Daily Archives: January 12, 2011

Philately stamps its influence on luxury investments

January 12, 2011 – 9:46 pm

by Guarav De WHAT’S HAPPENING Move over, art. There’s a new high-end investment option in town. Stamps, till now viewed as a hobby precious to only die-hard philatelists, could well be the next big-ticket investment in India (Times of India, 30 November 2010). While globally, stamp collection has been an investment opportunity for years, moneyed Indians […]

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Net-savvy moms bond online over product reviews

January 12, 2011 – 9:43 pm

by Anindita Sengupta WHAT’S HAPPENING Net-savvy Indian moms are tapping into the power of girl bonding. MummyKnowsBest.com is a site that exclusively reviews children’s products. It claims that products that do not meet “rigorous quality and use standards” are not featured (MummyKnowsBest.com). Owned and managed by Ruchika Chanana and Nisha Subramaniam,  the portal features contributions […]

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Luxury laundrette services make a clean entry into India

January 12, 2011 – 9:40 pm

by Kiran Manral WHAT’S HAPPENING Designer wear in India is finally getting the treatment it deserves. A range of new premium laundry services is setting up shop in India, giving a whole new meaning to the phrase “being taken to the cleaners”. The clothes will be pampered, lathered up in the best soap and washed with […]

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For Indian youth, instant noodles was never ‘foreign’ food

January 12, 2011 – 9:37 pm

by Anindita Sengupta WHAT’S HAPPENING The rising popularity of instant noodles could well make this Chinese culinary dish an Indian staple. The young generation increasingly associates noodles with home cooking and does not see it as foreign food. Noodle manufacturers offer readymade Indian flavours to encourage this notion. To battle the main worry about instant noodles, […]

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TO NEW BEGINNINGS

January 12, 2011 – 9:33 pm

by Sumaa Tekur Can any Indian celebration be without a splash of colour? Absolutely not! And it wouldn’t be an Indian festival if there were no loud music, rich food, an army of relatives, a dash of glitter and, in the midst of all this, a prayer for prosperity. The first festival in the calendar […]

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