Tag Archives: N. R. Narayana Murthy
Revolution 2020: A Promising Title, but Does the Revolution Take Place?
Chetan Bhagat’s fifth novel Revolution 2020 was released amid much hype and anticipation from every echelon of readers — from the bookworms to Internet addicts, who would otherwise never open… Read more
IIT Quality Debate: Saying Federer’s Form Dipping Doesn’t Mean he is a Bad Player
The recent debate about quality of engineers from the Indian Institutes of Managements sparked off by a remark by Narayana Murthy has unfortunately deviated to become an effort in mudslinging… Read more
IIT Quality Debate: System of Formula Students and British-era Clerks
Consider a horse-drawn cart. As the horse starts pulling the cart, it exerts a force on the cart. According to Newton’s third law of motion which states ‘every action has… Read more
The IIT Quality Debate and Why I Find Chetan Bhagat Extremely Irritating
The quality of students entering Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) has deteriorated over the years due to the coaching classes that prepare engineering aspirants, said N.R. Narayana Murthy a few days ago. I… Read more
The IIT Quality Debate and a Few Questions for Mr Chetan Bhagat
Chetan Bhagat said Infosys is a body shop, Narayana Murthy said IIT products are like Chetan Bhagat i.e. mediocre. Thus began a national debate, so fierce that it caused ache… Read more
The IIT Quality Debate and a Few Questions from an Ex-IITian
Thanks to honorable Union minister Jairam Ramesh for his outburst on the quality of the faculty at IITs a few months back. Being an IIT alumnus himself, he didn’t say… Read more
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