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Manufacturing India: MNCs

Posted on May 17, 2013 by indra

MNCs entered colonial India some even in late nineteenth century as traders. After independence, many got out, but some continued and set up its manufacturing plants in India. Scores of new ones have come in. For example,in 1888 Lever Brothers … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing India: PSUs

Posted on May 13, 2013 by indra

Just after independence when the big industrial houses were not ready to put its money in capital intensive manufacturing sectors, be it steel, machine tools, shipbuilding or even drugs or telephone sets, the government decided to set up PSUs in … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing India: Machine Tools

Posted on May 7, 2013 by indra

Machine Tools are the mother machines to manufacture almost every part that goes into engineering products. It was in 1957 that I first came across these machines in the workshop of IIT, Kharagpur. The machine tools in the workshop were … Continue reading →

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3 Nights in Patna

Posted on May 4, 2013 by indra

I couldn’t make it to Vaishali to have the feel of the place that nurtured one of the oldest democratic system of governance, where both Mahavir And then Buddha came and created two of the earliest faiths- Jainism and Budhhism, … Continue reading →

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Cheating Chits: From Sanchayita to Saradha

Posted on April 27, 2013 by indra

Chit fund had been cheating the greedy or needy poor as well as rich equally since time immemorial. Everyone wishes to earn some extra money or make fast buck. I have still few certificates of Sanchayita that my clerk while … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing India-Tractors

Posted on April 22, 2013 by indra

India is the largest market of tractors in the world by volume. M&M is the world’s No. 1 tractor company, by volume with annual sales of above 2, 00,000 tractors and presence in 40 countries. M&M is trying to enter … Continue reading →

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एक पुरानी कविता

Posted on April 22, 2013 by indra

२०.५ २००१. एक पुरानी कविता हर युग में भीष्म शर कुंठित हुए शिखंडी के सामने आचार्य द्रोन देते रहे आटा घोल पुत्र को लेते रहे एकलव्य के अंगूठे दक्षिणा में शाशकवर्ग हित मारे गए शोकावस्था में धनुष छोड़ झूठे शिष्य … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing India-2/3 Wheelers

Posted on April 19, 2013 by indra

India has raced ahead from the days of Vespa, Rajdoot and Bullet that were hot in demand by prospective bridegroom in India as dowry. Images India is the second largest producer of two-wheelers in the world. In the last few … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing India-Commercial Vehicles

Posted on April 16, 2013 by indra

The production and sales of commercial vehicles tell a lot about the country’s economy. It indicates the country’s growth. Over the years, India was having two major manufacturers in cars and trucks. Though older car manufacturers-Hindustan Motors and Premier Automobiles … Continue reading →

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India:Digital Waves

Posted on April 13, 2013 by indra

India has seen at least three digital revolutions in past two decades. The first started with setting up of IPOs providing the facility for having local, STD and ISD telephony along with fax for transferring the documents. One could see … Continue reading →

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