Blogs About "India"

85 Broads commenced its programme in Delhi yesterday with a discussion on starting and running an e-commerce business in India, led by the charming CEO of Crazeal.com, (Groupon India) Ankur Warikoo.

You may be surprised that we had chosen a man to kick-start our Delhi programme, as indeed were the educated professional women in our audience. Ankur is of course a fantastic speaker, with a sense of humour combined with...

Last week the world was surprised by popular protests in Russia. Now the question on everyone’s lips is – is this the Russian Spring?

 

There are many reasons why it is not, including a completely different political system, different grievances by the population and the lack of any foreign power either willing or able to intervene. But this article is not going to delve into the...

Summer in India brings not only juicy mangoes but also the prospect of frequent planned and unplanned power cuts. The euphemism “load shedding” tries to hide the fact that the grid is unable to shoulder the demand for electricity. This demand is rising with India’s rapid economic growth. This economic growth also means that fewer and fewer Indian citizens have the...

In early January 2009, I had posted an article here:
https://secure.85broads.com/blogs/19351/articles/14236

Now Live Earth has posted some details and slideshows of that journey across 3 cities with the collaborative partners/social work orgs that engage in a variety of causes:
http://liveearth.org/friends-of-live-earth-events/

It was an amazing experience to meet so many...

What did we learn from this crisis?
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Dear friends,

The mind-numbing events that just hit Mumbai were in fact a confrontation of
India and the free society that the country represents. Now that the guns are
silent it's time for reflection and resolution. To let the lessons sink in
so that we are wiser and better equipped in future. Shaken by anger and fear, we
need to use these very same emotions to ensure that...

Press Release.

85 Broads Launches India Chapter with Breaking the Glass Ceiling and Beyond

Mumbai August 13, 2008

85 Broads presents, ‘Breaking the Glass Ceiling and Beyond’ on Aug 13 at Joss, Rampart Row in Mumbai at 7pm co-sponsored by Goldman Sachs. The event comprises of a distinguished panel of highly successful women in Mumbai which includes, Zia Mody, Managing Partner, AZB Partners, Roopa Purushothaman, Chief Economist and Head of Research, Future Capital...