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A very interesting infographic showing a comparison between the Indian Weddings and the market vs the Weddings in US. The figures show the market/trends and social direction. Very interesting! Source Read more
A very interesting infographic showing a comparison between the Indian Weddings and the market vs the Weddings in US. The figures show the market/trends and social direction. Very interesting! Source Read more
At the Vibrant Gujarat summit, Adi Godrej and Anil Ambani gave a lot of praise for Gujarat and Leadership of Modi. Related articles from External Sources Narendra Modi a ‘king among kings’, says Anil Ambani at Vibrant Gujarat summit Anil Ambani compares Modi to Gandhi, Dhirubhai India Inc. promises Modi much investment, as always, at Vibrant Gujarat meet At Vibrant Gujarat summit, generous praise for Narendra Modi from Ambani brothers Modi’s Gujarat model might not work across India India... Read more
Polio as a disease rendered many young lives in India very difficult to live forever, until 2011, when this disease was eradicated from India. The last reported polio case – a young girl in West Bengal – was recorded on Jan. 13, 2011. In February 2012, the World Health Organization removed India from the list of polio-endemic countries, a historic achievement given that until very recently, India was considered the epicenter of the disease and had been predicted to be... Read more
India is working with a French company to set up a Nuclear Power reactor. India is close to an agreement with the French company Areva on a contract for Areva to build a nuclear power station on the west coast of India. The project is for two European pressurized reactors (EPR) at Jaitapur 400 kilometres (250 miles) south of Mumbai. The Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid said this in an interview with Le Figaro newspaper. Although the minister – or the Indian... Read more
This year there will be multiple ways that India will be represented at the Academy Awards ceremony. There are 9 nominees for the Best Picture: Civil War saga “Lincoln”; the old-age love story “Amour”; the Iran hostage thriller “Argo”; the independent hit “Beasts of the Southern Wild”; the slave-revenge narrative “Django Unchained”; the musical “Les Miserables”; the shipwreck story “Life of Pi”; the lost-souls romance “Silver Linings Playbook”; and the Osama bin Laden manhunt chronicle “Zero Dark Thirty.” While “Life... Read more
Honestly, strength lies in simple people doing incredible stuff. Here is one example. Amazing insights into how to live life. Read more
A very interesting and informative infographic. Image Credit – Mint Read more
Some speeches are incredibly motivating. I find this speech to be exceptional. Read more
Asaram Bapu has made some comments which have sparked a lot of protests. What he said basically was that when the Rapists were trying to rape the girl, she should have called them “brother” and begged them to leave her. This is coming obviously from a person who (i) has never known a woman’s pain at being overpowered and brutalized and (ii) has never been raped. But what has surprised me is that why has the society suddenly woken up... Read more
On Point’s Tom Ashbrook is one of the best radio interviewer in the world – with his in depth research and useful discussion. Here is a blurb on the introduction to his piece on Delhi Rape and Protests The agony of India over the brutal gang rape and murder of a young woman on the streets of New Delhi has been something to behold. Hundreds of thousands of Indians, men and women, in the streets. Decrying the attack and a... Read more
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