Dr. Atul R Thakare

A four-letter word LIFE is what every creature in this world has. And they say life is not easy as it is full of ups and downs. The year 2017 was full of such surprises for me. ' Expect the unexpected'  was the tagline, one can say... Actually, certainty or routine seems boring, but too much of uncertainty can be really challenging. So, in order to beat the uncertainty or hardships, when you plan a vacation as an adventure (again an uncertainty) and something unexpected happens, then you have to say, Jindagi definitely Imtehaan leti hai... Imagine, you land in a foreign country with picturesque location to rejuvenate yourself from the stress. But a few hours later, you find yourself without that important baggage having all the important documents and gadgets that you boast off. You are bound to feel dejected and depressed, whereas the world thinks that you are having the best time of your life abroad. As it's you who have told them that you are going on a holiday...

A decade back, a cartoonist turned politician claimed that the infrastructure of Maharashtra state and particularly Mumbai is being burdened by the outsiders from UP and Bihar. This claim created a rift between the son of soils and outsiders as Marathis Vs Non-Marathis . It also didn’t go well with the classes who were kind of settled in Mumbai and the masses who came in the business capital of India in search of bread and butter (or name and fame). This time again, the politician has raised the same claim although skilfully, when 23 innocent people got killed in a stampede at Elphinstone Road Foot Over Bridge. The political parties in opposition have raised the issue of infrastructure in Mumbai after this mishap and the recent flooding situation in Mumbai on August 29. Both the incidents underline one common thing and that is Mumbai's infrastructure is overloaded and on the verge of exploding. One thing I always wonder in Mumbai, wherefrom so many people come to (all th...

It was 6 pm to reach the airport Terminal 2 and I was already late to catch the 6.40 pm Air India flight from Mumbai to Nagpur. It was literally a marathon to reach the Gate No.43, when I heard the  air hostess  calling my name with the last and final boarding call announcement. “Seat no.6 F, I am sorry,” I said and took the window seat after troubling my co-passenger.” “It’s okay”.....said the bald old man with French beard. While settling down, the newspaper in my hand just slipped from my hand. And the old man in his early sixties picked it up. “ MIHAN rates hiked to offset 170 cr. loss on discount to Patanjali ” He read the headlines of the news-article about MIHAN and hung his head in frustration, “Government is increasing the land rates in MIHAN, but are there any takers?” He asked the other co-passenger. “Certainly not... otherwise MIHAN would have been full with companies, but the fact is that, it’s a long awaited dream.” The other male co-passenger...

‘India is no more an ideal place for business’ expressed Mr. Narayana Murthy, Executive Chairman, Infosys Limited recently in an interview to a leading business daily. Mr Narayana Murthy enjoys a very special place in the hearts of Indians, especially the youth as his company has proved that wealth can be created by middle-class Indians legally without compromising with ethics. I had personally interacted with Mr Narayana Murthy last month, when he was here at Nagpur for the groundbreaking ceremony of Infosys which is going to be set up in a massive campus of 142 acres at MIHAN, Nagpur. And I have admired his simplicity and transparency of conducting business.  We all know that Infosys started in 1981 by seven engineers including Mr Narayana Murthy with an initial investment of just US$250. From the beginning, the company was founded on the principle of building and implementing great ideas that drive progress for clients and enhance lives through enterprise sol...

C-DAC’s Advanced Computing Training School ( ACTS ) has always been the first choice of IT companies when it comes to recruiting Project ready manpower. This time also all the top b lue-chip organizations marked their presence with increased pay packets at C-DAC’s Common Campus Placement Programme (CCPP) . The CCPP organized by C-DAC saw a 30% hike in the salary packages of many companies this time, as compared to last batch. Hewlett Packard which offered Rs. 4 lakh/annum to the students of last batch is offering Rs.5 lakh/annum to this batch, whereas Rockwell Collins have also increased their salary package from Rs. 3.5 lakh/annum to Rs. 4.7 lakh/annum for this batch. Cavium Networks offered Rs. 6 lakh/annum which was the highest salary for this batch. The CCPP for August 2010 batch started in the second week of February 2011 at Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore. More than 700 students across the domains have been placed in various blue-chip companies till date. All top IT co...

http://atulycce.blogspot.in/ The Diwali vacations had started and lovers like Manoj were again disheartened by the thought of separation from their sweetheart. My Filmy mind imagined Maneesha getting emotional for Manoj and singing… ‘Kal College band ho jayega, Tum apne ghar ko jaaoge, Phir ek lakda ek ladki se juda ho jayega Wo mil nahi payega.’ ‘We are not so Filmy like you, Rajesh. But definitely we will miss each other. So I have decided to take only two days break for Diwali,’ Manoj informed. ‘And what are you gonna do here for rest of the days?’ Suhas asked him. ‘Of course, Pyaar, Ishq aur Mohabbat ,’ Manoj replied. ‘Now who’s getting Filmy ?’ I asked and we burst in laughter. It showed 11 pm in my watch when my mobile rang. Mayank was on the line. ‘Is Vishal there with you?’ he asked. ‘Vishal, you mean Vishal Raut? No yaar , he is not here. Why? Is there anything urgent?’ I asked. ‘No, nothing urgent as such. But his mom was...