my favorite watch models

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Some info on the watch companies

Breguet : Breguet is a manufacturer of luxury watches, founded by Abraham Louis Breguet in Paris in 1775. Currently part of The Swatch Group, its timepieces are now (since 1976) produced in the Vallée de Joux in Switzerland. Breguet is one of the oldest surviving watch-making establishments and is the pioneer of numerous watch-making technologies, the most notable being the tourbillon, invented by Abraham Louis Breguet.

Longiness :Longines is brand of watch, originally a company founded by Ernest Francillon at Saint-Imier, Switzerland. Its origins can be traced back to the 1830s and it currently holds the oldest registered logo for a watch company (a winged hourglass). Longines is currently owned by the Swatch Group.

Longines is known for its 'Aviators' watches. One director of Longines was a friend of Charles Lindbergh; after his transatlantic flight, Lindbergh designed a pilot watch to help with air navigation. The watch was built to his specifications, and is still produced today.

Raymond Weil : RAYMOND WEIL GENEVE is a Swiss watchmaker, founded in 1976 in Geneva, Switzerland. The company was created by Raymond Weil, now Chairman. His son-in-law, Olivier Bernheim, became President & CEO in the 90’s and now the third generation, Elie and Pierre Bernheim, has joined the company. It is one of the last independent brands in the luxury Swiss watch industry.

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two good links on watches

http://dreamwatches.blogspot.com/
http://www.thepurists.com/

Rangoli - Art made out of colors

The above art is called Rangoli. Part of the word "RANGoli", RANG stands for color in Hind Language. More famous during Diwali, this art is created outside the house near the entrance. Diwali is one of the most important festivals in Hindu religion. Many kind of shapes and forms are being created by using colors.

3 N of consumer behavior

3 Ns of buying behavior

N - Nice to have
Its like going to a shopping mall and looking at a swiss knife and buying it. I know that I do not travel much but yes its NICE to HAVE one.

N - Need to have
Back to those days when we had pager as a device. I have one of Motorola, and I am a business man. Suddenly people are using mobile phone as they become cheaper and people are finding difficult to reach me. I NEED to HAVE a mobile phone. Still I can survive for some time with pager, as my business is not that huge.

N - Necessary to have
Continuing the above scenario, my business is growing. People are really facing difficulties to reach me. Also due to pager the TAT(turn around time) for my reply is more. People start complaining please do something. Now its NECESSARY for me to HAVE a cell phone.

Sanskrit Saptaaha [Sankrit Week]

Department of Sanskrit, University of Mumbai

Every year Sanskrit Department, University of Mumbai celebrates Sanskrit week in August. This year the department is celebrating this week from Saturday 01^st to 08^th August, 2009 along with various colleges (teaching Sanskrit) in Mumbai and some institutions propagating Sanskrit viz. Rtaayana, Maharashtra Seva Sangh (Mulund), Sanskrit Bhasha Samstha (Dadar), Srivatsa Balamandiram (Dadar), Deva Vanimandiram (Girgaum) and IES Sanskrit Kendram (Dadar)

The programme of the Sanskrit week is as follows:-

Sr. No.	Day and Date	Programme	Venue	Time
01.	Saturday 01/08/2009	Katha Kathan Competition (Sanskrit)	Digambar Patkar Vidyalaya, Dadar	11am to 05pm
02.	Sunday 02/08/09	Sanskrit Play Competitions	Kavivarya Kusumagraj Marathi Bhasha Bhavan Vidyanagari, Kalina	10am to 05pm
03.	Monday 03/08/09	Power point Presention Competition for Students Theme- Science in Sanskrit	Department of Sanskrit, University of Mumbai, Santacruz.	02pm to 05pm
04	Tuesday 04/08/09	Cultural Programme by various colleges in Mumbai	Department of Sanskrit, University of Mumbai, Santacruz.	02pm to 05pm
05	Wednesday 05/08/09	Elocution Competition (Sanskrit)	Department of Sanskrit, University of Mumbai, Santacruz.	02pm to 05pm
06	Thursday 06/08/09	Sanskrit Antyakshari	Department of Sanskrit, University of Mumbai, Santacruz.	02pm to 05pm
07	Friday 07/08/09	Shakuntal IVth Act	Maharashtra Seva Sangh, Mulund	07pm to 08pm
08	Saturday 08/08/09	Meghaduta-dance ballet, Prize distribution and valedictory	Kavivarya kusumagraj Marathi Bhasha Bhavan, Vidyanagari, Kalina	04pm to 06pm

There will be nominal entry fee for all events except Antyakshari and Meghaduta. Active participation from all Sanskrit lovers is expected. For details Contact - 9869105178 (Dr. Mahulikar), 9870963421(Dr. Bakre)

Dipesh. V. Katira
http://deep-upanishad.blogspot.com

Nandan Nilekani Quits Infy

Nandan Nilekani will relinquish the position of co-chairman and member of the board at Infosys.
Nandan Nilekani is goin to take charge of of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
Nandan Nilekani will be appointed as a chairperson in the rank of cabinet minister.

Full Story on : CXOtoday

Inflation Check

This post will do the inflation check every week. Assuming that I have IN Rs.1000/- what all I can buy from this amount.

We have always heard from our parents that during our days the loaf of bread cost 50 Paise, now it is around Rs 12/-.

We never ever had facts as to how much it appreciated across these many years at least quarter on quarter.

So I thought of documenting every Friday, what all I can buy from the same 1000 Rs. without it being invested.

What better than today when it hit 30 years low and went to a so called DEFLATION. The number went as high as 12.93 on 2 Aug 2008 to as low as -1.6 today [TOI]

So here is the list what I can buy from Rs 1000/-

1 - One Peter England shirt
2 - One Provogue T Shirt
3 - One Telephone Instrument from Beetel
4 - 8GB Pen Drive
5 -