Indians

As of today, India has record number of Billionaires, second only to India U.S and China according to the Forbes India Rich List – 2011. And the combined wealth of these 55 Indian stands at a whooping USD 246.5 Billion (that is close to 11…

Have you thought about how your financial position will be, when you retire? If your answer is “No”, you are a minority as 76% percent of all Indians have proper financial plans in place, one of the highest in the world. According to the…

Do you know where you (or your household) stands in comparison to entire Indian society in general ? Most of often than not, we classify based on economic situation, essentially lower class, middle class, upper middle class & so on...…

Can you tell me what can be bought Rs. 20 in current times when commodity costs are nearly doubling in few years and inflation is consistently in double-digits ? One cannot even buy a litre of milk for Rs. 20, forget about having an entire…

Now, this information has definitely taken me by surprise – Isn’t India known globally for its large English speaking population ? Infact, that is one of the main reasons why IT services has seen such tremendous growth in India over past…

Surprise! Surprise! It is one of those rare instances when the US President has been toppled down to No.2 position in the race for being the world’s most powerful person. Moreover, the fact that the domination comes from the mighty Chinese…

I must say that India has been quite patient with Uncle Sam in waiting for him to reverse the nuclear isolation of India led by the ban on high-end technology exports, particularly in defense and space research areas. During his recent…

Per Capita income of average Indian has been on the rise thanks to stellar performance of India’s Economy. We are seeing people move from villages to towns and from towns to cities. In a short span of little over a decade, Urban pie has…

Remember Maggi commercials and the eternal promise of making noodles in 2-minutes ? I adore the commercial yet have never met anyone who claims to cook it in 2-minutes. It got me thinking - Are we really not concerned about time? Being…

Yesterday in one of my classes at B-school we had this discussion over how Bollywood movies are a Hollywood story with songs, dance, and how kissing is a strict no-no in the movies. It wasn’t offensive because of the context but it made me…

One of our earlier posts had covered as to how foreign tour visa procedures were less cumbersome in selective parts of the world – especially in the countries which offered Visa-on-Arrival (VOA) facility. In such countries which offer…

Today it’s much easier to find savvy female professionals such as doctor, lawyers, chartered accountants and even top politicos of the nation. The progress towards equality is the workplace is also gained much ground over past decade. In…

Yes, that's true, India has been voted the most environment friendly & green country in the world by none other than National Geographic. The Annual Survey “Greendex” carried out by Nat Geo and Globescan shows that out of 17 main…

Not withstanding poor infrastructure, poverty, Chaos, bribe, corruption and so many negative things, Indians are still some of the most happiest bunch of people living on this Earth. Infact, we are fourth in the world when it comes to…

Juxtconsult has recently released a report “NRI Online 2010”, which gives some interesting insights on online behavior patterns of NRIs. We have earlier featured some insights on non-resident Indians (NRIs) and this reports adds quite a few…

2010 seems to be Vijay Mallya’s year – It seems every Business of his is taking off. According to the latest report, United Spirits and United Breweries have each crossed sales of 100 million cases in FY10 – which puts it at Number 2…

The Young and working population of India is the biggest positive factor for India and its growth in coming years – We have written about it many times earlier on this blog, and another survey reiterates this fact again with some…

If Hollywood Sci-Fi movies make you jump from you seats and be in awe of the hero using gizmos that are seemily out of this world, here is something that is as good as the mind blowing technology that you see on screen but this time it is…

In first-of-a-kind survey launched by Nielsen, some very Interesting statistics have been revealed about certain Lifestyle habits of affluent Indians. The Nielsen Upper Middle and Rich (UMAR) survey looks at Rich Indian’s Media…

Ganesh Festival is really a time for festivities; it slowly starts to get Indian people into festive season mood that spans till end of Diwali. If you live in cities like Pune and Mumbai, you will know the kind of celebration that happens…