Hotel Sheraton Bangalore

Hotel Sheraton Bangalore is well positioned in North Bangalore close to the International Airport in Devanahalli. With a sumptuous lunch buffet at Rs. 750 + Tax at the Feast Restaurant, it is good going.

Aamir Khan the indisputed king of bollywood

All that media hype about Shah Rukh being "King Khan" should now be put to rest permanently. The last decade has clearly demonstrated Aamir Khan's superior acting skills on a consistent basis from the standpoint of Quality, Innovation and Creativity. With an array of great hits (Dil Chahta Hai, Lagaan, Rang De Basanti, Ghajini, & now 3 idiots) under his belt...and with Shah Rukh not having to show much...the verdict is clearly in favor of Aamir.
Also, recently Business Today magazine has put Aamir's pay check per movie at Rs. 20 crore and fee per brand endorsement at Rs. 12 crore...this is far superior in comparison with Shah Rukh's price tag per movie at only Rs. 12 crore and fee per brand endorsement at Rs. 7 crore. The cover article and that too in a business magazine indicates Shah Rukh has become more of a businessman and has clearly lost out on the art of acting and filmmaking. Shah Rukh has been reduced to becoming just a money making machine and clearly lacking in quality movie making.

Todt's suggestion for Schumi as FIA commissioner

Jean Todt, the great manager that he is...has unfortunately made a wrong assumption in assuming that Schumacher would make a good FIA commissioner. Michael is no doubt a supreme F1 race car driver. The 7 world championships are a testament to his prowess. However, being a FIA commissioner is again a 'management' type role and I am afraid Michael does not possess those skills.
Jean's desire for Schumi as a commissioner I think is based on his great friendship and rapport with Michael.
In a similar fashion, when retired basketball superstar Michael Jordan tried his hand at managing a NBA basketball franchise, he did not do well...simply because while he was a great player and team leader on the field...he lacked the skills of management (in fact during his years at the Chicago Bulls franchise, there general manager Jerry Krause was a good manager even though he was not very well liked by the Bulls players).

Jean Todt as the new FIA president

Jean Todt is a remarkable manager and change agent. His uncanny ability to revitalize the Ferrari Formula 1 team from a sleeping giant to a world class performer is the case in point. It was his vision that brought in the technological brilliance of Ross Brawn combined with the supreme driving skills and extreme competitiveness of Michael Schumacher...the result was 5 world championships.
Similarly, the FIA (Federation Internationale de l'Automobile) had developed a tarnished image with Max Mosley's combative and argumentative attitude with the F1 teams and of course his own personal scandal.
Todt will bring fresh perspective to the FIA.
Keep it going Jean!

Ashok Kamte

Ashok Kamte was an alumnus of Kodaikanal International School (Class of 1982). He was also the ACP Mumbai Police Dept and died recently in the Mumbai terrorist attacks during the November 26 to 28, 2008 period.
As a fellow Kodai School alumnus myself (Class of 1987), I bid Ashok goodbye and mourn the loss of a dynamic individual.

The arrogance of successful companies

As per Jagadish Sheth's recent article, about the arrogance of successful companies with a case in point about Cisco, Microsoft, and the IBM of the late 80's...he also mentioned that Infosys may be going in the same direction. He talked about the abusive treatment of employees by management as one of the indicators of a successful company becoming arrogant.
Recently, the Infosys HR dept announced some drastic policies for its exiting employees. This could be the beginning of a gradual distaste of joining Infosys.

The rising price of milk

The rising price of milk is something to be of real concern. Today we are paying Rs.19/- per litre in Bangalore city. This works out to Rs.1425/- per month on an essential commodity like milk!! To make matters worse, the new price is to become Rs.21 per litre which translates to an astounding Rs.1525/- per litre!! The government must step in to do some major price control.