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We were introduced to Naveen on our last visit to Bangalore in Dec 2006. At that time Naveen was working as a consultant for CHC (Community Health Cell). We were impressed by Naveen’s heart for the underserved. CHC is an organization created to study and publicize health needs among the marginalized. Through their efforts they [...]

If you know me, you know that I am by no means a “hacker.” I have however managed to pick up some rudimentary skills over the years in a few assorted programming languages. I view writing code in much the same way as some people view playing golf: because I do not practice it nearly [...]

This morning, MIT posted a new course on their OpenCourseWare site, “15.992 S-Lab: Laboratory for Sustainable Business.”  This course was offered “live” at MIT’s Sloan School of Management in Spring 2008.
For those of you not familiar with OpenCourseWare, MIT has made many of their courses available free on the web — some have video content, others [...]

I finally took the plunge and opened a Kiva account a few days before Christmas.  I wanted to give my sister a Kiva gift certificate as part of her gift, and I figured that I should also open an account while I was there.  I had heard and read a fair amount about Kiva, but [...]

Slumdog Millionaire Trailer (from YouTube)
I went to see “Slumdog Millionaire” last night at Ritz East in Philadelphia.  This movie has been getting hype as a potential Oscar candidate, so I decided it was worth checking out, especially as one of my brother’s friends mentioned that it would be especially interesting to me given my numerous [...]

 
I know Jose for about two years now. We first met through a mutual acquaintance in December 2006. He was a previously a captain in the army and later worked for Mahindra (a large automotive manufacturer). Subsequently, he worked for a number of software development companies. When I met him in 2006, he was the COO for [...]

Hello and welcome to Profugo’s brand new channel! We are always looking for ways in which to connect with the Profugo community and keep all partners informed. This blog is an additional communication channel. Profugo’s Facebook presence is receiving great support. We hope to broaden the intreraction with those on the sidelines. If you would [...]