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NARESH GOYAL - The Dream That Took Flight

July 24, 2023

All through his career, he would hear the engines roar to life and feel the power of flight coursing through his veins. He knew that this was what he wanted to do in his life. To start his own airlines; one that would take people to all corners of the globe. Naresh Goyal not only founded the biggest airlines in India, but he also founded the best. Jet Airways founded by Naresh Goyal on May 5, 1993 has been a flying pleasure to millions of Indians. It helped them connect with different cultures and traditions of this vast country. Naresh was born on July 29, 1949 in Sangrur -Punjab. His father was a jewellery dealer and he lost him when he was a child. At age 11, Naresh saw his house being auctioned due to economic crisis. He always wanted to become a Chartered Accountant. But financial constraints forced him to do Bachelors in Commerce. After his graduation in 1967, he joined the travel business with Lebanese International Airlines. His monthly salary as a cashier then was 300. He soon

Shri Thanedar - Belgaum to Michigan

June 25, 2023

The story of Shri Thanedar could well be a story of a Bollywood movie. His rise from poverty in Belgaum to become an entrepreneur in Michigan and then becoming a Congressman in US is nothing short of a fairytale. Shri was born in 1955 in a village called Chikodi near Belgaum (Karnataka). Like any other lower middle-class child, he did some odd jobs to manage his family expenses. He managed to score only 55% marks in his std-10 . After getting a bachelor's degree in chemistry, he went on to do his Masters in the subject from the University of Bombay. He then had a brief stint as a scientist at Mumbai's Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. In 1979, Thanedar left for the US when he was 24. He studied for his PhD from the University of Akron in US. He got a doctorate in polymer chemistry. Additionally, he completed his Masters in Business Administration from Fontbonne University. After working as a scientist and a scholar for some days, Thanedar decided to pursue entrepreneurship. In 1

Liberal Arts - Choose your subject combination

June 06, 2023

Liberal Arts has turned out to be one of the popular and emergent option among Indian Students when it comes to higher education. Apart from being a flexible curriculum, it also offers students a chance to study subjects that one would normally not get a chance to study together. Liberal Arts study sounds like an answer to many problems students face with respect to their subject choices and career. Some universities in India offering undergraduate programs in Liberal Arts. Following five universities in India offer undergraduate programs in Liberal Arts: 1) Symbiosis School of Liberal Arts, Pune. Admission Procedure: Admission is done in two ways Option A – candidates have to appear for the Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET) or Option B – Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT). Candidates need to first meet the eligibility criteria as set by SSLA. Eligible candidates will have to register and apply. Once the application process is completed, candidates will have to appear for the SET exam. T

Service Before Self - Join CDS

May 27, 2023

Combined Defence Service (CDS) Exam 2023 is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The CDS is a national-level competitive exam conducted twice a year by the Union Public Service Commission to recruit candidates who wish to begin their career in the defence forces like Army, Navy, and Air Force. This is a remarkable opportunity for graduates who wish to serve the country by joining the Indian Army, Navy, Air-force, Naval Academy, and Officers Training Academy. EDUCATIONAL CRITERIA IMA - Graduate from Recognized University INA - Engineering Degree from Recognized University AFA - Engineering Degree (Physics & Maths at 10+2) or B. Tech from Recognized University OTA - Graduate from Recognized University Here, IMA stands for Indian Military Academy INA stands for Indian Naval Academy AFA stands for Air Force Academy OTA stands for Officer Training Academy CDS AGE LIMIT The CDS age limit for all the posts is 20 years to 24. CDS EXAM PATTERN The exam pattern of the

I am Malala: Book review

May 17, 2023

Price: Rs. 399 Page count:320 Published:13 November 2014 Language: English Author: Malala Yousafzai, Christina Lamb The book depicts the story of a young Pakistani girl who courageously stands up against the Taliban in order to fight for the cause of girls’ education. She has been awarded 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for her work in this field. The book is a “must-read” for those interested in promoting the educational rights of women globally. Also, it is must-read for all the girls out there who take education for granted. Malala was a bright student. She was groomed by her father who provided her with an opportunity to study in an English-medium school. Her father himself ran the school against the decree of Taliban. When she was a 15 year old, she was shot at by the Taliban terrorists. That was for speaking up regarding women’s rights to education. Before she was shot at, she was unknown outside Pakistan but a well-known public figure in Pakistan, having done a radio interview series whe

Vinod Khosla – IIT to Stanford and beyond....

April 28, 2023

Vinod Khosla was born to an army officer on 28 January 1955 in New Delhi. He studied at the famous Mount St. Mary’s School in Delhi. Later, he completed electrical engineering from IIT Delhi and had started the first computer club in any IIT to do computer programming. Afterwards, he did his MS in Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University followed by MBA from Stanford University. In 1980, Khosla co-founded Daisy Systems, which created (computer-aided design) CAD system for electrical engineers. In 1982, he co-founded Sun Microsystems. Sun microsystems created Java programming language and within first five years, made $1 billion in annual sales. Satya Nadella was an employee in Sun before he joined Microsoft. In 2004, Khosla founded Khosla Ventures which today manages approximately $1 billion of investor capital. In 2010, Sun was acquired by Oracle for $7.4 billion. Vinod Khosla also challenged Intel's monopoly by developing Nexgen/AMD. He also conceptualized the idea

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