I was foxed when I was told that the meeting is fixed for "sharp" 10 am. There is nothing sharp about either the meeting or 10 am. Habits die hard and as usual I carried my trusted companion which has helped me retain a cover on my head that helps keeping cool in summer and warmth in winter - a book. Does it matter which book is it? I have read more books by default waiting for 10 am than by design. So it was, meeting started with a cup of tea at noon. Great start, I said to myself. Thankfully the biological needs will drive the meeting to a closure before the scheduled duration of 3 hours. Anyways, lunch at 1 is far more critical. I go into time machine and recount the meaning of time across various trips in parts of our great country. Meet at 10 means - sometime in the morning after mid morning tea and before lunch in the seat of power city - after stock market opens up in a fiercely tea loving "dry" city - planning to take 8.14 fast, reaching at 9.44 and then sh...
Moving on from the core theme of only consumers to a broader Indian complexity. An amazing country that can be challenging to understand due to its diversity - economically, socially, linguistically, racially and what not. Enjoy the THALI as they say....