Pradipto Banerjea is the President of Calcutta Club My first experience at the Calcutta Club elections Well-the suspense is over -my friend from school Pradipto Banerjea has decisively won by an impressive margin of 497 votes.The total number of votes cast was 1895 -Pradipto received 1196 votes and the other contestant 699.Congratulations, Pradipto. I must…
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The big fight
The Big Fight Night of the big fight The tradition of the argumentative Indian will come alive in the city on Sunday evening when eminent personalities from diverse backgrounds will engage in a war of words at The Telegraph Calcutta Club National Debate. With the general elections scheduled for 2009 and Assembly elections across…
The Sound of a one-handed clap
Sound of the one-handed clap Read this article in FC @http://e.mydigitalfc.com/ArticleImage.aspx?article=30_10_2008_011_007&mode=1 Alan Greenspan had not anticipated the meltdown of the financial system that he had supervised for many years even in his worst “nightmare”. In his autobiographical book, presciently titled, The Age of Turbulence, Greenspan wrote , “Enron and WorldCom officers’ theft of shareholders’ assets…
The Quiet American Revolution
The Quiet American Revolution Roopen Roy (Views expressed are personal) A quiet American revolution has been underway in the last few years. It is a process not an event. The four components of this transformation are : a shift in foreign policy, new energy sources, robotics in manufacturing and an aggressive approach to talent…
The Latest Rumpole
Sir John Mortimer is one of my favourite authors -in this latest Rumpole he turns the Nesbitt cricket test on its head Rumpole and Rthe Reign of Terror John Mortimer’s Latest Rumpole Book The long-serving barrister Horace Rumpole becomes involved in defending a case under the Terrorism Act: John Mortimer is on typically enjoyable awkward-squad…
The Dragon and the Green Paper Tiger
The ascent of China on the world stage is being looked upon with wonder,disdain and concern in the United States. If we take gross domestic product (GDP) in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms as the single measure, then China is already a serious candidate for the number one position in the league table. China has…
The Disruption of Traditional Consulting
Roopen Roy (Views are personal) When Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen speaks, you turn a deaf ear to him at your own peril. He has now co-authored a seminal article titled “Consulting on the Cusp of Disruption” along with two of his colleagues Dina Wang and Derek Van Bever in this year’s…
The Charging Bull
Where is the Charging Bull headed to? By Roopen Roy May 21 2013 SYMBOLIC SCULPTURE: In this 2004 file photo, a man walks past the charging bull statue near the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Created by Arturo Di Modica, it weighs 3.2 tonnes On a balmy spring morning last week, I was admiring the…
Technology to change the shape of the pyramid
Technology to change the shape of the pyramid A Little Laptop With Big Ambitions How a Computer for the Poor Got Stomped by Tech Giants By STEVE STECKLOW and JAMES BANDLER November 24, 2007; Page A1 Cambridge, Mass. In 2005, Nicholas Negroponte unveiled an idea for bridging the technology divide between rich nations and…
Technology predictions 2009
Technology Predictions 2009 2009 Technology Predictions The 2009 Global Predictions for the technology industry provide an in-depth look at the emerging issues that will have an impact on the technology sector in the coming year. The Predictions are intended to kindle debate, inform possible direction, and identify potential actions for your company. Emerging themes…