The Dog Saint of Nagpur
2009-05-02 18:17:00 Nagpur is still a city of small bylanes and rustic bunglows. I had taken a stroll around Dharam peth area and came upon this statue in one of the bylanes. I an not sure who/what this is supposed to represent, but going by the vermellion marks on the image, evidently it is held in great affection or esteem.There is ofcourse precedence for dog saints as this website explains, so I don't see why we in Nagpur can't have one for ourselves.View Larger Map
Giripeth Post office - Nagpur
2009-05-02 11:45:00 Below post also included in my Philatelic blog..As I have put up in the title bar, I have a weakness of taking my pictures with post offices or post boxes. I got an opportunity to do it yesterday and I wasn't going to pass up on it. The Giripeth post office in Nagpur has a very rustic look to it, like it might have existed in this state for more then 50 years. And it really might have had. My wife is form the locality and she claims to have seen the post office in the same state since memory serves her. That would put the age of the post office anywhere from five years to twentyfive - depending on who is telling my wifes age!The Post box outside actually looks like it had fallen in one of the stronger monsoon winds and is now firmly propped up in place with a cement base. But nothing much seems to be holding up the building, with its beautiful tiled roof and wooden latticed front. It is really hot in Nagpur, with temperatures reaching up to 47 Deg C yesterday. But because of the c...
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nagpur Rickshaw
2009-03-25 14:22:00 Thanks for the wishes on the last post. Now that I am posting from my phone, hopefully the posting will be more regular. But the downside is that most likely, my blog will involve non - ship related subjects, and the posts will also be shorter.Was out at the gokulpeth market in Nagpur and snapped this rickshaw driver in thought as he waited for his next ride in the dusk.
Shahid Kabir - the unsung poet from Nagpur
2008-05-05 11:52:00 Today, I received a message on the blog from a gentleman called Sameer Kabir - who talked about Shahid Kabir. A poet from Nagpur - whose ghazals have been sung by leading singers from across the subcontinent - including names like Jagjit and Chitra Singh, Lata Mangeshkar, Chandan das, Hariharan, Ghulam Farid Sabri, Aziz Nazan, Salman Alvi, Rais Khan, Munni Begum, Udit Narayan and Pankaj Udaas to name a few. Sadly, though I have heard his famous ghazals - Uski gali me phir muhey ek baar le chalo and thukraao ab ki pyaar karo - I had no idea that the writer was from Nagpur. Shahid Kabir was born on 1st May, 1932 in Nagpur in India. His contribution to the world of Urdu poetry took many forms. In 1957 he was the screenwriter for the drama “MIRZA GHALIB” presented in the Fine Arts Drama Competition at Rastrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. He was an active writer since 1952, writing articles, short stories and ghazals for most leading periodicals of India. He gained recognition as a ...
By: Dunedin Duds
Goa sex racket: Police zero in on Nagpur-based youth
2008-04-17 20:37:00 Goa police has identified a Nagpur-based youth in the international sex racket, involving an Uzbek woman, busted in the coastal state, police said Thursday. Crime branch sleuths said that Rohit Trivedi, a Nagpur-based youngster had been operating from Goa for the last two years along with Uzbek woman Gulnova Jureau, who allegedly ran an ...
By: Goa Blog
Job Opening: C# Professionals | Desktop Applications | Nagpur
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Talent crunch forces BPOs to Tier II cities
2008-04-16 20:05:00 NEW DELHI: The surge in real estate prices and a talent crunch in metros are forcing the $11 billion Indian BPO industry to move to Tier II cities in the country, according to a study conducted by consultancy firm Everest Group."It is difficult to sustain the growth in Tier I cities because of the rising real estate prices and talent crunch. There is no option but to move to Tier II cities," Everest Group's Country Head (India) Gaurav Gupta said.As of now, BPO industry is concentrated in seven cities namely Bangalore, NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata."Movement to lower-cost cities within India is likely to result in additional 15-30 per cent reduction in operating cost despite lower employability and higher management costs," Head of Global Services at Everest Research Institute, Nikhil Rajpal, said.Everest Group is a global consulting firm specialising in sourcing and offshoring advisory services. The study ranks several Tier II and Tier III cities on their potent...
