Dictation deity: Shorthand pioneer is revered in India
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Sir Isaac Pitman, the inventor of a 19th century form of shorthand, is revered in India. V.S. Ramaswamy, who runs a shorthand school in Madras, is one among many Indians who see the inventor as a kind of guru and spiritual leader. While shorthand stenography used to be a skill in high demand in India, stenography machines, computers and video cameras are fast replacing it.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2004
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Legal services enter outsourcing domain
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Increasingly, legal services from the United States and the United Kingdom are being outsourced to India. Great numbers of Indian lawyers who are experienced yet inexpensive perform a variety of services. "Short of anything where you have to physically be there or sign on the dotted line, we can do" says Sanjay Kamlani executive at Pangea3.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2005
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India's cellphone boom may be losing its charge; regulatory barriers, weaker call quality could impede growth
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The continued growth of India's cellular telephone industry is being hampered by regulations and by poor service quality.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2006
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