Hi Rasmus, sorry I didn't get around to doing this earlier, altho had sent two intro's to you, hope you got them. I am out of India this week, will do this as soon as I get back to office on Tuesday,
yrs Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: Rasmus Lema <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 9:22 am Subject: Contacts To: Carol Upadhya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Dear Carol, > > Please, can you send the contacts of the firms that we talked > about? I > have used up all of my own now (with an unsatisfactory result). > > Hope to see you soon. > > Best wishes, > > Rasmus > > Carol Upadhya wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Rasmus Lema" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Carol Upadhya" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 12:13 PM > > Subject: Re: Coding culture film series on the IT industry in INDIA > > > > > > > >> Thanks. How about 1.30 PM? > >> > >> Rasmus > >> > >> Carol Upadhya wrote: > >> > >>> Hi Rasmus, do let me know what time on Thursday, > >>> > >>> Directions are pasted below, > >>> > >>> Rgds, > >>> Carol > >>> > >>> Tell the driver you want to go to IISc campus (Tata Institute) via > >>> > > Mekhri > > > >>> Circle. > >>> > >>> At Mekhri Circle there is an underpass, you don't go down the > underpass>>> > > but > > > >>> take a left turn there. > >>> > >>> Continue on that road (CV Raman Rd) thru a signal; soon after > the signal > >>> there will be a gate on your right (look for a black > transformer on the > >>> right, the gate comes soon after that); this is IISc gate. > Enter and > >>> > > tell > > > >>> them you are going to NIAS. Go straight down till the road > ends in a T > >>> junction, turn left. When that road ends, turn right; again a > T-junction > >>> turn left (there will be a sign for NIAS).Go to the end of > that road, > >>> > > there > > > >>> will be a gate in front of you but don't exit the gate, but > turn right > >>> > > into > > > >>> the dirt road just before the gate (there are signs for NIAS > at each > >>> turning). Enter the gate and look for the Reception in the > building on > >>> > > your > > > >>> right. Give me a call from there on my cell, or ask for me, my > extension>>> > > is > > > >>> 267. > >>> > >>> (there is another route to IISc, incase the driver is too > independent>>> > > and > > > >>> goes that way, he will probably enter from a different gate, > but you can > >>> still ask the security there for directions to NIAS, once > you're inside > >>> > > IISc > > > >>> campus it is easy. If you're outside the campus it's easy to > get lost! > >>> > >>> yours, > >>> > >>> Carol > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "Rasmus Lema" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> To: "Carol Upadhya" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 4:12 PM > >>> Subject: RE: Coding culture film series on the IT industry in > INDIA>>> > >>> > >>> Carol, > >>> > >>> I am here in Bangalore now. I am based at IIM on Bannerghatta > Road. We > >>> > > leave > > > >>> in a flat nearby. (I am here with my with my wife and children > >>> > > (approching > > > >>> three and five years of age)). > >>> > >>> I think we should get together at some point to catch up. I am > looking>>> foeard to hearing more about your project. I will be > happy to come to > >>> > > IIsc > > > >>> and get a chance to see the place (I was there very briefly > last time). > >>> > >>> I am part of an international research team funded by the > Volkswagen>>> Foundation. We are looking at the changing location > of innovative > >>> capabilities across developed/developing country divides (See > the link > >>> below). > >>> So I am in Bangalore to do some IT-related research for this > purpose.>>> Eventually this should feed into my Ph.d. > >>> > >>> See you soon. Best wishes, > >>> > >>> Rasmus > >>> > >>> *** > >>> Visiting Scholar, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore > >>> Mobile: 99 00 10 60 46 > >>> Office: 080 – 2699 3740 > >>> Home: 080 – 4150 7835 > >>> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> DPhil Researcher, Institute of Development Studies, > >>> University of Sussex, BN1 9RE, UK > >>> Office: +44 (0) 1273 678628 (direct) > >>> Mobile: +44 (0) 7767 712183 > >>> Fax: +44 (0) 1273 621202 > >>> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> Short project description: > >>> http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/global/projects/volkswagenproject.html > >>> > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Carol Upadhya [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Sent: Wed 5/10/2006 11:30 > >>> To: Rasmus Lema > >>> Cc: > >>> Subject: