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Friday Dressing is a Myth
When I was young, I’d look at the ads on magazines and draw my inspirations from them. The magazines like India Today and Outlook would carry ads of Raymond and Allen Solly which would mesmerize me. I’d always dream of leading a lifestyle that would enable me to wear sophisticated clothing. Thinking of those conjures Continue reading
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Why Entrepreneurship is NOT always about the Bottom-line
I remember when I was a kid, my dad would run a mid-scale brick factory in the outskirt of our hometown. My dad was a hardcore communist by passion, and would always sympathize with the cause of the socially oppressed and financially challenged. He would hire day wage laborers to aid the process of brick Continue reading
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How Long Will Our City Take to Reach NYC Standards?
I’m a big fan of Pete Cashmore @mashable. I happened to come across one of his tweets this morning, which shared some beautiful pics of Big Apple in #NYC’s Facebook contest. Some of the pics were so amazing that I gave in to my urge to share them on Facebook. In the next couple of Continue reading
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I’m Married to My Passion
It’s been nearly a year and a half, I still look back at that magic moment when something told me inside to buy that camera. Continue reading
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5 Secrets You Didn’t Know About Discover Bhubaneswar
Since 2010, Discover Bhubaneswar has been sharing city updates, trying to build a powerful online platform for denizens of Bhubaneswar. Continue reading
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6 Vocabulary Errors That Might Embarrass You to Death
This is NOT exactly the kind of post I’d like to write, but I guess I MUST. Despite being passionate about the English language, I’m still far from being perfect with my English writing skills. However, I cringe whenever I find people mispronounce or misuse some very common words in English vocabulary, which actually brings Continue reading
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Of Start-up Firms, Their Early Days and The Circle of Trust
Being ambitious comes with a price tag – this is what I’ve learned in the past few years since I entered the realm of building companies together with others. I have been a part of building two organizations – one for my past client and the other of my own. In both cases, I’ve learned Continue reading
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Why Android Tablets Failed: A Postmortem Report
On the 20th of October, 2011, when I wrote a post on my experience of using the Samsung Galaxy 750 tablet, it drew rave reviews from various visitors to my blog. Some said I’m a noob and don’t know how to use a Samsung tablet properly yet. Some said I sound like a complete liar Continue reading
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Things I Didn’t Like About PayPal
Back in 2006, I heard about PayPal for the first time and was pretty curious to know what it was all about. It turns out PayPal is nothing but a way to make payment or get paid over the Internet. In 2007, I created my own PayPal account and started using it for receiving small Continue reading
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PayPal Auto Withdrawal and Receiving Limit : How to Get Around PayPal Issues
With PayPal imposing fresh restrictions on their Indian users, many small and medium scale web start-ups must be panicked and scouring for alternative solutions. Today, many Indian PayPal users must have received a very depressing email from PayPal on two more changes in the way we do business with PayPal. Here’s what the email says: Continue reading