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Not to pile on Mysore University but

Monday, January 24, 2011

What the hell are they thinking?
Today The Times of India reports that Mysore University is among the four Indian universities which have entered into a confidential pact with Nestle, a global baby food and commercial food giant, to promote “nutrition awareness programmes for adolescent school-going girls in government-run village schools.”
I [...]

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Mysore University’s cheap gimmick

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

(Cross posted in Churumuri)
The Times of India reports that the University of Mysore has decided to confer an honorary doctorate on Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar.
This, I find, incredibly inexplicable.
Don’t get me wrong.
I repeat, don’t get me wrong: I consider Tendulkar to be a phenomenal achiever and, in particular, I have really come to respect how [...]

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Why shouldn’t Lingayat Pontiffs support Yeddyurappa?

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

B. S. Yeddyurappa has survived yet another crisis and his impressive survival skills deserve more than an occasional blog post.
Here is something else that deserves a quick comment: the intervention of some pontiffs in support of the beleaguered Chief Minister, especially by several Lingayat Swamijis. If these religious leaders want to comment on political affairs, [...]

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Astrology in University Curriculum

Monday, June 29, 2009

Star of Mysore reports today:

UNIVERSITIES TO TEACH ASTROLOGY FROM NEXT YEAR

Bangalore, June 29 (KCU)- The State Government seems to be actively considering to introduce teaching of Astrology in all the Universities of the State.
The Higher Education Department is keen on making Astrology a compulsory subject in the curriculum.
The Department is [...]

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Instead of Furloughs

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

I hear that my union has decided to negotiate with CSU over employee furloughs.
Even as I contemplate an imminent 10.75% pay cut, I wonder: could I get a job at the Citigroup, where apparently base salaries may go up by as much as 50%.

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Lookin for a new name

Friday, April 10, 2009

Oops. Deleted the previous post, along with Sepoy’s comment by mistake. Anyways, it said, i think:
Texas Legislator, Rep. Betty Brown wants mykind to find a new name.

Brown suggested that Asian-Americans should find a way to make their names more accessible.
“Rather than everyone here having to learn Chinese — I understand it’s a rather difficult language [...]

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