India?s realty industry scrapes the sky
2008-04-01 05:56:00 A decade ago, Noida was little more than a scrubland just outside India?s national capital, New Delhi. Today, it is a booming township with unending concrete structures and is home to several multinationals. This metamorphosis of Noida in many ways symbolises India?s booming realty industry, estimated at $15 billion, and growing at a whopping 35 percent annually. ?The real estate scene in India has undergone a sea change in the past four years,? said Venugopal N. Dhoot, president of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham), one of India?s three leading industry lobbies. ?Growing economy, greater integration with the global economy and increasing domestic and foreign investment are creating demand for residential, official and retail space to propelling the realty industry?s growth,? Dhoot told IANS. That is apparent from the number of high-rise buildings dotting the skylines of Indian cities with more than a thousand developers busy with construction works across...
MIHAN - Nagpur
2008-03-28 04:15:00 Hello Members, I need to understand about the project MIHAN in Nagpur. 1. What is this project about ? 2. How is it going to help improve Nagpur's...
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2008-03-20 09:40:00 Dear Friend, Look, I have found a good site of best places for traveling in India… U also check it out: www.nagpurcitysite.com (The ORANGE CITY of World) All the travelling details and Geographical Details provides in this Site which includes City Map, City Around, Flight n Train info. etc… Nagpur is a city in ...
So which IPL Team would people from Nagpur back?
2008-02-21 10:57:00 The whole Indian Premier League cricket (IPL) hype baffles me. Billions of dollars have been put in. For what? I have a feeling that the managers have thoroughly goofed up. They say it will be city vs. city matches that will see high intensity, high quality cricket. Fantastic! So let me try to work it out. ...
By: Dunedin Duds
Nagpur University?s Sexy Syllabus For BBA Students
2008-02-11 19:35:00 A BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) student sends me a message about how awful their syllabus creators from Nagpur University are. She points out specifically to the syllabi created for the subject “Service Sector Management” which they have in their Final Year. And what she discovers in pretty interesting. Among the topics to be covered, as in ...
By: Dunedin Duds
Nagpur?s restaurants: Yummy and the yuck.
2008-02-09 13:01:00 I must admit I am not much into dining out. Because I am more the daal-roti-subzee kinds. But occasionally, thanks to demands of a social life, I am forced to drop into these restaurants and eateries whenever I am in Nagpur. And I find these joints ranging from absolutely wonderful to ridiculously tasteless. My choice of ...
By: Dunedin Duds
The Nagpur Railway Station - 1930s
2008-02-06 07:08:00 Here is a rare pic I found of the Nagpur Railway station platform, back in the 1930s. It was probably part of the Great Indian Peninsular Railways then. The architecture is pretty similar to stations in Britian at that time. Things have of course changed quite a bit over the years. But the station platforms ...
By: Dunedin Duds
The Nagpur Filmmaker - Raju Hirani?s journey from lousy Hitavada ads to the
2008-02-05 18:08:00 It was about 10 years ago when I landed up at the annual Advertising Awards ceremony organized by the Hitavada. The awards were a farce - the whole setup was to give the advertising agencies in Nagpur a little publicity, a bit of a thank you - and of course free drinks. I don’t know ...
By: Dunedin Duds
Nagpur?s earliest photos - from the 1860s
2008-02-04 05:45:00 Here is a wonderful, rare and historic collection photographs about Nagpur. these from from the British Libraray and the Archaeological Survey of India Collections. These are perhaps the earliest ever photographs of Nagpur city that exist. If anyone can find any personal pictures of the older era, even in the early 1900s, I would gladly ...
By: Dunedin Duds
The problem with these overrated Nagpur Media-wallahs
2008-02-03 22:34:00 A few weeks ago I had written a small post about photographs about Nagpur. I liked a certain amateur photographer?s work and I had wrote that his work was better than other establish, fulltime photographers. It was my personal opinion. Period. It was just as saying, I like X over Y. Or just as I prefer ...
By: Dunedin Duds
IT Companies Trickle to Tier III Cities
2007-12-13 13:25:00 In view of the appreciating rupee, high wages and increasing real estate prices, big, medium and small IT firms have made a successful entry into tier-II cities. Encouraged by their progress, many small IT firms are now exploring tier-III cities such as Udupi, Manipal, Hubli and Belgaum in Karnataka, Kozhikode in Kerala, Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, Jaipur in Rajasthan, and Durgapur and Kharagpur in West Bengal. The reasons are manifold. These cities have a good number of engineering colleges, and the firms do not find it difficult to meet their modest requirements of staffing, usually in the low hundreds, at affordable costs and without being plagued by high attrition. Smaller IT companies cannot compete with large brands in software services across domains. They have to specialise in niche areas and require a smaller workforce. It is easier for them to recruit in smaller towns where the big players are not competing. Consequently, they can bring down their operating costs, als...
