Archive for the 'history' Category

Ancient Wit and Wisdom

July 22, 2009

LAUGH and LEARN
HUMOR WISDOM ENJOYMENT AND EDUCATION

By

VIKRAM KARVE

Everyone loves stories.
So whenever I want to drive home my point or communicate a message, I like to tell a story rather than pontificate.
Everyone loves to laugh.
Yes, storytelling is certainly more enjoyable if you add a dash of humour than laborious dogmatic pontificating or moral [...]

NANO The Essentials

December 9, 2008

In his insightful memoirs, War As I Knew It, General George S. Patton, one of history’s most charismatic, famous and successful generals, gifted us an priceless gem of his human resource management wisdom: “Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity”.
 
Ever since I [...]

My Food Adventures

December 9, 2008

APPETITE FOR A STROLL 
[Foodie Adventures, Simple Recipes, Musings on The Art of Eating and Vikram Karve’s Authentic Guide to Value For Money Food in Mumbai and Pune]

By

VIKRAM KARVE

Please click the link and read the review of Appetite for a Stroll titled Food for Soul in the Indian Express [Pune] Sunday 7th September 2008 
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/358363.html
expressonline book review
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Food-for-soul/358363/#
 
If [...]

EMC for Product Designers – Book Review

December 9, 2008

A Comprehensive Reference Book for IT, Electronic, Telecom and Electrical Engineering and Design Professionals
 
 
Title: EMC for Product Designers
Author: Tim Williams
Elsevier [Fourth Edition, 2007] 498 pages
ISBN – 13: 978-0-75-068170-4
ISBN – 10: 0-750-68170-5
 
 
 
Most of us consider a number of factors, exoteric and esoteric, while designing [or selecting] our homes and in the configuration of the numerous [...]

Swami Rama Selected Poems

March 20, 2008

Book Review Swami Rama: Selected PoemsAn Insight on Life EnlightenedCompiled & Translated by Shakuntala BodasPublished New Delhi 2007   My indefatigable aunt Shakuntala Bodas, an ardent and committed devotee of Swami Rama, has authored a number of books in English, Hindi and Marathi on Swami Rama, his life and his teachings. My favorite is Swami Rama : Selected Poems [...]

Baramati

December 3, 2007

BARAMATI
By
VIKRAM WAMAN KARVE
Baramati. My birthplace. Baramati – half a decade ago, the then dusty mofussil town in the back of beyond, where I was born on the 12th of September in 1956, which has now metamorphosed into a vibrant oasis of agriculture, education and industry.
We visited Baramati on Saturday, the 1st of December 2007 – [...]

Symbiosis Biography of an Idea

November 24, 2007

 
Book Review  Symbiosis: Biography of an IdeaBy Dr. S.B. Mujumdar[Macmillan India 2007]ISBN: 9780230633681  
Symbiosis is a landmark institution of Pune. That’s why when I saw this book while browsing at the Crossword Bookstore I instantly picked it up and started reading it. As I read, I found the book so engrossing that I could put it down [...]

PUNE Queen of the Deccan

October 7, 2007

Pune is the most happening city in Western India.
 Are you from Pune, a true blue Punekar? Or do you want to know more about Pune and its glorious heritage, history and past?
 I recently came across a very informative book on Pune – why don’t you click the link below and read about it
 http://vikramkarve.sulekha.com/blog/post/2007/10/pune-queen-of-the-deccan.htm
And do send [...]

Alma Mater – ITBHU

August 17, 2007

Alma Mater
 
 
 
ITBHU  
 
Institute of Technology
 
Banaras Hindu University
 
Varanasi
 
India
       
On what basis do you judge an educational institution – an Engineering College or a B-School? In today’s world there is just one criterion – market value – the starting salaries and campus placement the students [...]

Lin Yutang – The Importance of Living

August 10, 2007

THE IMPORTANCE OF LIVING
 
 
 
Book Review of THE IMPORTANCE OF LIVING by LIN YUTANG
 
[A book that shaped my life and taught me the art of living]
 
by
 
VIKRAM KARVE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
There is one book you will never find in my [...]