What’s Holding Us Back?
I completed a trip couple of days back, to the Philippines. And was expecting a less developed nation as compared to India. Now, I do not know the condition of all the interior places of the mainland or all the islands, but I was surprised to see Manila to be as developed as some of […]
The Rise of Machines
So finally its here. The rise of machines. With too much of an advance in technology, and the help of few virus coders, we have managed bring to life, the fight in the virtual world. It seems like a scene straight out of the hollywood film, but its for real these time. According to reports bredo a […]
Beware of these Conmen
A very recent incident. A person approached my aunt and informed her that a cheque has arrived in the name of her son which was of the value 25000 rs. He gave a well rehearsed explanation of what the cheque was for, and managed to convince my aunt. But the clause he put was, that […]
Power Troubles
The discovery of coal, crude oil, natural gas and the research in their refinement processes was the most important factor contributing towards the progress of the industry and civilisation in the previous century. Without these discoveries, this high speed jet age wouldn’t have been possible. So, where are we heading? Is it going to be […]
In search of Water
It was really an unfortunate incident, in which a women died in a lathi charge during the recent protest against the water cut in Mumbai. I feel that it was bit harsh to take such action against the people demanding their rights. Mumbai has been reeling under water shortage for quite a few years now […]
Number Portability …. Finally at the Horizon
So now that the government has given an ultimatum to the mobile service providers in India, to get the infrastructure for number portability ready, I think that the mobile subscribers have finally been delivered to the promised land. And that too at a very affordable rate. Also, this marks the beginning of another price war […]
Barter!! Its Still Exists !!!
Being a marine engineer by profession, my job took me around the world in past five years. This particular incident at an Argentine sea port, Necochea. Me and an electrical officer had gone for a city visit in the evening. A very good and non crowded city it is. Both of knew only one word […]
Bid Farewell to our Zoo Friends
Most of us have seen elephants up close, rode them, fed them and had fun whenever we visited the zoo in Mumbai at Jijamata Udyan. But its time to bid farewell to two elephants as the central zoo authority has issued a notice saying all the elephants in the zoos around India ( around 140 ), are […]
A First Class Passenger
I am travelling in a first class compartment of the Mumbai suburban railways, and two youngsters come aboard at a particular station. By the way of their dressing it seems that they were in a wrong compartment. But who am I to judge. May be they are rich enough to travel by first class but […]