Archive for the ‘etc’ Category

A demography of consumers in India

Sunday, December 11th, 2011

Ever wondered why retail companies abroad are very interested in entering India? As of now they cannot enter India as there are some clauses for Foreign Direct Investment in the Indian retail sector (which was recently put on "hold"). Today's Economic Times had carried an insight about Indian consumers, quoting ...

Children’s Day in India being celebrated on Twitter, #bachpan

Monday, November 14th, 2011

Children's Day is celebrated in many countries, in India it is celebrated on Nov 14, the birthday of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. As kids all we got hear were some speeches in schools.

Nasscom Product Conclave 2011: What tools did the organizers use?

Saturday, November 12th, 2011

The recently concluded Nasscom Product Conclave 2011 in Bangalore was a vibrant conference to attend. I got involved from August 31 when I was asked to put together a session. From that very day I saw how well organized the Nasscom team (plus the volunteers) were. Every conference call was ...

Books recommended during Nasscom Product Conclave 2011

Friday, November 11th, 2011

Returning to work after 2 days of hectic Nasscom Product Conclave 2011 held in Bangalore. This was the 3rd edition and it has been getting better by the year. There is so much to learn from speakers, delegates in these conferences. You get to hear about companies, products, books which ...

This Diwali, friend pours water on my desire for Kindle Fire

Friday, October 28th, 2011

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="124" caption="Kindle Fire"][/caption] I have been wanting to buy an Android Table which is not very  expensive (unlike an iPad) but with good number of features (again, i.e. an iPad)!! I already have an iPad (non-3G), so Android was the obvious choice for the next tablet to see ...