam Lloyd and W.... Continue Reading →
I am NOT OK. You are NOT OK.
Our Professor of Organizational Behavior at IIM-A one day asked: So, how are you feeling now? Some people said that they were feeling OK. I think the Professor was expecting someone to say that so that she could pick up on that and go on. Professor told us that we often use words that don't... Continue Reading →
Just for fun
Murphy's First Law for Wives: If you ask your husband to pick up five items at the store and then you add one more as an afterthought, he will forget two of the first five. Kauffman's Paradox of the Corporation: The less important you are to the corporation, the more your absence is noticed. The... Continue Reading →
Analytics gone wrong 🙄😏🤦🏻♂️
Amazon India’s “Great Indian Festival” begins today! While they are promising Blockbuster Deals to everyone, in my case they are promoting bulk discounts on Baby Diapers and Wipes under title “Offer You Cannot Resist” 😏 I hate analytics. There is much more to offer to me than Baby Diapers...don’t go by past (recent) data. #Analytics... Continue Reading →
Critical Thinking and Analysis Case Study: Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project
I have had the privilege (or curse?) of pursuing full-time MBA two times. And if I had enough wealth, I would pursue it again, or maybe some other higher studies such as Ph D or Masters in Economics, Masters in Policy Making etc. I enjoyed the process of learning about Critical Thinking and Analysis and... Continue Reading →
The Joy of Solving Brain Teasers, Puzzles and Donald Trump!
I like solving puzzles, brain teasers. That doesn’t mean I am an expert at solving them. It just means that I enjoy the process and I don’t get fed up with trying. And if I get the answer right, that’s a bonus! Mathematicians often use word “elegant” when they talk about their research or work.... Continue Reading →
Understanding arbitrage opportunity
They say, "A picture speaks a thousand words". Here is a picture that explains "abritrage opportunity" concept perfectly well! ☺️
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