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| Coffee with Venkatakrishnan about Life at Purdue University |
| 2008-07-21 08:44:13 |
Hi All,
Continuing with our series of interview for better understanding of life at various universities, today we have a Venkatakrishnan from Purdue University. Venkat comes from NIT Trichy Electronics and Communication department. He completed his B Tech in 2007 and immediately went to Purdue.
So without further ado, it is Coffee with Venkatakrishnan
Coffee with Venkatakrishnan - [...]...
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| Go Kiss the World! |
| 2008-07-19 00:22:01 |
Today @ IIMB, we had a very nice talk by Subroto Bagchi.. Mr. Subroto Bagchi is the Co-founder of MindTree..
Two years back, Mr. Bagchi gave a talk to the class of 2006 (@ IIMB) on defining success.. He concluded the talk with the words “Go Kiss the World!”.. These were the same words which [...]...
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| Handling CAT Verbal Section and Reading Comprehension |
| 2008-07-10 08:30:58 |
For a lot of engineers trying to crack CAT, one of the biggest weak link is tackling the verbal section. Please note the word.. I am using tackling.. And not cracking.. Well, a lot of people struggle to clear cutoff, let alone maximizing the score in verbal.. And I was one such guy.. I struggled [...]...
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| Coffee With Vikhram on University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign |
| 2008-07-06 11:35:56 |
Hi All,
Todays guest is a very good friend of mine.. Vikhram Vilasur Swaminathan a.k.a Vikram studied with me in NIT Trichy in Mech department.. Vicky is the “Vikipedia” of the batch.. All rounder of all rounders.. and ofcourse, was rightly deserved the “Best out going student of NIT Trichy, 2006″.. Needless to say, Vikhram [...]...
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| Google News introduces bilingual edition |
| 2008-07-05 02:45:53 |
Google is always known for innovation.. And Google news has demonstrated it yet again!!Now, you can read news in English and Hindi with ease.. This is the new bilingual edition for you..
Check out the Google News India Site.
At the end of each news cluster, you will find a “Hindi Mein” link.. which takes you to [...]...
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| Abra ka dabra - Coffee with Arvind Jayashankar - Magician! |
| 2008-07-03 07:37:20 |
Hi all..
Its my pleasure to invite a magician to CWS.. Todays guest is Arvind Jayashankar.. A young magician and a student of NIT Trichy..I dont want to talk too much here .. I would like to say 2 things..
1. His Magic is simply amazing… 2. NIT Trichy is seeing a superb set of people [...]...
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| Coffee With Chidambaram Muthu on Georgia Tech University |
| 2008-06-30 12:21:38 |
Hi all,
In an initiative to better understand life at various universities, I intend to interview a few graduate students about the situation there..
To start of this special series of Coffee With Experts, we have Chidambaram Muthu.. A student of 2004 batch from NIT Trichy..
Chidambaram aka Chithu, studied Computer Science and Engineering from NIT [...]...
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| Welcome, IIM Bangalore! |
| 2008-06-28 05:35:55 |
Well!! I am in IIM Bangalore hostel.. This is going to be my new home for the next 2 years..
I am having a mixed feeling out here..I am happy that I am going to be student again @ a very prestigious college.. But at the same time, I am sure to miss all the [...]...
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| Proud Moment! Listed on Alltop |
| 2008-06-27 03:17:46 |
Hey All,
I am very very happy to inform you all that CWS is listed on india.alltop.com
Alltop.com hosts the RSS feeds of top content.. and india.alltop is collection of news, views, opinions, content from Indian sites..
I am very very happy… to see CWS in that List!...
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| Coffee With Krishna - Ghatam Artist |
| 2008-06-22 03:55:33 |
Hi All…
Its my pleasure to invite Mr. Ghatam Krishna, Ghatam Artist from Trichy for the show with Coffee With Sundar.. Krishna comes from the lineage of Vikku Vinayakram.. He has accompmanied many leading artists.. Born and brought up in Trichy, Krishna speaks about ghatam.. importance of guru.. value of practice etc.. on this exclusive interview [...]...
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| Finally! NIT Trichy Alumni Information |
| 2008-06-20 06:33:25 |
Hi All,
I finally made a page containing NIT Trichy Alumni Information.. It took its own sweet time.. thanks to lack of internet connectivity @ Home.. I have written this whole script in a cyber cafe..
It has information of about 60 odd seniors.. coming from a wide range of batches.. from 80s to 2007.. [...]...
