Lapped the lake in 50 mins

it was a great day today. i got up at 5 in the morning, with full enthu to run. we took the shuttle and reached the hussainsagar lake. then we started running. this was our practice session for the hyderabad 10K marathon that is going to happen next weekend. i decided that i should check the circuit before race day. its like doing those practice day sessions on the circuit in formula one. i ran the complete length of what they call the "necklace road" and reached the starting point in 50 mins. when i completed, i had the best feeling. during the run, at certain points i was a bit tired, but then i never reduced pace and managed to make a great finish.

after i came back, i skipped the novartis info session on placements, then slept a bit through the spanish class and then met my group for the next assignment.

this time we were working on "the role of academic institutions in promoting innovation in india". now, you are in for good substance. in my data mining efforts on this topic, i was surprised to find so many government initiatives like the Knowledge Commission, National Innovation Foundation and a lot of views presented by a number of people on innovation in india. it was quite interesting. despite these initiatives the quality of education has generally declined. the number of students going to US univs has increased tremendously. there has been a general disinterest in concentrating on innovation in the subcontinent.
i think this has got something to do with the indian dna. for quite a long time, say from industrial revolution, we havent seen much happening in india. all that happened was in the west and it just got transported to this side. our guys have been too operational and task oriented. i dont deny the fact that we did some kind of innovation. but the scale at which this has happened in the US is phenomenal. india has 80 incubation cells compared to 1000 in the US. ever since globalisation happened, india has been seen as a low cost centre for manufacturing and IT. but i think, a few things have started to change. most renowned engg institutes and business schools have technology and innovation cells being promoted by government, industries and research organisations. innovation is not in the back seat. we are getting there. but yes, it needs a lot of effort in this fast paced world.

still have two more critical assignments and a take home exam to complete. and thats going to take up most of the next three days. more perhaps tomorrow. i think i just forgot what i wanted to write next.....