India

Low Cost Housing

In an effort to placate restless protesters over the perceived injustice of police shootings, the government decided to offer low-cost housing to any and all comers. There didn’t seem to be many takers . . .

By |December 16th, 2015|Categories: Economy, India, Politics, Urban scenes|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Low Cost Housing

Campaign Speeches

After meeting India’s new Prime Minister Modi, one of the US Presidential candidates was so impressed he returned the favor and visited PM Modi. He asked how he won so handily. “It was easy,” said the Prime Minister, “I just showed the voting public where all of my competitors’ ideas and speeches came from . . .”

By |October 6th, 2015|Categories: India, Politics|Tags: , |Comments Off on Campaign Speeches

Cut Rate Cuts

The new Toni & Guy’s franchise for India was going with the minimalist approach until the concept was proven profitable . . .

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The Art of the Deal

After reading Trump’s book “The Art Of The Deal,” Ranjit understood that it’s not the deal you get, but the deal you think you get, that’s important to consumers. Thus started his “buy 6 carrots and 50 green beans and get a free eggplant” etc, making him the veggie king of the market in less than a week . . .

By |July 30th, 2015|Categories: Economy, Food, India|Tags: , , |Comments Off on The Art of the Deal

Everybody Must Get Stoned

While looking through some photographs of Bob Dylan and his little-known secret trip to India and Nek Chand’s Rock Garden, Joan Baez found what she believed was the inspiration for Bob’s famous 60’s song “Everybody Must Get Stoned” . . .

By |June 10th, 2015|Categories: Bizarre, India, Musicians, Pop culture, World Travel Sites|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Everybody Must Get Stoned

Clear Instructions

Neepa (pictured, lower right) for once had felt like things were going her way after graduating from University and landing a job with the Department of Historical Sites; she had been told to report to the site pictured above, and she would find clear instructions. The instructions didn’t seem as clear as had been promised.

By |June 9th, 2015|Categories: Architecture, India, World Travel Sites|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Clear Instructions