AAP drives a business model

Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Admi party made advertising on the back of auto rickshaws the thing to do. Obviously the idea has potential beyond elections and politics! This picture is taken from a recent emailer I got. Business it seems has caught on. This company is offering to put up ads on auto rickshaws …

Sohna Road to be widened? Green belt to go

Yesterday the PWD Engineer came to our area and laid the markers for widening Sohna road. Going by the markers, the road is to be widened on both sides by 2 lanes each. Apart from this, fresh service lanes will be created on both sides. Thus, the existing 6 lane Sohna road could become a …

The stork and the crab: a poem

This week I got a homework that was slightly different. We had to read a Panchatantra story and turn it into a poem. The first story I read was about the stork and the crab. It was good and so, I decided to use it for my homework. Here is what I wrote. There once …

Ugly urban sprawl in Gurgaon

This is the view from the upper floors of one of Gurgaon's many highrises. This is in no way a unique view. Such shopping arcades, office complexes and malls dot all cities and major towns in the country. I counted about a hundred split AC units dotting this roof. Almost every unit in this complex …