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Visit to Kyari - In the Lap of Nature

 Just when I thought it was getting a bit too monotonous with work and travel for work to the same old locations, I came to know that we need to plan an offsite for our department and I was asked to be involved in the administration of this offsite. We finally decided to go to this beautiful village called "Kyari" in the jungles of Jim Corbett in Uttarakhand. The resort where we stayed was also named "Kyari" and even if I sound exaggerated, I would like to mention that this was one of the best places I have been to in the recent past (considering so much of my travel). Fantastic location, Unmatched hospitality and some crazy fun is what you get if you opt to go to this place. We decided to drive down to Kyari from Delhi in 3 cars and it was not a bad ride. We took around 7 hours, with 1 puncture break and 1 meal break. As soon as we entered this resort, we were greeted with smiling faces and a nice welcome drink. From there on, for the next 2 nights and 3 days - ...

Cricket Match at Feroz Shah Kotla - World Cup 2011

You may find it a little strange, but I went for a cricket match to our very own Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi between West Indies and Netherlands! The motive was to enjoy a day of cricket and the fact that it wasn't an India Match, at least we were sure of the fact that we will get to relax on our seats - which is exactly what happened! With not much crowd in the stadium, we relished ourselves there and enjoyed every bit of it. It was a relaxing experience!  However, this nice experience also came at a prices (remember the saying, "there are no free lunches in life"). We were travelling from just about 10 KMs to the stadium and it took us almost 3 hours to get to the seats - by then West Indies had already played their 20 overs! Let me express my extreme displeasure about the worst possible arrangements that could have been made for "Janta" to come and watch the match! First it was the traffic (please prefix "terrible" here) that made us almost...

Bite (Interview) With a UP Local TV Channel

I was visiting my Kanpur Office for a campus interview with HCL Infosystems Ltd. It was a fantastic show by my team in Kanpur and we saw some good results by the end of day! Quite a few of our students (I work for IIJT Computer Education Ltd in Placements) got jobs in HCL Infosystems Ltd and this like always was a fantastic feeling to see your students placed. If that wasn't all, I got another reason to be happy! One of the local TV channels in UP East took a bite from me and my colleague while covering that event in Kanpur - My First Bite!!! Cheers Sumit

Employment or Employability - What Would You Like to Pay For?

"India - the land of opportunities" this old saying about our country still holds true without a doubt! India has the second largest population in the world and is geographically the 7th largest country - which makes it an amazing source of  talent acquisition. We are the youngest country in the world, with our average age in the mid twenties. This means India, as compared to any country has more raw manpower at present. No wonder the US and UK took a lot of our talent away for their job opportunities in sectors like Engineering, IT and Medical. The recent quake called "Recession" rocked the entire world and we were also not left out of it. Millions lost their jobs and many of them are still struggling to find their feet in the market today. However, the fresh talent (people who are yet to get their first job and are in the age group of 18 to 26) in the Rural Areas and Tier B & C cities is facing a major challenge! There is a SKILL GAP in these people whi...

Whats Your Plan This Weekend?

Valentines Day, Chocolate Day, Hug Day, Propose Day or just another weekend - how do you want the next few days to be? For those who want to travel out of Delhi / NCR on a romantic or adventurous getaway, my suggestion is that you try something new this time! We have all seen the Shimla's, Mussoories, Nainitals and other famous, yet commercial hill stations by now, why not try something new? How about going to one of these hill stations, but not staying there? Instead what you can do is to go and stay within the range of 50 to 100 KMs from these places. For instance if you plan to go to Mussoorie, then instead of staying there, you can go a little further (35 KMs) towards Dhanaulti and have a great time there or you can a little further from Dhanaulti and camp at Chamba, a fantastic peaceful place with truck loads of calm in it! If you are going towards Dalhausie, Himachal Pradesh, then you can try Khajiar (taxis are easily available from Dalhousie to Khajiar). Khajiar aka ...