Sangeetha Krishnan

Civilizations evolve over time, and there are some decisive periods in history that initiate significant transitions in societal norms and philosophies. Scholars and historians believe that the age of Renaissance marked the transition from the Middle Ages to the modern world in various aspects including art, science, education, religion and politics. Therefore, the seeds of the modern world and modern governance germinated during the European Renaissance. (CyberEssays.com)

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Today, Internet is synonymous with Information. In my relatively short life, spanning two centuries, in fact, two milleniums (from the 20th to the 21st – for those rendered speechless), I have seen the Internet transform Information-processing, before my very eyes. The one-stop shop for Information junkies, the World Wide Web has something about... everything!! The Internet encourages a full-fledged virtual existence, replete with jokes, news, banking, shopping, book summaries, traffic updates and the weather forecast. (A tangential thought: Does it rain in the Virtual World?)

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This train of thought compares and contrasts leadership in the European Renaissance period to contemporary times, also termed as the age of the Information Renaissance. As the tools in the society change, so do roles and responsibilities. Today’s tool is technology. And in this technologically advanced, information-driven age, it is necessary to refashion oneself to stay relevant, to stay ahead. Entities that succeed in embracing change emerge leaders and victorious.

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Renaissance is synonymous with revival, rebirth and reawakening. Spanning nearly three centuries, 1300-1600 A.D., the European Renaissance was a significant period in European history. It was a period of exploration, and the age spawned many discoveries and inventions, such as the discovery of the Americas, heliocentrism and the printing press. Deep-rooted belief-systems were challenged, leading to the loss of power by the church and an increase in literacy and education.

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How immune are we to the need around us? How easy is it to forget that we don't want to ever remember? Is memory an adversary or an accomplice?

Humans are such sensory creatures. We forget faces; but we dont forget images, smells, and sounds.

Late one night, driving back home from a movie, I saw this scene on the median of an arterial road in Chennai., India. The haunting image does not leave my memory. And life has never been the same again.

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Content aggregation is the new business mantra with profitable applications in the Web 2.0 world with wireless technology reaching new heights. The service is a product of the digital repurposing arena, bridging the gap between the people who have the information and the people who need it. The information database for these services is available often free of cost on public Web servers or for a fee from content owners. It is the content aggregator who employs client software or Web applications to identify and link the desired information from the web, and forwards it on a wireless medium to the end user in real-time.

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"The technological transformation of the presidency – and its use of technology to make the executive branch more responsive, interactive, and transparent – can, from day one, be the first great achievement and legacy of the Obama Presidency. It can also be a means to continue to generate political good will and capital – commodities that often evaporate quickly after a typical presidential honeymoon. So it not only makes good policy sense, it makes good political sense."

- Dan Manatt, techPresident.com

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This poem was written during crew rest, one stormy night, as our aircraft made its way though turbulent skies. Dry and safe inside, under the muted night lights, from my cosy curtained seat, I saw the lightening outside my window... and I inhaled... deeply, instinctively, to catch the wafting scent as the first few drops of rain struck the parched earth, far below...

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On a sunny Sunday morning in December 2004, a day after Christmas, a giant wave crashed upon early morning beach walkers in Chennai, India, swallowing them in a gulp. A short while later, the world woke up to the Tsunami. From the environmentalist to the weatherman to the person on the street, one couldn't help wondering why it happened... Is it a natural phenomenon or did man invite Mother Nature's wrath?

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