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A demography of consumers in India

bgmahesh — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:02:37 +0000

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 few points from that article.

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

bgmahesh — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:30:24 +0000

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?

bgmahesh — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:35:05 +0000

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 to the point. Sharad Sharma, the co-Host, never allowed the conversations to tangent even an inch.

Books recommended during Nasscom Product Conclave 2011

bgmahesh — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:47:26 +0000

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 is out there on Google but you would have never bumped into them.

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

bgmahesh — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:16:23 +0000

Kindle Fire

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 what is happening in that space.

Sharing Feature: Why can’t Google Docs & GWT learn from Google Adsense?

bgmahesh — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:49:47 +0000

The sharing feature in Google Analytics (User Manager) is a great feature to share the traffic details with other users. It is not clear why Google Docs and Google Webmaster Tools (GWT) is not having this feature.

India RIPs Steve Jobs

bgmahesh — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:08:55 +0000

India today (Oct 6, 2011) woke up to a shocking news – death of Steve Jobs (Oct 5, 2011). Everyone knew it was a matter of time before he would die but yet everyone was shocked and “saddened”. Today was going to be a special day in India – Dasara was being celebrated across the country.

What did your ‘lunch box’ look like in school days?

bgmahesh — Mon, 23 May 2011 12:21:02 +0000

Last weekend I had the pleasure of watching “Stanley Ka Dabba” with family. I had read the reviews of this movie and wanted to make sure my kid watched some quality movie with us.

Petrol Price hike: Have you changed your lifestyle?

bgmahesh — Sun, 22 May 2011 05:34:42 +0000

We in India are getting used to hike in petrol/gas prices. It is hurting to the huge Indian middle class but we have to start facing reality. Just few days ago I saw a report which said we can expect yet another hike of Rs 5/litre.

Family time taking a huge beating in India

bgmahesh — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:45:39 +0000

With nuclear families increasing, single income parent decreasing in India you wonder how exactly people spend time. I read an interesting article in Economic Times (April 24, 2011) about this topic, it is about a survey done by Technopak Advisors covering 1500 respondents from SEC A & B households in top 10 Indian cities. For a country which has a population of 1.2 billion, 1500 may not be an accurate reflection of our lifestyle but I guess it is a good start.