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Scribbles On The Margins: February 2009
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Scribbles On The Margins. My life back in India. Monday, February 23, 2009. Went to Assam with Mallory. If it wasn't for her I'd probably have missed my flight. She's working on a pilot program with Drishtee for education microfinance loans. With a "real" camera her pictures are more interesting. Than mine. Figured I'd share. Links to this post. Sunday, February 22, 2009. Here is a picture of Satyan (Drishtee CEO) opening a rural "no-frills" account. Links to this post. Friday, February 20, 2009. The nor...
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Scribbles On The Margins: March 2009
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Scribbles On The Margins. My life back in India. Monday, March 23, 2009. Mobile solution - final recommendation. After spending a month looking at different products out there I've recommended that we go with the AMDL bluetooth printer. Paired with a Nokia 5000 or Nokia 3110C cell phone. I guess this is why it's so much cheaper than any of the other options (Zebra, produced in Europe, costs Rs 20,000). There are cheaper printers that we could buy in China (how do the Chinese do it? As we move into the de...
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Scribbles On The Margins: May 2009
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Scribbles On The Margins. My life back in India. Monday, May 25, 2009. Since the pilot's in Mathura, I've had numerous opportunities to travel there by train. Usually, it's in AC class, where I spend a comfortable 2 hrs to Mathura. But with my luck I've had the "fortune" of traveling by general class a couple of times. Lets seat 5 people. Kids making noise and elbowing you constantly? And then this very same brat opens a packet of chips and offers them to me - the crotchety guy who has the window seat...
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Scribbles On The Margins: April 2009
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Scribbles On The Margins. My life back in India. Thursday, April 30, 2009. So who am I to throw stones? Nevertheless - I am still pissed. Less than a year ago the streets were overflowing with throngs of people demanding change and better governance. What a farce! Turn out was the lowest in 4 elections - a paltry 43%. One of the lowest turnouts across the nation! If a terror siege can't shake people out of complacency, what will? Links to this post. Monday, April 27, 2009. My time back here in India has ...
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Scribbles On The Margins: July 2009
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Scribbles On The Margins. My life back in India. Thursday, July 30, 2009. Chinese miracle or mirage? I recently added Marginal Revolution. To my "blogs I follow" list and read a post on "Totally false and ridiculous claims about Chinese bubbles". It refers to an article. On China's Bubble. A few quotes -. This growth will result in a huge pile of bad debt - as forced lending is bad lending. The list of negative consequences is very long, but the bottom line is simple: There is no miracle in the Chine...
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Scribbles On The Margins: July 2011
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Scribbles On The Margins. My life back in India. Friday, July 29, 2011. Winners and Losers this week. This week 2 articles in my twitter feed caught my attention -. 1) India's oldest microfinance firm on the verge of closure. 2) Flipkart set to raise $150M from General Atlantic at $1B valuation. While I'm happy to see Indian companies getting $1B valuations, it is heart breaking to see a Basix's proven business model fold because of a one time extreme event of bad political risk. Too bad the new RBI ...
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Scribbles On The Margins: May 2011
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Scribbles On The Margins. My life back in India. Monday, May 30, 2011. Considering Airtel for broadband internet service? Getting broadband set up at home has been a trial over the past couple of weeks. It feels like a scene out of the Money Pit. 2 more days turns into a week and a half long affair. and the ordeal is still not over. I need more options besides tweeting or blogging about how frustrating this experience has been. Links to this post. Labels: Returning to India. Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Scribb...
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Scribbles On The Margins: January 2009
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Scribbles On The Margins. My life back in India. Tuesday, January 27, 2009. Drishtee - Mathura territory office. The Drishtee team at the Mathura office. Links to this post. Sunday, January 25, 2009. Mathura - Field visit. It was interesting to see the laid back attitude of the village retailers. 55% felt it was no big deal to reduce the order at the time of delivery. Either they couldn't recall what they ordered, or they didn't have the money at hand to pay for the order. And the women retai...Ending th...
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Scribbles On The Margins: Considering Airtel for broadband internet service? Think again
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Scribbles On The Margins. My life back in India. Monday, May 30, 2011. Considering Airtel for broadband internet service? Getting broadband set up at home has been a trial over the past couple of weeks. It feels like a scene out of the Money Pit. 2 more days turns into a week and a half long affair. and the ordeal is still not over. I need more options besides tweeting or blogging about how frustrating this experience has been. Labels: Returning to India. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Follow me on ...
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Scribbles On The Margins: June 2009
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Scribbles On The Margins. My life back in India. Monday, June 1, 2009. But if you can look past all of this, then it really is quite an experience. For me though, it was good to split my work between urban India (Delhi) and rural India (Mathura). I'm not cut out for village life :). I'll end with a few pictures I took while I was out in the field conducting the pilot. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. What my blog is about. The Indian Economy Blog. Red Pill for Sale.