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A friend of mine earns about 60L a year, lives in a 4-bedroom house situated in a posh locality, drives a 25L+ sedan, and yet calls himself middle-class. Strange? In a recent interview, I heard Abhishek Bachchan (film star) refer to himself as ‘middle-class’. We …
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I live in Bangalore. I’d happily leave my car at home and use public transport. The bus service is excellent. There are plenty of air-conditioned buses plying all around the city. Economically priced, comfortable to travel, these buses stop wherever you hail them. The city …
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Date: Sept 23, 2010 Setting: Seventeen parents and twelve teachers closeted in a room Occasion: My 15-old son’s Parent Teacher meeting “I have absolutely no doubt that 98% of these students will do magnificently in their careers. What I worry about is: how many of …
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MLAs from BJP have ‘rebelled’; opposition is demanding a ‘no-confidence’ motion. The rebel MLAs are holed up in Goa for past few days. I believe the going rate for either camp to get each MLA’s support is Rs.40 crores! This is the third time in …
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Before Air Deccan arrived on the scene, changing or canceling an air ticket cost nothing. You only had to visit the airline’s office to get your ticket ‘endorsed’. Air Deccan brought internet booking. It also brought tiered ticket rates. Which meant, people paid different amounts …
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Use the internet to make your company more visible at very little cost and even lesser time. If you are a small services company like mine, you are bound to be as ‘disadvantaged’ as I am. Or, so I thought, until a few months ago, …
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