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Advertising mistakes
All of us have a pet peeve against some advertisement or the other and we wonder how such ads are even allowed to be aired or printed! Well, some people do complain, and as a result advertisers are...
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Unfit government employees survive and thrive
The post office in the picture above is the SP college post office on Tilak Road, in Pune. It looks clean and neat and quiet doesn’t it? Well, that was because it was almost five ‘o” clock and all the...
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Public sector companies eager to hire IIM graduates
I have been reading about how IIM graduates are being lured by public sector undertakings (PSU’s) because of a shortage of high paying jobs by private companies, particularly multinationals. It’s not...
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The Indian Postal Service takes action!
Last year I had written a eulogy on the Indian Post Office, an institution I am a great admirer of for many reasons. At the same time I had heard and read about people with grievances, although I...
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Union Budget 2009 -2010
The 2009 Indian Budget is a “welfare” budget, to bridge the gap between “India” and “Bharat.” It is also an attempt to stimulate spending by the reduction of direct taxes. The 10% surcharge has been...
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One man’s necessity is another’s luxury
When I read about this research* about how Americans are taking a U-turn when it comes to buying consumer durables, about their attitudes changing towards necessities and luxuries, I thought it’s time...
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Arthakranti – a movement to make India prosperous
Whether you call it an idea or a movement, Arthakranti aims to solve India’s problems. Their plans may or may not be workable, and they are still only plans which cannot be implemented unless the...
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Is swine flu more dangerous than other types of influenza or seasonal flu?
I knew I had to write this post when my domestic worker came to me in a panic. She was wearing a hankerchief over her mouth and was convinced that if she gets swine flu she will die. When I told her...
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Where do developmental funds go?
15 years ago the Indian economy kick started but the bad news is that the north eastern states (and some others) didn’t ride along. The most recent news is that the north eastern states are “on a...
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Don’t be cheap, be smart
Being cheap hurts. It hurts the earth, it hurts people, it hurts the economy, and it hurts you too. Ever think of the things you buy just because they are cheap, some of them you don’t even need?...
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