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(First appeared in Swagath, Feb 2011) The tropical forests, turquoise waters and white sand beaches of Langkawi can dish up a memorable vacation 40 kilometres off the western coastline of…
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I had the good forfute to initiate in 1997 and then nurture for 12 years, an employee engagement programme that is yet unique in India's corporate sector in terms of…
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(First appeared in The Hindu, October 9, 2010) Much to everyone's disbelief, a weekend in New York is possible even for as little as $250. Midnight cabaret: Skyscrapers are accentuated…
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(First appeared in The Hindu Business Line, September 3, 2010) Is the customer looking for it anymore? The 13th loaf was the baker's margin of grace to cover for any…
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(A shorter version appeared in The New Indian Express on August 29,2010) Footloose in the American capital for one week is a great way to wholesome learning. (more…)
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I have been to the First World hotel five times, for conferences and on family vacation. But the First World hotel still amazes me. (more…)
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In search of accommodation in a new land, where English is not widely spoken. A case of travel booking gone awry… On arrival: An electric ‘rickshaw’ waits in front of…
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(First appeared in The Hindu, 12.01.2003) A look back at the days spent in Kabul in the early months of President Karzai’s regime. ENTERING Afghanistan engenders more than the usual…
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Nameless in the faceless city, like its paan shops, like polygamist buses switching routes like tubes on rails that squirt at stations like the human paste with its proletariat smell.…
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