I am augmenting the list in my previous post >>> Please note my focus is good food at value prices. Ambience has the lowest priority. For the best sandwiches in Pune try Tutto Bene Delicatessen – G-14, Sacred World Mall, Wanwadi, Pune Phone 30495222 (in the building next to McDonalds). Run by Api Mirpuri and [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Pune Dives: Good Places to Eat
Posted in best know method on January 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Critical Corner Jan 2010
Posted in CC on January 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
It is always good to ask Why ? Why ? Why ? and peel the onion. The superficial media and the so called youngistan do not ask tough questions or challenge the status quo. So I have decided to post these simple questions as and when they come my way. Has anybody taken a status [...]
Inclusive Corruption
Posted in Uncategorized on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Just like the Congress Party is talking about inclusive growth, a recent study suggests that corruption is not limited to government offices or at lower levels of private companies. It has been found that the senior management is the most corrupt in India Inc. The study pointed out that the level of corruption is seen [...]
India’s Selfish Elite
Posted in Uncategorized on January 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As India celebrates 60 years of being a republic, what is becoming extremely clear is that it’s selfish elite is holding the republic back. The wealthy in general demanded little from the state and received only what they needed, such as the right to avoid fair taxation. They did not have to rely on lamentable [...]
Source of Happiness
Posted in wisdom on January 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(via an email) Khushwant Singh talks about 8 clues to Happiness. For a change unlike most fundas this one is very practical. Having lived a reasonably contented life, I was musing over what a person should strive for to achieve happiness. I drew up a list of a few essentials which I put forward for [...]
Inspiring Story of Sandeep Bachhe
Posted in Uncategorized on January 2, 2010 | 6 Comments »
This the second autorickshaw driver who has made vast social impact, the first being Uncle Kittu’s story. (via an Exact Narration by Suvendu Roy of Titan Industries), who shares his inspirational encounter with a rickshaw driver in Mumbai: Last Sunday, my wife, kid, and I had to travel to Andheri from Bandra. When I waved at [...]
The Vajpayee Enigma
Posted in Uncategorized, wisdom on January 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(via Santosh Desai) I am a great admirer of Atal Behari Vajpayee. Santosh writes why he continues to be an enigma is well described in his blog post. Vajpayee was an arbiter of circumstances who had an instinctive grasp of large issues set in large canvases. We associate him with wisdom rather than intelligence, and [...]
