Sriram Balasubramanian's blog from IBNLive.com http://ibnlive.in.com/index.html Thu, 9 May 2013 17:55:19 +0530 IBNLive.com IBNLive.com en-us http://ibnlive.in.com/pix/common/ibnlogo.jpg http://ibnlive.in.com/index.html Feed provided by IBNLive. http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/64561/sir-alex-football-bloody-hell.html The greatest manager in world football finally bid adieu to the game in his own inimical style. Contrarian to his aggressive on field personality, the announcement arrived via an official editor@ibnlive.com Thu, 09 May 2013 05:53:01 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/64496/bangalore-blasts-and-delhi-rape-what-boston-can-teach-us.html The images flashing over television screens across the world have been riveting to put it mildly. The entire American establishment was on a mission to hunt down the perpetrators of editor@ibnlive.com Sat, 20 Apr 2013 04:41:26 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/64472/rte-quality-more-important-than-quantity.html The state of primary education in India has always been a point of concern. With the RTE Act being implemented, it was expected that this would enhance both the access editor@ibnlive.com Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:47:45 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/64434/aakash-same-old-story.html The ambitious Aakash project had always been of interest to me. It was one of those things that I genuinely believed could change the face of Indian technology especially in editor@ibnlive.com Tue, 26 Mar 2013 03:42:53 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/64412/why-is-india-sounding-weak-to-the-world.html The most defining moments over the past week has been the way India has handled countries within its neighbourhood as well as beyond South Asia. The bilateral dispute between India editor@ibnlive.com Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:15:43 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/64410/why-is-india-sounding-weak-to-the-world.html The most defining moments over the past week has been the way India has handled countries within its neighbourhood as well as beyond South Asia. The bilateral dispute between India editor@ibnlive.com Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:57:04 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/64355/two-months-after-december-2012-what-is-the-progress.html It has been more than two months since the infamous Delhi gangrape that shook the people's conscience across the country. While the incident induced a resonance across the country, it's editor@ibnlive.com Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:33:06 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/64307/viswaroopam-multidimensionional-learning-curve.html The saga involving the Tamil film Viswaroopam seems never ending. Irrespective of one's personal views on Kamal Hassan, his genius is unquestionable and his freedom of thought much more so. editor@ibnlive.com Fri, 08 Feb 2013 02:23:07 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/64240/swami-vivekananda-and-why-he-is-relevant-a-century-later.html The ideas of Swami Vivekananda have been a treasure for people across the world. In the backdrop of his 150th birth anniversary, it is imperative that one looks at his editor@ibnlive.com Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:47:37 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/64173/open-letter-to-society-on-increasing-number-of-rapes.html Dear Society, I know you would be reading this with the recent rape incidents in the capital at the back of your mind. It has been a crazy editor@ibnlive.com Tue, 25 Dec 2012 02:21:41 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/64108/why-is-tv-so-loud.html Every evening when I switch on the television, I am confronted with loud noise. Be it a television serial or a news program, the noise levels are so high that editor@ibnlive.com Sat, 01 Dec 2012 02:51:52 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/64061/diwali-spare-a-thought-for-children-of-sivakasi.html One of the first things that we would be looking in a yearly calendar is the day Diwali would be celebrated. The Indians living in India would be itching to editor@ibnlive.com Mon, 12 Nov 2012 06:02:29 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/64012/india-in-2012-and-america-in1900s.html The past week has been a tumultuous time for anyone who has been viewing the public discourse on both print and television. On one end you have had the outrageous editor@ibnlive.com Wed, 24 Oct 2012 04:19:01 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/63947/elderly-peoples-plight-in-india.html The International day for elderly people was celebrated across India yesterday. It was an occasion to reflect on the status of the elderly in India and how they have been editor@ibnlive.com Tue, 02 Oct 2012 04:31:33 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/63914/happy-ganesh-chaturthi-a-time-to-think.html At a time when India is home to the largest number of young people in the world, it is time we ponder on what the issues concerning today's India are. editor@ibnlive.com Wed, 19 Sep 2012 05:36:45 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/63889/dr-kurien-and-yuvraj-indians-never-cease-to-inspire.html This weekend was a bag of mixed emotions. On one side, I was elated to hear the news of Yuvraj Singh getting back to cricket after fighting cancer. On the editor@ibnlive.com Mon, 10 Sep 2012 03:55:07 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/63775/olympics-girls-dont-bring-dowries-they-bring-medals.html The Olympics is the most watched multi sporting event in the world. Being the center stage