If you go to the countryside in India, you will notice the usage of buffalo dung for various functions. The primary one is as a fuel for cooking while pasting walls and floors of the houses is another one. It is noticeable here that pasting of walls and floors by cow or buffalo dung is […]
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Construction industry is booming in India with lots of projects going on in different cities. Construction of bridges and metro rail is the major activity that is going in major cities like Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai. Do you find it interesting to try your hands in this industry? Are you looking to construct your entrepreneurial
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Started in November 2006, the Mumbai Angels is a unique forum where its members may interact and exchange ideas and knowledge. The Mumbai Angels provides a unique platform to start up and very early stage companies by bringing them face to face with successful entrepreneurs, professionals and executives who are interested in and have the
Looking at this picture, what comes to your mind? Anything related to efforts, concern, precision and continuity? These workers criss-cross these iron bars to make them fibers of strength that would sustain the weight of metro-railway and carry whole load of passengers and commuters. An entrepreneur criss-crosses in the same vein. While he/she develops an
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Vegetables are one of the most needed and consumed items. Every household uses vegetables on daily basis though some buy them for 2-3 days given that they have the luxury of a refrigerator. But there are millions of people who don’t own a fridge but still buy vegetables. Vegetables are picked from farmers by aggregators
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Tea vending is one of the most popular street businesses in India. You go to any place in India, be it cities, metros, towns, or even countryside, you will come to notice some people preparing tea (chai). Construction sites, corporate offices, busy marketplaces, countryside roads, highways, colleges canteens, hospitals and what not–these tea vendors pervade
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Karan Singh asked me to give him a moment so that he could go in and check his face in the mirror. This was because I told him that I will take his picture along with what he was selling. While roaming around in the Sector 14 of Gurgaon, I noticed a huge pile of
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Idol making has been a traditional occupation in India and elsewhere also. Molding, casting, dies and what not—all the mechanical processes that you learn in production technology, are practiced by these idol makers.
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While visiting Swaminarayana Akshardham in Delhi, I took a bus from Vir Hakikat Rai Interstate Bus Stand, Sarai Kale Khan. While crossing the Nizamuddin Bridge, I noticed attractive and big-size flowers on the left side. There are many of them and I was drawn to their beauty and size. So, while returning from my visit
Entrepreneurship in Flower Nursery, Near Nizamuddin Bridge, Delhi Read More »
A national service scheme volunteer, corporate professional, social communicator, creative director, scriptwriter and now a poet – Mukesh Anand has been one of those rare kinds who can take on many different challenges and thrive. This journey has bestowed upon him the labor and subsequent birth of “Tum Kabhi Boodhi Mat Hona” – his book
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A few days back, I got an opportunity to attend a very special dance program presented by a group from Delhi, named as Sadhya. The program was special because it was a mixture of Kathakali and Chhau styles, based on a very historical story and delivered with technical support of audio-visuals.
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Ayurveda, the Sanskrit term translated as the ‘science of life’ is a system of medicine native to the Indian tradition. Owing to its amazing capabilities as a system of remedy to a range of illnesses, this has also established itself as a form of alternative medicine in several other parts of the globe. Over a
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What I am gonna write in this article is something which I sort of am skeptic about. Why? Because I fear that I might not be able to do justice to what is required to be written in appreciation of a presentation that I enjoyed last night. Haughtily calling myself as an established writer and
Omkara–Bharatnatyam Presentation by Pallavi Saran Mathur Read More »
Yes, this article talks about the popular American weekly serial “Legend of the Seeker”, which is based on a book “Sword of Truth” written by Terry Goodkind. The serial is a riveting piece and beautifully shot in New Zealand portraying mountains and times when this tale could be imagined to be actual.
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Last month, I went to attend a classical dance concert in Epicentre–really the center of cultural activities in Gurgaon, Haryana. For the last two weeks, I could not attend any program due to hectic work load and some other things that usually keep rocking your life, so I was really looking forward to a good
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After shifting to Gurgaon, Haryana, I benefited myself from one privilege which is not readily available in cities even like Chandigarh (leave aside the fact that I come from a very small town in Punjab)–attending recitals based on Indian classical art. Be it dance, music, or even theater–you won’t get these things in smaller towns.
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I was recently reading an article on TimesofIndia.com. It was related to the demise of Rajmata Gayatri Devi of Jaipur. In the left side of the article, I noticed that the site had provided a button that could enlarge the picture of Rajmata if anybody wanted to see it. This button would open a new
A Picture that does not Enlarge Read More »
It comes as a big relief when you hear about a project that will provide a specific number of identification to all people in India. Many big and small countries have these sorts of schemes and we often watch in those hi-tech movies how they fetch all sort of data about a person from the
UID could be called IIN Read More »
Though I never attended a Yoga camp where they tell you how to keep your body fit, but I feel that they have certain type of advantage for environment. It is not basically what they are intended for but they certainly do it indirectly. At the outset, these Yoga camps generally pertain to the basic
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Tiger Swami of Bengal You might have heard about wrestlers, boxers and other men of muscles that could achieve tremendous feats with their physical power. But in my opinion, nothing matches this Tiger Swami who used to kill Royal Bengal Tigers with his fists without the use of any type of weapons. What tops the