Sherwood, On the night of India’s Independence in 1947 ! I was in Sherwood (RH) from 1941 to 1947 . In those days we usedto sit the Cambridge exams and I did my SC in 1946, and followedup with Inter Science in 1947. Prior to being in Sherwood, I was in Philander Smith …
Taken from http://williamjcole.com/2011/03/negotiating-part-2/ We’ve had some really interesting negotiation exercises in class lately and I really enjoy these sessions. Here’s a bit of what I learnt. Make the other party talk – This seems to be the golden rule to getting oneself a fair deal in a negotiation. Make the other …
We had a class yesterday. This course is taken by a guest faculty. He has years and years of experience. He’s boring and feels quite redundant because most of what he says is just a verbal representation of his powerpoint and notes. Yesterday, he got the dirty vibe form our …
Once upon a time , I used to be in a relationship with this girl who lived close to my home in Jaipur. We’d met through a mutual friend and the initial sparks soon grew to a roaring fire. For the purposes of this post, let’s call her Hiromi, and …
I’ve recently gotten into this nasty habit of using the word “chamar” as a derogatory term for anyone who I consider uncouth or lacking in basic manners. As I am currently at home recovering from an eye surgery, one of the familial types overheard me call my younger brother Joji …
Tiger Cub resting on Mother from http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&q=tiger+mom#/d37mjji I went to meet a friend yesterday and she has a baby girl. Something ran in my head and I asked her “What is it to feel like a mother?” She didn’t say anything then, but an hour after I had left sent …
You could consider this the “About Me”. My name is Siddharth Deswal and I want to be able to write very well. To this end, I’ve starting blogs at various times in the past but never stuck with them due to lack of a “topic”. This time, all I’ll write …