i do a post a day for sure…today I missed it, an absolutely no clue why. actually i have 10-20 posts already done and a date put on them…just missed 3.april. i was attending a bhoomi poojan of a builder friend…so did not check the blog too… anyway the bhoomi pooja was good…

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I really cannot say why I run this blog. But here the following are NOT the reasons: 1. I have no retail product other than this blog (and the ad revenues are so pathetic that I will not miss it if it goes away). 2. Dealing with retail is very, very, very tough for people […]

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i am not sure whether this is a one off experience or true across many locations… In chennai when a friend tried to sell gold worth Rs. 3L – she was told she could exchange gold ornaments for gold, but no cash. She had the same experience in a few other reasonably sized shops. I […]

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I have been asked this question a zillion times and I have answered it a zillion times….so there is a sense of exhaustion. So here is a Buddha Story…… One day an atheist comes to meet Buddha – and he comes early morning so that nobody can see him coming…and meets Buddha. As soon as […]

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I am a direct equities guy – and most people reading my blog know that. So it is natural for them to expect that I would give tips on my blog. No, I do not. That you know by now. Also my tips are completely useless because most of my purchases are dated ‘Forever’ so […]

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if you have read my blog…now you can see and hear me to on Cnbc…was at Guwahati for a shoot…and here is the Train to Wealth – a program sponsored by NSE on Cnbc – Reema Tendulkar’s show…   17th Dec at 4.00 pm(Sat) and repeat on 18th Dec at 4.30 pm (Sunday)

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‘I earn Rs. 15L CTC – and clearly I am overpaid. However I am not able to save a rupee – I have no idea where my money goes’ Can you believe this…if you are a middle class Indian? I found it a little amusing…but not difficult to believe. When I spoke to him, I […]

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