Marwadi or Marwari represents people from present day Jodhpur area ( Marwar region), but it normally means people from Rajasthan who are into business of any type. They have spread through out India and also many parts of the world. I live in Udaipur, but I am not Marwadi. A Marwadi has certain characteristics, normally,…
My pleasant experience with Indian Railways
The title of this post may come as shock to many who are used to seeing news/blog posts about slamming services of Indian Railways ( juts like me). But things have changed and I am observing this in last two years. Recently, I was traveling from Mumbai to Jaipur and then Jaipur to Udaipur. The…
Short Bhopal Trip
After many years, I visited Bhopal enroute to Nagpur on 29th Dec 2015 and reached there on 12pm on 30th Dec 2015 from Udaipur via Ratlam by hopping two trains. My host was SS Patel with whom I had some amazing time. I have learnt a lot from him. It’s pity that I did not…
“Developing Taste for It”
I used to hear about the sentence ( or half sentence) “Develop taste for it” here and there. I never quite understood it, though on looking back, I actually implemented it couple of times before. When young men ( or women, to be politically correct) starts drinking alcohol during their college days, mostly under peer…
Few things one must know and Indian Schools do not teach
Over the years, I have found out that, one must learn or know how to do few vital things to live independently. It may be impossible to live without depending on others completely, but if one knows the following things, one may live smoothly. 1. Cooking I think cooking lesson should be compulsory for all.…
Flipkart Billion Dollar Sale and My Experience
Flipkart is again coming out with their ‘Billion Dollar’ Sale, The Big Billion Sale, which will be only available on Flipkart App, from 13 Oct to 17 Oct 2015. While many people may be excited about this sale, I am not. Rather I am feeling bad for those Flipkart customers who would be disheartened after…
Best Portable Bluetooth Speaker under Rs. 3000
Recently, I had spent lot of time researching about Portable, wireless Bluetooth enabled speaker with following features 1. It should have at least two speakers or tweeters so that it gives stereo output. 2. It should have sub woofer 3. It should have good battery backup 4. It should have FM. 5. NFC is desirable,…
New Things
I have no idea about ‘New Things’ and that exactly is what it makes them new things to me. Two years ago, I met Crazy Chicken in Udaipur and we did a whirlwind tour of wild life sanctuaries in Rajasthan looking for birds and I developed idea to look for “new things” in life to…
Good Samaritan Exists in India
If some one reads just Indian News Papers, just Indian English News Channels and English Movie channals, one may not beleive that the concept of good samaritan exists o
Social Media Empowering masses ?
Recently, I had been to a seminar on social media and how it has given voice to many anonymous figures both popularity and reach for their voices/opinions which otherwise was hostage to select few intellectuals, to quote a person in that seminar. I also could spend considerable time with Dr. CP Joshi, former union cabinet…