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Internet For Business Development, Internet Entrepreneurship & IT Security & Compliance Courses – By IndicThreads Education

Harshad Oak — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:50:18 +0000

From the IndicThreads Education Press Release. You are welcome to link – share >> IndicThreads, a technology media pioneer, creators of the IndicThreads.com software developer portal & the IndicThreads Technology Conferences, announces the launch of ‘IndicThreads Education‘ a novel initiative in business & technology education. The courses are path-breaking in their content & [...]

An impatient’s guide to Knee Surgery – Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction and Meniscus Tear

Harshad Oak — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:05:38 +0000

The story begins many years back, on a beautiful sunny morning in 1997. I was playing cricket in the inter division cricket tournament in my college. I had bowled my quota of overs and we had kept the opposition down to a modest score. Later while batting we were within reach of the target with [...]

My Interview About IndicThreads, Java Today, Java Community In India…

Harshad Oak — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:42:12 +0000

Arun Gupta from Sun Microsystems interviewed me at the 4th IndicThreads.com Conference On Java about Java today, IndicThreads, the IndicThreads Conferences & the software developer communities in India. src- Arun Gupta’s Blog Arun

Pune Marathon Runner Report

Harshad Oak — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:33:15 +0000

I ran the Pune Marathon 09 (10 kms category) and finished in 1 hour 26 minutes which was more or less as per my expectation. I think I could have shaved off 5-10 minutes from the time, but with few distance markers along the way, I couldn’t pace my run properly so left my final [...]

Internet For Business Development

Harshad Oak — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:29:00 +0000

My presentation on ‘Internet For Business Development’ at Barcamp Pune, Nov 2009. The learning was part of my preparations while designing the Internet For Business Development & Internet Entrepreneurship course for IndicThreads Education.The session gives an overview of how the Internet has changed business and business development activities forever & how today’s entrepreneurs & business [...]

Maharashtra Election Results – Vidhan Sabha 2009

Harshad Oak — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:32:16 +0000

The election results for the Maharashtra state assembly elections are supposed to be announced tomorrow (22nd Oct). Like every prior election, the Election Commission has again failed to provide a proper & functional website where you can get the election results. However your best bet still would be to try the Chief Election Commissioner for [...]

Voter List Search – Candidate Affidavits – Maharashtra State Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Elections

Harshad Oak — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:29:56 +0000

Most of the sites that provided election voter list search for the 2009 Loksabha elections seem to have bombed for the Maharashtra State Elections. Voter List Search At last check, you can search the voter list for Maharashtra at - http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/ The direct links are (Marathi) http://220.225.73.214/marathi/ & (English) http://220.225.73.214/marathi/FrmSearchPage.aspx?ID=1 For Mumbai & Thane http://220.225.73.202/ You can also find links to the district [...]

Maharashtra State Assembly Elections – Pune Shivajinagar Seat Contestants

Harshad Oak — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:16:08 +0000

No Indian has anywhere near as much scope to change the destiny of other Indians as an elected representative in government. So like it or hate it, we have to take our netas and elections seriously. The assembly elections (Vidhan Sabha) for the state of Maharashtra in India are upon us and 13th Oct 09 [...]