Re: Coding culture film series on the IT industry in > INDIA>>> > >>> Hi Rasmus, good to hear from you, do give a call when you are > here. Our > >>> project reports are also getting finalised which I'll give you > when you > >>> come. > >>> > >>> best regards, > >>> Carol > >>> > >>> > >>> ________________________________________ > >>> Dr. Carol Upadhya > >>> Visiting Associate Fellow, Sociology and Social Anthropology > >>> National Institute of Advanced Studies > >>> Indian Institute of Science Campus > >>> Bangalore 560012 > >>> India > >>> > >>> office: +91-80-23604351 ext 267 > >>> cell: +91-93413-11453 > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: Rasmus Lema > >>> To: Stig Toft Madsen ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 7:19 PM > >>> Subject: RE: Coding culture film series on the IT industry > in INDIA > >>> > >>> > >>> Dear Stig, thank you for forwarding this! > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Carol, this just landed in my inbox. Very in teresting. I > will be in > >>> Bangalore - based at IIM - from July and probably until the > end of the > >>> > > year. > > > >>> We should meet up again. Will buy the films when I get there. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> All the best, > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Rasmus > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Stig Toft Madsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Sent: 09 May 2006 14:32 > >>> To: Rasmus Lema > >>> Subject: FW: Coding culture film series on the IT industry > in INDIA > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Til Rasmus, > >>> > >>> Fra Stig > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Stig Toft Madsen > >>> > >>> Senior Researcher > >>> > >>> NIAS - Nordic Institute of Asian Studies > >>> > >>> Leifsgade 33, DK-2300 Copenhagen S. Denmark > >>> > >>> +45-35329542 (off) > >>> > >>> +45-22805611 (mob) > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > >> > > -- > > > >>> -- > >>> > >>> From: Dorte Juul Nyholm > >>> Sent: 9. maj 2006 12:22 > >>> To: Anja Møller Rasmussen; Stig Toft Madsen > >>> Subject: FW: Coding culture film series on the IT industry > in INDIA > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Dorte Juul-Nyholm > >>> Chief Secretary > >>> > >>> Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) > >>> Leifsgade 33 > >>> DK-2300 Copenhagen S > >>> Denmark > >>> > >>> Phone: +45 35 32 95 20 > >>> Fax: +45 35 32 95 49 > >>> E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> URL: www.nias.ku.dk > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > >> > > -- > > > >>> -- > >>> > >>> From: AR Vasavi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Sent: 4. maj 2006 16:30 > >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; NIAS Secretary; > >>> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Subject: Fwd: Coding culture film series on the IT industry > in INDIA > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Dear Faculty members of the European Alliance For Asian Studies, > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Enclosed please find a flyer for a series of films made on > the IT > >>> > > industry > > > >>> in Bangalore, India. The set comes with a booklet which > provides a > >>> sociological context to understanding and using the films in > classes and > >>> discussion sessions. I request you to please consider ordering > a copy > >>> > > for > > > >>> your institute or university. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Thank you > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Vasavi > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> A.R. Vasavi > >>> > >>> Sociology and Social Anthropology > >>> > >>> National Institute of Advanced Studies > >>> > >>> IISc Campus > >>> > >>> Bangalore-560012 > >>> > >>> INDIA > >>> > >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >>> From: Carol Upadhya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> Date: Apr 15, 2006 7:37 AM > >>> Subject: Coding culture film series > >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ______________ > >>> > >>> CODING CULTURE > >>> > >>> A series of three films on > >>> > >>> Bangalore's Software Industry > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> July Boys 30 min > >>> > >>> The 'M' Way 30 min > >>> > >>> Fun @ Sun 32 min > >>> > >>> _______________ > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> The Indian software industry has emerged as a key node of > the global > >>> capitalist economy, and Indian software engineers are now a > significant>>> category of global 'knowledge workers'. This > series of films takes a > >>> > > close > > > >>> look at the software industry in Bangalore and its work culture. > >>> > > Produced > > > >>> as part of the NIAS-IDPAD project on Indian IT workers, the > films are > >>> packaged with a booklet outlining the sociological > significance of their > >>> themes. For more information, click on: > >>> http://www.iisc.ernet.in/nias/codingculture.htm or scroll > down to the > >>> bottom of this page. