Take a Pod taxi ride in Vasant Kunj, Delhi

Was reading the newspaper today and was pleasantly surprised to read that my colony will be the first in India to have a Pod taxi system implemented in the coming years. Vasant Kunj will be connected with Vasant Vihar and Andehria Morh. The Pod taxi has been introduced in London Airport and Dubai and can [...]

La Tomatina Festival in South Delhi

Update 30.07.2011: The event was called off due to huge out cry by people after the article was published in HT. La Tomatina in a festival in Spain where people throw squashed Tomatos at people. This was depicted in the movie Zindagi Milegi na Dobara. Though this festival has been banned many times in Spain [...]

Happy Mothers Day!

What all mothers do for their children is beyond words to describe.. i bow down in respect and think to myself how blessed i am. Wishing every mother a very happy mothers day!

God Please Help us get rid of MCD

Private companies are supplying MCD with inter locking tiles which are being put to use all over Delhi. These tiles are made by recycling old construction material from various MCD sites. Though this is a good thing that MCD is recycling but if you look into the quality of the tile you will notice that [...]

Delhi Auto Expo 2010

One of the most anticipated events of the year is the Delhi Auto Expo which is being held at Pragati Maidan. Auto Expo is the Complete Automotive Show in this part of the world, organized jointly by Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers [...]

You Must Think we are Stupid

Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is asking people again to donate power in the name of Earth Hour. Just a few days back Delhi NCR was in the brink of collapse when there was hardly any power and the media highlighted that the reason for this was that distcoms were selling power in the market to [...]

April Fool Banaya…

For a minute even I was taken aback… rather impressed by the achievement but then it took me a few min to realize the hoax! When it sounds to good to be true, especially in India… in all probability is isn’t. I like the cut paste job they have done in PhotoShop This just reminds [...]

Book Club on Delhi Streets

I saw this photograph on HT today, did not make much sense to me… Firstly, I would not spot any women reading a book, keeping it right in front of her face and still manage to walk without bumping into something especially in Delhi. The chances of seeing two women like that would be less [...]

Come Out and Play!

I saw this full page advertisement in the newspaper today. The XIX Commonwealth Games “Promise for Indians”… Surprised! This is the first time the government has taken “Indians” into account with respect to the Commonwealth Games… wondering why? Simple answer is that in all likelihood the Games won’t happen and then government can easily say [...]

DTC Now Equipped With GPS

Article taken from HT epaper Travelling in an air-conditioned Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus now comes with the added comfort of not having to wait endlessly at a bus stop. Real time information, like the expected time of arrival of a bus at a stop near you, is just a click away. Thanks to Global [...]