Personality Results

2009-10-03T12:41:00.002+05:30

Took a personality test at Big Five. Here are the Personality result. Do take the test and share your results

What does the Sorting Hat Says?

2009-09-19T21:59:00.000+05:30

The sorting hat says that I belong in Ravenclaw!

Birthdays on Another Planet

2009-06-03T18:48:00.003+05:30

"Celebrate Every Day of Your Life" - is what I believe in; but this cruel Earth and it's people don't allow you to celebrate everyday of your life. Well, for the desperadoes amongst you, here is something which you will find extremely useful. Check out my Reasons for CelebrationsGo ahead! See when is it your birthday on another Planet or When you have completed 11000 days of living and Just

Statistical Significance

2009-04-07T14:47:00.003+05:30

Most of us are taught Testing of Hypothesis using the old Null Hypothesis approach. In fact, In Indian Schools, it is de-rigor to know the statistical testing using the Null Hypothesis Approach. However, statistical software do not follow this approach, rather they follow the p-value approach. This creates confusion when students use statistical software foe their work. To help my students I

Death of a Software Company

2009-02-09T21:00:00.002+05:30

It is with sadness that I write this blog about the demise of a small software company. In 2003, I had purchased a small software "Just the Fax" from a small company RKS Software. I was impressed with the software as it made the process of sending a fax from a computer. In fact, so impressed was I, that I decided to spend $ 19.95 to register the software. The software was made for windows 98

Happy New Year 2009

2009-01-23T12:39:00.003+05:30

I guess it is time to wish Happy New Year to all of you through my blog. In the past few days, I have been majorly active on scribd. Do view my documents on scribd:

Finally - Convocation

2008-09-23T17:29:00.003+05:30

Finally the big day arrived. Calcutta University decided to hold convocation for the Doctoral Degree Holders. I arrived post haste to Kolkata to be present at the convocation. But what a big letdown!!!You must think that the convocation ceremony of the Oldest University in India would be gloriously managed solemn affair. Not So. In fact I have had seen better convocations in private collages. No

Understanding Insurance: The Easy Way

2008-08-12T15:51:00.008+05:30

"Insurance is a subject matter of solicitation" is the disclaimer written on every insurance brochure. In this sense, it is no better that the oldest profession of the world. However, the solicitation of Insurance companies leaves a lot to be desired. People today, still fear taking insurance because of the arcane words and phrases that is used in Insurance. I too was in the same league, till

West Syndrome : An Appeal

2008-07-14T10:27:00.003+05:30

It has been ages since I have blogged on the web. Well life has it's own ways of interrupting your plans. It all began in April this year when my daughter started having some kind of spasms 3-4 times a day. It was not until we took her to Calcutta were the spasm correctly diagnosed.Anulika has been diagnosed with " West Syndrome" - which is a rare form of Infantile Epilepsy. In fact, since the

Free Download Manager & F-Secure

2008-02-13T20:14:00.003+05:30

Another day and the internet never ceases to surprise me. Just downloaded a wonderful download manager named "Free Download Manager". Have tried Get-Right and Flash-Get, but I was never too happy with them. FDM seems to fit the bill perfectly. Try it if you have not done so far. Here is the link:

The year that was

2008-01-15T10:06:00.000+05:30

The last year had been full of changes in my life. It is a year that would remain truly memorable in my memory. First and foremost, we had a little daughter Anulika in the month of October. Then, in the month of November, I completed my Ph.D. degree from University of Calcutta and finally in the month of August, I was able to purchase my new car (albeit after taking a massive loan from SBI). A

Blessings from God

2007-10-10T12:14:00.000+05:30

It is amazing how God showers us with his gifts. We were blessed with our second child - a girl child - on the 5th of October 2007. May she have a long, fruitful and prosperous life

Properties of the number 4217

2007-09-05T10:19:00.000+05:30

Let me begin with a small background. I purchased a new car - Zen Estilo made by Maruti Suzuki - sometime last month and was waiting for the number plate to arrive. The car dealer tried to sell me some of the interesting number's (for which he would get a premium) but I preferred to wait for luck to take charge. And, believe it or not, luck certainly seemed to favour me in this context.When the

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

2007-07-27T10:19:00.000+05:30

Just finished reading the last volume of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (HPATDH). And to confess - in spite of the publicity surrounding the book; I was pretty disappointed. It was just not magical enough. Somehow or the other, Harry blunders along and manages to win... Hallows or Hoarcrux... Seems like JK Rowling lost the plot.... The unnecessary death of some of the key members sounded

Huh! Windows 98 as Macintosh!!!

2007-03-14T23:33:00.000+05:30

I have heard stories that people who get selected into Microsoft have to go through 6 or 7 levels of interviews; and that the final interview most of the time's is taken by one of the top honcho's. I was never quite lucky to work in Microsoft but if the practise is true then they should stop wasting their time and money. I mean how stupid can you get. Take a look at the picture below:Enlarge it

Using Abyss Personal Web Server for Classroom

2007-03-07T15:33:00.001+05:30

Let me first explain the background. I am working as Reader at Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi. Ranchi is the capital of Jharkhand - a state in country of India. At XISS, I teach marketing and research related subjects in three different departments - Information Management (IM), Marketing Management (MM) and Financial Management (FM). Each department has different requirement of

ColorQuiz Personality Test

2006-12-08T20:52:00.000+05:30

I took this test and it quite accurately predicted my mental state at that time. Why don't you try it too.Rohit Vishal Kumar took the free ColorQuiz.com personality test!"Wants interesting and exciting things to happen. A..."Click here to read the rest of the results.

