September 30th, 2015Dressed in Shimmering Clothes with prominent Mascara, Lipstick and bright makeup on their faces, Transgenders or Hijras as they are often recognized, walk to signals day in and day out filled with hopes that they could be recognized for what they are instead they become an object of abuse.
Indians believe them as touched by gods, yet...
September 29th, 2015It was 6:37 pm, I already was 7 minutes late for the interview of Mr. Nishchal Dua which was scheduled at 6:30 pm. With the apology in my heart, I finally called him thinking he must have been disappointed for the unreasonable delay.
The bell rang for approximately 15 seconds and then I heard from him. It was a “Hello,” followed...
September 24th, 2015Two years ago, Manjusha wanted to move a load of granite stones from Chittoor to a place called Kadayam near Tenkasi in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. She hired a transport agent who failed to arrange for a suitable truck/lorry for moving the material. The agent wasted 4 days of time just trying to arrange for a vehicle. Manjusha...
September 23rd, 2015While some say you can capture a precious moment at the flick of a click while others say that a photograph is a piece of history that you save for the future. There is something that is really enigmatic and surreal to this discovery that makes us who we are as the humankind. And then I stumbled upon my next startup discovery - Fokal....
September 9th, 2015A long Tuesday afternoon and I was getting impatient for my next interview with Tooler. I researched their website a for a bit, after much persuasion from the Pixr8 head Nitish. Not that I do not normally research a company before interviewing but the briefing from Nitish made think to myself "here we go again, yet another online...
September 6th, 2015UDAIPUR, India, PRNewswire/ --
Prayas Innovation, an international social enterprise, is launching 'YELO', a revolutionary bag that converts into a school desk. This bag would empower students studying in the rural areas of third world countries to study more efficiently.
With millions of students out of school worldwide, India ranks...
September 6th, 2015Street food with friends, get-togethers at coffee shops, watching latest movies, Saturday night clubbing, chilling out with hookah, date nights, mobile recharges for long gossips, metro card top-ups, birthday gifts for friends and there’s so much more that any young guy has got to do!
Also, if you share an apartment or stay in a...
September 2nd, 2015I remember sitting in a tacky cafe in Chennai. It was February 2014 and I was meeting Akshat, one of my brother’s best friends since he was in town for the day. With a glint of excitement in his eyes, he leaned forward and said “I’ve been reading about this organization in South Africa using shipping containers to build schools....
August 27th, 2015Tuesday afternoon, I finish my lunch sharp at 1.48 PM as Bhuwan is scheduled to call at 2 o'clock. Bhuwan calls two minutes late and somehow I miss it. I check my phone anticipating the delay only to find his miss call. I call him back and he is having lunch. How unprofessional, I eat my instant reaction.
He calls back in not more...
August 25th, 2015India in the present state has the largest working population in the world; this working population is young and works hard. People lifestyles have changed dramatically and they are working more on new ideas more than ever. The start-up culture has spread widely and has penetrated to the far ends of our nation.
In this startup...
Q: Do you know how many trees cut down for one-ton paper used by a single person per year?
The answer is: 17 trees.
Q: Do you know India only recycle 26% of its total wastage? Where goes rest...