Kapil's Korner | Monthly Archive | October
Archive | October, 2008

Happy Diwali

28 Oct

Book-Shelf Update #5

21 Oct

Butter Chicken in Ludhiana by Pankaj MishraGives a good peek into the interiors of India. And I am very keen to explore India and it’s people beyond just it’s metro & satellite towns. This should be a good read. Stay Hungry Stay Foolish by Rashmi Bansal (View Blog)Success stories have always inspired me and I [...]

Lessons from Digital Media Panel Discussion

20 Oct

After a really long time I signed myself into attending a seminar which was not related to my job. I attended the panel discussion on Digital Media at IIT Powai, organised by WATBlog. I must commend them for the efforts put in organising a bus from Andheri to the venue in the wake of the [...]

Great Steal, Big Brands POOR STORES

20 Oct

Last evening I went shopping with family to the famous discount store format “The Loot” (Marine Lines). Although we ended up buying a lot of clothes I don’t think the experience was as good as their prices. The place is claustrophobic and clothes are just falling all over you. I guess it was just an [...]

Dandiya queen gives me marketing lessons

8 Oct

Every time around this year the Dandiya Queen – Falguni Pathak appears out of no where and makes Mumbai dance to her tunes. A few nights back while watching her perform LIVE on TV, she triggered off some marketing lessons in my mind. A simple map which charts out how she maintains her popularity even [...]

Photo Drive: Ganesh Visarjan at Chowpatty

2 Oct

After missing out on the opportunity last year, I was determined to photograph this year’s Ganesh Visarjan. I went closer home at Badhwar Park but was disappointed by the low activity and so moved on to visit the biggest visarjan centre in Mumbai – Girgaum Chowpatty. A few lessons from the photo activity I learnt [...]

Tweetdeck – I like it but…

1 Oct

I’ll admit that I am a twitter addict and can’t wait to tweet little things happening around me. Tweetdeck is a neat application, a console to manage your twitter activities. Although it’s been a good experience using tweetdeck – I like the Global Search and Groupings which make tracking important subjects/keywords very easy. But I [...]