Category: India

  • BRTS :: Bus Rapid Transit System in India

    Today I got my first chance to experience the feel of Bus Rapid Transit System. BRTS is the totally new concept in India, as we are used to the traditional means for public transit. As BRTS has been successfully tested in many other countries, the ever increasing need for urban mass transit mobility is now…

  • UID project details : Issues and Challenges part 1

    Today I got the chance to listen to the honorable Dr. Nandan Nilekani, Chairmain, Unique Identification Authority of India. Dr. Nilekani, an IIT Bombay alumnus, is the co-founder of the 2nd largest Indian IT services provider, Infosys. During his tenure with Infosys he served various roles from Managing Director to Chief Executive Officer and also…

  • Richest persons in India

    According to the latest report by Forbes Magazine, India is home of 52 billionaires. Last year, there were 27 billionaires in India but this year there are 52. The combined fortune of India’s 100 richest persons is $276 billion which is almost equivalent to one-fourth India’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product). In this list, Mukesh Ambani…

  • Life of Women in Ancient India

    It is myth that Women held very important position in ancient Indian society. Today I have come up with some proofs that show that in ancient India, life of women was pathetic and they had very low status in the society. We have many evidences of suppression and ill-treatment of women in Ancient Indo-Aryan society.…

  • See the original photo of Sai Baba

    Sai Baba was an Indian guru and yogi from Shirdi, a place in Maharashtra. He was regarded as an incarnation of God. Some of his Hindu devotees believe that he was an incarnation of Shiva. However, many devotees believe that he was a Sadguru. There are many stories and eyewitness accounts of miracles he performed.…

  • Indian Railways to fill up 40000 vacancies

    Indian railways have come up with good news for the group C workers in the country. Indian Railways have lifted the freeze order, which was issued six months ago, on the process of recruitment of around 40,000 posts of Group C employees. So now there will be 40000 vacancies to be filled in the coming months, it will…

  • Complete List of Mahatma Gandhi books

    Besides being the greatest leader of 20th century, Mahatma Gandhi was a good writer and author of several books. He was editor of a newspaper called Harijan in Gujarati, Hindi and English, Indian Opinion while in South Africa and, Young India, in English, and Navajivan, a Gujarati monthly, on his return to India. In addition,…

  • Happy Diwali to all abhisays readers

    Today whole world is celebrating the festival of lights, Diwali. On this auspicious day, people light diyas, candles and lights to signify victory of good over the evil within an individual. Diya is actually a cotton string wicks inserted in small clay pots filled with oil. To celebrate Diwali, people wear new clothes and share…

  • Popular Indian comics characters

    Reading comics is one of the most popular activites amongst small children and teenegers in India. I also spent my childhood, reading comics of Chacha Chaudhary, Nagraj, Super Commando Dhurv, Biloo, Pinki etc. I liked them very much. Now a days, I am feeling that these comics are slowly disappearing from book shops and railway book…

  • Indian woman confesses extramarital sex in Sach Ka Samna

    This week, an Indian woman Anita Kelkar, confessed extramarital affairs in Sach Ka Samna. Sach Ka Samna is the Indian version of the popular American reality show The Moment of Truth. Television and film actor Rajeev Khandelwal is the host of the show. In the show, she faced some bitter truths of her life. She…