Redefining MBA

Author : Shekhar Lele      Blog : Shekhar's Blog      Date : 2/18/2013 5:36:38 PM

'It is sad to note that not many Indian B schools figure in top business schools globally. I, myself being an “MBA” know that MBA education, atleast in India is not much more than a 2 year academic journey, very … Continue reading →'

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The Hawk Eye

Author : Shekhar Lele      Blog : Shekhar's Blog      Date : 1/28/2013 6:02:45 PM

'Recently, for the first time in more than half a century, the bustling vegetable market near my place of residence wore a deserted look. Reason: It had just been a ‘victim’ of a raid against all illegal hawkers, carried out … Continue reading →'

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The 4 Ps of reaction

Author : Shekhar Lele      Blog : Shekhar's Blog      Date : 12/30/2012 5:26:46 PM

'The week has seen plethora of news related to the plight of the ‘allegedly’ ‘weaker’ gender.a Almost everyone has thrown his hat in the ring while expressing their individual opinions be it on TV , on social networking sites or … Continue reading →'

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Take a leaf out of…

Author : Shekhar Lele      Blog : Shekhar's Blog      Date : 12/2/2012 11:23:55 AM

'With England, New Zealand, WI and South Africa doing well on foreign soil and the news of retirements , both announced ones and expected to be announced ones, Test cricket has once again found a lot of mention in the … Continue reading →'

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The great online struggle

Author : Shekhar Lele      Blog : Shekhar's Blog      Date : 10/28/2012 5:36:38 AM

'With the online processes making inroads in our country, we do have come a long way, doing away with scores of offline painstaking processes. Ticket booking, recharge of devices, status tracking, shopping couldn’t have been simpler  Still, just like in our … Continue reading →'

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Good, but not good enough

Author : Shekhar Lele      Blog : Shekhar's Blog      Date : 9/23/2012 3:04:38 PM

'India’s official entry for Oscars was announced and the honours went to the recently released movie Barfi. The movie has received rave reviews from all over and could well deserve to be selected for Oscars. Yet, the question remains whether … Continue reading →'

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Cricket, government & ‘other’ sports

Author : Shekhar Lele      Blog : Shekhar's Blog      Date : 8/12/2012 5:21:15 PM

'The grand Olympics 2012 have come to an end & Indian contingent returns home with a Sixer. On a relative scale, there has been a definite paradigm shift, not only in our performance at Olympics but also in the mindset … Continue reading →'

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All grasshoppers,no ants

Author : Shekhar Lele      Blog : Shekhar's Blog      Date : 6/24/2012 6:16:27 PM

'Last week witnessed a very sad incident when a fire devastated 4 floors of the Mantralaya, with around half a dozen people and countless documents succumbing to it. A section of the office of the Home Ministry also went up in … Continue reading →'

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Shall we tell the President

Author : Shekhar Lele      Blog : Shekhar's Blog      Date : 6/16/2012 5:35:47 PM

'Politics never ceases to make news, does it ? The latest in the series are elections for the First Citizen of the country & for the First time we are hearing so much noise and fuss from all sorts of … Continue reading →'

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GOD save the Gentleman’s Game

Author : Shekhar Lele      Blog : Shekhar's Blog      Date : 6/3/2012 6:01:50 AM

'No matter how much you decide to consciously avoid discussing about cricket, being an Indian, you cannot resist the temptation to talk about this grand religion. I dedicate my 80th post to the recent happenings on & off the field … Continue reading →'

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What is the achievement ?

Author : Shekhar Lele      Blog : Shekhar's Blog      Date : 5/12/2012 2:05:12 PM

'In my last post, I talked about a few superficial changes, which really haven’t brought any significant alteration of situation in our country or perception about us in the minds of foreigners. Taking this forward, I wish to write on … Continue reading →'

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Unfortunately no real change

Author : Shekhar Lele      Blog : Shekhar's Blog      Date : 4/14/2012 1:51:08 PM

'Someone has said that only thing that is permanent is change. Don’t deny that, but going by some of the recent events, one gets the feeling that only notional changes are in no way better than no change. It hurts … Continue reading →'

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At least spare this one

Author : Shekhar Lele      Blog : Shekhar's Blog      Date : 4/5/2012 12:15:15 PM

'In India, we have become quite used to witnessing quite a few amusing things from Government and its various agencies. Our reactions to such events have ranged from surprise to shock to frustration and even to indifference, owing to their … Continue reading →'

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Single Common test. A boon or a bane ?

Author : Shekhar Lele      Blog : Shekhar's Blog      Date : 3/25/2012 11:12:17 AM

'The last CET for admissions to B schools in Maharashtra was held on 12th March. From next year, only Common Management Admissions Test (CMAT) scores will be considered for admissions to B schools in Maharashtra. In fact a single entrance … Continue reading →'

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Poll: On India’s performance down under

Author : Shekhar Lele      Blog : Shekhar's Blog      Date : 3/8/2012 2:52:29 PM

'Filed under: General learnings'

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Elections & You :Part 2

Author : Shekhar Lele      Blog : Shekhar's Blog      Date : 3/8/2012 5:07:57 AM

'In the last part on elections, I urged all to go and vote in elections irrespective of whether they actually mean anything or not. Now ( thankfully !) elections in 5 states have ended and news channels are full of … Continue reading →'

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Elections & You

Author : Shekhar Lele      Blog : Shekhar's Blog      Date : 2/18/2012 6:36:02 PM

'Someone has very rightly said, “India is perennially into election mode”. Election campaigning is UP in full swing in one of India’s most populous states , while results have just been declared in another. Elections at various levels do mean & signify many … Continue reading →'

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Kolaveri Unjustified ?

Author : Shekhar Lele      Blog : Shekhar's Blog      Date : 1/28/2012 6:18:15 PM

'The newspapers are always full of news on protests, criticism, opposition to various events. But sometimes, this ‘Kolaveri’ seems quite unjustified and even unnecessary given various other surrounding current events as well as those in the past. Down with Don … Continue reading →'

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Who & Why at Kangaroo Safari

Author : Shekhar Lele      Blog : Shekhar's Blog      Date : 1/10/2012 5:21:05 PM

'Australia & sports share a very healthy relation, with the country maintaining a strong position in numerous sports & also offering lovely stadiums for various games. I will talk about 2 major sporting events which are ongoing or about to … Continue reading →'

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2011: The Victor & The Vanquished

Author : Shekhar Lele      Blog : Shekhar's Blog      Date : 12/30/2011 6:27:40 PM

'Another year draws to a close. As we look at the hindsight, we see there were a few positive as well as few negative things that have happened in this year in the world and in especially in our country … Continue reading →'

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