Author: Rajiv

Budgets of the past – The opening lines

Did you know all budget presented by various finance ministers since independence is available in pdf format at Indian Government’s budget website – indiabudget.nic.in. (The webcast of this year’s budget to be presented tomorrow, 26th Feb will also be available on the same site.) I happened to look at few of the budget archives and […]

Enterprise Activity Streams

“We lost a deal because we failed to bring out a differentiator in our approach strategy to the customer. A few days later, we discovered a working solution that could have made a significant difference to the outcome of the deal! The solution was developed within our organization by the different group but we were […]

Croma Trauma

Tata’s electronics retail store, Croma is nice place to spend time in Eva Mall, Brigade Road. A few months back, we purchased a electric kettle to help boil/heat water for Aashira, without the hassles of a vessel-on-gas-stove-&-keep-watch. It was Croma’s own brand, I forgot the name. These in-house brands may not have the appeal of […]

Money Matters

Physics, History, English…. We learn them in school. Why don’t we learn finance? Of course, we did from our parents and grandparents. As one grows from a dependent to independent to having-dependents, managing finance is such a key aspect that makes a significant difference in life. Managing finance isn’t just about making the ends meet […]

I won the battle of Airtel

As Bharti Airtel celebrated its 100 millionth customer a few days, I was still fighting the battle of Airtel to get my personal number unlocked. It has been locked since 2 months for non-payment of bills. The reality: Airtel has screwed up with the change in account numbers somewhere around december-jan. Call centre say my […]

Cafe Messala

Aashira is 6 months and 10 days now. She is now manageable in restaurants. We have learnt to keep her entertained in restaurants, malls etc. So, we decided to buffet at Cafe Masala in Eva Mall. Just as we entered the restaurant, down came the rains pouring. In most cases, we would have been happy […]

Days in France: Notice in my hotel room

Dear Guests, Please be informed that on February 27th, March 2nd and 3rd there will be water cut from 9.30 am to 5.00pm, in order to change equipments. Due to this intervention, some stores, without any danger for your health, can circulate in pipes and fluster water. We apologize for the disturbance. “some stores can circulate […]