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2008-09-23 10:49
Punk's not Dead
Don't worry I have not forgotten about this website and I keep writing in my spare time. Something will be published soon, I promise. For now, there will be one minor change. I have decided to start using pseudonyms, so please consider all the characters to be fictional as of now! :o)
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2008-07-28 20:45
One year later, start reading!
Today is exactly one year since I first landed in New Delhi. To mark the occasion, I am launching this website. Here is some a suggested reading list for you:
Pushkar
Shimla & Chandigarh
Daily Life & Work
People & Culture
Goodbye India, hello Singapore
The...
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2008-07-28 18:46
Website launched
Ever since coming back to the UK from Asia, I had been thinking of putting my experiences and thoughts on the continent in writing. Now, five months later, I feel like I have finally settled down into my new job and new apartment in West London and there are no more excuses. Today is the...
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2008-07-27 15:19
Part Two: A change of scenery
On Saturday morning, we took a cab to Delhi airport. Turns out there are two airports – the domestic and international. I phone the airline to check which one we are leaving from, just in case. Clearly, it was the domestic one but you never know. The cab driver asks us to pay him about 5 kilometres...
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2008-07-26 23:49
Working for multinationals, aka life in the Special Exploitation Zone
On the outside, an Indian IT-enabled services company looks just like any other European corporation – fancy office buildings, smiling receptionists and impressive conference rooms with a lavish display of company logos, ISO certificates and posters boasting about corporate values such as...
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2008-07-26 23:21
The haves and the have-nots
My first impression of Gurgaon was great. It was past midnight and we drove into the city from Indira Gandhi International airport via the NH8 highway. At the tim,e I didn't know that Gurgaon only really had three decent paved roads – the NH8, the MG Road and Sohna Road). It's no news that...
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2008-07-19 20:08
Welcome to New New Delhi
During my first couple of weeks with Evalueserve, my Indian employer, I was put through an intensive induction training programme. One of the sessions focused on primary research and how to talk effectively on the phone. It was very interactive and included opportunities for us to practice phone...
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2008-07-07 19:37
Gods, the Series: A crap recipe for french toast
Religion is an unavoidable part of everyday life in India. This article is a part of a light-hearted series on my encounters with India's many forms of worship. This time on Jainism.
My first and only encounter with the Jains in India was in Khajuraho. We had come here to see a very different...
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2008-07-04 21:11
Hindi, Urdu and Bengali (a lonely planet phrasebook)
I thought it mandatory to make at least a little bit of effort to learn Hindi whilst living in India. I carried this book around me everywhere and my Indian work colleagues referred to it as the “joke book”.
You can buy the book here on Amazon.
Let’s not kid ourselves; you will never learn a...
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2008-07-04 21:10
Ladies Coupé by Anita Nair
Akhila‘s father dies unexpectedly in an accident while she is young. She gets a job as an income tax clerk and starts supporting her entire family. As the breadwinner, she becomes the head of the family, a rather strong and opinionated woman who can eat eggs if she chooses to. (Eggs are taboo for...
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