I recently read two things, one is about a war between Alexander and an Indian king, and another is an interview by Andrew Symonds, the Aussie cricketer. They may sound totally unrelated to each other, as chalk as cheese. However, both the things have something very important in common.
I am reading India Unbound by Gurcharan [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Importance of Teamwork
October 16, 2007Words This Week-8
October 15, 2007Words for this week-
fastidious- Very careful about accuracy and detail.
perfunctory- Carried out with a minimum of effort or thought.
levity- The treatment of a serious matter with humour or lack of respect.
perfidious- Deceitful and disloyal.
chicanery- The use of tricks to deceive someone or achieve one’s aim.
trepidation- A feeling of alarm or dread.
chimera- An impossible idea or [...]
India’s Growth Story
October 5, 2007Why things may seem great at the moment, but some things aren’t going right.
The country we live in is passing through a crucial transition phase. Change is sweeping across all sections of society, and none of us is immune to it. We have all encountered change in our daily lives. This change manifests itself in [...]
Words This Week-7
October 3, 2007This week, I am just giving the words and the meanings, since in the previous posts, I was playing around with the same set of words, and it was difficult to incorporate some out-of-the-ordinary words into the passage!!
cantankerous- Stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate.
idiosyncrasy- A behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual.
carte [...]
