Comments for Rupa Bose's Blog http://rupabose.com India, Asia, Business and Everything Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:38:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on MBA Women and IIM by Kevin Patel http://rupabose.com/2011/10/05/mba-women-and-iim/#comment-265 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:38:14 +0000 http://rupabose.com/?p=1735#comment-265 Hi,
I’m a IIM Bangalore student (currently finishing my second year) who was born and raised in the US (New Jersey to be exact). I’m the only foreign national in the school, and overall, it has been a very interesting academic, cultural, and social experience here. I wholeheartedly agree that there should be more of a gender balance in these schools, for a number of reasons that extend beyond gender equality. I think there are a number of benefits to having a more balanced batch, from improving communication and sensitivity between genders to providing a different perspective of business (considering that women are becoming target segments for companies doing business or selling products in India). I hope that the balance does change over time (I don’t expect a 50/50 balance, but I would hope to see more of a 60/40 balance for the years to come). I hope I might get a chance to introduce myself to you at some point in the near future. My email is kevinpatel10@iimb.ernet.in (IIMB email) and I can be found at linkedin.

Regards,
Kevin Patel
IIM Bangalore, Class of 2010-12

]]> Comment on IIM/A Ranks 11th in the FT Worldwide Business School Rankings by nv http://rupabose.com/2012/02/01/iima-ranks-11th-in-the-ft-worldwide-business-school-rankings/#comment-261 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:09:06 +0000 http://rupabose.com/?p=1832#comment-261 Rupa,
This is a great write-up. I await more in this series!
navendu

]]> Comment on IIM/A Ranks 11th in the FT Worldwide Business School Rankings by P G George http://rupabose.com/2012/02/01/iima-ranks-11th-in-the-ft-worldwide-business-school-rankings/#comment-260 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:06:14 +0000 http://rupabose.com/?p=1832#comment-260 Rupa,
That was a clear and precise analysis of the FT Rankings especially of IIMA. Thanks for the insightful study.
George

]]> Comment on IIM/A Ranks 11th in the FT Worldwide Business School Rankings by nk http://rupabose.com/2012/02/01/iima-ranks-11th-in-the-ft-worldwide-business-school-rankings/#comment-259 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:23:46 +0000 http://rupabose.com/?p=1832#comment-259 Thorough analysis, Rupa. One is impressed…..nk

]]> Comment on Vodafone vs Indian Tax Department… Finally, a Win by Vodafone vs Indian Taxes : The Continuing Adventures | Rupa Bose's Blog http://rupabose.com/2012/01/20/vodafone-vs-indian-tax-department-finally-a-win/#comment-255 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:48:52 +0000 http://rupabose.wordpress.com/?p=1814#comment-255 [...] Edited to Add (January 20, 2012):  Finally it’s done. Vodafone won. [...]

]]> Comment on Vodafone vs Indian Taxes : The Continuing Adventures by Vodafone vs Indian Tax Department… Finally, a Win | Rupa Bose's Blog http://rupabose.com/2010/10/19/vodafone-vs-indian-taxes-the-continuing-adventures/#comment-254 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:47:11 +0000 http://rupabose.com/?p=1206#comment-254 [...] They did. The Tax guys went to court; much of the battle was about whether the Tax authorities actually had jurisdiction over this transaction. It’s been a longish battle, some of which I chronicled here. [...]

]]> Comment on Corruption in India: Worse? by India: A Telling Corruption Study | Rupa Bose's Blog http://rupabose.com/2009/11/18/corruption-in-india-worse/#comment-246 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:45:40 +0000 http://www.rupabose.com/?p=473#comment-246 [...] years ago, when I wrote about the same study, India’s score was 3.4 and its rank was 84 out of 180 countries. At the time, I wrote: [...]

]]> Comment on Rest in Peace, Mrs. Das by Nia http://rupabose.com/2011/10/15/rest-in-peace-mrs-das/#comment-244 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:26:50 +0000 http://rupabose.com/?p=1776#comment-244 So true. She was an inspiration. Thank you for this moving tribute to a formidable woman.

]]> Comment on Peaberry Coffee, Nostalgia and IIM/A by Que Es Bhaskar http://rupabose.com/2011/11/08/peaberry-coffee-nostalgia-and-iima/#comment-238 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:08:06 +0000 http://rupabose.com/?p=1787#comment-238 Ah, coffee! Once upon a time, my Sunday morning ritual was to roast beans and make a cup of South Indian filter coffee as soon as they cooled enough for me to grind them. Even the next day, they did not have the same flavor. There was only one place in Seattle that sold unroasted coffee beans, and as they were open only weekdays, I had to periodically drive 30 miles each way from work to get beans. Marriage, home ownership and children ended that habit!

I am not sure that I would go so far as to call Peaberry the champagne of coffees. South Indian Peaberry (maybe from Coorg) is indeed good coffee, but there are good Peaberry coffees from elsewhere – our local Trader Joes often carries them. That term should be used for Jamaica Blue Mountain (there is more Blue Mountain coffee sold than grown; go figure), Hawaiian Kona or Sulawesi Kalossi (which I have not found lately, but I think it’s under-appreciated). Some people think Kopi Luwak is the best coffee (it is supposed to be the most expensive), but I have never come across it and even if I were to, I am not sure I would be able to bring myself to drink it.

Coffee around Delhi is still pretty pathetic. I spent a week in Noida last year, and at the guest house where I stayed, I asked for coffee just once and swore never again. The company where I spent my days had an espresso machine in the cafeteria; its main saving grace. A friend and I met one evening for coffee at a Costa’s in a mall. While it was nothing to write home about, the fact that it was the best coffee I had all week speaks to the coffee in Delhi.

]]> Comment on Peaberry Coffee, Nostalgia and IIM/A by K.R.Srivarahan http://rupabose.com/2011/11/08/peaberry-coffee-nostalgia-and-iima/#comment-237 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:41:51 +0000 http://rupabose.com/?p=1787#comment-237 Peaberry must be blended with Robusta (50:50) for asli South Indian coffee.

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