Abhishek Pandey

03/16/2005

If the money fetches you 2.5 millions ...

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An IIM-Ahmedabad student is reported to have got the highest-ever annual salary ...


... The huge response shows that Brand IIM-A had gained in strength, said an IIM-A source.

My Take:

All said and done, what matters is ...

... May your enterprise (hope it's already conceived) shape up well.

02/24/2005

UB SW Cocktail for Share Holders

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In a clear sign of a long battle ahead, both the SWC and the UB camps hardened their stance just a day after UB group chairman Vijay Mallya announced an open offer for 25% stake in Shaw Wallace ...


... UB Ltd shares were quoting Rs 423.95 on BSE, indicating an increase of Rs 4.95 over February 22.

My Take:

Some conservatives may feel that a better ...

... Shaw Wallace share holders must swear by the kick they got this time around

02/24/2005

Call it paranoia or sheer lack of vision

India will emerge as an 'unrivalled' regional power ...


... the rise of China and India and the continued decline of Russia.

My Take:

Much on the lines of any research, National Intelligence Council has just multiplied the magnitude of current status ...

... If they must, then get paranoid about losing the monopoly!

02/14/2005

Love amidst elections and threats

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A day before Valentine's Day on Monday, the market in Ranchi was glowing with gifts and cards ...


... "There have been problems in the past, but people are not bothered by them. No one can stop lovers."

My Take:

The ABVP President seems to have ...

... Hope Mr. Harishankar does not leave any turn unstoned!!!

02/14/2005

Taking Some Mileage off Shoaib-Sami Pace

Peeved by Pakistan cricket team's reluctance to play in Ahmedabad, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused Islamabad ...


... "But if Pakistani leadership still insists on not playing in Ahmedabad and tries to create a wedge between the communities in India, it will be better to call off the tour," he said.

My Take:

The story goes like this ...

... Just trying to take some mileage off Shoaib-Sami pace to add to their political kitty.

02/14/2005

A Paradigm Shift

Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul Haq is convinced that ...


... now every player is capable of single-handedly guiding India to victory," Inzamam said.

My Take:

For me the point is not whether Inzy is serious, being crazy, acting professional, helping sponsors or whatever ...

... It will be tough for Team India to get off-track and undermine his contribution for years to come.



02/01/2005

Tips to ensure that only photographs are shot!

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Don't try to be too brave, or you will get shot.
Don't travel after 8pm. There is a very real chance that you will get shot.
Don't be seen close to any candidate. You may get shot ...


... So I say: Welcome to Planet Bihar.

My Take:

Love and commitment is not about looking into each others' eyes but ...
Have a nice outing ... Martians are not so interesting anyways.



1/31/2005

Now this is interesting!

Filed under: @ Rediff

Infosys Chairman and Chief Mentor NR Narayana Murthy stood out among other panelists at a session at the World Economic Forum on Saturday by defining a business leader as ...

... Integrity, team work, conceptual approach, energy, leadership, listening ability, planning for failure, desire to seek excellence, action interspersed with generosity and a concept of having fun.

My Take:

... you should be a narcissist i.e. grandiose, self-promoting, distrusting and emotionally isolated. You have to be paranoid and self-involved.

A strong antithesis, I must say. I wonder who's right or more right ...



1/31/2005

Success is sweetest to those who never succeed

Filed under: @ Rediff

Chairman and Managing Director of Wipro, Premji is credited with transforming Wipro, his family's vegetable oil business, into one of the world's foremost software company ...


... Finally, excellence requires humility. This is especially needed when we feel we have reached the peak of excellence and there is nothing further we can do.

My Take:

Success makes modest, the people who really succeed ...

... This explains the not-so-excited response of the successful ones.



1/31/2005

It Touched Me ...

Filed under: @ short-story

Tryin to unveil ...

... to you many times before

My Take:

It touched me to begin with, then shook me like never before ...

... there were a few words too, I guess!



1/31/2005

I Hate You For This!

Filed under: @ short-story

Tears shed from my eyes ...

... leave me without a trace nor reason

My Take:

I have an already overcrowded mind and your compositions don't ...

... Can't you write anything less intense? Hope you don't!



2/1/2005

She Must Be Knowing

Filed under: @ short-story

I love you so very much ...

... a place in my heart

My Take:

faltered slightly in communicating it to ...

... without the last two lines (slightly clandestine, I guess!)

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