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Is the Wolf Near?

Posted on May 3, 2008 by indra

Is slowdown a bogey created by media or by crazy economists? On a fine morning, the printed media report all the good news. Indians are shelling out more for entertainment. India’s IT, ITeS revenue is estimated to climb up to … Continue reading →

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Nitish Kumar and Bihar

Posted on May 2, 2008 by indra

Nitish Kumar under the banyan tree where Lalu tied up a ghost to trouble Nitish. Saba Naqvi Bhaumik in latest issue of ‘Outlook’ has written pretty highly about Nitish Kumar. Unfortunately, she has compared Nitish’s performance with one who damaged … Continue reading →

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BHEL- Another Case of Missed Opportunity

Posted on May 1, 2008 by indra

As on March 31, 2008, power equipment supplier and Navratna PSU, BHEL had orders worth Rs 85,500 crore, about four times its revenues for the year. BHEL missed its delivery promises time and again in past. It is a burning … Continue reading →

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My Mother: Sacrifice Incarnated

Posted on May 1, 2008 by indra

On this ‘Mother Day’, something unique happened. I had completed the write-up in two sessions by 4.30 PM in the remembrance of my mother. But suddenly, it all got washed off. Does it indicate something? I got prejudiced and thought … Continue reading →

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India’s Middle Class

Posted on April 29, 2008 by indra

Vir Sanghvi has come out with some realistic and revealing findings in his weekly column in Hindustan Times on April 27, based on his exposures to the interviews of the participants for audition of Shahrukh Khan’s latest quiz programme ‘Kya … Continue reading →

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Maturing Manufacturing Maneuvers<

Posted on April 28, 2008 by indra

Indian manufacturing sector is maturing. The story of Maruti Suzuki, that now is a Suzuki company after government’s exit, proves how it has moved from the phased manufacturing days to in-house design stage. Suzuki hesitated to use India- manufactured transmission … Continue reading →

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BRT- A damager to IIT Image

Posted on April 27, 2008 by indra

The controversial Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor has become the nightmare and if media is to be believed, it has created major upheaval in day-to-day lives of a large number of Delhites living in the affected areas where the trial … Continue reading →

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Tulsidas and Modernity

Posted on April 27, 2008 by indra

Beside one’s expertise such as auto manufacturing and management for me, one must have some other interest too such as reading, writing or even painting. Over the years, Tulsidas and his Ramcharitmanas has been my companion. While many keep on … Continue reading →

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Inflation- Traders Laughing, Consumers Perplexed

Posted on April 25, 2008 by indra

Inflation is really affecting us, particularly the retired persons. I am sure it must be affecting most of the salaried employees too, as it happened with us in late sixties, when the inflation suddenly rose very drastically. I wonder who … Continue reading →

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Bihar Cabinet Reshuffle- Caste or Performance

Posted on April 24, 2008 by indra

I have never found Times of India (Delhi edition) covering any news from Bihar so extensively. It didn’t report the Bihar’s only cabinet reshuffle as news. But on April 20, it carried a headline ‘BJP upset with Sushil Modi for … Continue reading →

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