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| PERFECT show with Sundar |
| 2008-06-17 02:51:59 |
Hey Guys..
Fellow Blogger, Prashant interviewed me on his PERFECT show..
It was quite a fun experience.. Do check it out here
I also got a blog jewel for giving the interview.. Here it is..
Thanks a lot Prashant.. It feels great!!...
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| Luck or No Luck |
| 2008-06-12 06:22:41 |
This happened sometime back… I was trying to book tickets to go to Trichy.. to attend an alumni meet..
On 30th April, I called up the KSRTC office to check if they have tickets for the 1st May..
The office boy verified his system and told that he had only 2 or 3 tickets.. that too.. only [...]...
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| Product Management at Google - By Dinaaz Aga |
| 2008-06-05 02:34:46 |
In an effort to demistify profiles, I have been running interview shows which focus on a particular profile. Eg: Interviews with Amit Somani and Sean Johnson on the roles and responsibilities of Product Manager. In todays episode of coffee with experts, Dinaaz Aga explains Product Management @ Google. Dinaaz has been leading the PM recruiting [...]...
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| Coffee Trends: IPL - What a success!! |
| 2008-06-02 07:47:53 |
Indian Premier League (IPL) was undoubtedly quite a success.. It was more successful than what I had expected.. Although, I didnt support for Bangalore Royal Challengers.. I watched IPL reasonably closely.. Supporting Mumbai Indians.. And in the finals, I supported Rajasthan Royals.. On the whole, it was a quite a fun series.
There are few take [...]...
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| Leaving Google! |
| 2008-05-30 01:45:00 |
Hey Guys..
I dont know where to begin.. how to begin.. But the fact is.. “The Day” has arrived.. Well today is my last working day at Google.. Will people ever leave Google also????? I really cant believe that such a day is happening in my life..
In my final year B Tech, I [...]...
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| Stanford Phd student on MS vs Phd |
| 2008-05-28 11:14:50 |
Hi All..
Today I have a very close friend of mine - Santhosh to share his gyaan about MS Vs Phd & apping.. I wont give any formal introduction about Santhosh.. What I am going to tell will speak volumes of Santhosh..
While a lot of us yearn to make it to Stanford.. A prof from [...]...
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| Coffee Designs: Thank You eCard! |
| 2008-05-26 01:01:12 |
Hi All…
I always felt that I should give something to people I interview..
And as a token of appreciation, CWS will be giving a “Thank You eCard”..
I would like to start off with a special thanks to Alagu! All the regular readers of Coffee With Sundar, know who Alagu is.. For the rest, Alagu is my [...]...
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| Coffee With Ranjan Varma on Personal Finance |
| 2008-05-22 11:09:49 |
Readers,
Its my special previledge to invite one of my “Online” friend - Mr. Ranjan Varma for a special episode on Coffee with Experts. Ranjan Varma has over 17 years of work experience in Insurance, Housing Finance and Investment industry with LIC. He was a topper in Physics Hons. examination way back in 1990s.. Varma [...]...
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| Coffee with Amit Somani on Product Management! |
| 2008-05-17 01:22:50 |
Hi All,
Its my pleasure to invite Amit Somani, Senior Product Manager for Search, Consumer Applications and Infrastructure @ Google.. for a show on Coffee With Sundar! In this episode, We mainly talk about Product Management, typical day @ Work, product development cycle etc.. So, without further ado, its Coffee With Amit Somani!!
Coffee With Amit SomaniMe: [...]...
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| Vintage Jayasuriya |
| 2008-05-15 01:24:33 |
A must watch.. The slaughter from Sanath Jayasuriya: 114 of just 48 balls..
I am happy that Mumbai Indians are back in reckoning...
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| Tech Sector Vs MBA: Thoughts from Junta |
| 2008-05-14 01:09:12 |
Hi All,
I think this interview with Manas Garg, about rejecting IIM B call was quite useful. There is nothing right or wrong about his decision. What one can take out this discussion is “WHAT IS IT THAT YOU WANT TO DO..” matters the most..
There are lots of very insightful comments given @ the end of [...]...
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| ‘NO to IIM Bangalore’ - Manas Garg! |
| 2008-05-11 10:41:13 |
Hi All,
A lots of us want to get into IIM Bangalore.. There is so much about getting to A B or C.. Its a dream!! People slog for it for years… But today, I have a very special guest, Manas Garg! Manas, is also one among 250,000 people who took CAT 2007 with a dream [...]...
