Handmade paper was fashionable while I was growing up. Just recently I learnt in Sri Lanka about products being made out of Elephant dung. The Pinnawale elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka is very similar but better than what we see in the Dubare elephant camp in Coorg. A couple of shops in Pinnawale (Sri Lanka) […]
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Book Review: The Curious Digital Marketer by afaqs!
Since June I had received a couple of mailers promoting the book “The Curious Digital Marketer”. We in India are usually accustomed to buying internet related books published by foreign authors. So it did generate enough curiosity in me to buy the book. The summary of the book was on http://campus.afaqs.com/book_details.html (a bit surprised about […]
Sharp fall in savings of the middle class in India
Outlook carried an article about the rising living costs that is hurting the large middle class in India. According to Wiki, The middle class is a class of people in the middle of a societal hierarchy. The middle class is the broad group of people in contemporary society who fall socio-economically between the working class and […]
Sprite TV Ad reminds me of my hostel days in Mysore
These days TV commercials are very entertaining. During my hostel days in Mysore, I recall watching ads which said “buy a toothpaste and get one matchbox free”, the ad was serious about the offer but it was hilarious for us. That was the level of creativity during those days. Cool drink commercials (even though I […]
How much do you about the ageing & kid population in India?
According to Mint’s article “Demographic explosion in the greying population” India’s elderly population is growing,