Full news stand on a bicycle: innovation at the bottom of the pyramid

I saw this news stand on a bicycle outside the Hauz Khas Metro station. The cycle had newspapers, magazines and books all stacked up and the vendor was there right beside his "stall". There were even a few sales that happened as I stood watching. Another entrepreneur at the bottom of the pyramid. Ps: I …

Interesting custom at the golden fort Jaisalmer: a unique way to record marriages

The Jaisalmer fort (golden fort) is one of the few historical monuments in India where large populations still reside within the premises. Outside many of these houses, I found some thing interesting. Large, painted wedding invites, right next to the front door, chronicling all weddings in the family! Here's a sample. For those not familiar …

Hailstorm in Gurgaon and Delhi today: some pictures

As the temperatures plunged this winter, many Delhiites were seen openly praying fro snow. Well, they got their prayers answered after a fashion in the early hours of today, when a largish hailstorm struck the area. It was about to strike three in the morning, when I was woken up by loud clattering noises. It …

No need for Viagra..

On sale outside the golden fort Jaisalmer. No need for further explanations!

The many boats in Alleppey – the Venice of Kerala

In a previous post house boats of Alleppey, I had talked about the houseboats in the backwaters of Alleppey. But houseboats are not the only type of boats to be found here. In this district that is criss-crossed by backwaters, You can literally expect every family to have a boat, much like you expect every …