The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 26,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 10 sold-out performances for that many… Read More 2014 in review
By Somali K Chakrabarti A city with a curious blend of tradition and modernity, Chennai has a rich historical legacy. Formerly known as Madras, Chennai was a leading urban location and naval base, at the time of the British rule. Madras derives its name from Madrasapattnam, a fishing village located on the Coromandel Coast, where the British East… Read More Chennai in the 19th century – Vintage Pictures
By Somali K Chakrabarti If you don’t have a competitive advantage, don’t compete. -Jack Welch In a tough market crowded with multiple sellers, only those with a distinct competitive advantage can survive. This holds good not only for businesses, but also for individuals. What renders you a competitive advantage is your ability to… Read More Dare to be different to create your own space
By Somali K Chakrabarti Any good habit starts with personal measures. With ‘Cleanliness drive’ gaining traction all over India, ‘Personal hygiene’ also comes to the fore. Tiny measures to keep yourself clean will help you to keep diseases’ at bay and go a long way in ensuring that you maintain a healthy lifestyle. Good personal… Read More 5 Reasons to Use Dettol Multi-Use wipes
By Somali K Chakrabarti When you are surrounded by people who share a passionate commitment around a common purpose, anything is possible. With a purpose as imperative as cleanliness and sanitation, which affects every single individual in the country in some way or the other and is driven by none other than the PM of… Read More NDTV Cleanathon – Resolve for a Swachch India
By Somali K Chakrabarti *** This post won the Grand Prize for Indibloggers ‘Banega Swachh India‘ #SwachhIndia contest sponsored by Dettol -NDTV ***. An account of the event is given on the post NDTV Cleanathon. There are more cell phones than toilets in India. It is a well known fact by now that whereas nearly… Read More Clean India – Sanitation and hygiene starts with You and Me
By Somali K Chakrabarti Ciclovía, is a weekly city-wide, car-free day in Bogotá, when more than 2 million people come out to cycle, hang out and eat on the streets. It has been successfully running since 1974. Ciclovía keeps cars off the streets in the Colombian capital and brings rich and poor together – if only for a… Read More Walking fiesta at Equals Street – a fun filled way to kickstart your Sunday
By Bhudeb Chakrabarti Leadership is the projection of personality; It is combination of persuasion, compulsion and example that makes other people to do what the leader wants them to do. ~ Field-Marshal Sir William Slim, outstanding British and Allied commanders of World War II. What is Leadership? Leading is the art of influencing and motivating… Read More 6 Leadership Theories to define Effectiveness of Leaders
By Somali K Chakrabarti December 2nd, 1984, was one of the darkest nights in the history of Bhopal and that of India, when poisonous gas flare had leaked out of Union Carbide India Ltd’s (UCIL) pesticide plant, killing thousands of people over the next few days. Thirty years on, a film ‘Bhopal: A Prayer For… Read More ‘Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain’, A film to stir your soul
By Somali K Chakrabarti India Embraces Airbus A380 – The news made headlines in Jan 2014. … Read More Lufthansa A380 – Why Bigger is better for Indian aviation
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