Tag: India

Retail in India!!

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The Retail Business In India compared to the any part of the world is a challenge for everybody ,not only  the ones coming in to india from International market but also  for the ones within the country.This is because Since India is a country with 29 states and 7 union territories,each having its own culture,Background and traditions which makes it difficult for one organisation in retail to know whether the business will be effective or will it fail.But in all of these states and India one thing is common the size of the product that is available needs to be as small as possible compared to retail business in  United states of America where sizes should be as large as possible.This might be  because we Indians tends to budget our expenditure for our monthly Shopping consisting of Grocery,Personal Care and daily tit -bits.But at the same time we don’t like wasting too much. or may be one of the other reasons that I truly believe might be the reason is of telling their neighbours that I bought all my monthly shopping for an X amount,rather than another X amount otherwise.We like saving and we also ask ourself Do we need so much? Why can’t we buy a smaller or and also if we buy the larger sizes we are unnecessary consuming something we don’t need in that quantity.And we also tend to think that we are being forced to spend an extra amount of money when we don’t need to if we are buying the larger sizes.

Where as in America we  have large sizes,so that we go shopping once a while and not very regularly   in a month,Because we have ran out of the goods and we must now go and shop.Shopping in India is also a way of socialising,where a lot shoppers meet their friends and start catching up with one another. In Usa Indians are programmed  to go every month and shop for  their grocery “Like another Job”.             

Kerala Retreat


Kerela retreat concludes today and their have been one particular highlight of our trip.On our 1st day of sightseeing we booked a OLA Cab and casually asked the driver what are the places here to see ? He replied the only things here to see are the ones left by Britishers,To which we continued asking the locals did not make anything? Yes,Offcourse they made –number of political parties.As our journey continued,and while crossing the bridge there was the political parties flags to which he said the red symbolises Blood,Bloody corrupt.

It was a journey,That made us question 

Next time when the Prime Minster takes a tour in India he should travel by ola or He should use the Public Transport to know exactly what the common man is going through in the current scenario.

Where are the “accha -din ” ?

Folk Theatre

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The death of Traditional Form of Theatre.

There has been entertainment,even before Cinemas,Television and of course the internet Explosion.But, Does today’s generation have any idea of how the Entertainment in the past was like ? 

The once a upon time trend of Flash mob was InFact the closest one would get to experience live entertainment in the traditional form.

But,have  you heard about  “Tamasha”- not the movie,but a form of entertainment in Maharasthra. Which is driven from a persian word meaning a theatrical entertainment of some kind . was  actually different forms of dance available in maharshtra like the Lavanis,Khatak and ghazals performed by artist in village and rurual environment as a form of entertainment displaying the culture of the place as a tourist attraction and as a way of passing the time. 

But,Besides Movies  showcasing this  Form of theatre,This form of theatre   is seeing the death of our culture in the state.Not just in maharshtra,Northern India too hasn’t seen “Ramlila”a dramatic folk re-enactment of the life of Rama, ending up in ten-day battle between Rama  and Ravana.

A form of street play telling you the story of Ramayana, Which in today’s time hasn’t been witnessed by many in the form of play.  Because of the Television,Movies and Social Media giving away the one of the most self validated experience  form of entertainment through Audio Visual and will never be able  through Experiencing it.  

We have forgotten what its  like to experience culturally rich form of storytelling in its actual format as plays. 

its also because of patience, Fame and Money that performers like to act and be part of the larger mass media reach ,rather than travel across with a team for performances and get some self- satisfaction .That is why this form of entertainment has died a natural death  

Nautanki another word for street play used in Uttar Pradesh and for    romantic tales, mythologies, or biographies of local heroes       

The pleasure of Nautanki lies in the intense melodic exchanges between two or three performers; a chorus is used sometimes.These performances last 6-8 hours.narrating the complete story in a performance.The artist too have lost the time and the audience too have dwindled to make this form of entertainment nearly extinct     

These are some of the most popular forms of entertainment of the past,which have lost its appeal and these need to  be part of the culture once again as novelty experiences,For the youth to realise how things have changed in the past,And for another reason how important its to understand Human Connection.   

Rio Olympics 2016

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Rio Olympics 2016  is concluding in less than a weeks time. And India as a country hasn’t really performed well Again.

In its 100 years since olympics. India as a country Has  won 9 Golds.6 Silver.12 bronzes. Thats shows in the country of more than 30 Prominent Billionaires,We can only produce a handful of Athletes to compete on a global platform.

Rather than strategising how to make a British-Indian sport  garner more eyeballs, introducing the americans  With Cricket ,A  National Game of our country. No,actually not Hockey is our national sport. Cricket has been in our blood because of the fame and money that we earn,But we can do that with any sport if we encourage the youth to practice and help them with resources to fulfil their dream of not only participating but  winning also.Why not invest and  make strategies  of how to make potential talented youth to follow their dream.  

