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Who do I vote for?
All the political parties are mediocre. Who do i vote for? Like Ram Jethmalani said (0:52 to 1: 20), probably I should vote for the party that I least disagree with. I am really scared of what the...
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Industrial Area: Poor Infrastructure
It does not take long for someone traveling on road from Lucknow to Kanpur to realize when Lucknow ends and when Kanpur starts. I asked my taxi driver, why Kanpur roads are so bad, ill maintained,...
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Money Laundering and Insurance selling
These agents are paid a commission of about 25% of the premium collected (plus a 40% bonus if the targets are met) Although the practice is illegal, but most agents offer a 10% of the policy premium...
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Steel consumption in India on rise
Till date almost all indicators were giving me pessimistic results. In the month of Feb 2009, the Industrial Production again shrank. However today I got this news: Steel consumption in the country...
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Handling Parents
A visit to Landmark, Infiniti Mall, Mumbai made me realize that there are a few dozen books on parenting, handling a girl/boy child, how to handle rude kids, teenage, etc. etc. Basically for parents...
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Bull Power
During my recent visit to Aurangabdad District, I was amazed by the novelty of the traditional method of sugarcane extraction. I had earlier seen a similar process used to extract oil… but still i...
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Thomas Cook holidays
This was sent around from Thomas Cook Holidays – listing some of the guests complaints during the season. ” Some people should not be allowed to go on holiday!!!!!” “It’s lazy of the local shopkeepers...
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Rabbit and the hunter
A rabbit is in a circular pond and on its edge stands a hunter who wants to catch it. The hunter can move across the circumference of the pond at 4 times the speed at which the rabbit can swim. However...
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World’s Most Reputable Companies
This week’s economist had published this list of world’s more reputable companies. I was surprised to see that inspite of all my claims of being aware of the world, etc etc, I knew the existence of...
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Buttermilk theory of Love
A friend of mine today reminded of this interesting theory In India, most of the good girls find their match while they are still in their High School. Of those who remain, many of them take advantage...
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Are you happy?
An often asked simple question, or is it? Come to think of it, the last few times I have been asked that question, it has been in situations where I had been nagging (anyone care to substitute it with...
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Retrospection on a Decision – Odyssey
Many of us know the story of the Greek hero Achilles, if not through The Iliad, stories or the internet, then possibly through the film Troy, portrayed by Brad Pitt. As far as I knew, his story was...
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Anti-Sin
The hindus have it(sanskrit) paap-sin punya-opposite of sin The greeks have it hamartia-sin (used to describe “sin” in greek versions of bible) teleos – opposite of sin The ancients egyptians have it...
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I don’t like Asian people
On my second day in France, one of my European friend with whom I was doing a group work declared that “I don’t like Asian people!” I calmly asked him “Why do you feel so?” while mentally I was...
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How strict is too strict
A couple of times I have seen a girl walks into a disco in really modest clothes (at one time in a traditional muslim burqha) and completely change their dress in the ladies room. I have seen so many...
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ABCD (American born confused desi)
One of the hardest things to be is being a second generation Indian immigrant. The parents still tend to have the same set of values and expectations that they witnessed in India 20-30 years ago, while...
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But what is it that you want?
I was raised in an environment where we did not have much of a choice. The major decisions are made easy because in reality you are not taking them. Its governed by the norms and expectations of the...
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Origin of the word India
2 days ago when I was asking about “what keeps the country together” only one thought came to my mind:Indians don’t even have a name for their country, religion or region. There was a river flowing at...
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30 year old virgin
Traditionally, in India a person is supposed to be a virgin till he/she gets married. However this was usually not a problem because Indians used to get married early almost immediately after they...
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Red Yellow Green
Have you noticed how many countries in Africa have the same Red, Yellow and Green Stripes as their national flag? Check the list I could count: Bolivia Ethiopia Ghana Lithuania Benin Guyana (Guinea)...
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