Category Archives: MBA

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Mumbai’s rich weighing machines

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Nirvana

This infograph shows the revenue earned by the weighing machines installed on Mumbai suburban railway stations. Figures are in Rs lakhs (100,000). Further more each machine takes one rupee coin to issue your weight. So this is where all the … Continue reading →

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Supply and demand lessons on Juhu Beach

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Nirvana

Last week I had gone to Juhu beach with a few relatives. Those of you who have been there would know about the popular eating area near the beach – most of them making Indian snacks like pani puri, pav … Continue reading →

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What I’ll miss at IIT

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Nirvana

1) The AC at DOMS 2) The yes sir, 5 minute sir, please sir man of Tifanys 3) Poonam Badam Milk 4) DC++ 5) Bandwidth on weekends (through illegal proxy settings) 6) The constant cribbing of my friends 7) The … Continue reading →

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Marriage in the time of recession

Posted on April 4, 2009 by admin

or 7 ways to cut corners and trim costs during your marriage As with any kind of investment, marriages have also taken a hit during the recent financial crisis. Couples are likely to postpone their wedding plans more than ever. … Continue reading →

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Effective customer segmentation

Posted on March 31, 2009 by admin

This incident took place when I was travelling from Chennai to Mumbai by train. A vendor was selling an assortment of food items including potato wafers, chips and other eatables. As is the style in Indian trains, he was continuously … Continue reading →

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There are some things money can’t buy

Posted on March 27, 2009 by admin

One of my favourite ads is the Priceless series by Mastercard. This is where they list down a few expenses and then as the punchline, deliver something which cannot be measured in money. It conjures up a beautiful combination of … Continue reading →

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How to answer any eco-financial problem

Posted on October 25, 2007 by admin

The wonders of supply and demand Though the diagram more or less explains it, here’s the gist of it. 1) Start by discussing the problem, maybe by repeating the definition.2) Try to link it to the Supply and Demand concept.3) … Continue reading →

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Blame it on sub-prime

Posted on October 15, 2007 by admin

If the sub-prime crisis has given anything to the junta in general, it is a no-holds-barred excuse to attribute anything and everything to the crisis. Even though the topic is now stale and the interest of the people is moving … Continue reading →

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What is MBA?

Posted on October 13, 2007 by admin

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