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As I got into my car, about to leave , I heard the roar of students to the tune of liting music. This was the customary celebration post the Annual Day 2015 of BSP Senior Secondary School, Sector-10 (SSS-10), Bhilai, which I just witnessed as a guest for the first time. A year after I had joined SSS-10, we had coined the title ABHIVYANJAN for the Annual Day function of the school. A Sanskrit term, it means 'a bouquet of maulti-faceted offerings'. Till then, the function was called Annual Prize-Giving Day. We thought we needed to have a proper title for it. So suggestions were invited from students and teachers. After going through many short and sweet titles, we settled for this rather long but all encompassing one, which in a way is a bouquet of a variety of facets and talent - academic and co-curricular achievements and cultural presentations, apart from the exhibition of of scientific models/charts, and a new section on Humanities introduced in 2014. The highlight for A...

With the last of the Nobels of 2017 having been declared, here's a look back at my post from October 2015: Every year, for the last three decades, the first fortnight of October has a special place in my yearly calendar. It is the time when the coveted Nobel Prizes are announced. The fortnight ends with the prestigious Man Booker Prize. As soon as the announcement of prizes begins, I jot down the names of the Nobel Laureates in my latest notepad. It all comes to an end with the Booker. Though it would be difficult for me to collect all my notes, as I haven't kept them carefully, technology can help me get the entire list whenever I want. There is some sort of thrill and excitement in recording the 'discoveries'. The awards always have a message. For example, this year's Nobel Peace Prize to the Tunisian Quartet is an excellent endorsement of how political systemic change can be brought about with a synergy of efforts from business interests as well as civil s...

Suddenly there has been a surfeit of acts of intolerance. Rationalists are killed for questioning ideologies, people are butchered over choice of food, ideologues are smeared with black paint for assisting a 'traitor'...and the list goes on. What I am worried is that the younger generation suddenly has 'role models' that no society needs. We have become a nation of 2-minute quick-fixers, who have an answer for everything. 

What is Concurrent Engineering? Concurrent engineering, also known as simultaneous engineering, is a method of designing and developing products, in which the different stages run simultaneously, rather than consecutively. It decreases product development time and also the time to market, leading to improved productivity and reduced costs. Concurrent Engineering  is a long term business strategy, with long term benefits to business. Though initial implementation can be challenging, the competitive advantage means it is beneficial in the long term. It removes the need to have multiple design reworks, by creating an environment for designing a product right the first time round. Why do companies adopt concurrent engineering methods? The notable business benefits of concurrent engineering make it a compelling strategy to adopt. Introducing concurrent engineering can lead to: Competitive Advantage-  reduction in time to market means that businesses gain an ed...