Demise of my Uncle

2006-12-05T09:02:00.000+05:30

My youngest maternal uncle Shri Brijesh Kumar Srivastava passed away on 30th of November 2006. He was posted as CJM Gazipur in Uttar Pradesh. May God rest his soul

BSNL Blunders: My Story

2006-11-08T16:25:00.000+05:30

Well after a long time i am posting again. This time i am going to write about the blunder of BSNL in Jharkhand.To cut the long story short - I applied for a BSNL landline phone on 12th of October 2006. The person at the main office told me that it should take about a week for the phone to get installed. I was a bit surprised, because in Calcutta the BSNL phone takes about a week to be installed.

Durga Puja

2006-10-09T10:01:00.000+05:30

Another Durga Puja finished on the 2nd of October. Every year, I cannot help, but marvel at the time, money and energy that is expended in making the function a success. Most of the times I think that the whole thing is a complete waste.Consider for example. In the city of Calcutta itself around 2800 Durga Pujas (CESC Estimate) are held. Each Puja Comittee spends a tidy sum every year. For the

Shatabdi Express: Ripoff or Payoff?

2006-09-19T15:10:00.000+05:30

This weekend i went to Calcutta and on the train, as i had nothing better to do, i stated doing some mental gymnastics. The fact was that i was going to Calcutta in the 2020 Ranchi-Howrah Shatabdi Express. Now Shatabdi's are supposed to be the fastest trains in India travelling at 100 km per hour and above. But somehow my mental arithmetic did not gel. Consider this:2020 Ranchi Howrah Shatabdi

Cigarettes and Pressure Cookers

2006-09-11T10:29:00.000+05:30

Well... Since i have come to Ranchi, I have discovered the charms of this city. Some of them amusing; some of them hilarious - but all of them mostly entertaining.Today I will write about a small shop which is located on the Main Road. It caught my eye as the board above the shop said "Stockist: Cigarettes and Pressure Cookers". I was completly flabbergasted. What could cigarettes and pressure

Xavier Institute of Social Service

2006-08-12T12:48:00.000+05:30

Sorry for the delay folks... I joined Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS), Ranchi as Reader in their Department of Marketing and Finance from 1st of August 2006. First Impressions about Ranchi - Difficult to say, it feels like a small town thrust into the spotlight since Jahrkhand became a state. But yes the weather is good and distances are small - compared to Kolkata. So my next blogs

A Visit to a Railway Station

2006-07-30T18:41:00.000+05:30

Perhaps, is our respected railway minister, Laloo Prasad Yadav, has his say then the day will not be far off that only passengers would be allowed in the railway station. Not only that, for security check, you will have to report at least 3 hours earlier if you are travelling in Sleeper Class, 3-AC and 2-AC could report for boarding upto 1 hour before the departure and 1-AC could avail the tele

Change in Life

2006-07-25T22:23:00.000+05:30

Where to begin? I am aware that i have not written from about 29th of May and this is a long long two months gap. Things change and the more they change the more they remain constant. Let me put up this small update - from August 1st 2006, I shall be joining Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS) Ranchi as Reader in their Department of Marketing.Leaving IISWBM is certainly painful. More so

Reservations about Hunger Strike

2006-05-29T00:08:00.000+05:30

Well... all that talk about Spanish Paella has made me extremely hungry. Some of you must be thinking that when the students of premier institutes are on hunger strike how can i think about food? Well to tell you the truth - Because i dont belive that the "Hunger Strike" is going to make an iota of difference to any political party. A few doctors may die... Arjun Singh will blame the foreign hand

Spanish Paella

2006-05-28T12:58:00.000+05:30

I found this extremely delicious dish in a magazine. Now the only problem is to pester someone to cook it and satisfy my tastebuds. If you know of some restaurant in Kolkata serving the dish. Well you know what to do... let me know. Here is the recipie. Try it, and if you like it let me know.Ingredients4 cups rice8 cups fish stock8 king size prawns200 gm shrimps200 gm peas (fresh or frozen)2 ripe

Reservations : A "Wrong" idea for promotion of Downtrodden

2006-05-26T19:42:00.000+05:30

The controversy sparked off by Human Resources Development Minister, Mr Arjun Singh's April 5 remark that the Union cabinet will extend 27 per cent reservations for students from the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in all the Central universities and the Indian Institutes of Technology and Management and similar institutions has developed into a storm. The storm, i belive does not do justice to the

Welcome to my Ramblings

2006-05-23T22:20:00.000+05:30

Well... This is my first blog and you could say that i am loosing my virginity with this post. To tell the truth i got inspired by the blog of Rashmi Bansal. And specially an article she had on her blog You can find out her blog here http://youthcurry.blogspot.com/. Do keep on visiting and reading my ramblings

Rohit's Ramblings