Archive: November 2005

Signs

Among the things that make India's street landscape so distinctly Indian: Cars dodging herds of cattle, three-wheeled motorized and bicycle rickshaws, and handpainted billboards boasting everything from laundry detergent to Bollywood movies. My week in Guwahati unveiled quite a few...

By S. Mitra Kalita | November 26, 2005; 10:04 AM ET | Email a Comment | TrackBack (0)

Reader Response

Here's some of the feedback we've been getting to the blog: It is close to 10 in the evening and even as I'm typing these words in my reading chamber, I can hear the Hindi film music blowing out from...

By | November 23, 2005; 03:48 PM ET | Email a Comment | TrackBack (0)

Delhi Nights

We finally headed to Odyssey to see for ourselves what a nightclub in a mall would feel like. Nitin took some pictures so you can share our experience. One note: Admission to the club -- like so many purchases in...

By | November 13, 2005; 08:38 AM ET | Email a Comment | TrackBack (0)

Building Home

  Buildings under construction at ATS Greens Village, a condo complex in Noida, a city near Delhi. (Photos by Nitin Mukul -- click for larger version) The brochure from ATS Greens Village, a new development in the Delhi suburb of...

By S. Mitra Kalita | November 7, 2005; 08:05 PM ET | Email a Comment | TrackBack (0)

More Than Mobile

A few mornings a week, I am awakened by a call on my mobile phone. The offer ranges from a new credit card to more life insurance to banking services, and I usually hang up once I hear stylish, sing-songy,...

By S. Mitra Kalita | November 7, 2005; 08:32 AM ET | Email a Comment | TrackBack (0)

 

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