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Save Money on Online Shopping with Discount Coupons

26 May 2013

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The Online Shopping Scene in India Online Shopping is the new rage in India. It is the new in-thing for a country that was once comfortable with physical shopping. Ecommerce in India, though still in incipient stage, is growing. There is a lot of activity on the online shopping scene: words and  terms like online [...]

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Blame Indian Railways, not IRCTC

25 May 2013

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You may read this post first IRCTC sucks. For train ticket booking, bad IRCTC website, tatkal tickets and all related problems we blame the PSU named IRCTC. That may be wrong. Indian Railways management deserves the blame more than anyone else. This is some information from an IRCTC insider on why the system is so [...]

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Delhi Metro replies to feedback

10 May 2013

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Delhi Metro (DMRC) is good with taking feedbacks into account. Sometime ago I had submitted a feedback on their site and they had replied. See that below   “Dear Madam/Sir, With reference to your email dated 25 Mar 2013, we would like to inform that DMRC has taken the following measures for boarding/de boarding and the same [...]

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India Pakistan Political Cartoon

5 May 2013

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Very good, biting India-Pak political cartoon from the Hindu, dated 3 May 2013. Backdrop: Death of Sarabjit Singh in Pakistan (murderous attack in jail).

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Where to buy Quechua trekking shoes in Delhi

4 May 2013

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This is copied from the quick advice I gave to a friend who was looking for Quechua Forclaz 500 trekking shoes in Delhi. Most of it is valid for online shopping. Useful for anyone looking for Quechua products. Written 27 April 2013 ****************** 1. Quechua Forclaz 500 shoes (women) on parent Decathlon site; size chart [...]

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Aurat: Hindi poem on women in India

1 May 2013

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This Hindi poem on women’s plight was written in anger. It reflects the condition and anger after a number of rapes in India (December 2012 gang rape in Delhi, 5-year-old Gudiy rape case  and so many others). This poem is for anyone looking for a poem on women, the rape culture in India, the male [...]

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