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Ajay Bansal Sales/BD Manager, Bennett, Coleman & Co. (The Times Of India Group)
 
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Jaygopal Raghavan  |  Argues in support of  "no"  |  10 months ago
I dont think so. You still enjoy a lot of freedom including the freedom to criticize unlike in some countries especially in the Midle East where you cant even assemble in a public place for more than 30 mins.
Ajay Bansal  |  Argues in support of  "yes"  |  10 months ago
Off lately any VOICED opinions by the CIVIC society has been termed as THESE PEOPLE - as if we are from third world. The general public is MOCKED by politicians saying what do they know or why they are interfering with THERE MATTERS, when the...
VL Mehra  |  Argues in support of  "no"  |  10 months ago
No doubt India is a democratic Republic but Indian Democracy is like a  car struck in the mud of selfish politics. All  the Governments formed post Independence misgoverned defamed the country and its democratic system. Politicians knew that...
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Sudipta Ghosh  |  Argues in support of  "Brand savvy"  |  1 year ago
Well in this argument I'l go with Brand savvy. 2/3rd of Indian consumers are in the middle class segment. This vast segment goes for the better quality product rather that low cost product. Quality relates to Brand. So we can say that Indian...
Ajay Bansal  |  Argues in support of  |  1 year ago
SASTA, SUNDER Aur TIKAU is still the mantra for buying. Cost will always be deciding factor. Who would you buy Jogger for 10000 from Nike or 5000 from Reebok or 3000 from Addidas. Well 5k and 3k would be the best buy than spending 10k.
Vikas Singh  |  Argues in support of  "Cost savvy"  |  1 year ago
Seeing the recent development in the Indian Consumer behavior Indian consumer according to me is cost savvy.
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WHY ONLY INDIANS ARE REBORN   The angel Gabriel came to the Lord and said 'I have to talk to you. We have some Indians up here in heaven and they are causing problems. They're swinging on the pearly gates, my horn is missing, they are wearing Dolce and Gabana saris instead of their white robes, they are riding Mercedes and BMW's instead of the chariots, and they're selling their halos to people for discounted prices. They refuse to keep the stairway to Heaven clear, since they keep crouching down midway eating samosas and drinking chai (tea). Some of them are even walking around with just one wing!'   The Lord said, 'Indians are Indians. Heaven is home to all my children. If you want to kno...
Santosh Kumar Mohanty  |  Commented  |  1 year ago
It is true that Indians think more about life and beyond. It is also true that nothing perishes in this world or Universe because every thing exists in some form or other either in visible or invisible state. It is the same case with human beings....
Rathin Deb  |  Commented  |  1 year ago
If you go by our population the detail analysis will show more Indians go to heaven than any body eles. It is simple mathematics.
Ajay Bansal  |  Commented  |  1 year ago
Why Only Indians are Reborn because UFO's only show up in USA :)
 
 
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10 tips for a healthy heart 10 tips for a healthy heart A strong heart is a result of healthy lifestyle choices. Be active and stress-free Today's fast-paced life and workplace pressures escalate stress levels, taking a toll on one's heart. We must realise that the healing power of the body decreases when under stress, leading to many complications like hypertension and poor immunity. Today, even youngsters are prone to heart ailments. So, it's very important to stay healthy and manage your stress levels by understanding the risk factors — high cholesterol levels, stressful lifestyle, smoking, and lack of exercise — following simple changes in lifestyle. Avoid smoking Smoking reduces life e...
Joydeep Dasgupta  |  Commented  |  1 year ago
Thank you Priya, The eleventh tip a bunch of flowers also makes the heart happy and healthy life long. Thank you Priya for refering
Ajay Bansal  |  Commented  |  1 year ago
Thank you!!
Suryanarayan Murthy  |  Commented  |  1 year ago
I am watching your Articles regularly.. Commendable work.. At least there is somebody among our community to advise us on precautionary measures... so that we need not repent later..Good work sir, keep it up..
 
 
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1 A Quality Product
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JOGINDER SINGH CHANDNANI  |  Supported idea  "A Quality Product"  |  1 year ago
Anyone who has the power to turn on the consumer minds.Every individual needs success in their life. And any successful person endorsing a product can easily influence the consumer in their buying decisions. Brand Name, Logo, Quality, Service are...
Ajay Bansal  |  Supported idea  |  1 year ago
Its the ZooZoo's :)
NATTERAJA R. ARIKRISHNAN  |  Supported idea  "A Quality Product"  |  1 year ago
The quality of products services is the answer and the influence from the face of celebrities can not leverage to a greater extent, of course a little and that too with quality. Without quality of products, the celebrities can not do anything....
 
