White to play and mate in two...~ Kaustubh

I am reading Economics these days (I intentionally used word reading' and not 'studying' - reading is fun, studying may not be). So a less-publicized news report caught my attention and I did some research to follow it up. The recent report by renowned economist Suresh Tendulkar states that 37.2% of the population in India... Continue Reading →

Finance Ministry will soon introduce symbol for Rupee …on lines of symbol for USD ($), British Pound, Japanese Yen etc.Finance Ministry of India had announced a public competition in March 2009 inviting citizens of India to submit their design/ sketch for symbol of Rupee. Over 2400 participants were shortlisted in the initial round.Now the Ministry has reduced the... Continue Reading →

Here is a great Dilbert toon that appeared in yesterday's Business-Standard...C-Level titles (CEO, CFO, CIO, CTO et al) are always made fun of...it signifies importance in the organization hierarchy. So this one takes a dig at HR Head who is now awarded C-Level title, Chief People Officer...!~ Kaustubh

Text from The Intelligent Investor - a book by Warren Buffett's Guru Benjamin Graham. For every chapter Warren Buffett himself has written a detailed 'Commentary'...Here is a piece from the Commentary on chapter 'The Investor and Market Fluctuations'. Warren is critical of people who check the value of their stocks several times a day and feel... Continue Reading →

One of the world's best chess player and one of India's greatest sports persons ("the greatest" to me!), Vishwanathan Anand turns 40 today!!!A few days back other Indian sports legend, Sachin Tendulkar completed 20 yrs of his cricketing career ...and the whole nation (rightly) celebrated the occasion as if it was a National Festival!Just to let non-chess players know,... Continue Reading →

Just read a nice article on Sachin by Harsha Bhogle that he wrote way back in 1988!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Is Sachin Tendulkar the greatest schoolboy cricketer ever?Twenty years ago, a fresh-faced youngster was being hailed as the next big thing. Would he play for India, the cognoscenti asked themselvesHarsha BhogleNovember 12, 2009Author's note: This piece was written 21 years... Continue Reading →

Yippee!!!Google made my day today!A few days ago I had requested Google to send me a Google Wave invite (through an online form)...and to my surprise they sent me one today...Here's screen snap of the email invite:I promptly accepted the invitation (before Google Team had any second thoughts!) and now I'm riding Google Wave -:)Still... Continue Reading →

Feeling extremely extremely sad, depressed and lonely today...not for one particular reason or the other..........But I am an ever optimistic person!This is the worst it can get and the only way to go from here is UP!As the financial analysts so frequently use (rather misuse or abuse) the phrase 'markets have bottomed out'....I too have... Continue Reading →

In the diagram below which side does White play from?North or South? Also what was the last move that  led to this position?Courtesy: Pawan~ Kaustubh