The name of the interviewee in Sanskrit means both ‘enrapture’ or ‘enchant’. He is an ex-web copywriter and sub-editor and has been online and blogging for more than three years now. Yes it is none other than Vijayendra Mohanty aka @Vimoh. He is the brains behind mypajama.com and blogs at Vmohanty.com. Read on to know how Vimoh thinks and what he feels about many things in life.
Educating the poor is an investment in India’s future
India is a country with enormous potential, a GDP growth rate of 9% and two thirds of the population under 35, constituting a ready workforce.
Yet India lags behind many developing countries in the field of education, with only around 65% of the population literate and high instances of teacher absenteeism. While only 89% of students ever enter the school system, 34% have dropped out by the 5th standard, 45% by the 8th.
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BlogAdda’s Tangy Tuesday Picks – Aug. 25, ’09
Goeie dag (Hello in Afrikaans). Interesting developments have happened in the past few days in the opposition party of India. The ghost of Jinnah has come back again to haunt the Indian Politics. Suspensions and resignations are happening in bulk. Loyalties could be seen shifting. Yeh hain Politics ka khel! Yahan sab chalta hain. 🙂 We won’t shift our loyalties ever towards our dedicated readers and with that we present you the best Indian blog posts for this week. Here are the Tangy Tuesday Picks.
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Perky Tweets – Aug. 24, ’09
Ganpati Bappa Morya! The last week of august is here. The Festivals have started. It is time to have the best sweets and then workout at the end of the year. Dusshera and Diwali are around the corner. Let the celebrations begin. We start this week’s celebration by casting you under the spell of #perkytweets.
BlogAdda’s Spicy Saturday Picks – Aug. 22, ’09
Happy Ganesh Chaturthi to all of you in advance. Ganesh or Ganapati is worshipped before starting or initiating any puja or ritual as per Hinduism. Lord Ganesh is also called as Vinayaka, Vigneshwara, Vignahantri, Gajanana, Ganadhipa, Gananayaka, Lambodara and Ekadanta. Not only in India but in China, America, Tibet, Japan, Burma, Nepal and Iran, this festival is celebrated. For our Jain/Gujarati readers, saata ma rahejo. Trust your Paryushan are going fine. This week, as always, here are the best Indian blog posts.
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Interview with Avinash Kaushik
We have a very special person whose interview you are going to read. When you talk about Web Analytics, his name comes right there on the top. He is the author of a very successful book on Web Analytics ‘Web Analytics: An Hour A Day‘. (Ed: This book is absolutely recommended for anyone who wants to understand Analytics. Also, his new book Web Analytics 2.0 will be out soon. Watch out).
Avinash Kaushik works with some of the largest companies in the world and helps them evolve their online marketing and Analytics strategies. He is an Analytics evangelist with Google and spreads his philosophy that investing in talented analysts can be more profitable than simply investing in metrics tools. A must read interview for all bloggers and people who manage websites.