Monthly Archives: March 2011

Highly personalized marketing

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Makarand karkare

I received this in my email today. This is an advertisement from ebay.in. Look at it closely. It is a promotion for a Parker Luxor pen that is available at upto 50% off . It is also advertising free engraving … Continue reading →

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Now India is in the world cup final :-)

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Makarand karkare

I knew that today’s semi final between India and Pakistan was a big game, but I never imagined how big! It had all the makings of a big game. It was between the traditional rivals, India & Pakistan. The Master … Continue reading →

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Charge the cell phone while you breathe…

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Makarand karkare

This is the post I missed on 19th March, because of my lost laptop. That day, there was this interesting news in the Mumbai Mirror. Indian technology student Kancharla Sampath Reddy poses with his invention – a cellular telephone charger … Continue reading →

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600 year old banyan tree

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Makarand karkare

During my recent visit to Aurangabad, I had a chance to see a 600 year old tree.  We saw it at the Panchakki, the water mill.  This water mill is run by the power of water brought to the site … Continue reading →

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SMS GONE, AC ON!

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Makarand karkare

The first page advertisement in Sunday Times is about Onida pre-cool AC. I have reproduced the advertisement on the left. Here is more information about it. User can send an SMS (text message) to the receiving device of the air … Continue reading →

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Another airport incident

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Makarand karkare

The last post about  the laptop exchange episode reminded me of another harrowing experience on an airport. This happened in December 1999. We, M&N Consultants, the company I started with Narayan, had landed a software development project in Philadelphia and … Continue reading →

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Lost and found

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Makarand karkare

I am writing this post after a long time and some of you may have wondered what happened? Did I finally give up trying to write everyday? Did I suffer from the writer’s block? It was really none of this, … Continue reading →

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Horse waiting for the signal

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Makarand karkare

Since the time I remember, every foreigner whom I met wanted to see the cows on the road. That’s what we and our streets are famous for. . It is true that we have all kind of animals on the … Continue reading →

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Earn it before you can have it…

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Makarand karkare

This is another of the Radio City, Babbar Sher wisecracks. It said चाय पीने के पेहेले चाय बनानी पडती है. For the non-Hindi people, it means “You got to make tea before you can drink it!”. Sounds obvious doesn’t it. … Continue reading →

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A great get-together

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Makarand karkare

We had a great get-together today. A few of us, all alumni of IIT Mumbai, graduated between 1981 to 1983, met together in Navi Mumbai, and had a great time. The occasion was a friend visiting from the US.  We … Continue reading →

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