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		<title>Internet For Business Development</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harshad Oak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My presentation on &#8216;Internet For Business Development&#8217; at Barcamp Pune, Nov 2009. The learning was part of my preparations while designing the Internet For Business Development &#38; Internet Entrepreneurship course for IndicThreads Education.The session gives an overview of how the &#8230; <a href="http://www.harshadoak.com/2009/11/pune-city/internet-for-business-development.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Austerity &#8211; Business Class vs Cattle Class Discussion Does Matter</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harshad Oak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was resisting writing on the austerity talk that has sprung up in India. But the media has now taken the discussion in such a nonsensical direction that I feel forced to air my views. Not that my views matter, &#8230; <a href="http://www.harshadoak.com/2009/09/society/austerity-business-class-vs-cattle-class-discussion-does-matter.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Was MJ The Last English Star In India? Has India Gone Back To Its Roots?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harshad Oak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Jackson, the &#8216;king of pop&#8217; was today finally laid to rest, 10 weeks after his death. Michael Jackson was easily the biggest global entertainer ever. Through the 80s and 90s he enjoyed unfathomable levels of popularity across the globe &#8230; <a href="http://www.harshadoak.com/2009/09/society/was-mj-the-last-english-star-in-india-has-india-gone-back-to-its-roots.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pune LokSabha Seat Candidates &#8211; India General Elections 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harshad Oak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Candidates contesting for the Pune Loksabha seat in India&#8217;s General Elections 2009. Sl No Candidate Name Age Gender Party Name 1 ANIL SHIROLE 59 M Bharatiya Janata Party 2 KALMADI SURESH 64 M Indian National Congress 3 D S K &#8230; <a href="http://www.harshadoak.com/2009/04/pune-city/pune-loksabha-seat-candidates-india-general-elections-2009.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>For The Cause Of The Taj</title>
		<link>http://www.harshadoak.com/2007/07/thoughts/for-the-cause-of-the-taj.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 05:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harshad Oak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Taj Mahal wasn't the beneficiary of your votes, the phone companies were <a href="http://www.harshadoak.com/2007/07/thoughts/for-the-cause-of-the-taj.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Blind Belief Brings No Relief</title>
		<link>http://www.harshadoak.com/2007/04/society/blind-belief-brings-no-relief.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 11:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harshad Oak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;We are complicating our lives with superstitions. Instead, let logic and science be our guide.&#8221; Lately I have been spending some time looking for an office space. Apart from the sky rocketing prices, the other thing that has struck me &#8230; <a href="http://www.harshadoak.com/2007/04/society/blind-belief-brings-no-relief.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The reason for migrating from India is not money or career, but a loss of faith in India</title>
		<link>http://www.harshadoak.com/2007/04/society/the-reason-for-migrating-from-india-is-not-money-or-career-but-a-loss-of-faith-in-india.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harshad Oak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;My column in the Herald dated 17th March 2007&#8243; A few days back, a friend told me about his plans to head for a foreign country because he has had enough of India. He isn’t one of the ‘crazy about &#8230; <a href="http://www.harshadoak.com/2007/04/society/the-reason-for-migrating-from-india-is-not-money-or-career-but-a-loss-of-faith-in-india.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bachchan Temple Treks Are Disappointing</title>
		<link>http://www.harshadoak.com/2007/01/thoughts/bachchan-temple-treks-are-disappointing.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2007 06:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harshad Oak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I used to think that Amitabh Bachchan was a great role model for Indians. But his regular  treks to temples across India are consistently eroding his stature in my eyes. Ref- Bollywood&#8217;s Bachchan walks barefoot to pray India is anyway &#8230; <a href="http://www.harshadoak.com/2007/01/thoughts/bachchan-temple-treks-are-disappointing.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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