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Orders may be placed with: > >>> > >>> Dean - Administration > >>> National Institute of Advanced Studies > >>> Indian Institute of Science Campus > >>> Bangalore 560012 > >>> Tel: 080-23604351; Fax: 080-23606634 > >>> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> Please copy your orders to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> Price for all three films, with the booklet: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Within India: > >>> > >>> Individuals - Rs 250/- > >>> > >>> Institutions - Rs 500/- > >>> > >>> Plus Rs 50/- postage > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Outside India: > >>> > >>> Individuals - US $10 > >>> > >>> Institutions - US $50 > >>> > >>> Plus $15 postage > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Payment should be made by demand draft or banker's cheque in > favour of > >>> National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> From outside India, payment may also be made by direct bank > transfer;>>> > > the > > > >>> details are as under: > >>> > >>> > >>> Beneficiary Name: National Institute of Advanced Studies > >>> > >>> Beneficiary A/c No.: 10270575077 > >>> > >>> Bank With : State Bank of India, IISc., Branch, > >>> > > Bangalore, > > > >>> India > >>> > >>> Branch Code No: 02215 > >>> > >>> SWIFT CODE NO: SBININBB425 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > > > _________________________________________________________________________> > >>> __________________________________ > >>> > >>> Coding Culture - Bangalore's Software Industry > >>> > >>> A series of three films by Gautam Sonti > >>> > >>> in collaboration with Carol Upadhya > >>> > >>> produced by National Institute of Advanced Studies, > Bangalore, India > >>> > >>> supported by Indo-Dutch Programme for Alternatives in > Development, The > >>> Netherlands > >>> > >>> The Indian software outsourcing industry has emerged as a > key node of > >>> > > the > > > >>> global economy. The series of ethnographic films, Coding Culture: > >>> Bangalore's Software Industry, explores the cultures of > outsourced work > >>> > > and > > > >>> the moulding of a new workforce to cater to this global high-tech > >>> > > services > > > >>> industry. Each of the three films focuses on a single company, > >>> > > representing > > > >>> one of the major types of software company found in Bangalore: a > >>> medium-sized Indian-owned company software services company > (Mphasis:>>> > > The > > > >>> 'M' Way); the offshore software development centre of a U.S.- > based IT > >>> company (Sun Microsystems: [EMAIL PROTECTED]); and a small 'cross- > border' startup > >>> company that produces its own software products and markets > them to > >>> > > global > > > >>> customers (July Systems: July Boys). All three companies are > engaged in > >>> > > the > > > >>> production of software products or services for markets > outside of > >>> > > India, > > > >>> but the nature of their work and their position in the global > economy>>> differ, producing significant variations in their > cultures of work. Each > >>> film revolves around a distinct theme that is central to the > outsourcing>>> industry as a whole, but that also has wider > sociological significance: > >>> > > the > > > >>> systems of time and people management that are typical of > these new > >>> > > global > > > >>> workplaces; the functioning of multicultural 'virtual teams' > and the > >>> absorption of Indian software engineers into a global > corporate culture; > >>> > > and > > > >>> the new identities that are emerging in this highly > transnational sector > >>> > > of > > > >>> the Indian economy. > >>> > >>> The 'M' Way: Time + People = Money > >>> The 'M' Way was shot inside MphasiS Limited, a medium-sized > Indian IT > >>> software services company that typifies this highly competitive > >>> > > business, in > > > >>> which the provision of high quality and low-cost service is > the key to > >>> attracting and retaining customers. The film focuses on two > teams (one > >>> > > for > > > >>> software development and one for testing, or quality control) > that work > >>> > > on a > > > >>> single project for a U.S.