Amit Gupta

I clicked this on my way to Kolkata office. The city seems to be slow and peaceful and very different from the fast paced Delhi. I am here for two days and both have packed schedule of training and evaluating few options for Property show in Kolkata.
 
Let’s see if I can visit few places and if possible ride tram.
  

After a usual delay of 2 hours I took off to Kolkata (City of Joy).  By now you would have realized how much I hate air travel. This time I am traveling Jet Air, which is one of the finest airlines. Thanks to web check in facility, I managed a first row seat in economy class (Advantage to spread your legs and relax a bit).
 
So I felt like being from upper middle class where all the middle class cramped in their seats. And like all upper middle class …

Fun @ work takes a new dimension when People Group engineering team has strolled out for the picnic last week. The gyaan sessions seemed to be the coolest thing around. Day one: We headed for resort in Virar (Suburb of Mumbai) for tech presentation to be made by engineering teams.  The event gave opportunity to everyone to come on stage and speak up about the work they’ve been doing and their learning’s. We achieved the very purpose of the get-together KNOWLEGE SHARING. And we end the day with jump in the …

India has evolved and so does Indian. Hey, I am talking about Indian, the state owned domestic airlines. I was scheduled to fly today morning to Mumbai by 8:00AM flight. As expected the flight was delayed (Still waiting for the final departure time to be announced, As I am writing this at airport).
 
This has now become a standard and not the exception for all airlines to delay departures. But I was talking about something else.
 
I got an unexpected call at 5:45 in morning. This was from call center of the …

These line are generally written on the turn of the year. You might think that I am possibily two months late. But I am talking about completeing a year with Makaan.com
Now when I look back at this amazing year it gives me a feeling which can’t be expressed in words. But whats so amazing about this year and this job. There has been complete transormation from the kind of work I’ve done in the past. I have lived my dream of creating an online business.
On the day of joining makaan …

This day 10 years ago, I owned something which to many was of no use. I got myself an e-mail id. Though now I am maried to gmail but my first love is my hotmail id  “yaaden at hotmail dot com.
10 years ago people used to ask me , who will send you an email. Only handful of people used to have internet connections in India and I remember paying Rs2/min ($1.25/ Hour) to access the internet from cyber cafes. And set was simple 4-5 machines getting the internet feed …

Crick·et
noun
1. Only sport in the dictionary of Indians
2. Money
Crick’et.er
noun
1. Sportsperson
2. Model
3. Endorsements
BCCI
noun
1. Mint
2. Money spinners
3. Politics
Image Credit : ballsports.com 

I am confussed on this. It belongs and yet not belong to any one nation. Seems it treats everyone as foe.
Just gone through an article, which covers a story of two kids lying next to each other in hospital. The cruel part is one of them was an israeli hurt in an palestinian and other a palestinian boy hurt in cross firing by israeli’s.
So who’s winning not atleast the suffering families of the boys. This should make us think on what war hold for the humanity.

“Tarpaye tarsay re…saari raat jagaaye…pyaar tera …Dilli ki sardi” These line from hindi film says all about the character of Delhi Winter.  This year tempratures in delhi has been below than the normal. I am still enjoying hot water bath and my cosy layer of quilts. Weekends are best spend at homes being a couch potatao munching popcorns and watching television.
BUt next weekend will be not so comfortable. I have to shift home. So there are so many things will have to be rearranged and taken care of. Cable TV, internet …

 We humans always wanted to fly and rule the skies. Modern age has literally brought flying within the reach of common man. With India skies opening up there are airlines that are trying every trick in the book to lure the customers. Good we are flying places.
 
But on the flip side, airports have become crowded and the sky seems to be choked with the air traffic. Scenes at airports are no different from a railway stations. Long queues, delayed flights, frustrated passengers and airline staff carrying a plastic smile with …