Posts Tagged ‘Traffic’
 

 
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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To Get Back at Autorickshaws, Take the Bus!

Much has been outraged about the autorickshaw drivers in Bangalore and their overcharging habits. People seem to be helpless in front of them trying to wring out a profit by hook or by crook, the law often being helpless. But s...
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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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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AeroIndia 2011 – Spectacle Inside, Chaos Outside

The blazing sun. The clear blue sky. Fighter jets screaming through the air. Roar of afterburners hitting you like a hammer on your chest. Air acrobats drawing loops and hearts with plumes of smoke against the backdrop of a p...
by vadakkus
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The Adventures of KLBLRTraveler

Any Indian worth his travel bag will swear that traveling in India is a huge fail whale. Airports are located in areas where just getting there is a half day’s job. Trains are overbooked, chaotic, slow and of course, la...
by vadakkus
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