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Pune with a difference

When I visited Pune during the rainy season in 2011, I had the opportunity to get to know Pune in a different way. A chance contact through one of Lea's school friends and the request to me...

Pune

As part of a business trip, I am staying in Pune, India, for a good week. Pune (formerly Punavadi, also spelled Poona(h)) is located about 170 km southeast of Mumbai and is known as a location...

Mahabalipuram

Outside of Chennai, heading south along the coast, lies a fairly large and well-known temple complex from the 14th century. While impressive structures can be visited there, the Indian...

Chennai

In contrast to last year, the flight was able to take off on time this time and there were no problems changing planes in Frankfurt. On the contrary: In the end, we even arrived a little early...

Wedding of Manjari and Manish Kejriwal

Being late is apparently an Indian virtue. At the reception in the hotel there was a detailed wedding programme in which all the ceremonies were listed in minute detail, hour by hour, for Saturday and Sunday. However, no one was interested...

Wipro Leadership Training in Bangalore

The following week saw the Wipro Leadership Program (WLP), which included management training and informative presentations about Wipro. The first three days were accordingly...

Delhi

My flight was a direct flight from Munich and took off with a 30 minute delay. This was due to the de-icing procedure, which was necessary given the outside temperature of around -10°C. This delay added up...

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