Category Archives: Humor

Secret route to rail reservations

 IRCTC.co.in  is probably the only website in the world people use with utmost caution.  You are kicked out if you Refresh Click back button Double click or  Idle for few minutes.                   … Continue reading

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Mainstream media hunks and the digital media babies

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There always is a slugfest between the emerging and the established. Why ? The emergent kids are young and restless. They need to cry and scream louder to get their milk.  They  desperately need to scratch the formidable. Why ? … Continue reading

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Arvind Kejriwal’s India against Corruption, a model startup ??

Arvind Kejriwal – A model Startup? Last week I wrote a post in reaction to a ‘personality’ calling Arvind Kejriwal a moron. This post found resonance with 1000s on Quora. Many promoted it across various media. Yesterday, I was at a … Continue reading

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Bargaining even when you bribe umpires

Recently , I was watching news while having lunch . Suddenly,  ’ Breaking News’  appeared and on TV started appearing conversations with 6 ICC umpires.  Loose morals apart, what I found most interesting in the sting operation was the way … Continue reading

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You better buy burger from me. I am an IITian

( Disclaimer: This is an act of fiction inspired by a trigger . Any intersection with holy cows is purely an act of literary license .  Those born without a funny bone may please  void exit(1);   Not defined  :var … Continue reading

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5 crazy things Indians have done against price rise

Diesel and cylinder price has brought to fore some of the starkest humor among Indian . Here are the best 5 we could see on the web :   5. People are back to stone age and are wearing leaves … Continue reading

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Barfi and the myth behind stars

When I was a kid ( 1985 I guess ) I chanced upon a magazine which extolled 5 ways to make a superhit Bollywood movie. From what I can remember now, it ran something like this : Rope in son/ … Continue reading

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Why SCAM Private offers may be a trillion dollar opportunity

Stock markets are not what they were in 2005 to 2007.  Almost every discussion then used to revolve around stocks , IPOs and the money people were making in them. Come 2012, its far far away from peaks of 21,000+ … Continue reading

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Yucky Sucky Whorific – What web design should never be

Few months ago there were tall claims of redesign oops reincarnation of Indiatimes.com  . It was said- ‘Where were these great designers hiding till date?’   We had little intention to check or disprove the claim . A lot of … Continue reading

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6 Shopping wisdom from Ganesa

We always derive a lot of our value systems from Gods and sometimes correlating with what gods had done or would do in such situations help us take faster decisions. Here are the top 6, we can learn from Hindu … Continue reading

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Shall we continue to buy from flipkart at higher price ?

Price is important but its not every thing.  To quote experience of a shopper,  last month, he ordered a book Beyond Buzz 2.0 from Homeshop 18 with COD because the book was Rs 200 cheaper on it than FK. This … Continue reading

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Saving private 10 lakhs on Mercedez Benz -Funny

Online reputation experts recommend to put no update about your career moves and promotions on social media. The best way to show that you are climbing the success ladder is to put a picture with your new car   Recently, … Continue reading

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The dance of Jackals: its quite horny

Statutory Warning : This is a profane piece of imagination about acts in jungle. Its similarity with men,rascals and beasts is purely coincidental and unintentional. RaGu was a  prodigy cub. He had a big dream. He didnt want to rule … Continue reading

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5 seductive moves from marketers that make you buy

Human Buyology Ever wondered why there are moments when you lose control and end up on a shopping spree? It may not be your fault as you are just helpless to resist the 360degree  psychological forces at work to make … Continue reading

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5 Management Lessons from IPL (Excluding selling sex )

5 Management Lessons from IPL   1. Hold your Nerve: We are not talking about how IPL sells Sex. You might have experienced  a lot of last ball thrillers this IPL. In the last week’s clash between KKR vs. CSK, … Continue reading

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Should you solve others’ problem ? 2 small anecdotes

  “You shouldn’t listen to airmen’s problems” roared my commander.  I was astonished. Why shouldn’t I?  As a human being is it not my duty to listen to the problems of other humans? “Not at all,” he said, explaining this … Continue reading

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3 reasons why startups can flirt with woman but struggle at hiring them

I have worked in 3 startups since my career started, and I know how painful it is to hire people in startups, especially female candidates. It has always been a tough job to maintain healthy sex ratio among employees in … Continue reading

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Startup porn and the dark side of the funding stories in India

We all are blessed with power of imagination. Our capacity to do so, allows us to visualize great products/services or businesses. Some of us are bold (foolish or confident) enough to connect the dots moving forward to make a prototype. … Continue reading

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Are jails in India too sexy ?

While glancing through the Economic times newspaper, I was astonished and amazed to find the occupancy rates of jails in India 2010. The central jails are operating at 118% occupancy and district jails are operating at 130 % efficiency (Please … Continue reading

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Is flipkart making profit ?

Reproducing one of the most popular answer on Quora ( For the interest of those people who ask – “What is Quora ? ” ) Is flipkart making profit ? There are some interesting perspectives before we answer this question … Continue reading

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1 interesting strategy a ceiling fan retailer does about price

Last Thursday during our retailer interaction, we found an exciting pricing strategy by a seller. When we went to his shop, we saw that he had hung MRP on all ceiling fans on display.  When we asked him  if he gives discount … Continue reading

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The best thing a person learns in MBA – It depends

  I heard this from one of my friends. He was talking about a person who had completed his MBA from one of the IIMs.  He asked him what is the most important thing he learnt during his MBA . … Continue reading

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