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Farmers & Agriculture: Experiences & Understanding

Harshad Oak — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 11:05:05 +0000

I attended the release of a special issue by Sadhana Magazine titled “Farmers & Agriculture: Experiences & Understanding” on 10th June 2011. The keynote speaker was renowned agri-economist Dr. Nilkanth Ruth. Dr. Ruth hails from Orissa but has been in … Continue reading →

Letter To MEA Following My Ordeal For Passport Reissue At The Pune Passport Office

Harshad Oak — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 04:19:32 +0000

With reference to contact information at http://meaindia.nic.in, have sent the email below to ascpv.twitter AT gmail.com. CCed to jsxp AT mea.gov.in , usxps AT mea.gov.in . Link for information sent via twitter to @ForeignSecNRao , @VPrakashMea , @IndianDiplomacy @ASCPV. I … Continue reading →

Scientific Temper – My Talk At Takshashila Shala, May 2011

Harshad Oak — Tue, 31 May 2011 05:34:27 +0000

I spoke about “Scientific Temper : The Forgotten Duty” at the Takshashila Shala held on 29th May 2011 in Pune, India. Abstract: India’s constitution says that “It shall be the duty of every citizen of India to develop scientific temper, … Continue reading →

Interview About Java at JavaOne India, 2011

Harshad Oak — Wed, 25 May 2011 09:40:45 +0000

Embedded below is a video of a short interview I did with the Oracle Asia Pacific team at JavaOne India, which was held in Hyderabad in May 2011. I answered questions on Java today, Java Enterprise & Java for Cloud … Continue reading →

SlideShare: How to Add an event, Add presentations to that event & Embed all presentations on your website

Harshad Oak — Fri, 13 May 2011 07:35:58 +0000

Slideshare has a remarkably twisted way to create an event, add presentations to it and then get a widget with all presentations from that event. I have created many IndicThreads events on Slideshare and yet I struggle with it every … Continue reading →

Vasant Vyakhyanmala (Spring Lecture Series) 2011 – Will The Youth Bite?

Harshad Oak — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 04:52:46 +0000

The Vasant Vyakhyanmala (Spring Lecture Series) 2011 kicked off yesterday with an inaugural address by economist & Padma Vibhushan Dr. Vijay Kelkar. Dr. Kelkar spoke about “Rising India: The growth Dynamics” . I first heard & blogged about Vasant Vyakhyanmala … Continue reading →

Mobile Software Development

Harshad Oak — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:10:55 +0000

My recent presentation (Jan 2011) on Mobile Software Development at the RSS IT Milan held in Pune. The event was targeted at college students and so the presentation is meant for students and those just starting off with mobile software … Continue reading →

IDEA Cellular Needs To Get Its Act Together, Particularly Internet & Customer Care

Harshad Oak — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:46:05 +0000

Been an IDEA subscriber for almost a decade. True to it’s ads, IDEA has always had good connectivity, at least in Maharashtra. So hardly ever have I had issues like dropped calls or a weak signal. So if you are … Continue reading →