Category Archives: India

Mr. Modi People

Posted on May 17, 2014 by annetbell

Image from http://qz.com/210300/an-election-rout-leaves-congress-with-a-shattered-dynasty/ Here are Modi’s people in an impromptu celebratory parade on this historic day .. . . . These who now have hope in their hearts because Mr. Modi spoke truth to power for them and they … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged 2014 election in India, democracy, historic election, Indian people have spoken, Mr. Modi | 1 Comment

Modi Wins in a Landslide!

Posted on May 16, 2014 by annetbell

Modi Landslide. . . . . . . http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2014/05/indias-results-roll “INDIA has won” tweeted Narendra Modi, on May 16th, his first public comment after official counting from India’s general election made it clear that he, and his Bharatiya Janata Party, had delivered … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged 350 million voters, business friendly, defeat of Congress party, democracy, election, End of Gandhi rule, free market economics, longest election, Mr. Modi, world's largest democracy | 21 Comments

Wagah Border Crossing

Posted on May 9, 2014 by annetbell

Wagah Originally Posted on March 15, 2013 by annetbell Sadly this nightly event has stopped recently because of the troubles in Pakistan. I don’t know if we will get to do this when we are in Amritsar this time. It was such a … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Amritsar, blogging, culture, India, Pakistan, peaceful, photography, Punjab, travel, Wagah Border Crossing | 26 Comments

Barber with a Rolls Royce ?

Posted on May 4, 2014 by annetbell

Another story of the entrepreneurial spirit in India! My Indian Haircut Post Ramesh Babu, the barber who owns a Rolls Royce Rakhi Chakraborty … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged "work hard, all else is luck", Barber, be humble, dream, entrepreneurial spirit, hard work, India, Indian car service, rags to riches | 10 Comments

India displaces Japan to become third-largest world economy in terms of PPP: World Bank Economic Times … Continue reading →

Posted on May 2, 2014 by annetbell | 6 Comments

The Sublime Taj Mahal!

Posted on May 1, 2014 by annetbell

Originally posted on March 18, 2013by annetbell Namaste. . . . . The Taj Mahal is one of the world’s most famous and recognizable buildings. Remember a forlorn Princess Diana sitting on the famous bench, all alone? Her prince was … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, India, Uncategorized | Tagged Agar, architecture, India, love, monkeys, mosque, Mumtaz, photography, Shah Jaham, students, sunrise, sunset, tomb, tourists | 22 Comments

John Oliver, HBO Comedian, on the Indian Elections ( Trust me, this is very funny!)

Posted on April 30, 2014 by annetbell

Now I am sure many of you are tired of my obsession with the Indian elections and wish I would get out of the weeds. . . . . . .Just a few more weeks as the final count is … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Uncategorized | Tagged 850 million voters, BJP Party, Congress party, Humor, Indian election, John Oliver Comedian, longest election in the world, Mr. Modi, Mr. Rahul Gandhi, Results May 16, world's largest democracy, world's largest election | 15 Comments

AMRIT DHILLON Mr. Modi’s abandoned wife joins an alarming trend in Indian politics AMRIT DHILLON NEW DELHI — Special to The Globe and Mail Published Tuesday, Apr. 22 2014, 10:37 AM EDT Last updated Tuesday, Apr. 22 2014, 11:43 AM EDT Amrit Dhillon is … Continue reading →

Posted on April 25, 2014 by annetbell | Leave a comment

Ravi, Internationally Known Fan Vender in Mumbai

Posted on April 24, 2014 by annetbell

Ask yourself what talents and gifts displayed by Ravi could contribute to India or even the world? Here is a boy who is so gifted linguistically with only a 4th or 5th grade education. India has the highest number … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Uncategorized | Tagged #1 Video of street kid in India, entrepreneur, Fan Vender, Hanging Garden, India, Linguist, Mumbai, peacock fans, Ravi, talent, tourist, Youth of India | 10 Comments

Good Citizen in India- Kentucky Fried Chicken

Posted on April 23, 2014 by annetbell

Good Citizen – KFC Originally posted on June 18, 2013 by annetbell This is a rework of a much earlier blog from India that not many people saw. It was one of my favorites. Today is the first of two posts in response to … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Uncategorized | Tagged Ahmedabad, Alpha One Mall, business, business model, capitalism, good citizen, hearing and speech impaired, helping the least among us, Hindu vegetarians, Kentucky Fried Chicken, KFC | 23 Comments