for so many sports, it is the summit that everyone wants to reach at editor@ibnlive.com Wed, 08 Aug 2012 01:38:42 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/63742/olympics-legacy-beyond-the-games.html The greatest sporting extravaganza on Earth commenced last Friday with an opening ceremony that was watched by over a billion people. Even though the ceremony was not near the splash editor@ibnlive.com Sun, 29 Jul 2012 11:41:37 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/63673/bose-and-vivekananda-an-era-when-knowledge-trumped-wealth.html The Higgs boson particle experiment has dominated headlines over the last couple of days. It has also triggered various debates ranging from science, religion, god and even human existence. While editor@ibnlive.com Fri, 06 Jul 2012 06:43:43 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/63631/quarterlife-crisis-life--25.html This happens in everyone's life.It's a state in which the mind seems liberated yet in a certain mode of conflict. The macho idealism confronts the starring realities of existence in editor@ibnlive.com Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:39:00 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/63601/iit-single-entrance-exam-systems-need-change-not-just-exams.html The single entrance exam proposed has created quite a stir. The students are not too comfortable with it, the parents are disillusioned by it and now the professors of the editor@ibnlive.com Mon, 11 Jun 2012 01:42:36 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/63566/viswanathan-anand-the-next-bharat-ratna.html Viswanathan Anand has done it yet again. With his nail-biting victory over Boris Gelfand, Anand has proved that he is one of the greatest chess players ever to have played editor@ibnlive.com Thu, 31 May 2012 06:18:54 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/63545/viswanathan-anand-the-lone-warrior.html The IPL is in its final stages and the cricket mad citizens are keenly watching the playoffs. As the country catches onto the cricket frenzy, coincidentally there is something else editor@ibnlive.com Fri, 25 May 2012 05:40:14 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/63466/satyamev-jayate--is-the-issue-the-star.html The social awareness overdrive that has been created by the Satyamev Jayate is remarkable. The superstar effect seems to have worked with the masses, at least from what the initial editor@ibnlive.com Thu, 10 May 2012 11:53:17 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/63399/rte-good-intent-but-is-it-good-enough.html The RTE Act has been in the news for some time. Now, it's trending even more due to the recent judgment reaffirming the RTE act and its validity. While there editor@ibnlive.com Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:02:55 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/63367/the-earth-shook-yet-we-were-clueless.html The earth shook. The floor I was sitting on was shaking for about 5 seconds. I was in my world when I was shaken by my colleague next to me. editor@ibnlive.com Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:40:06 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/63307/poverty-line-myths-perceptions-and-reality.html The Planning Commission is back in the news. The latest round of poverty levels that have been disclosed have created another debate in the country. Once more, people are stunned editor@ibnlive.com Fri, 23 Mar 2012 02:00:54 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/63253/dravids-moment-lets-celebrate-it-like-holi.html Holi was being celebrated all across India. A festival that has a cultural heritage and spontaneity that cuts across every Indian irrespective of their background; it has such a unifying editor@ibnlive.com Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:08:55 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/63230/indias-shame-rape-and-its-recurrence.html One of the most shambolic criminal acts off late has been the recent spate of rape's occurring in the country. In a country which prides itself in its ethos, not editor@ibnlive.com Fri, 02 Mar 2012 02:12:57 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/63155/yuvrajs-cancer-and-the-social-psyche.html Yuvraj Singh's treatment for cancer has dominated headlines over the last week or so. In a cricket crazy nation, it is not surprising the kind of attention that this draws editor@ibnlive.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:48:56 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/63125/uid-aadhar-why-aadhar-needs-to-succeed.html The Aadhar debate has been settled for now. With an consensus emerging on the biometric data, there seems to be an agreement with the establishment on the way forward. While editor@ibnlive.com Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:13:11 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/63069/higher-education-in-india--learning-beyond-the-exams.html The debate on higher education has always existed in this country. In most cases, it has been on the peripherals with the academics venting their frustrations at the system. Now, editor@ibnlive.com Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:49:30 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/63035/welcome-2012-5-india-positive-stories-we-understated-in-2011.html The New Year ushers in a vibrant and an exciting year ahead. It is also a time where the majority of the people look to recharge themselves for the challenges editor@ibnlive.com Sat, 31 Dec 2011 06:39:35 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/62998/rahul-dravid-the-bradman-of-respect-in-modern-cricket.html The speech that Rahul Dravid delivered yesterday at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra was as splendid as the man himself. I sat through the night to first read through editor@ibnlive.com Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:59:57 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/62965/north-south-gap-is-technology-helping-to-reduce-this-gap.html India's diversity is second to none in this world. Be it the numerous languages, be it the numerous customs, be it the numerous festivals; this land is home to the editor@ibnlive.com Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:05:17 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/62933/kolaveri-di-and-kabaddi-tales-of-two-successes.html The "Why this Kolaveri di" song has captured the imagination of the youth of the nation. With a view count of almost 20 lakh people and with likes in thousands editor@ibnlive.com Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:02:09 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/62902/national-education-day-on-111111-were-we-aware-of-it.html The euphoria over 11/11/11 had engulfed most of our imagination. The unique date led to a massive hype across the world including India. On the same day, however, something more editor@ibnlive.com Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:04:23 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/62879/sir-alex-25-you-can-win-anything-with-kids.html The greatness of Sir Alex Ferguson astonishes me every single time I sit to even think about the man and what he has achieved. I have always felt that he editor@ibnlive.com Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:38:24 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/62842/diwali-dhamaka-unleashing-the-child-within-us.html Diwali is that time of the year when India celebrates itself. It's that time of the year when Indians across the world, irrespective of gender and caste, come together to editor@ibnlive.com Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:47:05 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/62812/poverty-line-debate-the-mechanisms-not-just-the-line.html The poverty debate in the country reached a fever pitch ever since the Planning Commission accepted Prof Tendulkar's report which kept the poverty line at Rs 32/day(urban) and the Rs editor@ibnlive.com Fri, 14 Oct 2011 04:43:24 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/62775/dear-steve-you-will-be-an-inspiration-forever.html Dear Steve, I sat there dumfounded for about an hour after I heard that you have reached the skies. It's been a very long time since I have had editor@ibnlive.com Thu, 06 Oct 2011 01:37:47 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/62760/western-economic-mess-learn-from-the-indian-middle-class.html The BBC interview with a trader on the crashing of the Global Economy on YouTube, that is running viral caught my eye. It talked about the impending Greek collapse, the editor@ibnlive.com Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:30:22 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/62732/facebook-and-google-too-much-power-scares-me.html I had left my office at about 730pm and I was thinking about my chat with my colleague earlier in the day. We were discussing on Google and my analogy editor@ibnlive.com Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:41:50 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/62712/indian-cricket-the-perfect-toy-for-everyone.html I had always wondered why Indian Cricket in general is used like a toy. It is like a toy, being used and compromised most of the time. Post the England editor@ibnlive.com Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:30:37 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/62688/public-and-private-healthcare-stuck-in-between-is-the-poor.html A friend of mine messaged me a couple of days back on Facebook. The message was a succinct but terse expression of his grief on medical negligence that caused the editor@ibnlive.com Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:14:43 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/62670/sports-revamp-learning-and-looking-beyond-cricket.html The latest frenzy in news circles has been the state of sports affairs in the country. Well, in our country sports seems to be defined by the game that the editor@ibnlive.com Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:10:34 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/62652/anticorruption-wave-the-solution-lies-within-us.html The anti-corruption mood has indeed engulfed India for now. Every nook and corner that I go I see people of my age going to various road shows and marches across editor@ibnlive.com Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:28:09 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/62638/the-indian-soldiers-plight.html The program that aired on CNN-IBN a couple of months back irked my mind. Anubha Bhonsle's "30 minutes" show focused on the Army officer's latest fight for parity in public editor@ibnlive.com Sat, 20 Aug 2011 03:05:29 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/62618/5-simple-things-one-could-do-for-independence-day.html Independence Day for our great nation is an opportunity and a moment to cherish. It is a moment to embrace the diversity and uniqueness of the nation which charms a editor@ibnlive.com Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:07:07 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/62610/systemic-reform-in-education-need-of-the-hour.html Education in India is a conundrum. A few years back my cousin just completed her 12th standard and she had a percentage of 94.2; a percentage which is good enough editor@ibnlive.com Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:37:26 +0530