...Topic: Irony and humour in the novel “The Inheritance of Loss” by Kiran Desai. Irony and humour in the novel “The Inheritance of Loss” by Kiran Desai. Introduction The Inheritance of Loss, written by Kiran Desai is a grand narrative which encompose the socio- cultural milieu of India and Nepal. The novel discusses various numbers of themes from love to insurgency of youth. Through this novel, Kiran Desai tries to portray the inherent contradictions of desires of individuals and the society in which they live. This novel excels due to the Desai's endeavor to depict the harsh realities in its true colors with a touch of irony and humor. Dealing with all levels of society and many different cultures, Desai shows life’s humor and brutality, its whimsy and harshness, and its delicate emotions and passionate commitments in a novel that is both beautiful and wise Irony in the novel The Inheritance of Loss: Irony is a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. It may also be a situation that may end up in quite a different way than what is generally anticipated. In simple words, it is a difference between the appearance and the reality. Irony In the title of the novel The title of the book is so intriguing. When one hears of an inheritance, it is usually something so precious, so cherished that the next generation anticipates it to be bequeathed...
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...Coke – Ethical Issues “Our product is quite healthy. Fluid replenishment is a key to health. Coke does a great service because it encourages people to take in more and more liquids.” - Michael Douglas Investor, Coke’s Chairman and CEO. “Public schools are funded by the public to educate the children as provided by state law. It is totally inappropriate that its facilities and employees are being used by corporations to increase their own profits on public time and with public dollars.” Dr. Brita Butler-Wall, Executive Director, Citizens’ Campaign for Commercial-Free Schools, US. THE RECALL On June 13, 1999, Coca-Cola[1] (Coke) recalled over 15 million cans and bottles after the Belgian Health Ministry announced a ban on Coke’s drinks, which were suspected of making more than 100 school children ill in the preceding six days. This recall was in addition to the 2.5 million bottles that had already been recalled in the previous week. The company’s products namely Coke, Diet Coke and Fanta had been bottled[2] in Antwerp, Ghent and Wilrijk, Belgium while some batches of Coke, Diet Coke, Fanta and Sprite were also produced in Dunkirk, France. Children at six schools in Belgium had complained of headache, nausea, vomiting and shivering which ultimately led to hospitalization after drinking Coke’s beverages. Most of them reported an ‘unusual odor’ and an ‘off-taste’ in the drink. In a statement to Reuters, Marc Pattin, a spokesman for the Belgian Health Ministry explained the seriousness...
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...Course - Business Objects XI R2/R3 | Session - 1 1. Introduction to Data ware house concepts like 2. Data Mart 3. Star Schema 4. Snow Flake Schema 5. Data Stages 6. Introduction to Business Objects Modules 7. Architecture 8. Introduction to Administrator Module - CMC (part I) 9. Creating Groups 10. Creating Users 11. Discussing about different kinds of Users 12. Setting up the Security setting for users 13. Importing and exporting the Groups and Users 14. Moving, Deleting and Removing users 15. Enabling and Disabling the resources and users 16. Resetting the password Session 2 1. Introduction to Designer Module (part I) 2. Creating connections 3. Discussing about different kinds of connections 4. Inserting a table 5. Joining the tables 6. Creating Classes 7. Creating simple Objects and complex objects with condition, filter, prompts 8. Discussing about different kinds of objects 9. Detecting cardinalities and loops 10. Removing and arranging tables 11. Deleting and modifying joins 12. Modifying classes and objects 13. Modifying the parameters 14. Saving the universe Session 3 1. Introduction to Designer Module (part II) 2. Modifying LOV files 3. Solving loops 4. Creating alias and context 5. Creating Hierarchical objects 6. Creating and using Aggregate awareness Objects 7. Linking Universes 8. Exporting and importing the universes 9. Saving universe for all users 10. Migrating universe Session 4...
