The Great Ganesha

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Hello, Can I Factorize Your Polynomials?

November 28th, 2007 · No Comments

This is not new, but the NYT ran an article on outsourcing tutoring (in math, amongst other subjects) to India. This is part of the “second wave” of outsourcing: The first wave of slicing up services work and sending it abroad has been all about business operations. Computer programming, call centers, product design and back-office [...]

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Tags: diaspora · india · mathematics · teaching · technology

It’s Good to be Home

November 28th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Not much seems to have changed in ten years. Bombay is still pulsating and I’m loving it. For all the hype about change, the city and its people have remained the same. Sure, there are a few more people, a few more buildings and a few more cars, but on the whole, it’s still my [...]

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Tags: bombay · india · personal life