For this mechanical engineer working with UDHE - an engineering, procurement and construction company - the fascination with the miniature trains is almost encyclopaedic and he's certainly not new to the hobby.
Lawrence & Mayo still carries forward its heritage of 130 years.
Mahatta & Co started in Srinagar, in pre-partition India, where Amarnath Mehta started the first photo store along with his two brothers.
Less than three years away, the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Delhi, are all but breathing down our necks. But is the city any nearer to having the infrastructure needed for the event than it was in November 2003, when it won the bid to host
The Indian classical music industry is stuck in a rut, and topmost on everybody's blame list is the record label.
There is news that Accenture, IBM, Cognizant Technologies and Honeywell too might extend their operations in Mysore. And wherever IT companies go they usually provide a push to other residential and retail sectors too.
Indian tourists are getting adventurous and travelling to lesser known destinations.
What do developers do when apartments aren't finished on time? Some pay back their clients as part of a penalty clause.
It's not easy. But done right, a name change can spell a fresh lease of life for most companies.
Tour operators all over the world are offering packages that do good for destinations.
It begins before you can say "Good Heavens". Your seat shudders for a welcome, lurches back and forth, then does a violent shimmy as you make your way out of an accidental entry into a derelict, not to mention haunted, mine.
Over the years, Indian IT/ITeS companies have grown and so have multinationals which, after entering India 5-10 years ago, now want larger office spaces to consolidate their work into a single large building.
Planning a visit to the US in the coming days and looking at booking a direct flight? It's best to wait. All direct flights on the India-US sector are going choc-a-bloc
Indian real estate is benefitting from the integration of global architecture and design firms. What is driving this trend?
The travel and tourism industry in India is expected to generate Rs 282,970 crore (Rs 2,829.70 billion) of economic activity (total demand in 2007) and this is expected to grow to (nominal terms) to Rs 947,270 crore (Rs 9,472.70 billion) by 2017.
The short supply of good architects could be a real dampener on the construction boom.
Whichever side you enter Gurgaon from (M G Road or NH 8), you experience deja vu: have I seen this before? Buildings with a glass facade line the road as you enter from NH 8, almost all somewhat similar.
Smart marketing and better-planned infrastructure could be the reason tourists are hot-footing it to south India.
Dowdy wine and liquor shops are making way for swankier alternates.
Travelling by bus in India need no longer be a pain.
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