India has a Chinese Diaspora possibly because both these countries have been in touch for thousands of years be it Buddhism, Silk Route, wars or more recently as competitors. As a kid I remember going to a Chinese dentist’s clinic of S S Chiang in Patna (Opposite BN College for those who know Patna) and there were bunch of them on that road probably cousins who moved out of Calcutta. Not sure if they had official degrees but there used…
There may be various contenders for the “Queen on Hills” in India but “Simla” as it was called on those days will definitely be one with an oldest claim. English ruled India for about 200 years (Company rule – 1757 to 1858 and Crown rule – 1858-1947). Calcutta was the capital until 1911 but English made Simla as their summer capital in 1864 much before Delhi was made the capital of British India.So you can imagine the how much effort…
“This is a story inspired by real life incidents but any resemblance may merely be coincidental and unintended.This is work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are products of the author’s imagination” A group of young people were eating lunch on their hostel mess table and the topic being discussed was more like a scholarly debate championship and was on “Dowry System in India” India is country of diverse beliefs and culture that we famously call “unity…
“Boond boond se banta hai sagar” is what we normally say in Hindi in India Here is picture from my personal experience which does convey this message This is a snapshot of my Runkeeper and I had kind of promised myself that I will share my experience once I had done 1000KM recorded on the app. I have been active on this app for more than one and half years and had tracked around 217 activities of which 70% is walks averaging 3-4…
Recently I visited Wagah Border which is most famous point on the border between India and Pakistan and there is definitely a scope of making things much better than how it is being handled currently. This is my experience and probable things that can be planned in order to make it a pleasant experience for everyone. According to the limited historical reference this Beating Retreat Ceremony at the Wagah boarder started in 1959 and is conducted every day by the Border Security…
I still remember the struggle of getting my first passport. I had applied seeing few of my friends in the final year of college and time it took I had already passed out and was not there to collect it. Eventually my dad tried with some of his friends as one had to go to Guwahati in order to collect. Somehow that didn’t work out and Guwahati Passport office suggested that the passport can be sent over to Bangalore, where…
Sometime back checking news online, I came across this eye catching news item where it talked about a smartphone for in INR 251 (under $4) and it got me excited as Aakash tablet did some years back. I had ordered Aakash (didn’t get one though) then and I was looking to order to Freedom251 as well. I believe that any “for profit” private entity would never sell its products without making profits. Lets assume that Ringing Bell Pvt Ltd …
This is the colossal story of brand that went totally wrong of reasons that cannot be predicted or forecasted or controlled. As per the news reports Tata Motors’ new car launch that was in plan for more than two years was an acronym from “Zippy Car” and it was creatively named Zica. All the communication that were being done for this new car were based on Zica. Zica was showcased in the auto expo 2016 and was getting launched with all the dealers…
In the year of 2010 I followed footsteps of one of colleague and took a National Savings Certificate popularly known as NSC and it is one the tax saving instruments and as far as I know it is sold by the Post Offices all over India. According the official website of Postal Department and here is copy of that ” India has the largest Postal Network in the world with over 1, 54,882 Post Offices (as on 31.03.2014) of which…
I am lifting the concept and the title from Orwell’s essay “Such, such were the joys”. I think as a kid joys of life are much simpler and it remains engraved in our memories forever. Here I try to go back to my Childhood and bring those beautiful moments and probably these joys may resonate with people of my generation. I spent my Childhood in a small rustic place called Boleng in Arunchal Pradesh and to make it chronologically in…
” The sort of things that are working against him (journalists) are the concentration of the press in the hands of a few rich men, the grip of monopoly on radio and the films…….” Any guesses as to when these lines were written. This was written in 1946 by George Orwell in his essay “The Prevention of literature” and he was meaning this for his country Britain. And here we are in 21st Century and totally different country India and these…
I was quite unaware of Bitcoin just a month back but fortunately I met someone who has actually worked for Bitcoin exchange. Last week of December was vacation from office and I was looking for something to spend my time on. I wouldn’t claim that I know everything today but I am much better of. Here is a write up from my more than a month research, hopefully it may help people to get started. Satoshi Nakamoto is known to…
Typical weekday traffic during the peak hours 8-11 in morning and 5-8 in the evening in Bangalore is normally bumper to bumper and if you are driving a four wheeler you may not need to change gears and stick to the first one itself. I take outer ring road which has become congested even after so many flyovers constructed in last four-five years but probably due to burgeoning IT companies on this road as well a many apartment complexes the…
In 1996 when Clayton Christensen (Author of The Innovator’s Dilemma, a book that deals with his seminal theory of Disruption) was researching on why the best firm fails, his Professor gave a sage advice “Those who study genetics avoid studying humans, because new generations come along only every thirty years or so, it takes a long time to understand the cause and effect of any changes. Instead, they study fruit flies, because they are conceived, born, mature, and die all…
India has gained independence and atmosphere varied from ecstatic to routine depending where one lived. Sadiya, a town bordering NEFA was one such remote location. It was 7:39 PM of August 15 1950 when the tremors hit the northern hills of undivided Assam. Kaling, aged around 14 years, came to Sadiya High School to continue his studies from his village Dambuk. India has just emerged from the shackles of colonialism and stories of festivities did reach to people in Sadiya. Kaling…