Reflections on Indian Premier League (IPL)
I was supposed to post this entry last week. As I was not well, it got delayed by a week. Hope it is not too late to write about IPL.…
The letter from Akhil Chandra Sen
Check out my post on Toilets in Indian trains before reading this.Yesterday I was in Bangalore railway station to receive my parents. As I was wandering in the waiting room,…
Bilingual Way
This morning I was reading June edition of 'Business world' and found an interesting article titled 'Bilingual Way'.The article talks about a survey conducted by National University of Education Planning…
Pseudo Indians
Even today Indians are living a pseudo life!Be it color of the skin or language, we tend to 'ape' whatever the westerners do. Let me give some examples:Fair is beautifulWhen…
Startup city event in Bangalore
Yesterday I attended 'Startup city' event organized by SmartTechie magazine. More than 40 companies showcased their products and services in the event. There were many interesting keynote addresses and panel…
My favorite WOMMA examples
After reading Andy's word-of-mouth marketing (WOMMA) book, I was thinking my favorite WOMMA examples. Here is the list came right on top of my mind Example Word-of-mouth strategy Bata chappals…
Toilets in Indian trains
Found this interesting information in Bangalore majestic station's waiting room:Akhil Chandra Sen, a passenger wrote the following letter to Indian railways in the year 1909.I am arriving by passenger train…
BOOK REVIEW: Word of mouth marketing
Author: Andy SernovitzPrice : 24.95 USDHow smart companies get people talking?As an engineer it’s quite possible to think everything from a technological perspective. Most of technologists think what if they…
No more Indian apples?
How much globalization is good? Can we allow global players to come in essential areas like agriculture, food and fruits?For quite some time I am not able to see Indian…
Voted for the first time
Karnataka state assembly polling was held today. I got an opportunity to vote for the first time. Fortunately the election commission announced that citizens can a use a list of…