2005 October |

Finally it Arrives!

Published on 26 October 2005 by Nirmal in Personal

Finally on 25th Oct 9.45 pm, the confirmation e-mail from Infosys regarding the Date of Joining arrives, ending rumors regarding another postponement..! It says training starts on 7th of Nov 2005 at Mysore. So….Only 10 days to go before I take up my new job.

The Ooty Experience

Published on 23 October 2005 by Nirmal in Leisure, Personal, Travel

Jan 2005, I was doing my M.Tech in Pondicherry Engg College. I had a few mallu friends who where doing B.Tech there. They were planning for a tour, to Ooty. So they approached me and i said would join them. The tour was supposed to be in the last week of Jan. With lot of [...]

The Software Dilemma

Published on 23 October 2005 by Nirmal in News

The PC penetration in India has accelerated exponentially and that the Rs 10000/- barrier has been breached. However, there remains a very important hurdle-Softwares. Why do all multinational companies in India charge extortionate prices? Especially when the duties on software products is zero percent? We can now purchase a new PC at just Rs [...]

Diseased Minds

Published on 23 October 2005 by Nirmal in Leisure

The window to the inner selfMore puzzling than a jigsaw puzzleLike a Complicated geometrical figureAh..! The Human Mind…!!
Feelings lash out like waves on a sea shoreThe whirlpool whirls and whirlsEncircling human feelingsSo deep an abyss, it may suck you down
Shades of a starless nightly sky and an ugly greyClouded like a sky about to showerAt [...]