LINKING@LIFE

Lunch meeting at Mehfil

2011-09-25T11:47:00.001+05:30

We had proposed on February 14 and had started to treat each other more than 'Just Friends'. Our dream world was getting built with every passing date. We were quite successfully transgressing set rules of parents and friends. Monica tells me one day, "My best friends- Miss X and Miss Y doubt the individual I am dating." I was to face an all women parliament and win majority with 100% votes in my

Expressing through Photography

2011-09-11T21:45:00.003+05:30

My recent experiments at Photography: Cattle Eagret poses to say that I am not rated as common bird Is he carrying a Nikon D3100?; My parents own a far superior model. Why are you clicking me?- Is to make your holidays memorable? We are happy here and know that you will miss us. I protect almost everybody but still alone.. We had a fight over food and family planning

Embarrassment of an Arrange Marriage

2011-08-07T12:11:00.001+05:30

It all starts as a secret mission when one for your distant relative (most often she is in her late fifties) visits your house for a chit chat with your mom. Gossip centers around everything else except on their own life. At the fag end of their conversation, the burning issues in their personal lives are put forth. One such issue that your mom may be prompted to share will be your marriage.

INVESTMENT WORLD : Is it better to rent a house or buy one?

2011-07-03T12:35:00.001+05:30

Finally in addition to my calculator (rent vs buy), the article in Business line (July 3 2011 edition) talks in detail about the trade-off between rent vs buy. Given the fact that most of us are very poor savers, real estate investment may be an option but tenure of loan is for sure dependent on current savings and future expected growth in income. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/

PE investments into food/snacks segment

2011-06-28T21:28:00.001+05:30

Finally, our favorite snacks/namkeens get their due. As layman we all knew that its a profitable business once it takes off.I read about 2 such deals:Prakash Snacks has been selling its snacks under brand Prakash Namkeens for long. I knew about them in Indore. Akash Namkeen, run by the other brother of Prakash is equally profitable and popular. Indore a fantastic city in MP is known for its snack

Manali Trip

2011-05-29T18:55:00.001+05:30

A recurring account with a monthly contribution of INR3000 for a year had helped us plan our holidays this summer. It may not have been possible otherwise. Majority in my family was for Goa but due to summers, I managed to convince them for Manali. I decided to drive myself in our Alto to Manali post a stopover at my in-laws place in Chandigarh. We opted for the Ropar-BIlaspur-Mandi route

New light in my life

2011-04-25T21:48:00.001+05:30

Twenty years back I was a class VII student at Gulmohar High school, Jamshedpur. It was a routine day at school when I was out for short break in the basket ball court of our school. The basket ball court could accommodate around 300 students. With my class mates around, playing floor table tennis- we never had the luxury of a table to play table tennis and hence we had constructed the table on

Remembering Rahul and Simran on Valentine's day

2011-02-20T18:43:00.000+05:30

Exactly 16 years back on Valentine's day we proposed. It all started in Oct. 1994 while attending a cycling camp at Patiala, ahead of National cycling competition. We were put-up at boys hostel at Panjabi University. I had taken notice of four female cyclists in our team who had accompanied us for the camp. Finding myself amongst females was a feeling that I had been missing since my schooling

Patiala House - Story of KAHLON Family

2011-01-31T10:47:00.002+05:30

Finally Kahlon's get their due. Kahlon surname among Sikhs has been considered to be rare. Patiala house- the new bollywood movie starring Akshay Kumar is based on a story of a Kahlon family. So this is a special movie for all Kahlons. I have my own plans to make Kahlons popular world over..:) For more details read this article on Wikipedia- Patiala House- Story of Kahlon Family

Lessons on lateral thinking- Exercising and Weekend sex

2011-01-24T23:37:00.001+05:30

Till recently I use to pass remarks on my friends about their paunch and no-exercise lifestyle. "Why can't you exercise? Its important and once you get into the routine you realize its benefits" is what I use to usually talk. Most of them use to complain about long working hours and time spent wading through Delhi's traffic. Its not that I am regular at exercising but a frequent urge exists

Experiencing international arrivals at T3 (New Delhi)

2011-01-07T11:00:00.004+05:30

Date: Jan 2 2011 Time: 20:00 hrs India Time Venue: T3 terminal (New Delhi, India), International Arrivals, Gate 6 Temperature: 4 degree Celsius; Felt temperature around 2 degree Celsius Wind Speed: 30-35 Km per hour The cab driver parks his Innova on Level 2 parking and points to the passage-way that would take me to gates for international arrivals. Expecting the flight to be on time, I

Being on notice period

2010-12-27T23:16:00.001+05:30

Strange are the ways corporates function at times. Management thinkers have spent decades researching and commenting on best HR policies, employee retention, performance-based compensation structure etc. Consultants charge heavy fees to guide management to sow seeds of innovation and cultivate attributes like transparency, integrity, team spirit, hard work to help owners harvest maximum returns

Law of attraction works

2010-12-22T16:57:00.001+05:30

Changes comes when it comes but 'law of attraction' works.Watched 'Secret' movie three years back. The movie was gifted by one of my wife's friend. I completely believe law of attraction and how it works/can work in our lives. Impact of the movie, as far I recall, lasted for not more than few days (atleast from the implementation or realization in my life) though I have often been referring to

Aging members of my family

2010-12-09T22:03:00.002+05:30

My grandmother will be completing her 100 years on earth within a year or two. She does not recall her date of birth not even the year she was born in. Despite her old age, her mind is sharp enough to worry for our wellbeing. A true characteristic of a mother, especially Indian mothers. She stays with my parents in Jamshedpur and is updated about us by my parents. She longs to be with us, visit

Help Munni and Sheela

2010-12-03T14:12:00.001+05:30

Finally! I am beginning to appreciate the importance of Bollywood in every Indian's life. Whether its मुन्नी बदनाम हुई (Munni badnaam hui) song- giving a rural flavor to our ever evolving urban lives और शीला की जवानी (Sheela ki Jawaani) song. Unlike old Bollywood songs that are remembered more for lyrics, music and singer's voice, latest ones are more appreciated for their visuals- looks of

Do Dooni Chaar- pointers and personal experiences

2010-11-15T19:56:00.040+05:30

After failed attempts to get an original CD/DVD on rent to watch the Do Dooni Chaar, I finally decided to download the movie from internet. Downloading may not be illegal but unethical for sure. Readers will understand my statement better at the end of this post. Though Sunday was planned for watching the movie, downloading took time and hence we managed to see today since I was not working.

Listening live to Abida Parveen

2010-11-15T10:22:00.001+05:30

मन कुन्तो मौलाह.... Ali you are the supreme masterHow much more fortunate one can be than listening to above lines sung by Abida Parveen. She was in Delhi to sing at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts on Nov 13 2010. For years I have been listening to Abida Parveen but this was my first instance of listening her live. The energy, passion with which she sings and the power of her voice

Why a separate blog?

2010-11-09T22:19:00.000+05:30

Never had I visualized myself contributing regularly to my blog. My first blog was focused only on economics and finance. The second one, linkingatlife, after a long time was meant to talk more about the world as perceived and interpreted by me. Former one, is no longer available for public view. With so much to share on developments around me and with professional around me maturing, I feel

Session on Business plans at IIT Delhi

2010-11-06T08:24:00.000+05:30