Women Drivers
Women Drivers "You said a bad driver was only safe until she met another bad driver? Well, I met another bad driver, didn't I?" - Jordan, in The Great Gatsby The hype around Women's Day…
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5-wheel suitcase design suggestion
Suggestion to designers Sung Ha Lim and Hee Kyung Oh for their 5-wheel suitcase design (link) Link to my detailed comment about the design of this 5-wheel suitcase is here: link Originally posted here: link
And Then It Hits You..
And Then It Hits You When interacting (read playing) with infants, objectives are very clear in our head. We must make them laugh, even at the cost of looking foolish. And we must, at all…
Attention!
Attention! Allan Massie said, "Do you know what a soldier is, young man? He's the chap who makes it possible for civilized folk to despise war." Last night I watched a movie called 'Holiday'. An action…
The Up Side of Consulting
The Up Side of Consulting Here's a post I had drafted for submitting as a resource to MosaicHub, in response to their call to members for 'the Top 5 things businesses need to know about your area…
Ghost Rider
Ghost Rider India has seen a meteoric rise in the number of vehicles on its roads. And with it, driving sense and etiquette have disappeared into oblivion. I'll agree I'm not too great a driver myself. But few…
Rolling Gear
Rolling Gear Last May, Indian airline companies reduced the permissible weight limit on checked-in bags [domestic sector] to 15 kgs. The international limit ranges from 23 kgs (or lower?) to the more generous likes of Emirates that allows…
Carry This
Carry This Last afternoon, I was lucky to chance upon some great customer service. I was at a station in Karnataka, heading back to Bombay with my mom. The indifferent railway staff hadn't been clear about which…
Hope you don’t have a Rolled Model?
Hope you don't have a Rolled Model? We all have role models? Well, at least most of us do. And can we ever admire them enough? While it's great if you have idols or role models, something I…
Your Time Will Come
Your Time Will Come Three days ago, I was rushing to office after a meeting. The day somehow seemed very different. Special, in an inexplicable way. The meeting had gone well too. While waiting at…
NA-NObody
The Tata Nano, cheapest car in the world today, is arguably one of the biggest milestones in the auto industry in recent times, the world over. A close friend of mine, Sheshank Reddy shared an article which talked…
Chip Off the Old Block
Chip Off the Old Block Renaissance artist Michelangelo claimed that his job was to free the human form trapped inside the block. His words, apparently were: “In every block of marble I see a statue…
Seasons Greetings Y’all.!
Seasons Greetings Y'all.! Compared to businesses abroad, companies in India have been notorious for having too many public/festival holidays. And employees, of course, have always been grumbling about not having enough. There are numerous and diverse…
I Wonder If You Can
I Wonder If You Can Think about any random man-made problem that the world faces; financial meltdowns, corruption, greed, poverty. Also, inequalities, ethnic violence, crimes against women and children, "man-made" natural disasters, and so on. Wouldn't it be easy even…
Sell Blankets to Eskimos
Sell Blankets to Eskimos This post requires you to think a bit. Might be difficult on a Friday night, but do give it a thought over the weekend. We all know how challenging the life of a salesperson…