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Having bought >120 books, I recommend Flipkart.com to buy books online (India)

UPDATE: June 2010. Now I have shopped some 350 books from flipkart.  Flipkart rocks! Flipkart now also sells CDs, DVDs, Music and games and have raised $8 to $10 million dollar VC funding (source); so expect more! I had a very bad experience with online shopping (I was cheated by Rediff Shopping and then [...]

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See the colours of India: My full photo website on the SurajKund Crafts Fair

www. surajkundmela.wordpress.com It was my maiden visit to the famous SurajKund Crafts Mela on 14 February 2010 as part of the JNU UNESCO and Photography clubs’ trip to the fair. I shot more than 450 pics of the 24th edition of the fair and ended up making an online pictorial documentation of the fair a few [...]

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5 Things Hospitals Can Do to Improve the Customer Experience

We have many things wrong with our healthcare system. But, one thing we do right is give Americans (or at least those with insurance) plenty of choices in healthcare. Large cities often have many hospitals for patients to choose from, and even smaller areas offer competition among hospitals for patients. So, what can hospitals do [...]

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16 interesting photos from the New Delhi World Book Fair 2010

These are some interesting photos from the 19th New Delhi World Book Fair (Pragati Maidan). I was there from about 11:30 am to 4 pm on 4 February 2010. Please see the end of the post for links to many more photos of the Book fair and the Pragati Maidan. What I did not like [...]

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Urban art photos: Steel balloons at AIIMS crossing, New Delhi

These are four photos of the steel balloons near the AIIMS flyover. Their utility and futility has certainly been debated in the media. According to a Tribune report, even the CM Shiela Dixit was not very happy with them. I shot them from the bus yesterday en route to the Delhi book fair. They are called [...]

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Please write urgently if you will adopt this cute puppy (New Delhi, 29 January 2010)

Update 30 January: We have made an arrangement for the puppy near the hostel entrance (we hope it will grow soon and live normally on the streets). We think we should not disturb his natural life. Also, see Indian Home Maker’s comment here. Update 11 Feb: The puppy lives outside the hostel and is happy. [...]

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