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India has seen an onslaught of entry level luxury cars, the Audi, the BMW and the Volvo are the top three contenders for sub-40 lac space. There is no definitive winner out of these three as the ride and handling are very subjective. All the three cards provide the best of European engineering and the pros and cons of each car are an individual nuance. TLDR; My choice BMW series 3 - it has more room then Audi, better handling and best after-sale out of the three models.   Audi A4 Pros Like all the other Audi's this one provides the best water wadding capabilities in the Indian roads :)   The super-fast S4 is the gem of a ride. The CVT engine does the job well, however if going for the sports model for the joy driving A4 does a great job. Taut and stable handling - for people who prefer this style, no other car beats A4. Though I prefer the softer handling of BMW. Cons The most cramped back seat of the three cars, once the novelty of the new car...

"Great Place to Work" has come out with its latest survey result and unfortunately we did not see our name in the list. I guess we did not participate, but who knows? With recession on, it is any ways extremely difficult to be in good book of employees. So, I thought why don't I list down a few things that I think make my company great? There have to be some reasons to stick with it from last 6 years !!. I am not saying there are no problems that I see here, if I had to rant against I will have quite a mouthful. But I aiming to bring out as much positivity I can with this post. This gives me a chance to go in anti-cribbing mode. -1 I can walk in my office in Denims and T-Shirt any day of the week. As trivial as this may look, but it is a huge advantage over anything else. Now I can not work in an office with a crisp shirt and a tie on. I haven't worn formal trousers in last 3 years to office, and I would not want to wear it for next 3 too. -2 Real Open Door Policy. ...

Although I am an avid reader and own around 100 paperbacks/hardbacks, but I am not the kind of person who picks up books full-priced from book shops. I rely more on libraries and the ubiquitous used-book network. having said that, I still picked up Foreign Body , by Robin cook from New Delhi Railway Station last week. I have admired Cook from the day I read Coma and have followed up every book he has written after that and after each book it seemed his writing has deteriorated. I guess Foreign Body is the final nail in the coffin. It can not get worse then this. Find it out yourself by buying the book :) Any ways the real story was the reason for picking up the book in the first place. The summary at the back presented itself as a story on Indian medical tourism and the deaths being caused in India. I was jolted into action by the thought of my fav author writing against my country. All that anger vanished within the first 30 pages after seeing that the entire sub plot revolves aroun...