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...Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (born 23 March 1953) is an Indian entrepreneur. She is the chairman & managing director of Biocon Limited a biotechnology company based in Bangalore (Bengaluru), India. ------------------------------------------------- Profile Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw completed her schooling from the city’s Bishop Cotton Girl's High School (1968). She wanted to join medical school but instead took up biology and completed her BSc Zoology Honours course from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore University (1973). She later did her post-graduation as a brewmaster in Malting and Brewing from Ballarat College, Melbourne University (1975). She worked as a trainee brewer in Carlton and United Breweries, Melbourne and as a trainee maltster at Barrett Brothers and Burston, Australia. She also worked for some time as a technical consultant at Jupiter Breweries Limited, Calcutta and as a technical manager at Standard Maltings Corporation, Baroda between 1975 and 1977. She started Biocon in 1978 and spearheaded its evolution from an industrial enzymes manufacturing company to a fully integrated bio-pharmaceutical company with a well-balanced business portfolio of products and a research focus on diabetes, oncology and auto-immune diseases. She also established two subsidiaries: Syngene (1994) to provide development support services as an outsourcing firm for discovery research and Clinigene (2000) to cater to clinical development services. Her pioneering work in the sector has earned...
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...Page 1 of 1 Biocon forms alliance with Mylan BS Reporter / Bangalore June 29, 2009, 10:27 IST Bangalore-based biotech major, Biocon Limited today announced that it has executed a definite agreement with Mylan Inc, for an exclusive collaboration on the development, manufacturing, supply and commercialisation of mulitple, high value generic biologic compounds for the global marketplace. Through this partnership, Mylan and Biocon will bring together highly complementary capabilities that will significantly advance their efforts to secure a leading position in the emerging generic biologics industry, Biocon informed in a press release today. Commenting on the agreement, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, chairperson, Biocon said, "Biocon is extremely pleased to have found a partner as strong as Myland to accelerate our work in generics biologics and take it to the next level around the world, especially in regulated markets. I am sure this collaboration will be remarkable success while bringing additional value to Biocon and its shareholders. Monoclonal antibodies are emerging as the most dominant class in biologics. Through this partnership we hope to deliver high quality, affordable bio-generic antibodies and biologics, thereby addressing a critical need to lower spiraling healthcare costs in both the developed and emerging economies." As part of this collaboration, Mylan and Biocon will share development, capital and certain other costs to bring products to market....
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...and ram&kiran were perfectly matched for their jobs in the macmickeys according to their profiles. * Tushar, ram & kiran had a 5years of experience to manage macmickeys so that they had a tacit knowledge about how to maintain customer relationship management and how to make delicious food and finally how to manage things. * There is a complete collaboration between Tushar and ram& kiran and their staff so things were happened nicely After acquisition: * They acquired three experts and above 15 other staff members including front office, administration, chefs and logistics. * The new staff had been working in macmickeys for six months but they didn’t know about the things which are kept in kitchen and they didn’t know about how to maintain customer relations and their tastes. Even in the logistics they were not clear. * They have the knowledge but they don’t have wisdom to implement things correctly So it was happened because of following reasons 1) Lack of co-ordination and collaboration between Tushar, ram, roonie and newly employed. 2) Tushar and ram& kiran didn’t share their tacit knowledge to new workers 3) they didn’t tell about the customer interests to new employees 53. From a knowledge management perspective, what do you think the core team (consisting of Tushar,Ram & Kiran) should have done to make the transition smooth? Ans: in order to maintain the transition smooth (Tushar,Ram & Kiran) should have...
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...(Cover Page) “PROJECT ON “SUCCESS STORY OF AN ENTREPRENEUR – KIRAN MAZUMDAR” Master of Commerce Semester – III (2014-2015) Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements For the award of degree of M.Com By Arati Sachidanand Mishra Seat No. _86_ Tolani College of Commerce Sher – E – Punjab society, Andheri (East), Mumbai – 400 093. PROJECT ON “SUCCESS STORY OF AN ENTREPRENEUR – KIRAN MAZUMDAR” Master of Commerce Semester – III (2014-2015) Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements For the award of degree of M.Com By Arati Sachidanand Mishra Seat No. _86_ Tolani College of Commerce Sher – E – Punjab society, Andheri (East), Mumbai – 400 093. CERTIFICATE This is to certify that Arati Sachidanand Mishra of M.Com. Semester III (2014–2015) has successfully completed the project on “Success Story of an Entrepreneur- Kiran Mazumdar” under the guidance of Prof. Mahalaxmi Ramaprasad. Project Guide: - ___________________ Course Co-Ordinator: - ___________________ External Examiner: - ___________________ Principal: - ___________________ DECLARATION I, Arati Sachidanand Mishra the student of M.Com.Semester III (2014-2015) hereby declare that I have completed the project on “Success Story of an Entrepreneur- Kiran Mazumdar” in the course (Entrepreneurship Management). The information submitted is true and original to the...
