Author Archives: Tarun Rattan

Luke Powell – Photographs

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Tarun Rattan

It is important for those living in the industrial world to develop an appreciation for cultures that are sustainable, to learn to see beauty and survival in a world where people walk, live in daily contact with animals, raise their … Continue reading →

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The Principles of Scientific Management

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Tarun Rattan

(1911) by Frederick Winslow Taylor, M.E., Sc. D. Copyright © 1911 by Frederick W. Taylor Published in Norton Library 1967 by arrangement with Harper & Row, Publishers, Incorporated, by W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, … Continue reading →

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Urvaksh’s 1st B’Day

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Tarun Rattan

We celebrated our son Urvaksh’s B’day on 15/11/09 at our new house in Krishna Apra Gardens, Indirapuram, India. For the occasion we invited all our close friends and relatives at the Club hall of our housing society. The venue was … Continue reading →

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Norman Borlaug, India’s ‘annadaata’, dies at 95

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Tarun Rattan

  Norman Borlaug, the genial scientist-pacifist who died of cancer in Dallas on Saturday, was as much India’s ‘annadaata’ as he was the Father of the Green Revolution. Around the time Dr Borlaug arrived on the scene in the mid-1960s, … Continue reading →

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Ireland Galway Trip 2009

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Tarun Rattan

  I had a short break from work recently and decided to make full use of it by exploring a bit more of  beloved Ireland. My wife has long been nudging me to visit Galway which is the third largest … Continue reading →

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Rediscovering Central Asia by S. Frederick Starr

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Tarun Rattan

It was once the “land of a thousand cities” and home to some of the world’s most renowned scientists, poets, and philosophers. Today it is seen mostly as a harsh backwater. To imagine Central Asia’s future, we must journey into … Continue reading →

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Ireland Kerry Trip 2009

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Tarun Rattan

  County Kerry (Irish: Contae Chiarraí) is one of the traditional Counties of Ireland. It is located within the province of Munster in the Republic of Ireland. With an area of 4,746 km² (1,832 square miles), it is bordered by … Continue reading →

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Of Course Not!

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Tarun Rattan

  A husband asks his wife,"If I should die first, would you marry again?" "I would be heartbroken, of course," was her reply,"but I think eventually I would remarry." "But you wouldn’t bring him here to our house would you?" … Continue reading →

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Another point of view…..well said-this story is important for every professionals

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Tarun Rattan

“Do love Your Job But not your Company……………..” Narayana Murthy ( C.E.O. Infosys ) Some, rather most organizations reject his CV today because he has changed jobs frequently (10 in 14 years). My friend, the ‘job hopper’ (referred here as … Continue reading →

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Unix turns 40: The past, present and future of a revolutionary OS

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Tarun Rattan

  Forty years ago this summer, a programmer sat down and knocked out in one month what would become one of the most important pieces of software ever created. In August 1969, Ken Thompson, a programmer at AT&T subsidiary Bell … Continue reading →

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