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  • 2nd Apr 2009

Upcoming Indian Elections

Upcoming Indian Elections
The General Elections are about to take place later this month in India. In a country of 1.1bn people where there are over a dozen official languages and large swaths of the rural areas have very low literacy rates, it’s incredible that elections manage to take place at all. You could easily compare India to Europe. Imagine if all the countries of Europe, with their different customs, culture...
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  • 29th Mar 2009

Three Great Films You Probably Haven’t Seen

Three Great Films You Probably Haven’t Seen
Living in India, I have cable TV which has blessed me with 10 sports channels, at least one of which will be showing live action football on Saturday or Sunday. This means I’m able to watch the Premiership matches which you guys in the UK can’t, such as the 3pm Saturday matches. It also gives me 3 English movie channels, so when there’s no football, there’s likely to be at least...
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  • 15th Mar 2009

A Second Income

A Second Income
There is no real point to this post, just general / random musings Being quite an independent minded kind of person, when it comes to making money, I always like to be in control of how much I earn. This can be very good, but if you are relying on your own efforts and you become lazy, you can fall flat on your face, err, as I found out…oops! This is why I currently like the concept of having...
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  • 13th Mar 2009

Jealousy: Does You Have It?

Jealousy: Does You Have It?
A friend of mine posted this picture on Facebook, so I stole it off him. Look at the picture…does it make you even a tinsey winsey little bit jealous?? Honestly, I really can’t say that I miss British weather, not even a teeny tiny little bit. Does it stem from being a guy and liking things to be the same and not change? I don’t know, but waking up in the morning and know that the...
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  • 11th Mar 2009

Indian IT Professionals Come Down To Earth With A Bump

Indian IT Professionals Come Down To Earth With A Bump
When I came to India in the first quarter of 2008, the economy was still pretty much in full swing as I set about building my team of superstars. As I interviewed candidate after candidate a few things started to irk me, such as their belief that by changing jobs it could net them a 100% to 300% pay rise. There seemed to be a belief that pay was related to experience, not expertise. When an SEO analyst...
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  • 8th Jan 2009

Foreigners Leaving India…

Foreigners Leaving India…
I thought I’d better write this as a little public service announcement for any Foreigners who are living and working in India for more than 6 months. As you are aware, you have to register with the FRRO in your city. This is fine (albeit, ensure you have an office boy on hand to run back to the office to fetch the papers that were not mentioned in the original checklist). What they don’t...
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  • 17th Dec 2008

An Inspiring, True Story of One Man Against the Odds

An Inspiring, True Story of One Man Against the Odds
I’m sat in the immigration office in chennai and writing this post, waiting for the office boy to deliver some paper work to me, It’s good to see the wheels of indian bureaucracy are still rusted together. An indian friend once told me that 80% of taxes in india go on paying for govt staff and govt pensions. If you visit any indian govt office, you can well believe it. The confusion...
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