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| MS vs Phd - Part 3 with Bhaskar Prabhakar |
| 2008-05-09 00:48:30 |
Hey Guys,
We were discussing about MS Vs Phd in this post.
Professor Jayant Haritsa gave his views about it here.
Dont you think it would great to hear the views on this topic from an MS student who is contemplating on Phd.. Here we go!
Bhaskar Prabhakar is now pursuing his masters in Mechanical Engineering in [...]...
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| Learnings from my experience at Google |
| 2008-05-07 05:15:16 |
Well, Its almost 2 years since I joined Google. This was my first job out of Campus.. To be honest, it is a super duper place to work.. Amazing environment with really really smart people.. Had my own share of happy/sad/successful/painful/learning/… moments at Google..
During my last 2 years, I learnt a lot of things… Really [...]...
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| Photos from NIT Trichy |
| 2008-05-05 02:39:40 |
Hi Guys…
Had a great time on saturday and sunday in NIT Trichy.. Here are the pics taken during Distinguished Alumni Award Ceremony. Photos arent very great..
But there are lots of changes in college..
When I was in first year.. There was hardly any comps in the hostel rooms.. I still remember.. when a lot of [...]...
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| Coffee With Sidin Vadukut - Journalist at Live Mint (NIT Trichy IIMA alumnus) |
| 2008-05-02 00:43:35 |
“Chase your passion, not your pension.” said Denis Waitley.
And one person who follows the above saying is none other than Sidin Vadukut. Sidin is an alumnus of NIT Trichy and IIM Ahmedabad. He is now a writer at Live Mint. He maintains an excellent blog - Domain Maximus. Some of his writings have been published [...]...
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| Got into IIMB |
| 2008-04-30 23:30:04 |
I am very very happy to inform you all that I got into IIMB.. All by Gods grace..
I have so many ppl to thank.. I will put up a detailed post later.. I am very very happy about this..
As I told, treats assured.. Catch me before go for my education loan..
Will be available on 98440 [...]...
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| Alumni Data |
| 2008-04-28 13:05:00 |
Hi All,
If you were a student of NIT/REC Trichy.. and if you have pursued a formal education beyond BTech,please fill up the following details.. This will help others in a big way.Even people who are pursuing education or have got admits for coming year can also fill the form.
The form is here.
Please share this link [...]...
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| Jayant Haritsa (IISc Prof) on MS vs Phd |
| 2008-04-27 03:03:44 |
My last post on MS vs Phd got a lot of responses and varying view points.. So, I thought I would get view points from different people. Today, I have Jayant Haritsa - Professor, SERC and CSA department of Indian Institute of Science, to share his views on MS vs Phd. Thank you very much [...]...
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| Neharika Vohra’s (IIMA Prof) views on Reservations |
| 2008-04-25 08:11:34 |
Hi All,
Reservations is one of the hot topics on Lunch table these days. It has created immense anxiety in IIM aspirants.
CWS took the initiative to listen to what people in the other side of the table think about it! Here is the transcript of Neharika Vohra’s (An IIM Ahemadabad Faculty) exclusive interview to Coffee [...]...
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| Apping and MS Vs Phd |
| 2008-04-23 11:53:12 |
Of late, People have been asking about Apping and MS Vs Phd. I neither have an MS degree nor a Phd degree. But when I wanted to app (long long ago, so long ago), I had got gyaan from one of my senior - Adwait Tumbde. He was CS department topper from NIT Trichy, 2004 [...]...
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| Things to learn from Dil Chahta Hai! |
| 2008-04-22 13:13:44 |
I got this nice forward! I agree that you dont have to *learn* things from movies of all the places on earth!! But anyways, its a nice fwd and is certainly worth reading atleast once.
Things we can learn from Dil Chahta Hai!!!!!!
Freaking out and enjoying life doesn’t need drugs or cigarettes.
There are [...]...
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| Podcast: Peak Oil Crisis with Chandramouli Mahadevan |
| 2008-04-20 13:30:05 |
Hi All,
Its my pleasure to invite Chandramouli Mahadevan a.k.a Mouli for the first “live” interview on CWS. Mouli is a TLM (Tech Lead and Manager) at Google. He is voracious reader and is kind enough to share some of his learnings about Peak Oil Crisis with CWS Readers. Thank you Mouli for sparing your [...]...
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| Sabhapathikku by T M Krishna |
| 2008-04-20 11:58:57 |
Sabhapathikku is one my favourite carnatic music songs.
This song is sung by T M Krishna
Download audio file (Sabhapathikku.mp3)...
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