The French revolution lasted 10 years (1789-99) and was a period of radical upheaval in the French and European history that brought major social and political changes including the collapse of the French monarchy. Compare this with what happened in Egypt where the protests lasted a little over 2 weeks and resulted in the eviction of Mubarak.
I read 2 news items today with great interest 1. China has officially clocked the world’s fastest train at a mind blowing 481 km/h. This is the world’s fastest electric unmodified commercial train 2. Greedy Airlines in India would like to charge as much as Rs. 40,000 for domestic flights. Let’s put this in context. [...]
I recently had the pleasure of presenting to a bunch of enthusiastic students of Internet marketing. I reflected on my experience and came up with 8 tips for success in online marketing 1. Know what you want to achieve If you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there. Unless you [...]
I witnessed an interesting incident while transiting through the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad in Hyderabad today. Indigo flight 6E 319 scheduled to take off at 6:00 am for Mumbai had not taken off till 10:30 am. The passengers revolted against the cavalier attitude of the staff and extremely poor customer service and demanded [...]
This is the news punters in India have been waiting for a long time. It finally looks like sports betting will be legalised in India. The Indian government is looking at a proposal to legalise sports betting and is carefully studying UK and US laws regarding sports betting. Needless to say, this will have several [...]
I couldn’t update my blog for almost 3 months as I was busy …. Relocating from London, UK to Mumbai, India. A new country, a new city, a new job and a new challenge. We always wanted to get back to India and after almost ten years in the UK, it was time for action. [...]
3rd December 1984. Bhopal. 7 am. It was a chilly Monday morning. The school bus, which was actually an improvised Shaktiman truck, was parked in its usual place in Sultania Infantry Lines. The kids, including me, had boarded the bus and it was ready to go. The driver counted the number of school kids who [...]
“Raajneeti mein murde kabhi gaade nahi jaate. Unhe zindaa rakha jaata hai …. taaki time aane par woh bolein” I saw the latest Bollywood thriller Raajneeti yesterday at Safari cinema in Harrow. It’s a “heavy” movie but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was fast paced and action packed with solid performances by most of the [...]
I have received more election leaflets in the last one month slipped under my door than pizza delivery leaflets in the last one year. It is no surprise then that the reason is that they all want my vote on the 6th of May. There’s David Cameron on a glossy pamphlet urging me to vote [...]
Everybody’s talking about the iPad which has just launched in the US. The product definitely looks great. Apple says that the iPad will revolutionise the way people browse the internet, check email, run apps and read books. To me, it looks like an oversized iPhone without the ability to make phone calls or take pictures. [...]
