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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…
The Superior Sex The timing of this post, right after the so-called 'Women's day' is purely coincidental. For one, I don't even know what 'Women's day' is supposed to mean. If we 'full-of-ourselves-men' don't have a 'men's…
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…
The A-Z of Consulting I had recently uploaded a new presentation about the A-Team, a Management Strategy & Consulting service for Small & Medium Businesses that I run. Contrary to the general perception most people have…
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…
If You're Gonna Fly Now that's how one should live their life. For those of you in India, I'm sure you saw the news about the Air India flight that made an emergency landing at Jaipur airport on…
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…
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…
As High As You Can This post is not an original. It is a really inspiring message that I received recently. And even though some of you might have read it elsewhere, I think it does come in…
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…
Two Sides of The Same...Country Little over a decade ago, I had just learnt how to drive a car, and, sorry; I must learn to be specific. I had learnt to drive a car in…
The Race Against..You.! In this post, I am sharing my experiences while preparing for a cycling event held in Bombay last December. While it's a little overdue, but whether you're a cyclist or not, I…
Time For Us To Bhaag In continuation to my previous post on Milkha Singh and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag [BMB], here is another small piece in connection with an article doing the rounds about how Milkha Singh never…
I just received probably the best feedback yet, regarding a post on my blog, 'Death and The Maiden', from Jimmy, a good friend of mine. Now Jimmy's the youngest friend I have. At over 65 years…
An uncle and a friend I just heard a few hours back, that one of dad's closest friends, Eshwaran, passed away this morning. That was extremely bad news. I had probably met Eshwar uncle and his…