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Suddenly the word “cash” has taken a place alongside words such as “casteism”, “poverty” and “illiteracy” as a symbol of all that is wrong with Indian
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Ajit Balakrishnan: The people rise against elites
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“I am in anguish, frightened… I feel homeless in America”. I rubbed my eyes in disbelief. I was not listening to one of those homeless folks who accost
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Ajit Balakrishnan: Small networked outfits are the future
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I sometimes wish that I could be magically transported back in time to 18th century Machilipatnam, that ancient port town on the east coast of India in
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Ajit Balakrishnan: Tech's next frontier - Artificial Intelligence
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The world of technology is about to take another abrupt turn and, as is usual at such moments, the air is filled with cries for and against the new
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Ajit Balakrishnan: What does it take to produce world-dominating companies?
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A few days ago, I found myself sitting at the longest table I have ever seen in my life, listening to a discussion on what are the technologies that
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Ajit Balakrishnan: The job-creation process mystery
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No topic engages the attention of policymakers, both elected politicians and administrators, as much as how to create jobs. You don't have to look far
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Ajit Balakrishnan: On the man who knew infinity
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Last Saturday morning, I found myself emerging from a Mumbai cinema teary-eyed, at the end of the movie The Man Who Saw Infinity - the story of
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Ajit Balakrishnan: The soft skills trap
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Whenever talk veers around to education standards in our engineering colleges and polytechnics you can rest assured that at least one speaker will hold
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Ajit Balakrishnan: Creating urban commons
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Every time I read about some new initiative in the internet world, my mind turns to Subhas (who goes by just one name), the fruit vendor who operates
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Ajit Balakrishnan: Learning to fail - correctly
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I often worry that we do not spend enough time and effort to learn how to fail correctly. I worry because, in trying to accomplish what you set out to