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…
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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…
Everything’s What Not It Seems
Everything's What Not It Seems Life Lesson: As we go through life, at any point, if we find that nobody or relatively fewer people are opposing or contradicting our views or opinions, it can only mean one of the following: you've stated the obvious (Means…
Dark Knight Rising, Batpod Skidding
Dark Knight Rising, Batpod Skidding You know how we sometimes have a tendency to give our 'expert' views on something that already seems perfect, and how, according to us, it could have still been better? Experts will agree…
Let’s Go Back to the Future
Let's Go Back to the Future Last night, on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary, I came across an article titled 'Where was Gandhiji born? Only 4 out of 10 gave the correct answer.' [link] What was the big…
Just Like That
Just Like That I have always disliked the idea of businesses buying, and friends forcing 'Likes' on Facebook. The number of likes really skews the picture. It makes it difficult to differentiate between a business that has…
Question the Question
Question the Question Here's a thought.. And I welcome your thoughts in return.. Back when I was in the ninth standard/grade in school, while I wasn't too bright in studies. With the exception of Math and Physics. In…