Reflections

http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_subscriber-growth-falls-to-a-four-year-low-for-telcos_1590022 http://trak.in/tags/business/2012/06/28/indian-urban-mobile-subscriber-fall-trai-apr30/ No surprises here... new subscriber additions growth rate has started to fall; it has been falling for quite a few months now. What is suprising is the questions being asked : high tariffs, lower margins for retailers, document requirements etc. A simple perusal of the data throws up a completely different scenario, one which I have not found being mentioned anywhere: Overall teledensity of 79% approximately 686 million active subscribers out of 921 total connections Delhi has a teledensity of 237% 65% mobile subscribers are in urban areas From these 4 points, a few interesting realities emerge: Delhi's teledensity percentage means that there will be some states with a much lower teledensity. It does not take a genius to figure out that these states will be the poor...

Alistair Maclean… an author unparalleled in his genre; an author who is unmatched in suspense thrillers; An author who has remained unmatched despite the increase in fiction writers in modern times. We are spoiled for choice nowadays in almost every sphere of writing, from non-fiction to fiction – good quality books at that. Despite this plethora of options, every so often, the mind turns to the famous Alistair Maclean’s books – a connect that has not weakened despite the competition. You just can’t forget the charm of his books, and their everlasting allure. Let us today look at one his classics just to remind ourselves of his brilliance, and to savour a trip down memory lane. My personal favourite among his books is the book “Ice Station Zebra”, a book which amply demonstrates all the qualities that Alistair Maclean was famous for. The Plot A meteorological station in the Arctic Circle gets gutted by a crippling fire. The survivors call for help, starting an urgent dash ...

The Book I Couldn't Finish.... I never thought that I would ever had to pen these lines... that I would ever state that I could not finish this book. It is especially sad, since I have been away from my blog for a good bit of time due to a shift to Mumbai - having to pen an unfinished book is indeed sad. But I cannot put it in any other way. Rather than state that the book is bad, let me just say that the book is not for people of my ilk, and leave it at that. I can give an outline of the story, the style of the author and what I did not like about it. Seeing as I didnt like anything in the book, I am not giving what I liked about the book. I didnt find a single thing, to be honest... except for one small section, given below The Outline The storyline is fairly simple, and holds a good bit of promise. A gentleman is supposed to be attacked by a gang of 5 other "gentlemen". The book traces the lives of the supposed assassins - how they became c...