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		<title>Theory and method for attraction of objects on the road</title>
		<link>http://riteshnayak.com/personal/2012/04/theory-and-method-for-attraction-of-objects-on-the-road/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A method for determining the steady state of objects on the road during real world driving conditions.]]></description>
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		<title>Post deprivation India</title>
		<link>http://riteshnayak.com/personal/2012/03/post-deprivation-india/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ritesh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I write this post with great excitement. In my opinion, we, the citizens of India, are at the helm of a great period of economic growth, crazy experimentation and lots of entrepreneurship. I have been trying to rationalize my decision to become an entrepreneur and I have seen dozens of entrepreneurs doing the same over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Political scene in Karnataka and the Wikileaks furore</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ritesh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The political scene in Karnataka is pitiful to say the least. The cabinet has been reshuffled at least half a dozen times in under two and a half years. Most ministers have been ousted due to their alleged involvement in Scams and fraud. The Hon Chief Minister of the state himself is embroiled in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fair women, dark men &#8211; a dying prejudice ?</title>
		<link>http://riteshnayak.com/personal/2009/12/fair-women-dark-men-a-dying-prejudice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ritesh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dilemma]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently was part of an interesting debate about &#8220;Obsession with looking/being fair and impartiality based on color&#8221; and here are my thoughts. A fellow colleague even pointed me to this book  Fair Women, Dark Men : The forgotten roots of Racial Prejudice. (Yes, I pinched the title from it) The book documents the findings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Typical Independence Day</title>
		<link>http://riteshnayak.com/personal/2009/08/the-typical-independence-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ritesh</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://riteshnayak.com/personal/?p=101</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Disclaimer: I love my country and am not not a patriot. I do not disrespect the freedom fighters, the nationalist spirit or the fact that we celebrate I day.  This post must be treated only as a vent for my anger against the stereotypical Independence day. The typical Independence day in India reminds me of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And then I graduated &#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://riteshnayak.com/personal/2009/07/and-then-i-graduated/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ritesh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am happy to say that I graduated again. This time with a Masters in Information Technology. Two years spent at IIIT-Bangalore was probably the best time of my life. I met and studied under some wonderful professors, made lot of friends and learned a whole lot about a lot of things.  My reason for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bangalorean</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ritesh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever I meet non Bangaloreans, I am always asked a bunch of questions: &#8220;Sweater? Is it that cold outside? &#8220;, or here&#8217;s another favorite: &#8221; can you explain  why you wear socks while wearing sandals &#8220;. The answer lies hidden in socio-cultural trends that have emerged from the colleges and homes of Bangaloreans. This post [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All that glitters is immoral to own</title>
		<link>http://riteshnayak.com/personal/2009/05/all-that-glitters-is-immoral-to-own/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 05:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ritesh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To have gold is to be in fear, and to want it to be sorrow. Then why is it that people are so attracted to it. Gold and diamonds have time and again been responsible for some of the worst wars in the history of mankind, and yet, people long to own it. A visit [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rains and the society</title>
		<link>http://riteshnayak.com/personal/2009/04/rains-and-the-society/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ritesh</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://riteshnayak.com/personal/?p=85</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rains are common sight in Bangalore. Ever since the day I started travelling by myself, I distinctly remember being stuck in the rain. I was stuck yesterday for more than an hour and it got me thinking.  Rains are a great leveler.     I am sure many relate to the image above. It usually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whats in a name ?</title>
		<link>http://riteshnayak.com/personal/2008/12/whats-in-a-name/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ritesh</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://riteshnayak.com/personal/?p=60</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Who are the chumps who think of names to give to everyday things ? Like, who called a banana, a banana. Was there a rationale behind that name ? I tried looking it up but most of my searches seem to think I am Christmas shopping and take me to Banana Republic. Damn corporations!! Anyway, [...]]]></description>
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