Archive for March, 2010

Capital Gain

A friend comes to me and says :- HELLO I quickly calculate the following :- HELLO Less : Capital Gain Tax @ 20% Answer = HELL. (D’oh! This pathetic joke was created by me while cycling back from my coaching, after studying capital budgeting and with an evening scheduled to be  full of capital gain! [...]

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Exams

Run, rabbit run. Dig that hole, forget the sun, And when at last the work is done, Don’t sit down; it’s time to dig another one. (Lyrics from Breathe – Pink Floyd)

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Dear Constitution

A letter to the constitution of India, convincing it about the good the Women Reservation Bill will bring to India along with comments over other recent events.

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Murder

I was shocked to read the story about how people are killing their newborn female child after receiving Rs. 1800 (under the government scheme to improve the sex ratio) in Rajasthan. You can read about the actual news here – http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/ndtv_impact_centre_to_probe_infanticide.php The government then kicked into action and will now follow up on the scenario [...]

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