Why We Need to Pick Productivity Over Punctuality
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Why We Need to Pick Productivity Over Punctuality

In an Indian office your dedication is determined by what time you get to work. Which means, that you get labelled a “bad employee” for reaching work at 11 am instead of 10.30 am, but not if you’re one of those people who is at work at 9.30 am and yet does not meet deadlines.
सीटों का गुंडाराज
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सीटों का गुंडाराज

मुम्बई की लोकल का अपना ही अन्दाज़ है और अपने ही उसूल। सीटों के आरक्षण के नियमों का पालन करना ज़रूरी है – वर्ना जान को खतरा हो सकता है।
Air India: The BEST Buses of the Sky
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Air India: The BEST Buses of the Sky

The new FDI norms might spell the end of Air India as we know it. For nostalgia’s sake, we hope it takes a page out of BEST’s book. Mumbai’s bus service has been on the brink of privatisation for a few years, but has tenaciously hung on.
The Lost Girl on the Train
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The Lost Girl on the Train

You’ve probably seen a child lost in a crowd or huddled up in a corner on a train. And you’ve probably left them to their destiny. Some people though, choose not to walk away.
Crime and Punishment for the Stoner Soul
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Crime and Punishment for the Stoner Soul

I’m always marked out by the cops as a prime suspect on their “drug-addict eradication mission,” because I weigh a grand total of little more than my backpack, and my hair defies Newtonian laws of gravity.