The Caravan Magazine on Narendra Modi

Copied from a mail by the Caravan Magazine: follow the link to read the story Ten years ago this week, in one of India’s most prosperous states, Gujarat, communal violence erupted: about 1,200 Muslims were killed when Hindu mobs ran laps around the streets, lynching men and children and raping women. The mobs used gas [...]

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Buy online with Discount codes

Any smart online shopper will know that online shopping sites/ e commerce sites offer discounts/discount codes or coupons particularly in the starting phase when they are establishing themselves. This is true of Online Megastore Flipkart (I bought lots on 20 per cent off discount code two years ago, over and above the default discount) or [...]

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Telenor full page ad in today’s newspapers

This is a major campaign by Telenor since the cancellation of the 2g spectrum by the Supreme court. It is a good ad and dispels doubts about whether the Norwegian company will continue to operate in India: “4 Crore people would love us to stay”.

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Interesting Offbeat tours in Delhi

Some places that you should visit for an interesting stay in Delhi (copied from some online forum on the web written by some Anne): I think this information will be helpful to many outsiders living in Delhi. All these tours have one thing in common – they uncover a hidden aspect of Delhi, something which [...]

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HT Mini: The new HT paper is small and cute

Hindustan Times has recently launched HT Mini aimed at Delhi Metro travellers and city goers. I got a few free copies at the metro station. The look and feel is good. There is hardly any substance in it but then that is not its aim. You can read more about it on this link. Some [...]

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Hindi poem in handwriting

This famous Hindi poem by Harivansh Rai Bachchan is on the theme of encouragement. This is a snapshot of the poem in my handwriting and it was done in 2009 or 2010. This Hindi poem is about inspiration, struggle, fighting, working against all odds, the brave wins, hard work, dreaming and working hard to achieve [...]

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