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My Days

Published by K Balakumar on June 21, 2013 | Leave a response

One of the readers had written asking for the details of the workday routine that I follow when I write this column. For his benefit, this is how my day pans out (yawn). Or at least the one when I have to show up at office: (Previous night) Set the alarm to 5. 30 a.m. 5.30 a.m.: Curse the man… Read more →

Posted in Crank's Corner | Tagged How to write humour pieces, Humour, My every-day schedule

Forex baby

Published by K Balakumar on June 14, 2013 | Leave a response

Reading the headline ‘Rupee hits a record low against dollar’, some of you would have doubtless said ‘hey, when did this IPL match take place?’ Let us face it, if there is something more parlous than the state of Indian economy then it has to be your understanding of it. But don’t worry. Nobody actually understands economy. When I say… Read more →

Posted in Crank's Corner | Tagged cricket and economics, History of world currencies, Humour, Indian economic history, Indian Rupee vs American dollar, Paper currency vs plastic money

IIM offers new course in Resignation Management

Published by K Balakumar on June 13, 2013 | Leave a response

Ahmedabad: The Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad), the country’s premier consumer of engineers, has introduced a new management programme, which it believes will ‘inspire some blue sky thinking in the praxis of corporate and political governance.’ ‘The new course we are introducing is on Resignation Management,’ the Director of IIM-A told a press conference here today. ‘The time for resignation… Read more →

Posted in Crank's News | Tagged Advani's resignation, courses in IIMs, Humour, IIM vs IIPM, IIM-A, Lalu Prasad Yadav and management study, Managment jargon, Resignantion Management, Srinivasan's Resignation

Cardinal card

Published by K Balakumar on June 7, 2013 | Leave a response

This week, I received a mail from a reader with the simple message: ‘Dear sir, write about Aadhaar card or I will commit suicide’. Another letter, coincidentally received this week itself, said ‘hi, when you pen about Aadhaar card, make it in Q and A format for our easy understanding. If you don’t, I will kill the gent in the… Read more →

Posted in Crank's Corner | Tagged Aadhaar card details, Are Aadhaar details safe, Census statistics of India, How to get the Aadhaar card, Infosys Executive Chairman, What will the Aadhaar card contain

Harvard grad hacks into IPL site, finds scores of next year’s matches

Published by K Balakumar on June 6, 2013 | Leave a response

Srinivasan steps aside further, Dalmiya made permanent interim president of BCCI New Delhi:  When Chinappa Das, a Harvard Grad, hacked into the official IPL site, it was just for fun. But two hours later, when Das was through, in front of him were the complete scorecards of each and every match of the IPL. Of next year’s edition, that is…. Read more →

Posted in Crank's News | Tagged Dhoni and Rhiti Sports, IPL Spotfixing scandal, N Srinivasan and Jagmohan Dalmiya, Sreesanth questioned
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