Vishal Sikka: Indian IT Industry in downward spiral!

“I find all of us in the industry in a downward spiral. It’s like a treadmill of increasingly lower cost, hiring people faster and faster, from more and more mediocre places, training people less and less, putting them into job faster and faster. I think that is a wrong direction.”

Very insightful comments from a Industry Leader:

Some very nice posts i read recently:

A 27-year-old millionaire reveals how he built his wealth

The Drama of Black Money!

I learnt very early in life that a currency note is a currency note. There is no color of currency note, except the Greenish tinge it has.

So i am unable to understand the stupid drama whole country of 1.3 Billion people is transfixed with right now. Black money? Whats that, can someone pl explain.

India runs on unorganized sector, thats the biggest employment provider and everyone knows that padosi Lala ki Dukaan, doesn't has a PAN card, will never give you any receipt of any kind and Lala doesn't pay even a single penny of tax.

Beginning of the end? Indian IT Industry!

In the beginning of October 2014, there was a small news item which few people might have noticed. That of Yahoo India downsizing heavily and moving its product engineering onshore. Today i read a similar news item in Economic Times and i realized, that one can be a coincidence but two is a trend.

Yahoo Lays off 400 in India

IBM scaling down in India, moves management to US

For past two decades, Indian engineering graduates assume that scraping through a college degree insures them a lifetime of cozy IT sector salary and career. Well i am one of these believers, however these two news items clearly state that MNCs are clearly ahead of the curve.

20 Stock Picks that went well for me!

I wrote about some of my picks which did not deliver and got good response from readers. It is helpful to learn from each other mistakes and success stories. Here are some stock picks which worked well for me in past few years:

Simple reason for why its difficult to make money in stock markets!

FEAR!

Today markets are crashing and most midcaps are down by 10% or more. Are you afraid?

If yes, you will find it difficult to make money in markets. Today and for next few days or weeks is a good time to nibble in markets and buy good stocks at lower cost.

My investing mistakes of past few years - 20 bad stocks!

All bloggers write about their success story, and i have been no different so far. But, everyone makes mistakes and sweep their mistake under the carpet. No one talks about the battles they lost!

Well, I think i should be honest and i am detailing out 20 bad stocks that i picked in last 4-5 years and lost money. Some of these have stopped trading and others are just penny stocks now.

Reader Query: I want to invest Rs 25,000 every month.

Often readers ask questions like "I want to invest Rs 25,000 every month or every year" and how do I go about doing this.

There are some extremely good stocks which you can buy systematically over a period of time to generate wealth. These are:

Great presentation on how to take a positional Short on a Stock!

I went through this article yesterday and thought its a great idea to share with all readers!

Why Mary Kom is a great movie to watch! And why it will make you a better Trader!

It was a great experience watching "Mary Kom" movie today afternoon. The thought that a trader's life is so much similar to that of boxer kept creeping in my head, throughout the movie.

Mary Kom - five times amateur world boxing champion - is a story of hard work, grit, determination, tears, blood oozing out of your lips and much more. It is a single person standing against system, punching in and out, taking punches on your face and bowing to acknowledge them and moving on.

Interesting Midcap, Smallcap stocks to buy now...

Hi Friends,

So markets are dull from past one month or so and smallcaps and midcaps are going no where. This is because of two-three reasons. One being, economy is picking up, but smaller firms always lag in their growth, revenues and profits and hence their results will take at least 6 months to show improvement in numbers.

Courageous Modi government veto's WTO agreement...

PM Modi and his government is courageous and are a bunch of patriots. This was again demonstrated when Mr Modi single-handedly blocked a agreement of 168 countries and did well in doing so.

Sample this view and counter-view article and decide for yourself:

Why India is not WTO villain

Few interesting articles..

Ok, so my apologies to start with... I have been very quiet from last "god knows how many months" on my blog...Since i was regular last, markets have changed, government has changed, and India is on a different territory all together...

So let me start all over again and promise myself to be more regular on this forum..

For starters, here is what I read this weekend and my views on them..

A Former Microsoft Employee Shares His Experience Of Getting Fired After 15 Years

How to Trade on Election Results Day!

Indian Elections are coming to an end, and these massive elections are the biggest election event in the history of mankind! Not only political observers, but economic and market participants are holding their breath for the election results which will start trickling in soon! May 12^th evening will start the results season in format of exit polls and markets will be very volatile in the week of 13^th May to 16^th May. In the week after, 19^th May – 20 May will also be large swing days as markets will need at least 1-2 days to digest the complete poll outcomes. So how does a common investor or trader face these 7 days of volatility and uncertainty.

20 Stock Ideas for 100% gain in next 12 months!

Hello Readers,

With the election bandwagon in full swing, and markets in strong up-move, the biggest gainer is the midcap and smallcap space.

Below is a quick reference list of stocks, which will help you build a portfolio to capture the most of this upmove. A good bull run in next 12 months should help you to achieve 100% gains in next 12 months at current prices.

• Consumer Durables
• Videocon
• Zicom
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• Capital Goods
• Ion Exchange
• Valecha Engg

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Your questions on Aurobindo Pharma, Larsen & Toubro and Apollo Tyres!

Question: Can you please provide your view on these stocks – Aurobindo Pharma, Larsen & Toubro and Apollo Tyres.

Answer:

Aurobindo Pharma

Aurobindo Pharma is market leader in Semi-Synthetic Penicillin and has a strong presence in key segments such as neurosciences, cardiovascular, anti-retroviral, anti-diabetics, among others. The firm has a proven model of manufacturing specialty generic formulations which is both high margin and predictable business. The firm is among top 10 Pharma companies in India in terms of revenues and exports to over 125 countries across the globe with more than 70% of its revenues from international sales.

Story of grit and vision: Mumbai Intl Airport - Terminal 2!

Must read story of turning the impossible into possible.. Where most of infra projects are stuck in limbo today, GVK has turned 2000 acres of disputed land into a marvel..

It was a huge challenge to get people out (for the airport). It was like doing an open heart surgery on a runner during a marathon..