India

5 takeaways from my India trip

Since I first moved to the US, my frequency of trips back to India have reduced in frequency and in duration. Here I record the 5 key observations from my most recent trip. I do sometimes wonder if India has always been this and it is only my perception that changes every…

Jingos Unchained

Indians derive hubris every time anyone in any part of the world, does something worthwhile mentioning, as long as their name and the word “India” can be used in the same sentence. The size of their accomplishment hardly ever matters, especially if the word “America” can be used in the same…

India Peeling

Onion price is skyrocketing. At more than ₹100 per kilogram, its perhaps the most expensive common vegetable (Sidebar: Is tomato a vegetable or a fruit?). This is totally good news. Why?

Diwali is round the corner. People are looking at newer ways of showing their wealth —…

What does India need?

In the US, you can get a credit card approved, a home or auto-loan approved, a utility account initiated/ terminated, auto-insurance initiated/ transferred/ terminated — all at the click of a mouse, usually in no more than a few minutes. In the remotest event that this is not possible, you…

India’s gold frenzy

You can sell most anything in India if you are able to concoct a religious angle to it. And I don’t necessarily mean this in a cynical way. Faith, religion and mythology weave in a complicated manner and continue to dictate many dimensions of people’s lives — including some that hardly have…

Ground zero on Jan 26

I have no credentials to talk about others, especially when it comes to their superficiality or lack of patriotism. For a simple reason that, I am no patriotic. But doesnt your sense patriotism get tested when you are personally in a state of despair? With no intention of comparing, I…