When the government by a fiat says that you need a license to do something, the government (deliberately and knowingly) creates a vested interest. Government of Maharashtra gives a taxi permit / auto permit. So if I qualify as a driver, I should be able to go and pay a small fee (say Rs. 5k) […]
A few days back I had to make an outstation trip. At the time of booking my tickets Jet Airways was on strike – and I was not sure whether it would be called off. And using this opportunity Kingfisher had raised its fare. It got me wild and decided to try Spice Jet. So […]
Sounds very funny does it not? Why would anybody choose to be poor? Or unhappy? Or fail? Well if you read Hindu philosophy in detail you realise the following lessons are taught to you through stories: You are a function of what you chose to be. If you are happy you make the choices to […]
If you have recently travelled in India you find private taxies – they are far more predicatble and well behaved. If you travel into Mumbai you will be greeted by a long line – normally 40 people in the Q and sometimes 60 people! It is amazing that Meru taxi, Gold Cab and Mega taxi […]
On a trip to Gurgaon recently I had a funny experience. I go there for training at Hdfc bank. Since the Gurgaon addresses are not normally easy to find, we use 1 or 2 known private taxies. So one such guy (typical Delhi name: Lucky) has a cell number and I call him. He confirms […]