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Observations

Adi Shankaracharya and Raheja

I had blogged earlier about the nasty fight between the patriarch Gopal Raheja of the 11000 Crore Raheja group and his only son Sandeep.The matters have become worse with both making damning statements about each other in court.

Adi Shankaracharya (788–820 CE) in his immortal Bhaja Govindam wrote

arthamanarthaM bhaavaya nityaM
naastitataH sukhaleshaH satyam.h .
putraadapi dhana bhaajaaM bhiitiH
sarvatraishhaa vihiaa riitiH

 

Wealth is not welfare

Truly there is no joy in it.Reflect on this at all times

A rich man fears his own son

This is the way of wealth everywhere

 

Isn’t it amazing how human behavior hasn’t changed over the ages?

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SiteReview

Site Review:Gaurav Blog

As part of my site review series (see here and here), today I take a look at Gaurav blog.

Gaurav Parikh is a veteran of the markets and is a financial adviser.He also teaches at BSE and is invited to speak on investing all over India.

This blog is a personal blog and he writes about various issues under the sun.

The writing style is informal, personal and candid.

Sometimes he posts about his investing ideas which can be profitable to readers of the blog.I am reminded of Ben Graham’s lectures wherein his students used to buy stocks which Ben referenced in his lectures !

Another useful aspect of the blog is the market gossip/talk that Gaurav sometimes posts.Gives a good idea about what other market participants are thinking.

Check it out for yourself !!

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Links

Weekend Mega Linkfest:Oct 27, 2012

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Swat the Taliban (OutlookIndia)

Modi’s still there, innit? (IndrajitHazra)

Soaring gold prices taking a toll on Kanchipuram Saris (ForbesIndia)

All instant noodles brands are fooling you on health,nutrition (Moneylife)

The lives of Aarushi Talwar’s family and friends (Open)

For India Inc, the law is an ass (JerryRao)

I don’t want to be a toll bridge, I want to be its meaning (FundooProf)

Photos of Mitt Romney High School Pranks (VanityFair)

Ballmer is driving Microsoft off the cliff ! (Forbes)

Goldman Sachs bails on BRIC funds (SmartMoney)

China’s new kleptocracy (NewYorker)

Why is lynching so common in Nigeria? (Atlantic)

Indians saying crazy things about rape (Slate)

A Halloween massacre at the White House (Smithsonian)

Why Israel should trade its nukes (ForeignAffairs)

The lessons we can learn from Baniyas (Mint)

The island where people forget to die (NYTimes)

The kindness of beasts (Aeon)

Spoof:Rajat Gupta appeals for case to be transferred to Indian courts (UnrealTimes)

Bike Review:Ducati Diavel-forged in hell (TeamBHP)

Travelogue: Hyderabad-Nawabi Nagari (Ghumakkar)

Celebrating Durga Puja abroad means pining for the real thing (ArnabRay)

Food Review: Starbucks (MumbaiBoss)

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Video

Spanish unemployment surges to 25%

We in India should consider ourselves lucky

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Links

Linkfest:Oct 26, 2012

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Sharad Pawar owns shares in IRB group (ET)

Over 3L Crore of loans may turn NPA in 6 months (MoneyControl)

Jindal plays clips to show Zee blackmail (BS)

How Gadkari and Vadra thrive (FirstPost)

Goldman Sachs India Equity Fund NFO (OneMint)

Billions in hidden riches for family of Wen Jiaboa (NYTimes)

Taking a man at his word (Fistful of euros)

The day the Dow dropped 3116 points (JeffMatthews)

Mike Corbat has two choices for Citigroup employees (Dealbreaker)

Hilarious- The rise and fall and rise of Vijay Mallya (UnrealTimes)