To Adopt or Not to Adopt
State Home Minister R R Patil came up with a brainwave idea to curb crimes against the elderly in the city. His idea is, that every policeman must 'adopt' (take responsibility) of a senior citizen.…
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Ferraris and Moral Sawaaris
This post is long overdue. And it is inspired by a dialog from the Hindi movie 'Ferrari ki Sawaari'. I had wanted to post about it soon after watching the movie when it had released…
Big Bizarre
I dropped into the Big Bazaar store for a bit last night (not out of choice, if you must know). But I must say, they've really re-done the place, in a good way. Impressive, must…
Cartoons Against Cartoons
A 27-year-old Amit Katarnaware does not seem to have a problem with corrupt politicians and bureaucrats eating the nation alive, drinking the nation dry. But he does have a problem with a few cartoons that just…
It Could Have Rained Nanos
Sure the Tatas have had their share of tough n' rough times with the Nano, and they buggered up with the advertising as well. That means there was extremely insufficient advertising, and never at the…
Serves you Right
"Quality in a service or product is not what you put into it. It is what the client or customer gets out of it." - Peter Drucker We recently bought a cordless telephone from Croma…
Fuel Hike
It's brilliant how a fuel hike causes such chaos the night before the hike. Kilometre-long lines of people waiting to pack in as much fuel as they possibly can before it gets dearer. And while…
The Seat Next To The Lady
The Seat Next To The Lady Recently, the latest player in the online travel business, Travelyaari.com brought in the option of "block your seat next to a lady" on your next bus journey. Yeah, I…
Starbucks
The entire buzz in the recent past about Starbucks coming to India reminded me of this question that popped up in my head when I was at a Starbucks at a mall in New Jersey…
Far From Perfect
Far From Perfect We recently ordered a table for home. A small and fairly simple design, with a Rosewood coloured Melamine polish coating. However, to make the base stable, the people from the store turned…
See Yourself Become The Villain
In the Dark Knight, there's a scene where Harvey Dent says "You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain". When you first hear it, it sounds like…
Forward Pass
Forward Pass Try this. Say instead of zipping past a car on the opposite side of the road waiting to make a u-turn, slow down (of course, look back first, to make sure you don't cause…
The Fire to Hire
Start-ups and many small to medium sized companies often think that costs can be saved by hiring poor to average quality candidates, thereby being able to get the adequate "number" of manpower and be able…
Layers of BS
Ever realized how much time we spend each day either building a thick layer of ‘unnecessary’, and/ or scraping a thick layer of it. Rather than build quality products and services, we tend to build…
Fly-by-satire
Today, another MIG-21 crashed in Haryana. Thankfully the pilot was safe and apart from a big ass crater in a field, there was no major damage. With 6 MIG-21 crashes in this year alone, the…