Ramkumar would be 5 ft tall, wearing a black kurta pajama, turban, and loverly smile on his face. He looked perfect for Instagram, just I had no smartphone, and we were in the Orkut era. He was preparing the fire as November evening gets much colder in north India. I was with Ashish on our […]
Category Archives: India
bhool gaye
Kya hum bhool gaye unhe, kya humne dafan kar diya unko- unke kurbaniyoo ke sang? Desh ko banane wale un kaargaar kisanoo aur majduroo ko, marne diya humne unko raste pe, chor diya unko unke badkismatee pe. Kya thi galti unke? Paida hue the wo garib, adham ya jaati dand bhog rahe the samaaj ka? […]
price
I have been told time and again by my friends that Indian customers are stringy to price. Most haggle irrespective of their income or wealth. My friends say we Indians don’t have the desire to progress or willingness to pay. We like to continue doing donkey work rather than paying for automation. I do not […]
few
India is over a billion population. We have our unique challenges. Not all copy clone business ideas or solutions for a problem works. That is why few winners are solving local problems. From Fintech to Agritech to E-commerce, the way business is done in our country is unique. I understand quitting is easy but a […]
Self herding
How many times did you end up buying a bigger or newer costlier coffee at your favorite roaster? You will know only if you check your expenditure on coffee. You repeated your own behavior and ended up drinking costlier coffee in bigger mugs. But what about the sample coffee barista offered you? Well congratulations, you […]
Loneliness
How many of us crave for more people in our life? How many of us want to be part of social gathering? How many of us miss our childhood days? We were experimenting more without any fear. With the emergence of the internet and smartphones, we are more connected than before. But from inside we […]
Other India
India is a country of villages and agriculture plays a major role in our economy. The population plays a key role in power dynamics during elections. Still, they are most oppressed, silent and lacking on all government benefits. The incredible part is, even with all the shortcomings they are hopeful. Every parent aspires to see […]
Surge pricing debate: Question nobody asks
Surge pricing for taxi aggregators has been banned in Karnataka. While I have been reading the opinions of various people on different social media platforms on it, there are a few voices that are missing – taxi drivers. They’re the ones who really suffer from this ordeal, especially drivers who have bought cars on loan […]
Some Apps/Hyperlocal service which I regularly/occasionally use.
We are living in App driven economy from Match making to Cab to Pastry to Doctor all it needs is a mobile phone loaded with app. You can get world news, podcast, jokes everything in this little supercomputer called smartphone. I am part of this same world like you all & felt like sharing my […]
Notes from DevopDays India
Living in Bangalore has an advantage, you get to attend technology conference regularly with amazing set of speakers. Last week I attended DevOpDays India. Like every other technology event DevOp Days had amazing set of speakers, attendees & cool swags. I made a small note on the overall event: Everyone is excited about DevOps and […]