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    Swatting cyberflies…

    Picked up a Mumbai Mirror on the way to work today. I am now depressed. Will write on why soon of course…

    By the way, I was going through some old comments. Some of you guys have opened my eyes. I have taken a terrible pledge to start responding actively to some of the comments. Lets see if we can take the interactivity on the blog to the next level.

    Anyone wants to see snaps of my new home? Coming soon mon amis…

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    • Insightful read. I have stumbled and twittered this for my friends. Others no doubt will like it like I did.
    • Nitin Kochhar
      Hi,


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      Please send this mail to all your friends who are interested in FMCG.



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    • Nitin Kochhar
      Hi,


      Please visit the link: http://www.fmcgmarketers.blogspot.com to get updated with news from FMCG world and be a part of this interesting and content rich blog.

      Please send this mail to all your friends who are interested in FMCG.



      My personal blog is: http://www.nitinkochhar.blogspot.com/
    • If I tell ya, I'll have to kil
      Sidin. Not single. Naaaaaaahhhhiiiiiiiiiiiii.....
    • pringles
      hey Sidin


      not unprecedented that you have the chicks drooling ........and women ... our man has currently invested in transforming himself into hunky lean form ....



      BTW comments regarding his being married to his work ......Ahemmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
    • nn
      Sidin,
      You have removed the text "And available" from your profile!!! Who is the lucky lady??
    • Xara
      Damn you're funny! Great writing, Sidin. Have linked your post on Single South Indian men on my site so my friends can laugh to death as well!
      Will definitely be back for more!
    • Whadaheg
      Raj..
      You wondering whats the "trick" as you put it? THE CHAP WRITES GODDAMN WELL, MAN!! Rather simple logic and if that escapes you and you cant think of anything other than the "IIM tag", you being a blog veteran and all, well..That apart, tags, brands assure quality.undeniably..

      but where that quality could've been put to use..i'm with you..hell let him make that money now,he's young..rest of his life for selflessness..
    • raj
      33 comments on a single post of a blog!!! I have never seen this kind of response on any blog. I am an avid blog reader ranging from management students to journalists to editor of youth magazines, but no where have i come across this kind of popularity.


      Wonder whats the trick? Is it an IIM-A tag with a consultancy job? Coz i cant think of anything other than that.



      I guess this is the answer to questions floating around nowadays , that why do young, bright Indians today not opt for Civil Services and rush after management. See the response to this blog to know the power of an IIM tag.
    • chandan
      Great Stuff.


      Date:20/06/2005 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/06/20/...

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      All-India Services







      FOR some years now, the number of successful candidates in the all-India Services from the South, especially Tamil Nadu, has been shrinking perceptibly in comparison with those from other States. This year, only 3 Tamilian looking names have qualified for 20 vacancies of IFS; 9 for 91 of IAS and 32 out of 422 for all other Services. Of course this year's figures are better than those of the middle and late 1990s, with the added surprise of a candidate from Tamil Nadu topping the list.



      The declining number may not in itself be a reason for worry. Many bright candidates these days opt for the private sector or advanced studies abroad, whereas in earlier times, young aspirants had no other avenue to prove ourselves than all-India services.



      I learn from Sriram's IAS at Delhi, which groomed Mr S. Nagarajan to become the topper this year, that the success rate is also determined by the mix of subjects. For instance, general studies including Constitution, current affairs, economy and science and technology are tough as there are no readily available books that do justice to the three dimensions of content, language and depth.



      Reflecting their decisive role in the country's development, economic issues are coming to occupy a conspicuous position in the scheme of the examinations, calling for a thorough grasp of their complexities and intricacies. Sometimes candidates score better in, say, public administration and geography, than in technical subjects.



      Proficiency in English matters but not as much as earlier. Ideas, analysis and presentation count far more in assessing the intellectual calibre, and this is as it should be. Delhi beckons as the ideal place for preparation because of the facility of easy access to think-tanks and the variety of seminars conducted by them as also to the faculties and libraries of the Jawaharlal Nehru and Delhi Universities.



      Most candidates seem to find the need for coaching to be absolutely essential. Coaching centres run by the Universities and private institutions such as the Brilliant Tutorials and Sriram's are in great demand, because of their record of successful candidates and their ability to digest, process and present the material for use in the examinations, thus saving the time involved in preparation.















      B. S. Raghavan







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