PVR Cinemas Sucks! Especially the Gold Class

November 22, 2010

No, I am not going to complain about the poor PVR Cinemas website which rarely works. What do you expect when you go to a movie paying a thousand bucks for a single ticket? 1. Sitting just a few feet away from the screen, which makes you feel like you bought a 1st row morning [...]

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10 things to learn from 3 Idiots

October 21, 2010

3 Idiots, the biggest blockbuster of the hindi movie industry, a movie everyone saw and enjoyed too. Why did everyone love it? It was because it talked about points which we all wanted to do/implement in our life but never really did. Probably no one looked at small instances where we can apply some of [...]

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What kind of a labor are you?

October 9, 2010

Regular, Educated, Skilled, Smart ??? You are working in Infosys, TCS, IBM, XYZ and your parents boast about it to your family and neighbors! Why shouldn’t they! You are happy at the 30th of each month, when u get that sms that says – ACCOUNT NO. XXXXX1765 Credited with Rs.XXXXX (In Short: A FAT SALARY) [...]

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5 things I learned from a driver in Delhi

July 7, 2010

On a recent trip to Delhi, I had the chance to engage in conversations with drivers on a couple of occassions. Since the journey on both trips lasted for more than a couple of hours, I had the chance to delve into the lives of a driver and was highly impressed with them, their beliefs [...]

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Joy of Giving : What did you give last?

October 5, 2009

Last week Teach for India celebrated the Joy of Giving week. There were free hugs campaigns in Pune and problem solving free marches around the city (2nd october- TFI fellows along with volunteers went around the city talking to people asking what problems they see in the country and what are the steps they have [...]

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Waiting for retirement to do what you love to do ?

September 29, 2009

Recently an ICICI Prudential advertisement on the television caught my eye. The ad showcases RETIREMENT as the WORLD’s BEST JOB. Well, they may be doing the right thing as far as selling their product is concerned, but what caught my eye was not that they made a good ad, instead I was wondering whether we [...]

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Why do I hate my job ?

August 24, 2009

Recently I was a friends’ gathering and was shell shocked to hear what people were talking about. No, they were not talking about recession, they were not about their personal lives either. Yes, they were talking about how UNHAPPY they were at their present jobs. In a group of 7 not even 1 said good [...]

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Reasons why I hate my job !

August 18, 2009

Last time we talked about a few cases of people who chose an altogether different career or made their own paths though remaining in the same industry. Some turned entrepreneurs while others turned back towards school, in search of more knowledge and hence finding out what they actually love in life. But can all of [...]

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Things we can learn from Rock On!

July 24, 2009

Some times even movies can teach us a lot. Probably everyone of us has seen the movie ROCK ON, here are some things which I thought we can learn from it. 1. Talent must be MARKETED, if properly shown to relevant people, it can reach new levels and set new benchmarks. (Joe, a great guitarist, [...]

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