What has made me write this piece are a few observations I have made in the past few weeks. My housemaid (bartanwali) charges Rs. 1000/month from me and does about 6 houses in a day. She also has her mother who does the same number. She has two males at home who do mechanical work […]
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Now that the sports minister Ajay Maken is fighting tooth and nail to have the richest sports body in India under government control, the controversy is getting hotter and hotter. Yesterday, the sacked IPL commissioner Lalit Modi spoke on Times Now that the government should be kept out of an autonomous body like the Board […]
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Ok, Lionel Messi has landed last night at about 3 in India, 3:15 to be precise. I have heard that there were thousands of Messi fans outside the International terminal at Kolkata Airport to catch a glimpse of FIFA player of the year. Unfortunately, including the media, nobody could spot him, nor came to know […]
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A few moons ago I was enjoying KK (the singer) on MTV Coke Studio (in my opinion, that’s the only MTV show worth watching) when my phone rang. There was a friend at the other end. She asked, “What’s happening?” “I am watching Coke Studio on MTV,” I replied. “What’s that?” “It’s an Indian version […]
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First, I am not furious or shocked to see India go down 3-0 in the England series (In the next 4 days, it could very well be 4-0 England) It’s just as natural to lose as it is to win. There’s not a test team in the world that hasn’t suffered a whitewash and there’s […]
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Nothing is permanent – Buddha
It was only yesterday that I was intrigued to know ‘Who is Anna?’ May be it had to do with my dad continuously watching TV at full volume for two days without caring to eat a bite (a bit exaggerated) or the protestors that I witnessed on Jail Road near Tihar […]
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Though not a frequent flyer, I happen to be a King Club member of Kingfisher Airlines. Being a King Club member does give me access to a few privileges but nothing to beat the access to Kingfisher lounge on airports. Now that I have been to three Kingfisher lounges at Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai, I […]
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Either I have extreme standards of serving a client or there’s something wrong out there. I’ll start with an example, and that of one of my most favourite places. I was at Subway in DLF Promenade a few days back. It is a small counter if you have seen it; barely 3 people can stand […]
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What amuses me more? That corporate Indian gets together in a gala event where Karan Johar with his gelled-back hair and Indian-Anglo accent (the reverse order is deliberate) addresses some of the richest people in India, and they in their inimitable style articulate in their own sophisticated manner the poverty of India, or that they […]
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Going for office offsite trips is always a memorable experience, especially when you have young and enthusiastic people with you. After weeks of contemplation and cancellations, we eventually decided to make a visit to Neemrana Hotels and Forts, which is a two and a half hour drive from Delhi on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway. The roads […]
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