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...taken in self-interest? Jawaban: Kepentingan merupakan ketika seorang individu membuat keputusan yang sesuai dengan kepentingan mereka sendiri. Dalam cerita kita dapat menemukan minat Kiran untuk menjadi master bir dan belajar tentang enzymes serta dan membuat bisnis farmasi. 2. Whose decisions turned out to be in the social interest? Social Interest merupakan sebuah pilihan yang dibuat untuk masyarakat manfaat secara keseluruhan. Dalam kehidupan, kita dapat melihat orang-orang peduli terhadap orang-orang lain yang berada di lingkungan sosialnya. Setiap tindakan yang baik dibuat untuk kepentingan sosial di dalam masyarakat. Yang bagus dalam minat sosial adalah bahwa hal ini dapat diperoleh oleh para pembuat keputusan individu yang bertindak untuk kepentingan mereka sendiri. Adam smith menyebut proses ini sebagai "invisible hand" atau tangan tak terlihat. Dalam cerita ini kita dapat menemukan kepentingan sosial ketika dia dipekerjakan pekerja berpendidikan yang mencintai pekerjaan mereka dan kondisi hidup yang sesuai dengan upah mereka. Kiran berbagi kekayaannya dengan membuka pusat pengobatan kanker untuk membantu ribuan pasien yang miskin dan menciptakan skema asuransi kesehatan. Kiran bermain tangan tak terlihat 3. Did any of the decision harm the social interest? Ketika Kiran dipecat, pekerja menggantikan pekerjaan mereka dengan mempekerjakan sejumlah kecil pekerja berpendidikan. Bisnis sebenarnya selalu bertindak demi kepentingan mereka sendiri, dengan melakukan...
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...students the newest of information and keep themselves updated, only then can they help their student to do so. With the growing economical changes and job opportunities students feel that higher education had become more and more important. With a wide range of students graduating and tough competition, there is comparatively less job opportunities in the job market. Getting a job after graduation is easier stated than done. (Kiran Mirchandani, 2008). At one of my previous job I remember one of my colleagues mentioned that he had received over 150 applications for an assistant position within 3 hours after the job was posted. Employers need to weed out good applicants from dozens of students that apply for the same job. Distinguishing by degree is a quick and simple way of doing that. (Kiran Mirchandani, 2008). Schooling system has changed with the changing economy. The expectations and routines that constitute the hidden curriculum in terms of both organizational and social characteristics of schooling are heavily influenced by work. (Kiran Mirchandani, 2008) Newest editions of books, modern equipments, current illustrations and situations, cases and assignments etc are a few things that Canadian schools have adopted to provide students the exposure that they need. Many schools and...
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...ITECH1002 Assignment 1 Lecturer’s Name: Sanjay Jha ATMC Sydney Assignment has to be submitted online on Moodle on or before the due date. SUBJECT CODE: ITECH1004 SUBJECT TITLE: NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEM ASSIGNMENT NUMBER AND TITILE: 1- NETWORKING ASSIGNMENT WORD COUNT (IF APPLICABLE): 3274 DUE WEEK: WEEK-6 LAB/TUTORIAL GROUP: LAB 2 LECTURER: SANJAY JHA TUTOR: SANJAY JHA STUDENT ID (FedUni): 30314027 STUDENT FAMILY NAME: KIRAN STUDENT GIVEN NAMES: RIJAL I declare that this assignment is my individual work. I have not worked collaboratively nor have I copied from any other student’s work or from any other source except where due acknowledgement is made explicitly in the text, nor has any part been written for me by another person. I realize that the penalties may ensure for late submission or any other breaches of assignment rules. 1 20 December 2015 ITECH1002 Assignment 1 Lecturer’s Name: Sanjay Jha Kiran Rijal Student ID: 30314027 Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 VIRTUALIZATION .................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 NUMBER SYSTEM .................................................................................................................. 3 CONVERSION .....................................................
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...9 -9 1 1 -4 1 2 REV: MAY 28, 2012 Assessing a Company’s Future Financial Health Assessing the long-term financial health of a company is an important task for management as it formulates goals and strategies and for outsiders as they consider the extension of credit, long-term supplier agreements, or an investment in a company’s equity. History abounds with examples of companies that embarked on overly ambitious programs and subsequently discovered that their portfolios of programs could not be financed on acceptable terms. The outcome was frequently the abandonment of programs mid-stream at considerable financial, organizational, and human cost. It is the responsibility of management to anticipate a future imbalance in the corporate financial system before its severity is reflected in the financials, and to consider corrective action before both time and money are exhausted. The avoidance of bankruptcy is an insufficient standard. Management must ensure the continuity of the flow of funds to all of its strategically important programs, even in periods of adversity. Figure A provides a conceptualization of the corporate financial system, with a suggested step-bystep process to assess whether it will remain in balance over the ensuing 3 to 5 years. The remainder of this note discusses each of the steps in the process and then provides an exercise on the various financial measures that are useful as part of the analysis. The final section of the note demonstrates ...
