Posts Tagged ‘Driving in India’
 

 
Which one? I meant the car.

Driving Like Dummies 5 – Story of the Indian Car Buyer Part 2

For many, especially the neo-liberated Indian in small town India, buying a car is a dream come true, the process of acquiring it is a dream process come true and car salesmen are dream merchants. Whatever people might say, I b...
by vadakkus
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What? 28 Lakhs for Such a Small Car???

Driving Like Dummies 4 – Story of the Indian Car Buyer Part 1

A car is a must today. No doubt about that, especially when there is little effective public transportation in India. But the car ownership funda in our society is totally warped with “emotional” or perceived factor...
by vadakkus
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Advertisement for the Hindustan Ambassador Mark 4, 1979

Driving Like Dummies 3 – Story of the Indian Car Industry

When it comes to having changed the lives of millions of Indians post liberalization, the automobile sector must come second only after the Telecom sector. Almost all major automobile manufacturers in the world have their prese...
by vadakkus
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Driving Like Dummies 2 – A Car is NOT an “Investment”

Compared to those who lived twenty years ago, us Indians of today are a pampered lot. For instance, anyone who wants to buy a car is spoiled for choice today. During those non-liberalized days when I was growing up, you couldn&...
by vadakkus
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Swalpa Adjust Maadi. Bangalore.

Driving Like Dummies 1 – Traffic in India

India’s roads and driving culture are one for the books. You will be hard-pressed to find a place anywhere on earth where pure chaos and lawlessness prevails on the roads as so much as it does in India. Almost none of the...
by vadakkus
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Of Bus Bays and Car Repairs in Bangalore – A True Story

Bangalore is well known for its WTF traffic and crumbling infrastructure, and everyone in the city with a vehicle will have their share of stories of woe to tell. The other day it was my turn, an incident which would ruin my en...
by vadakkus
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