A view of the regional provident fund office at Kolkata
My relationship with the Provident Fund Office dates back to 2004, when I went ahead to get my company and employees registered under the Employee Provident Fund Scheme in order to get them the much desired social security. But what I saw there, shattered my faith in the department. Rampant corruption, mismanaged departments, pathetic work […]
Changing political priorities
It is funny to see how politicians change their fundamental political beliefs to get political mileage. In 1970-80, the Community Party of India and their allies ruled the state of West Bengal with a strong leftist policy. Strikes were a common scene and industrialists were considered to be aliens and leeches! This was enough to […]
Knowledge capsules – Fast start kits
In this age of information overload, it is nice to see some “read it – implement it” kind of quick start guides at http://www.faststartkits.com/ These guides are easy-to-read and are only 2-3 pages long. Most of them do not need you to have any background knowledge of the subject it covers as they are targeted […]
When will the call center outsourcing bubble burst?
A lot has been talked about call center outsourcing. We have heard and seen how it is changing the lifestyle statement for the young Indians who are now earning a handsome salary and (many of them) living a bohemian lifestyle! On the other hand there have been voices against it for reasons ranging from cultural […]
Google Answers is no longer accepting questions
I recently came across Google Answers (http://answers.google.com/answers/) and found that they are no longer accepting questions. So Google closes down its Google Answers service. Though I did not sense this coming, but once I saw it, I felt this is a logical step Google has taken. I anticipate the following reasons: 1. Google does not […]
What to do – How to do – To do!
We work in a knowledge economy and it is very important for a manager to classify people around us to know what are their capabilities. This classification can help in identifying the right person for the right job. Again the same can be used by an individual to plan a career – What to do? […]
Indian ISPs censoring blogs – The complete story
On July 15th, the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) had sent ISPs a list of sites to be blocked. R H Sharma, senior engineer with MTNL, said that the list of sites ran into some 22 pages. – A blog at Rediff India This directive led to blocking of several sites including hundreds of blogs. This […]
How to use Gmail to send and receive mails under your own domain name
Hi Folks, Gmail is fast. Gmail is easy to use. Gmail is virus and spam free. Gmail is web based and universally accessible. But, for most internet users, the biggest turn off is the fact that you cannot use your own domain name with Gmail. In fact no free webmail service is known to me […]