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“Could you imagine the price of air if it were provided by another supplier? ” – God. The multinationals and trans-nationals of the world are yet to provide “bottled breathing air” in a big way, so let us direct our gaze to water, where they have already converted an “ubiquity” (something that is omnipresent) into …
Mumbai, Oct 25th, 2013. The Y.B. Chavan Auditorium is packed much before the scheduled start of the day’s proceedings. Practicing Cost Accountants, some of them stalwarts of the industry in their own right and students alike are awaiting the beginning of the days Symposium – “Cost Audit for Inclusive Growth”, Organized by the Western India …
George Washington, one of the founding fathers was a distiller. It is honoured as “America’s Native Spirit” by an Act of the Congress and it is said there are more barrels of it ageing in Kentucky than there are people. Yes, we are talking Bourbon, the “Chosen One” – American Whiskey, to the philistine. To …
It’s raining cats and dogs and Pawan Ruia’s impatience is visibly pushing the assembled officers in the Ruia Group Headquarters on the edge. Hurried phone calls to the Met Office are not able to provide any respite and the organisers of the puja he is supposed to inaugurate have summoned all hands on deck to …
Durga Puja r dinguli hok anando mukhor, mongolmoi!
“Kh***ir Chele, Tor Maa ke Ch**i” (SOB, s***w your mom) yelled the conductor to the Taxi driver. “Tor Maa ke” (s***w your mom) retorted the nonchalant taxi driver with an exaggerated movement of the hand that left nothing to the imagination as he drove away equally unperturbed. The passengers in the bus, many ladies included, …
So you have done the job, made all the needed / imaginary / uncalled for / unwarranted changes and have satisfied everyone – from the boss, to the hanger-on’s in his chamber, to the liftman ? Great. Now prepare to look guilty and cringe before everyone – from the liftman upward as you prepare to …
The plunging Rupee, some so-called experts are opining, will open the floodgates of NRI investments into India, especially in the Real Estate sector. “A 35 % opportunity is something that no right thinking investor can ignore” they are claiming, “and this is like Manna from the Heavens for the NRI investors.” However, the ground reality …
Ranajoy Rakshit (Bhomla) Jt. Secretary Puddapukur Barwari Samity, Bhowanipure, Kolkata Dear Bhomla, At the very onset, let me thank you for your emotionally touching letter inviting me and my family over for the Durga pujas that your para will be celebrating for the 77th consecutive year. My children and I were moved by the warmth …
Facebook sucks. Especially if you are a regular and have to shift through tons of unwanted, unwarranted and uncalled for, unsavory posts on a daily basis. As, save for their idiosyncratic streaks, some of these posters are actually friends you would rather not block out completely, you don’t really have a choice. Some Facebook addicts …