Amartya Sen’s Nobel Banquet Speech Short banquet speech Amartya Sen’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1998 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highness, Ladies and Gentlemen, More than two millennia ago, the poet Horace said, “It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.” Well, I plead silliness in taking this to be the…
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Ahead lies
Ahead lies the ocean of tranquility Ahead lies the ocean of tranquility Oh my navigator- the moment has come to set sail! You my eternal friend Cradle me in your lap As we voyage into the infinite The North Star alone illuminating our route. Ahead lies the ocean of tranquility! Oh great emancipator Set me…
Advance Australia Fair
Roopen Roy Almost three decades ago I lived in Melbourne. Melbourne is in Victoria, Australia. I have been back several times since.I had the privilege of attending the final ceremony of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games when Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and her team took over the batons for the 2010 Games in Delhi. I have…
A Leader of our Times
A Leader for Our Times by Lasantha Wickrematunga (This extraordinary article by the editor of the Sri Lankan Sunday Leader was published three days after he was shot dead in Colombo) No other profession calls on its practitioners to lay down their lives for their art save the armed forces – and, in Sri Lanka, journalism….
Why one size should not fit all
Why one size can never fit one and all By Roopen Roy Apr 23 2013 BIASED CHOICES: The problem with “tribal culture” is manifold. It is often the case that the leader himself did not rise by merit, but through intrigue and manipulation Some business establishments in India still preach and practice regimentation and conformity in the…
Why mergers fall apart?
An Op-Ed piece published in the Financial Chronicle :http://www.mydigitalfc.com/films/why-mergers-firms-fall-apart-180 Why mergers fall apart? Roopen Roy Mergers in professional services firms have failed in the past and will fail in the future. What really causes mergers to fall apart? Much too often firms are driven by the immediate desire to boost…
Why Make in India is a stepping stone
Why ‘Make in India’ is the first step By Roopen Roy Nov 04 2014 Bloomberg Prime minister Narendra Modi’s initiative of “Make in India” is a promising one. It is an invitation to global producers to transform India into a major hub for manufacturing their products. Multinational companies (MNCs) with global brands and worldwide market reach can…
Where China meets India: Myanmar
Myanmar must realise its importance By Roopen Roy Sep 23 2014 MARCH ON: Myanmar is still a predominantly agricultural country and it uses outdated technology and low skills in its occupations. Its economic isolation has resulted in lack of investments in various sectors Myanmar is not just one of the neighbours of India. As Myint U Thant…
Uncaging the Bengal Tiger
Written for Times of India’s North America Bengali Conference :Dekhi Banglar Mukh in Baltimore Uncaging the Bengal Tiger Roopen Roy (Views expressed are personal) Bengal is at the cusp of a profound transformation. We all hope it is for the better. Businesses are often perceived to be fair weather…
To Fake or not to Fake?
Kolaveri to Gangnam: the most is yet to be By Roopen Roy Nov 06 2012 AP MOST FAMOUS KOREAN? In this October 23 photo provided by the United Nations, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) is taught how to dance Gangnam Style by Korean rapper PSY at the UN headquarters in New York Aishwarya Rajnikanth Dhanush, the…