 
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1 life ban and deletion of record of those players!!!
2 Strict code of conduct
SHRIKANT MANOHAR DANKE  |  Supported idea  "Strict code of conduct"  |  1 year ago
Strict code of conduct for every international player is the right thing to implement.
Ajay Bansal  |  Supported idea  |  1 year ago
The best thing for ICC should be not just look at profits and try to develop game ethics. Pakistani team is still playing because lot of money revolves around on these matches. The Quote given by ICC `SHOW MUST GO ON` is nothing but LETS NOT STOP...
Saibal Ray  |  Supported idea  "life ban and deletion of record of those players!!!"  |  1 year ago
its plain and simple...get rid of 'em from out television sets.....just as we got rid of azhar, cronje, ijaz and so on...and if its the entire team involved, then let them mull some other occupation rather than playing cricket...
 
 
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This is 'food for thought' for every Indian Must Read ! Very Powerfully Worded. Bravo - Prakash Bajaj, Editor of Times of India.    LETTER OF THE EDITOR OF 'THE TIMES OF INDIA'  TO THE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA Dear Mr. Prime minister, I am a typical mouse from Mumbai. In the local train compartment which has capacity of 100 persons, I travel with 500 more mice.  Mouse at least squeaks,  but we don't even do that. Today I heard your speech, in which you said, 'NO BODY WOULD BE SPARED'.  I would like to remind you that fourteen years have passed since serial bomb blasts in Mumbai took place.  Dawood was the main conspirator.  Till today he is not caught.  All our Bollywood actors, our builders...
Abraham Paul  |  Commented  |  8 months ago
I request members to read my article "Bitter Pills for India reprieve" in this web community that I wrote many years back. The problems in our country more complex that cannot be wished away by satyagrahas and fasts. These are mostly inherent...
Ajay Bansal  |  Commented  |  1 year ago
Yup! thats the need of today - DIRECT APPROACH. No sugar coating or beating around the bush. I feel the middle class have had enough. These are the sentiments of all India. It a matter of time when everybody will speak up like that and thats where...
 
 
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This is an ET article which I was going through people, the most common phrase Jugaad what we use in our day to day context to make things happen, has been beautifully written in this article. Read on to know more....an interesting piece rather... People ask me, what exactly is jugaad? Global management experts attribute India's rapid economic growth to jugaad. In a recent survey by the Legatum Institute, 81% of Indian businessmen said jugaad was the key reason for their success. Many years ago, innovative Punjabis mounted a diesel irrigation pump on a steel frame with wheels, creating a vehicle they called jugaad. It was ultra-cheap but did not conform to vehicular regulations. Over time, ...
S. Muralidharan  |  Commented  |  1 year ago
Perfectly suited to Indian condition. Our road side mechanics are more pragmatic and practical than the those who have obtained Engineering degrees from premier institutions. Whatever said and done, we are tuned to quick-fix solution, which our...
Dhawal  |  Commented  |  1 year ago
Very good initiative Disha. I personally feel that 'Jugaad' is to take risk of remote problem (which may be more important in long term overall ), just to solve the bottlenecked (and utmost important for the present time) problem.
Ajay Bansal  |  Commented  |  1 year ago
Jugaad is a local term and is not a MBA term (Its a POINT). It generates less tension when told to do. If someone tells you to find a 'solution', your approach becomes somewhat scientific. But when some tells you to do a Juggad the whole approach...
 
 
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Modern Retailers 
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 Kirana stores
M Syam Sunder  |  Argues in support of  "Modern Retailers"  |  1 year ago
As all know prices are determined by supply and demand it is the retailers who are the key to decide the prices. Based on their demand prices vary in the marker.
Ajay Bansal  |  Argues in support of  |  1 year ago
Kirana Store interaction is more with the client. Our family has been buying stuff from this same guy for last 20 years. They pass discounts to us or gives the best deals available. Sometimes i have asked them some discount on some products on which...
Sheetal Jadhav  |  Argues in support of  "Modern Retailers"  |  1 year ago
I think Modern retailers were more responsive in cutting prices than the Kiranas near by to our home. And its because retailers buy most of the items in bulk and they can go for more price cuts and also introduce whole lot of alternatives in that...
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Vaishakh Nair  |  Argues in support of  "No"  |  1 year ago
No not in the near future,their is a reason why footballers earn more than cricketers,because club culture is predominant in football rather than country culture,and as we knows this clubs pay hard,compared of what any national board pays in any...
Ajay Bansal  |  Argues in support of  |  1 year ago
Naaaah! :)
Ayan Choudhury  |  Argues in support of  "No"  |  1 year ago
I don't think so that cricketers will get that kind of money, as football is followed by most of the countries in the world, and cricket is followed by very few countries and has very few people following compared to football, and the players...
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