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IPL Player pricing: What makes Dhoni worth $1.15 mn
IPL player pricing: What makes Dhoni worth $1.5 mn?Recenly came across this article in the Economic Times (http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/4072970.cms)Some IIMA professor has written a paper on IPL valuations which can be downloaded from IIMA website: http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/publications/data/2009-01-02Rastogi.pdfTo be honest, I did not quite understand how the valuations were arrived at. When you bundle simple concepts with confusing... Continue Reading →
Just for fun: Quiz
Kaustubh was sleeping quietly in his room...A burglar broke into his room; and started picking all valuable items (which were very scarse!).Kaustubh suddenly woke up and looked at that burglar. The burglar looked back at Kaustubh.Kaustubh smiled at burglar; burglar smiled back.Burglar turned back - picked up whatever he could and walked away. Kaustubh looked... Continue Reading →
Slumdog Millionaire: Mixed Reviews
I have not yet watched Slumdog Millionaire - the movie that can (and in all probabilities will certainly!) give India its first ever Oscar winner (in form of A R Rahman)But I have heard and read a lot about it. And the reactions have been extremes...simply too great, outstanding, absolute classic OR crap, bull****, over-hyped... Continue Reading →
The New Buffettology: Book Review: Part 2
Another short anecdote from the book 'The New Buffettology' which I liked is about Warren's view about Market - he views investing in market as a deal between you (the investor) and Mr. Market.Here is the extract about Mr. Market:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------HOW MR. MARKET HELPED WARREN GET RICHWhen Benjamin Graham (WarrenтАЩs mentor) was teaching Warren about the... Continue Reading →
Paanwallas united… sorry, divided, by a name and a moustache
It is not often that you find a Paanwallah with his own brand and website! Yes, Muchchhad Paanwallah from Mumbai (Bombay) has his registered his own 'Muchchhad' paan brand and has a neat website (http://www.paan.com/index.html)┬аBut even he is not exempt from piracy and competition. Another look-alike or clone came up with the same name paan... Continue Reading →
Rahman’s Slumdog Millionaire song goes to the Oscars
A. R Rahman lost a dear friend and sound recordist H Sridhar days after 26/11. It has left the musical maestro shaken but not devastated. Without telling a soul, he left for the US to submit his Hindi song 'Jai Ho' from┬аSlumdog Millionaire┬аat the Oscars.. a song that actually belonged to Subhash Ghai!The song has... Continue Reading →
What if the U.S. won no Olympic medals?
An interesting article about the status of education quality in the US. It compares downfall of the inttelectual achievement by US students (in Math) to a similar downfall in Olympic sports.Also - some nice and encouraging words about the education system in India and China...http://2mm.typepad.com/usa/2008/08/what-if-the-us.html
“Excellence” is a drive from inside – not outside
This is a simple short story, but has something to learn from it...A man once visited a temple under construction where he saw a sculptor making an idol of God. Suddenly he noticed a similar idol lying nearby.Surprised, he asked the sculptor, "Do you need two statues of the same idol?" "No," said the sculptor... Continue Reading →
Happy B’day A. R. Rahman…
A R Rahman turns 42 today...Happy Birthday to A. R. Rahman - my favourite composer and undoubtedly the best of today's generation!!!2008 has been one of the landmark years for ARR - with as many as 6 films he ┬аcomposed music for viz. Jodha-Akbar, Jaane tu...Yaa Jaane Na, Ada (yet to be released), Yuvvraaj (weakest... Continue Reading →
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