The Red Ribbon Express organised by NACO – National AIDS Control Organization – will aim at spreading awareness about HIV, promoting safe behavioural practises and fighting the stigma and discrimination against AIDS.
Emphasising on the urgent need of fighting social discrimination against those affected with AIDS, Gandhi said, “It is a battle which can and must [...]
Red Ribbon Express
On March - 9 - 2010
InCTF – India’s first CTF style Hacking Contest
On January - 30 - 2010
Amrita University & TIFAC CORE in association with VeriSign proudly present InCTF’10, India’s First National Level “Capture the Flag” Style Ethical HACKING contest.
InCTF’10 is from February to March 2010 and is focused exclusively on the student community. You can participate from your own university and no travel is required. No prior exposure or experience in [...]
Democratic Journey – Our Republic turns 60
On January - 26 - 2010
How has the nation fared since we gave ourselves the gift of democracy? Vikram Raghavan, Gopal Sankaranarayanan, Gyan Prakash,Nandini Sundar and Pamela Philipose look back at the Republic’s often-troubled journey….
Photo: The Hindu Photo Archives
On a cold winter’s morning 60 years ago today, 271 men and women huddled together in [...]
FOSSTER ‘10 – Feb 20 & 21
On January - 17 - 2010
After the Success of FOSSTER ‘09 that was conducted on 28th and 29th of March, 2009; FOSSTER ‘10, the National Level FOSS Conference at Amritapuri Campus is back. It will be held on 20th and 21st of February, 2010.
FOSSTER now has an official website http://fosster.co.in [we we not able to reserve fosster.in - which is [...]
The Meaning of Namaste
On October - 16 - 2009
Indians greet each other with namaste. The two palms are placed together in front of the chest and the head bows whilst saying the word namaste. This greeting is for all – people younger than us, of our own age, those older than friends, even strangers and us.
There are five forms of formal traditional greeting [...]
Secrets of success in 8 words, 3 minutes
On September - 13 - 2009
Richard St. John tells us the Secret of success in just 8 words!!! This is actually a 2-hour presentation cut down to 3 minutes. Very powerful presentation. Kudos to tedsters :)
There is another good video availablea at Mr Richard’s site http://www.richardstjohn.com/download/Richardstjohn_at_TED.zip
Happy Success :D
The Chicken and The Eagle Story
On August - 9 - 2009
This is a story about chickens and one very confused eagle. As you read it, think about life from the eagle’s perspective. Can you relate??? [ Please do see this video before reading ]
One day, a naturalist who was passing by a chicken farm was struck with curiosity. He noticed an eagle, the king of all [...]
My Experience at JavaOne 2009
On June - 26 - 2009
Attending JavaOne 2009 Conference at San Francisco was a wonderful, learning experience. As a part of Sun Microsystems’s Campus Ambassador Program, they nominated five CA’s from all over the world who would get an opportunity to attend the JavaOne 2009 Conference, fully sponsored by them. Let me now share my JavaOne 2009 experiences with you [...]
My India, My Pride!
On January - 26 - 2009
“India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. Our most valuable and most artistic materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only!”
- Mark Twain (Writer, America)
I came across this super cool [...]
