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I Finally Made It To IIM Ahmedabad (A)

I finally made it to IIM Ahmedabad. Obviously I mean a short visit to the campu…

Five Tips For Surviving India's Budget Airlines

For the last few days I have been flying a mixture of high and low cost carrier…

What's The Difference Between A Mumbai Taxi Driver & India's Leading Hotel Chains ?

Well, nothing ! I remember every time the local train system conked for some re…

What's Wrong With Bengalooru ?

Nothing at all. I have no objection to name changes. After all, individuals do …

India And India Inc: Tata And Tata-Corus

The day champagne bottles were popped to mark the success of the $7.6 billion T…

The Veil Debate: The Immigrant View

The veils debate has come to India, as I write. And it continues to rock Britai…

Should (Muslim) Women Wear Veils ?

Its quite amazing when you think of it..walking or driving around East London, …

A Challenge To BMW !

After two extremely trying encounters with the British Airports Authority, whic…

To Fight Terror, First Stop Getting Terrorised

By his own admission, UBL got some 2,500 innocent citizens killed in the bombin…

India's Feudal Politicians - II

In July 2000, a boy was discovered by Scotland Yard in a `drunk and incapableÂ’…

Our Incredibly Arrogant And Feudal Politicians

You haven't heard of Leeladhar Borikar, nor had I until two days ago. He is…

A Nation Of Potholes

A few years ago, this was touted as the new dream road, a toast to West Bengal …

Wanted: More Wiki India Concepts..

Some time ago I had written about how Wikimapia was a huge benefit in a countr…

Behave Yourself, You Are On An Aircraft

A few years ago, I was on a KLM flight from Delhi to Amsterdam's Schipol ai…

Air India & The Fine Art of Airline Upgrades

Three days ago a Bollywood actor and her friend had a flaming row with Air Indi…

India-China, Do We Suffer From The Burden Of The Past ?

Try this for irony. Prime minister Manmohan Singh says Mumbai must emulate Shan…

Do Innocent Lives Matter ?

Over 54 people including 37 children (United Nation figures) died early this mo…

26/7: A Memorial For The Mumbai Citizen We Never Mourn

On a low wall between the recently spruced up area where tickets are sold and p…

Blocking Of Blogs..What Are We Protesting !

People are up in arms over the Indian government's decision to block `objec…

Resilience, Immunity and Kindness in Mumbai

Some bloggers asked why I am not angry at the administration's failure over…

Terror In Mumbai: Life Must Go On

Two people I know were on trains which were the target of powerful bomb blasts …

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