Rain, Rain come our way Don’t play a game of sway India needs the pouring shower To keep up the minimum power Rain, Rain come our way
Category: Random musings & whinings
A case for steady (and not rapid) infrastructure growth
What comes to your mind at the thought of rapidly built infrastructure story? Undoubtedly, China. All of us have had a relative or friend (and for some a personal experience) who travelled to China more than once, talk about how quickly China built its infrastucture. Isn’t it easy to draw a conclusion that infrastructure built […]
Substandard Subway
Me and Ashu love Subway sandwiches. Be it Japan or India, we have been a frequent visitor to the nearest Subway outlet. However, one outlet has never failed to disappoint us- the one on Bannerghatta Road. 3 years back we visited the outlet around the time it had just opened. We were treated to a […]
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 […]
French Fries, French Toast and French Onion Soup
French Fries, French Toast & French Onion Soup – What is French about them? Why French? Really French? The history of French fries seems to be non-definitive. Americans attribute the origin to the French but the Belgians and Spanish to themselves while the French to the Belgians! Nevertheless, its a great snack. If you love them, […]
Taking Chance
I just watched a movie. It was just a random pick. The site categorised it as “Drama”. I watched the whole movie in a sitting. It was not high action, it wasn’t suspense thriller, it wasn’t a drama, it was a heartwarming, meaningful and respectful movie- Taking Chance. A journey of Lt Col Mike Strobl […]
Wall Street Meets 70mm
In June this year, CNBC-TV18 in association with Enlighten Film Society organised a film festival titled “Wall Street Meets 70mm” in Mumbai, showcasing 4 movies- Rogue Trader, Wall Street, Boiler Room & Barbarians of the Gate. By the name of the movies and the organiser, it is easy to guess the theme – the financial […]
Abu Dhabi bails out Dubai!
We are aware of banks being fished out from storm waters by governments. Here is more astounding piece I read in LiveMint. It says “Dubai received a $15 billion (Rs70,350 crore) bailout from Abu Dhabi, its cash-rich big sister. At least that’s how the lending facility set up by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) central […]
Cautiously Optimistic!
At the event of quarterly financial results of an organization, a television channel host interviewing the head of the company asked: “Are you optimistic or cautious about the future“. The head of the company replied: “We are Cautiously Optimistic” So the obvious question is what does he exactly mean? I found a amazing response posted […]
SaaS – A Recession-Proof Corner Of The Tech Sector
Sramana Mitra suggests Software-as-a-service vendors are the most recession-proof in a event of the recession in this Forbes article. In the context of large Indian IT service providers, this is significant. Even in non-recessionary times, SaaS is an opportunity to break the linearity between employee and revenue growth. Such non-linearity strategies are much-talked internally and […]
India Salary Handbook
Found this excellent resouce @ Amit Ranjan’s Webyantra– India Salary Handbook by Kelly Services India. I am pretty surprised to find it to be free since such a report which is probably the first time in India (by my knowledge), could have easily found buyers. Much appreciated. Download