Continued from… I asked the bartender for the bill. Two cocktails were enough for both. Her eyes signaled something, the check went to her. She paid with a card, not forgetting to leave a humble Rs five hundred as tip and asked me if I could drive her back to Orange County. I live in […]

Work done in record time Investigations into the Shakti Mills (Mumbai) rape case have been on a steady progress. Yesterday the Mumbai police even filed a chargesheet – a voluminous 600 page one. A report in the media lauds the police for its efforts. – “A team of 12 police officers and 30 men and […]

23 boat crews from schools including Harvard, MIT, HEC, IESE and London Business School will compete in the event organized by SDA Bocconi with Yacht Club Italiano and Rolex, in the Mediterranean at Santa Margherita on September 27-29. From 27 to 29 September MBA students from the world’s most important business schools will compete in […]

If you are thinking of introducing a new product in the market you must be considering numerous ways of marketing research methods which can take you through all the obstacles to reach your target segment and make you successful. I ensure as soon as you will end up with your market research you will be […]

I hear rehab is expensive. I can’t get my head around what is happening to my body. It started out as casually as can be. “I can control my urges” or “a little won’t do no harm.” This was before I started spiralling out of control. My family is oblivious to my condition. They think […]

Questions on books and authors are very popular with entrance examinations. I could find various lists on the web which talked about books by businessmen / biographers but I think if there existed a list with respect to famous companies, it would be really helpful. And also – I really like makings lists. So, here […]

We all have dreams. I too had one, which I still remember. I wanted the summer to last forever. Summer meant holidays. And those were the times I was allowed to do whatever my mind wished. Wandering wherever I wanted, climbing up trees, throwing pebbles in the pond, and the best thing – feeling the […]

March mornings are cool and refreshing, loved by all early birds, including me. The month of March in Bombay marks the onset of Summer, a season, most people here utterly dislike. As for me, I have always been confused about my feelings for Summer. I hate to go out in afternoons, when the temperature is […]

Seeing it one way, this film rests on two very popular clichés: the proverb about how the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, and the western fascination with the Mumbai dabbawallas, a 130-year-old system that accurately delivers nearly two lakh lunch-boxes between suburban homes and workplaces daily. This dabba service system however […]

Vacations are those times when you set loose all those supposedly life-changing, miraculous thoughts that peck your mind while studying for exams. As for myself, my motivational spirits fly higher than Superman, to do all other activities except studies during the study holidays just before exams. However my laziness weighs heavier than me and so […]