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...Role Model Kiran Bedi, has been India’s first and highest (woman) ranking officer who joined the Indian Police Service in 1972. Her expertise includes more than 35 years of creative and reformative policing and prison management. She worked with the United Nations in New York as the Police Advisor to the Secretary General, in the Department of Peace Keeping Operations. She represented India in International forums on crime prevention, drug abuse, police and prison reforms and women’s issues. She holds a Law, Masters, Doctorate degree. She is also a Nehru Fellow (post doctoral) -- Been a National and an Asian Tennis champion. She has addressed audiences at the American, British, European, Indian Universities, Corporate and Civil Society groups. She is a recipient of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award (also called the Asian Nobel Prize), and several other national and international decorations, Dr. Bedi has a biography, I Dare, anchors radio and television shows and is a columnist with leading newspapers and magazines. She is the founder of two NGOs, Navjyoti and India Vision Foundation, which reach out to thousands of under -served children, women and men in the areas of education, vocational skills, environment, counseling, and health care to the urban and rural poor,including prisoners and policemen's ' children. Currently her NGOs are running Community College, registered with Indira Gandhi National Open University, to provide vocational and soft skills to...
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...current company having sales about the average in| | | |the Pacific Rim is very attractive and he has a great reputation in the area. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Kiran K. |1 |Kiran would be my first choice because of her extreme knowledge in the area of international| | |...
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...Services Marketing Starbucks : Delivering Customer Satisfaction Section B, Group 6 STARBUCKS: DELIVERING CUSTOMER SERVICE 2011048 Rahul Rajiv Sagrolikar 2011158 Lakshmi M 2011177 Umair Khalid Siddiqui 2011157 Kunjal Kiran Kapadia 2011238 Sumeet Raina Services Marketing Starbucks : Delivering Customer Satisfaction Section B, Group 6 What factors accounted for the extraordinary success of Starbuck's in the early 1990's? What was so compelling about the Starbucks value proposition? What brand image did Starbucks develop during this period? Starbucks initially used an aggressive generic strategy of focus to take advantage of this small portion of the overall coffee market and eventually transitioned into a strategy of differentiation. The first factor which aided their success was their first mover advantage. Starbucks’ aggressive expansion plan was more ambitious than any other specialty coffee retailer. In the first year of their expansion, fiscal year 1988, Starbucks more than doubled the 11 base stores they operated by opening 15 new stores in the Pacific Northwest. From there, they proceeded to open 20 stores in 1989, 30 stores in 1990, 32 stores in 1991 and 53 stores in 1992, for a total of 150 stores in a five-year period. In order to ensure a reputation for quality and customer service Starbucks, did not adopt franchising, instead maintaining company control of all new stores. Throughout the 1990s the proportion of the workforce who...
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...Derived inspiration for them. Thought about them much later. Wondered how the achiever did it. Told ourselves, if they can, so can we. I know I have, I am sure most of you have too. But, rarely comes a book where achievers talk about the times when they failed. And, miserably. Abhinav Bindra, Anu Aga, Madhur Bhandarkar, Narayanan Vaghul, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Captain Gopinath, Sabysachi Mukherjee, Narayana Murthy, Dr Prathap C Reddy, Sunil Alagh, Subhash Ghai, Ajit Gulabchand, Sminu Jindal, William Bissekk, Sanjeev Goenka and Shankar Sharma - each an example in him(her)self in being an achiever on the global scene, yet they have failed miserably in what they do, at some point of their lives. Why did they fail? What happened? There is always a reason, and in Why I Failed: Lessons from Leaders, these people talk about the same. India was ecstatic when Bindra won the Olympic medal. And equally bitter when he didn't. The same person who was showered with bouquets was now being thrown brickbats. What no one thought of was, why? Why did he drop out so soon? Bindra analyzes and tells us why - I was not desperate enough to win. Courageous! When Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw was setting up Biocon from scratch, it...
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