Few days ago while walking out of MacDonalds, I wanted to compliment the shift in charge for their usual quick service, the clean look and feel and their ever so reliably delectable burgers. On the drive back, I wondered who was the real owner of the outlet? Didnât have a clue and probably Iâm one […]
This morning the newspaper ran a curious story. The Tourism Ministry released data on foreign tourist arrivals for year 2012. The startling fact was that during the year only one person each from six countries visited India. These were Wallis Futuna Island, St Pierre & Maiqueldu, Guam, Gibraltar, Cayman Islands and Anguilla. I have to […]
I recently took a few days off and traveled to an offbeat place about 6 hours north of Delhi with some friends. When we got there we were amazed to see what was in store for us. The âoffbeat placeâ, situated miles away from the nearest highway, had a platter of adventure activities on the […]
The good news is that Indiaâs demography is titled towards the youth meaning that Indiaâs labour pool will remain productive for at least the next few decades. The not-so-good news is that today virtually every industry is facing a serious shortage of skilled labour. This problem gets woefully exposed when world class companies set up […]
Last week a water mains pipe coming into my house burst open and we had to make do with lesser water while the problem was being attended to. Our water management skills in Indian summer were tested to the hilt. Most Indian urban homes do not receive 24 hour running water supply from the City […]