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Treemap - Abhilash Ravishankar

Edison to Enron: Energy Markets and Political Strategies - Abhilash Ravishankar

Amazing! - Abhilash Ravishankar

LA somewhat reminds me of New Delhi, while San Francisco reminds me of Bangalore. (And Sunnyvale reminds me of Chennai so much that I suspect it’ll be renamed Sakthivel soon). - Abhilash Ravishankar

"Oh I forgot that Chinese trolls exist!" - Abhilash Ravishankar

"Oh I forgot that Chinese trolls exist!" - Abhilash Ravishankar

China's will and drive to secure its energy supply is just mindblowing - Abhilash Ravishankar

"Great insights! Very mature. Shine on, buddy." - Abhilash Ravishankar

"Great insights! Very mature. Shine on, buddy." - Abhilash Ravishankar

"Great insights! Very mature. Shine on, buddy." - Abhilash Ravishankar

WTF!? - Abhilash Ravishankar

Precisely what I have been thinking about. Note to self: blog about this. - Abhilash Ravishankar

Energy Consulting Marketplace - Abhilash Ravishankar

Energy Consulting Marketplace - Abhilash Ravishankar

Hell yeah!! - Abhilash Ravishankar

Dangerous truths(?) about CCS! - Abhilash Ravishankar

Mumbai needs a Janaagraha - Abhilash Ravishankar

If you’re going to learn then at least go work somewhere exciting where you can really do something.  If it works you can stay and grow for the next 5 years.  If it doesn’t you’ll have done 3 startups by 26.  And you’ll be ready to earn. - Abhilash Ravishankar

Amazing stuff! - Abhilash Ravishankar

Many roboticists believe that trying to simulate human appearance and behavior is a recipe for disappointment, because it raises unrealistic expectations - Abhilash Ravishankar

If you really want to see the view from on high, do what David Trawin did instead: hang a camera from a bunch of balloons and send it aloft to take pictures for you. - Abhilash Ravishankar

In India, one difficulty that I faced that I hadn’t really faced in other countries working for the World Bank was the fact that I was a woman. The fact that I was Indian. And the fact that I looked young. I look younger than I am,” she says of her early days with the World Bank in India. “I would turn up (at meetings) and they would look at me and say ‘where is the World Bank?’” - Abhilash Ravishankar

It is already possible to send electricity without wires. Can devices be powered using ambient radiation from existing broadcasts? - Abhilash Ravishankar

I long have been fascinated by the extraordinary achievement from the ex-Paypal team and wonder about the reasons behind their success. - Abhilash Ravishankar

"Sorry to differ with you Sreekanth. I think the book is very poorly written. Horrible English. Not that I expect very good English, but I found it extremely hard to complete the book. Extremely poor grammar with poor choice of words. FWIW, IMO I think the book is written to vent out some bad incident that the writer had. In other words, the book is a result of concealed anger rather than a result of imagination/art." - Abhilash Ravishankar

"Sorry to differ with you Sreekanth. I think the book is very poorly written. Horrible English. Not that I expect very good English, but I found it extremely hard to complete the book. Extremely poor grammar with poor choice of words. FWIW, IMO I think the book is written to vent out some bad incident that the writer had. In other words, the book is a result of concealed anger rather than a result of imagination/art." - Abhilash Ravishankar

"Sorry to differ with you Sreekanth. I think the book is very poorly written. Horrible English. Not that I expect very good English, but I found it extremely hard to complete the book. Extremely poor grammar with poor choice of words. FWIW, IMO I think the book is written to vent out some bad incident that the writer had. In other words, the book is a result of concealed anger rather than a result of imagination/art." - Abhilash Ravishankar

First, parents' sacrifice is much smaller than it looks, and childless and single is far inferior to married with children. Second, parents' sacrifice is much larger than it has to be. - Abhilash Ravishankar

At one such intersection he attempted to brake, but he was traveling too fast. Instead of plowing into the rear of the car ahead of him, he swerved to the right and popped up onto to sidewalk. In doing so, he accidently ran over a woman walking towards his oncoming car. He was incredibly ashamed of himself and profusely apologized. - Abhilash Ravishankar

"Excited? I don't know. Buying it? Yeah. After all it's the only BITS-IIT love-story book I know of :) Abhilash Call: +966(0)50.886.9752 Web: whois.abhilash.name" - Abhilash Ravishankar