Nagpur - Another Gurgaon in the Making. City to Invest.
2007-12-12 16:12:00 With the likes of DLF, Raheja, Mantri Realities, Heeranandani, Sahara, Maytas, Reatox, S. kumar, Boeing, bravia, Satyam, HCL, Shapoorji Pallonji...
The finest fireworks display in India ? near Nagpur
2007-11-12 07:01:00 Surprisingly, perhaps what is the biggest annual fireworks display in the country, a couple of hours away from Nagpur is hardly ever mentioned. Every year, just after Diwali, Ordnance Factory Chanda, just about 125 km south of Nagpur hosts the biggest fireworks display that I have ever heard or seen of. This year it is ...
By: Dunedin Duds
Nagpur warms up to Om Shanti Om. Saawariya takes the backseat.
2007-11-10 05:57:00 Well, it is just one day after the release. But it seems Nagpur prefers Om Shanti Om to Saawariya. I decided to take a trip to the Inox multiplex in Wardhaman Nagar for the 10 p.m. show of OSO bang on Diwali night. And being Diwali night, I expected a deserted auditorium. The streets were ...
By: Dunedin Duds
Nagpur FM Radio Poll: Which station do your prefer?
2007-11-08 09:21:00 Note: There is a poll within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.
By: Dunedin Duds
Nagpur Photos: The Finest Collection
2007-11-08 08:38:00 Surprisingly, the finest collection of photos on Nagpur doesn?t come from a professional photographer ? but comes from an amateur photographer called Subodh Sathe. Okay, he?s a personal friend of mine, but he is a whole load of talent. And he does a lot more than just photography. More about him later. Subodh has put together, what ...
By: Dunedin Duds
Nagpur ? Swept away by the FM Radio Waves
2007-11-08 07:34:00 Last month, airwaves in Nagpur suddenly erupted. Three new FM stations were launched simultaneously. These included the Times Group backed Radio Mirchi (98.3 MHz), Dainik Bhaskar?s MyFM (94.3 MHz) and RadioCity (91.1 Mhz). In all these launches, the ages old Vividh Bharti programming continues to remain unchanged. Suddenly everything in Nagpur seems to be a lot ...
By: Dunedin Duds
Hello Nagpur!
2007-11-07 18:32:00 Fine, here we go. Here’s an exclusive blog dedicated to Nagpur. Nevermind if you are in Borgaon or Oregon. Dharampeth or Detroit. This space should help you keep connected to the city. This blog isn’t going to be a strictly news site. We have enough of the Hitavada CityLine anyway. This is going to be a ...
By: Dunedin Duds
KSL to bring ‘Empress City’ in Nagpur
2007-10-19 08:35:00 *KSL and Industries Ltd,* is entering into real estate business in India with its flagship project, Empress City – an integrated township to come...
KSL to bring ?Empress City? in Nagpur
2007-10-18 12:53:00 KSL and Industries Ltd, is entering into real estate business in India with its flagship project, Empress City ? an integrated township to come over an area of 25 acres in Nagpur City. The company recently participated in two property expo ? ?India Retail Forum (IRF) 2007? organized by Images Group and ?Business Spaces 2007? for ...
Nagpur to Witness Spectacular Growth in Real Estate
2007-09-17 10:59:00 Maharashtra’s second capital, Nagpur off late has been in the news for the tremors being created by booming Real Estate. India’s second greenest city and also known as Orange city, Nagpur is not only a tourist destination but has various other attributions as well. Nagpur has almost 40 educational institutes in the vicinity, a technically apt workforce that is available at relatively lower cost,
By: NRI Real Estate
Nagpur to Witness Spectacular Growth in Real Estate
2007-09-17 10:51:00 Nagpur is presently booming in terms of Real Estate and is expected to escalate further with the advent of various IT companies and flow of Foreign...
DLF unveils its first IT SEZ in Mihan, Nagpur | INRnews
2007-08-21 04:19:00 Nagpur, India, August 21, 2007 - DLF Ltd has announced the launch of its first IT SEZ at Nagpur. DLF is developing state of the art, world-class facilities in Nagpur, Maharashtra on 140 acres of land. This is the second IT SEZ project in the state and will be followed by projects in other cities in Maharashtra.
