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WATShow.com caught up with GlobalScholar.com CEO Kal Raman who prior to joining GlobalScholar.com, he was the SVP of WW hardlines at amazon.com since Aug 2004. At amazon.com, Kal was in charge of the world wide hardlines business and also in charge of retail technology and online marketing for the entire company. Kal held variety of jobs at drugstore.com from 1998-2004. He was the CEO of drugstore.com from 2001-04 and also served as COO and CIO.

He shares his views on importance of education, raising funds for a business, competition and his success mantra

Do stay tuned to WATShow.com for part 2. Also check out the other interviews here.

Microsoft India announced (yesterday) a renewed investment of USD 20 million in the education space over the next five years. The company has also renewed its commitment to the India chapter of Partners in Learning, its global program that provides the education community with resources and training that can allow students, teachers and institutions to [...]

This is a guest post by Abhinandan Nardekar. He is a student at BITS Pilani.  
 
Educomp Solutions Ltd on Monday said that the members of the company have passed the resolution to raise up to $500 million. The resources will be raised  through ADR, GDR, FCCB, or QIP, with requisite majority. This announcement comes almost immediately after [...]

Delhi-based Educomp Solutions has acquired a 51 per cent stake in US-based web-delivered curriculum provider, Learning.com for around Rs 105 crore. The deal includes the purchase of existing shares as well as an infusion of new capital into the company. This is Educomp’s second strategic investment after the acquisition of Singapore-based Ask n Learn [...]

Vikram Akula, founder and CEO of SKS Microfinance in a freewheeling interview with IndiaKnowlege@Wharton presented some insights with respect to the future of mobile banking in India and how it can be used to leverage Microfinance models.
 
 
Mobile banking (also known as M-Banking, mbanking, SMS Banking etc.) is a term used for performing balance checks, account transactions, payments etc. via [...]

On a humid friday evening, i ventured out to the Hare Rama Hare Krishna Temple in Mumbai to meet an interesting gentleman who goes by the name of Kal Raman. 
 
 
Kal Raman is the Indian Born CEO and founder of GlobalScholar.com  and hopes to establish the online education platform for teachers, parents, and students in the country of his birth. [...]