-based customer, depicting the high- > pressure>>> > > work > > > >>> atmosphere that prevails in this industry. Activities must be > tightly>>> coordinated within and between the project teams, and > also with the > >>> > > customer > > > >>> site, with which the Indian engineers are in constant > communication.>>> > >>> Fun @ Sun: Making of a Global Workplace > >>> > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] is an inside look at work and work culture in the > software>>> development centre of a large American multinational > company, Sun > >>> Microsystems, located in Bangalore (Indian Engineering Centre, > or IEC). > >>> > > The > > > >>> film highlights the multiple ways in which 'culture' operates > as a > >>> management tool in the new global economy. In offshore centres > such as > >>> > > IEC, > > > >>> work is organised through 'virtual teams' comprised of software > >>> > > engineers > > > >>> and managers located in Bangalore and Santa Clara, U.S.A. To > integrate>>> > > their > > > >>> employees and sites across cultural and geographical space, > Sun attempts > >>> > > to > > > >>> initiate the Indian software engineers into Sun's corporate > culture. The > >>> film depicts the techniques through which this American-style work > >>> > > culture > > > >>> is transplanted into the Indian subsidiary, such as induction > programmes>>> > > and > > > >>> 'soft skills' training programmes. The film also points to the > >>> > > contradictory > > > >>> ways in which 'culture' is invoked in the global corporate > workplace:>>> > > while > > > >>> cultural sensitivity training programmes validate cultural > difference,>>> Indian software engineers are expected to conform > to the dominant model > >>> > > of > > > >>> global corporate culture by learning appropriate communication and > >>> behavioural styles. > >>> > >>> July Boys: New Global Players > >>> > >>> July Boys focuses on a small 'startup' company in Bangalore that > >>> > > designs > > > >>> and produces software products for cellular service providers > in Europe > >>> > > and > > > >>> the U.S. Turning the tables on the usual outsourcing story, > July Systems > >>> > > has > > > >>> leveraged U.S.-based venture capital and Indian technical > expertise to > >>> > > break > > > >>> into the latest high-tech markets. The film explores the > creation of a > >>> Silicon Valley-style work culture within this 'cross-border' > company>>> > > that > > > >>> has one leg in Bangalore and the other in Santa Clara, > California. It > >>> > > also > > > >>> highlights the emergence of new kinds of identities (global, > >>> > > transnational, > > > >>> cosmopolitan) that incorporate and transcend pre-existing > identities>>> > > such as > > > >>> the national (Indian) and the regional (Tamil). But the > narratives of > >>> > > the > > > >>> film's characters reveal a tension between their assumed global > >>> > > subjectivity > > > >>> and their nationalist pride in July's achievements as a > company founded > >>> > > and > > > >>> run by Indians that makes 'cutting edge products' for the > global market. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > >> > > -- > > > >>> -- > >>> This message is for the addressee only and may contain > privileged or > >>> confidential information. If you have received it in error, please > >>> > > notify > > > >>> the sender immediately and delete the original. Any views or > opinions>>> expressed are solely those of the author and do not > necessarily>>> > > represent > > > >>> those of IDS. > >>> > >>> Institute of Development Studies > >>> at the University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RE > >>> Tel: +44 (0)1273 606261; Fax: +44 (0)1273 621202 > >>> IDS, a charitable company limited by guarantee: > >>> Registered Charity No. 306371; Registered in England 877338; > VAT No. > >>> > > GB > > > >>> 350 899914 > >>> > >>> -- > >>> This message has been scanned for viruses and > >>> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > >>> believed to be clean. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> This message has been scanned for viruses and > >>> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > >>> believed to be clean. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 8:49 am Subject: Re: [silk] Linked In group? > Venkat Mangudi wrote: > > I suggested this to Udhay some time ago. How does everyone feel > about a > > Silk linked in group? Does it even make sense? > > > > venkat > > > > Quite a few silklisters on linkedin as far as I can see. > > If anybody wants to add me - http://www.linkedin.com/in/hserus > > Carol Upadhya Visiting Associate Fellow National Institute of Advanced Studies Indian Institute of Science Campus Bangalore-560 012 phone: 080-23604351 cell: 93413-11453