Ascendas Plans IT Parks In Pune and Nagpur
2007-08-09 08:14:00 Ascendas, one of Asia’s largest developers of business properties, said it will clinch deals with government agencies to develop two major IT parks in the state of Maharashtra. One of its joint venture will be with the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) for the Business Park in Pune and another with the Maharashtra Airport Development Company ...
Boeing to begin work on MRO at Nagpur
2007-08-02 06:07:00 US aircraft maker Boeing today said it will this year begin work on its 100 million dollar MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) facility in India, while raising the projection for the country's requirement for jets to 911 in the next two decades. "We have figured out the corners of the 75 acres of land in Nagpur in a Special Economic Zone. We will do the ground-breaking later this year and have a projected investment of 100 million dollars," Boeing Vice-President (Sales) Dinesh Keskar said. Boeing, Air India and a third partner, which is yet to be selected would run the MRO unit, he said, adding "we are in talks with several companies which have MRO experience". The MRO, which will be capable of carrying heavy checks and repair of aircraft, is part of the offset provisions in the US firm's deal to supply 68 planes to Air India. Keskar said the MRO would bring down maintenance and repair cost of Indian carriers as it would not only serve AI, but also other carriers which operate ...
By: Salaam goa
Qatar Airways to fly to Nagpur and Ahmedabad
2007-07-25 05:48:00 Qatar Airways will fly to Nagpur and Ahmedabad in India by the end of 2007, its chief executive confirmed, which will cap off an extraordinary year when fast-growing Gulf airlines made major inroads into India. The new daily service to Nagpur, at the geographical centre of India, and Ahmedabad, in the northeastern state of Gujarat, will mark the seventh and eighth Indian destinations for Qatar Airways, according to Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways chief executive. With the two flights, Qatar will have launched an impressive 11 new routes in 2007 alone. Beginning with Dar es Salaam in Tanzania in January, Qatar Airways followed up with new service to Lagos, Bali, Ho Chi Minh City, Chennai, Geneva, New York, Washington, D.C. and in November, Stockholm. Its current network now totals 78 destinations worldwide. Qatar is just one of several airlines which have deepened their network into the red hot aviation market on the subcontinent, which Indian authorities have gradually opened up in re...
By: Salaam goa
NRIs Pushing Real Estate in Nagpur
2007-05-14 09:21:00 The intense demand for residential and commercial properties coupled with the high buying power of NRI?s is pushing up prices beyond a reasonable limit in Nagpur. Property developers in the city are making hard cash in the wake of number of real estate deals that are waiting to be struck soon. Property market in Nagpur ...
Now Nagpur , property records just a click away
2007-05-09 15:38:00 NAGPUR: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) may become the first local self government organisation in the state and perhaps in the country to make available online entire records of all its five lakh properties in the city. "We have initiated the project and a budget provision of Rs 1 crore has been sanctioned," additional deputy municipal commissioner Ajay Ramteke said. Apart from this, the corporation is undertaking GIS mapping of properties and has proposed to set up of ten kiosks for payment of property taxes. According to Ramteke, the corporation will get all the property records scanned before putting them online. The corporation is still to work on bid documents and the tendering process is likely to begin by next month. The project is expected to be completed within a year. The project has several advantages both for residents and the civic body. Property owners can now get details regarding the property on a compact disc or can also check them online. This cou...
Nagpur Flying club
2006-12-02 15:33:03 Training staffL-R: Capt Tharegaonkar(in white shirt) , Capt Ramamurthy(Standing centre) , Capt kanga (With shades), Flt Cdt VP Roy (without cap)Details: Circa 1965, Nagpur flying clubThese are the pictures of dad's training at Nagpur flying club. I was wondering why airforce cadets were undergoing training in civilian facilities and by civilians. It seems that during the emergency of, Airforce had given five flying clubs the contract to give basic flying taining to its cadets. This included a total of 25 hours of flying. Five of these hours had to be solo.L-R : Dad, Capt Kanga, V.P.RoyThe imposing trainer was Capt Kanga. I wonder how he could have fit in most of the cockpits of that time. If you notice in the second picture, dad actually had to stand on top of the planes wheel and the other cadet on the chock to even reach his shoulders! |
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