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Indicast #116 - The Lalit Modi Saga Continues
We recorded this episode a day before Modi was suspended. This podcast also talks about how the Mobile service providers in India have found new ways to milk the devotional customers where you could directly connect with God through an SMS. Aditya has som
BiziNation # 44: Government Subsidies Get a New Meaning
The Indian government is contemplating on giving out direct subsidies to the poor by distributing food coupons which can be exchanged for food items at market prices. Do not hold your breath. The government is only in a contemplation mode, but in this pod
Point Blank with Santosh Ostwal Farmer, Engineer, Inventor, Life Saver
Santosh Ostwal is a maverick engineer who made it possible for the Indian farmer to trigger his irrigation pump with the help of a mobile phone. Do not rub your eyes. You read it right. As an adolescent, Santosh watched his 82 year old grandfather toil ha
Indicast #115 - The Maoist Massacre
This week was all about Sania Mirza becoming Sania Malik. Aditya gives us a crash course in islamic weddings. We also end up talking a bit about the concept of VOIP marriages which Aditya is strictly against. In some sad news, 76 CRPF jawans were killed b
This Week in IPL - Week 3
Ayaz Memon and Minal, join me to talk all things IPL for the 3rd episode at the end of 37 matches of IPL 3. The top of the IPL 3 league standings remains unchanged with Mumbai still on top but Chennai Super Kings has moved up significantly.
Indicast #114 - Bhag Milkha Bhag
It's very rare for abhishek to get excited about any story that we discuss on Indicast with the exception of sachin scoring a century. But Milkha Singh selling his life story to be made into a movie for Re. 1 was something that got him going. He was so im
BiziNation # 43: The Business of IPL
The cricketing world sees it as a money making machine. But what are the different sources of revenue for the IPL. In this podcast, we try and give you the business side of the IPL by talking about the deals that have been signed in the run up to the thir
TKM #32 - Mobile handset wars in India
This show is the most "Indian" episode with ALL stories coming from India. The telecom market has been kept on toes by Tata ever since the price war cry by Tata DoCoMo. They have further launched a new internet to TV product called Dialog. The other conve
Indicast # 113: Rahul Bose Uncut
Here is a question for all you folks. See if you can crack it. What do you call a man who is an actor, screenwriter and director by profession, a sportsman who represented his country in one of the most physically demanding sports, a well informed social
BiziNation # 42: The Recall Industry
We all have grown up to looking up to Toyota and Honda as Gods of quality and production standards, but when you find out that a few 100,000 cars are recalled due to unintended acceleration and a few thousands for a faulty door mat which would jam the bre