In 1927, the provisional Indian Olympic Committee formally became the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)-its main tasks was to promote the development of sports in India, choose host cities for the national games, and send teams-selected from the national games-to the Olympics 

1928 national games, it selected seven athletes to represent India at the next Olympics

At the 2008 Olympics ,Abhinav Bhindra  won gold in the 10 m Air Rifle event becoming the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games

The  2012 Summer olympics  saw an 83-member Indian contingent participating in the games, and set a new best for the country with six total medals. Wrestler Sushil Kumar  became the first Indian with multiple individual Olympic medals since  Norman Pritchard  in 1901. However, both of Norman Pritchard’s medals were silver, whileSushil Kumar  had one silver and one bronze.

This olympics 124 team members were sent and  Sakshi Malik   wins Bronze Medal in women’s 58 kg freestyle wrestling becoming first Indian woman Wrestler to do so.

And a historic win for P.V Sindhu winning a silver in badminton for india.

The Indian Olympic Association’s most important task was 

Securing Funding: One of the Indian Olympic Association’s main early challenges was to secure funding, so that it could send the national team to the Olympics and finance the related costs of transport, room, and board. It obtained funding from the Indian government, from the state governments, and from various state sports federations.

But,nothing has changed in the last 70 years.  

IOA President Yadavindra Singh’s appeal for funding in 1948 stated: “We need about 3 Lacs of rupees to finance” the Indian Olympic team for the London Olympics; that “the youth taking part in these games become ambassadors of goodwill” for India; and that “careful selection, intensive training and proper equipment is most essential” to field a competitive team, but that the Indian Olympic Association is “greatly handicapped for want of sufficient funds” for these tasks

To such an extent that about 4 years ago :

On 4 December 2012, the International olympic Committee   suspended the IOA on the basis of corruption, government interference, and not following guidelines of the IOC. Several members of the IOA have been charged with crimes.

The IOA was formally banned for not following the Olympic Charter  in their elections, instead following the Indian government’s Sports Code. The IOA held elections under the Indian Sports Code due to a directive from the Delhi High Court  . On 15 May 2013, International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to lift the ban on the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as Indian representatives from the government and sports bodies reached an agreement with IOC officials

What is the point of having Bollywood celebrities as Ambassador,If they aren’t helping athletes by providing them the resources? What is the richest indian wife’s doing  by becoming part of the international olympic Committee ?   

Salman Khan was named goodwill ambassador of the Indian contingent for the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Its easy to bring in leagues and international players as the are easier to make More money.

But its a challenge, A real challenge to make a nobody a somebody by helping them giving a path to succeed.   

Kotak Vs SBI

How Ironic it is to have a conversation with your Dad,Saying the Bank (kotak Bank)isn’t like the SBI(State Bank Of India) a Synonym For ICIC and Kotak. 

Since, The bank is on my way towards the class that  I attend,Dad just told me to go to the bank first and then head to  my class.

The Rains  were too heavy,Even if  I were are late for 15 minutes,It  know it won’t matter ,nobody would come on time.But,Since I am a stickler for time,I was adamant please drop me off first. 

After my class was done 12:30,I visited the Bank again, there was No lights at 10:00 am and hence had to visit again.

No lights still,Its not been there since last night.No Back Up ?

And.I headed to the other branch a few kms away and  me being the  4th Person in Queue. Presumed it’s a matter of 20 minutes but the guy in frontWho was just done banking,told me its been 20 minutes since  he has been standing.He counted and told me you are 4th person,You will take about 60-90 minutes before you leave.I could have left that moment but again I would have to stand in queue,May be a longer one since two branches from the city  were not functioning.All because of the heavy rains in the city flooding low line areas.

45- 60 minutes Later, My mom came in and asked why are you taking so long ? Its my turn next I told her,  I should be done in 15-20 minutes.

In those 45-60 minutes I met one of the representative and asked him why isn’t the other counter open.Sir, We only have one here.

Now,You understand when I am comparing this to a pathetic bank with senior representatives like government employees.

Just When,My turn came to deposit money.A representative from the bank,Asked him how long have been standing,I told him its been a while almost 1 hr 20 minutes, I also  told  him you knew this problem  will come up as soon as the  other  two branches were shut .Why does it take you long to act upon what should be done? The New counter was being set up at 13:50 the time I was leaving.Well,Normally the peak time of banking are 10:00-12:30.What  is the point of doing it at lunch time?

Also while my turn,hadn’t come yet and they were still thinking of setting up another counter – I told the person behind me,Who was running towards the counter.If that counter opens – I would go 1st,Since I am in queue.I am making it clear as I don’t want to fight on this issue.

Also at the counter the representative seemed like a government employee,Because he was so slow, and confused my making mistakes in updating the  accounts .  It should have taken about 30-40 minutes,Instead took about 80 minutes.