Monthly Archives: February 2011

Do Your Best and Leave the Rest…to God

Interview with Shubraji as an audio podcast. At 13 years old, Shubraji was a student at Loreto convent in Lucknow, India, and an atheist. On a school holiday with her sister she first met Swami Chinmayananda and was touched by … Continue reading

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Friendship through culture – Festival India in Indonesia

Mahatma Gandhi once said, “I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all the lands to be blown about my house as freely as … Continue reading

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Role of Technology in Delivering Superior Service

The refrigerator was on the blink and the ice had melted in the freezer. Visions of rotting, stinking food floated in front of my eyes. It was time to call the service center for my refrigerator, long past its warranty … Continue reading

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Its a Juggling Act: Work Life Balance for Women Entrepreneurs

Teach a woman to fish and she will feed the whole village – African proverb The biggest driver of the 21st century global economy will not be India or China but women coming into the workforce. Women entrepreneurs are rapidly … Continue reading

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Have Passion, Will Blog!

A beginner’s guide to blogging If you love doing something share it with the world. A personal blog is the most effective and fastest way to do so. As Seth Godin said “Blogging is free, it doesn’t matter if anyone … Continue reading

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A Touch of Magic – Indians in Indonesia

It must be a touch of magic that has drawn Indians to Indonesia for two millennia. Indians have historically made the journey to Indonesia – a name derived from the Latin Indus, meaning “India”, and the Greek Nesos, meaning “island”, … Continue reading

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Indian Fashion Designer in Jakarta

Tarun Tahiliani is one of the most celebrated Fashion Designers of India and a Graduate of the Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania and the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.The designer clothes created by him are sold in … Continue reading

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The Secret of Successful Entrepreneurship – LUCK!

“Luck surrounds us every day; we are constantly having lucky things happen to us, whether you recognize it or not. I have not been any more lucky or unlucky than anyone else. The difference is when luck came my way, … Continue reading

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Past to Present

I have caught the ‘de-clutter and organise’ bug this year and during this process have organised my insanely huge collection of books, photographs and music. This led me to my boxes of audio cassettes from 20 years ago, music that … Continue reading

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Q & A with Vikas Swarup

What an incredible opportunity to join acclaimed author Vikas Swarup in a candle-lit night of Q&A at Amandari, Ubud, where he recounted the writing of the novel that shot him to paperback stardom and the consequent making of the award-winning … Continue reading

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