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Savarkar Is The Grey Icon Of India

Harshad Oak — Mon, 28 May 2012 08:03:55 +0000

I see Twitter abuzz with #Savarkar on the 130th birth anniversary of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar aka Veer Savarkar. So thought of writing this quick post on the man. Savarkar has to be one of the most intriguing icons of India. … Continue reading →

First Look at Life365 – New Pune Daily Newspaper

Harshad Oak — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:31:04 +0000

I picked up a copy of the first issue of Life365 today morning and I liked what I saw. So this quick post about the new Pune daily newspaper. Pune Focused: For far too long have Pune readers tolerated petty … Continue reading →

Water Cuts TimeTable & Water Crisis Predictions 201′x’

Harshad Oak — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:55:36 +0000

By studying data over several years, Oak Labs has come out with the following predictions & timetable for Pune Water Cuts (Crisis). You can change the names & tweak the dates for these predictions to apply to any other city … Continue reading →

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 →