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If Satyam were Pakistan
Posted by: Subrata Majumdar on: January 7, 2009
Here is what he could have gotten away with
Spokesman: We refute the evidence. It is certainly not enough for taking punitive action against a CEO
Spokesman: The fraud was perpetrated by non-company actors. Satyam is deeply commited to fighting and eradicating frauds
Spokesman: We have arrested the criminals. They are all agents of Infosys (or Wipro, or [...]
Why Don’t They Eat Cake?
Posted by: Subrata Majumdar on: August 31, 2008
It is as unmistakable as it un-missable. Irrespective of whether you are travelling by air or by road, it is impossible to notice that the green color in the fields of West Bengal is very unlike that in anywhere else in the country. The vast lushness is a pointer to the fertility of the land. [...]
It would be funny if it wasn’t sad
Posted by: Subrata Majumdar on: July 15, 2008
They came driven in their own cars to do the needful. The needful were different for the two protagonists of the Nuclear Deal Drama India has witnessed in the past couple of weeks. Prakash Karat, the Communist boss, came to announce the withdrawal of support in a Wagon R (the small car from Maruti Suzuki). [...]
GL 007: Licensed to Separate
Posted by: Subrata Majumdar on: July 14, 2008
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I have been following the Gurkha movement for an independent state with tepid interest. I must confess that I have never been to Darjeeling or have crossed the Teesta river and my only exposure to the northern part of West Bengal has been through Satyajit Ray’s “Kanchenjungha” and the songs of Anjan Dutta. I have [...]
Shelf Life of Leadership
Posted by: Subrata Majumdar on: August 16, 2007
Turning left as one exits the Harare International airport, the visitor is faced with what the locals call “Independence Gate”. It is a gateway built to celebrate Zimbabwe’s independence from the British rule in 1980. Twenty seven years is not a long time in a country’s history but for Zimbabwe it has been enough to [...]
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