Photographs of a changing India
Images of India today
Images of India today
India today is one of the fastest growing economies of the world. With the influx of some of the worlds leading companies setting up shop in India the economic health of Indians is taking a turn for the better.
Jobs for the educated class are plenty with choices
of finding the right job now a reality for many Indians. Cases of
employers enticing workers with added bonuses and salaries from
competitors is now a reality.
BUSINESS IDEAS
Click the Photo to see the various businesses this vehicle claims their company performs.
Could not resist taking this photo as the vehicle drove past us in Mumbai on March 13,2008.
MALLS
- INDIA
Shopping malls are now common in major cities of India.
View of a popular mall in Gurgoan situated on the outskirts of New Delhi, India.
Indians now have the money to shop for world class items.
The real estate market in India has heated up
considerably in the last two years. Prices have jumped considerably in
the last year and a half. construction of offices and residential
complexes is spread all around the major cities of Delhi, Pune, Chennai,
Mumbai and Kolkata.
Construction of New condominiums (Flats) is booming all over the city of Delhi.
High rise condo complex in New Delhi - India
Construction of high-rise buildings is common now.
Residential complex in Pune India. Complex has popular recreational facilities like swimming pool, tennis court, gymnasium. Such complexes with five or six buildings are coming up all over major cities.
While McDonalds does not deliver food in many western countries, India has the added advantage of home delivery from McDonalds.
McDonalds sign advertising its delivery service outside a McDonalds outlet in New Delhi.
McDonalds has learnt the taste of Indians and offers several food items to suit the Indian customers.
McDonalds Menu displayed showing food prices in Indian Rupees
Fast food certainly has become popular in India. Many tourists traveling in India also love the name brand outlets and feel comfortable visiting them.
Multinational chains are in India big time trying to get a share of the over 220 million upper middle class that has the spending power. Amongst the food chains, KFC and Pizza Hut are also spreading across India.
Pizza Hut delivery motor bikes parked outside a Pizza Hut outlet in New Delhi, India.
In many outlets I saw people lined up with numbers waiting to be called to let them into the restaurants.
India's vast population plus spending power of the middle and upper class population has resulted in a profit boon and opportunity for multinational companies.
NRI's returning home and looking for a franchise opportunity have an excellent chance of success here as labor is still quite cheap and readily available in India.
Shopping Plaza's in major cities have outlet stores from international chains like Reebok, Nike, Samsung, LG, Sony, Panasonic, Marks & Spencer to name a few.
Almost every name brand consumer item is now
available in India's major cities and believe it or not at prices that
are very competitive.
Courtyard view of Ansal's Shopping
Center New Delhi, India
PUNE - INDIA
Driving along a road in the city of Pune in India.
A stark difference from some driving photographs from India.
The city of Pune is becoming a choice destination for
software companies around the world. Every Indian software company has
huge campus in Pune. Many feel that Pune is eventually going to go ahead
of Bangalore when it comes to software development. According to news
reports in July 2007. Microsoft is planning a huge campus in Pune.
The city of Pune has an added advantage of being only approximately two
hours drive from India's financial capital, Mumbai.
BANGLE EXPORTS
India is one of the main exporters of artificial
jewellery.
Photograph of a display of bangles from a shop in Delhi.
This shop had over 50,000 varieties of bangles. Jewelry exports from
India are increasing rapidly and amount to millions of dollars in sales
worldwide.
WOOD CARVING FROM INDIA
Wood carvings are another popular export from India.
Sandalwood carvings are the most popular ones today.
Sandalwood carvings are made in the state of Mysore in India.
It is not uncommon for shopkeepers to spray sandalwood perfume on woodcarvings that are not actually made from sandalwood and sell them as sandalwood to unsuspecting shoppers.
PARKING CONTROL - INDIAN STYLE
Parking control can sometimes be difficult
to enforce.
Here is a photograph of a
'No Parking' enforcement
sign I found in front of a residential complex in India.
Parking offenders are warned their car tyres will be deflated.
I wonder how effective such warnings are to motorists?
WATER FRONT PROPERTIES - INDIA
Found this great location in the city of Pune India.
Many people are buying properties around this city's many water front places to build cottages and farm houses.
I was told that several film personalities from Bollywood and businessmen from the near by city of Mumbai are the ones who are purchasing such properties.
PUNE-MUMBAI
HIGHWAY - TOLL BOOTHS (Click photo to enlarge)
Approaching the toll booths on the Mumbai Pune highway.
Notice that their is a separate section marked 'VIP'
The toll charge for a car travelling from Mumbai to Pune is Rupees 130. Travel time from Mumbai to the city of Pune is only about two hours now.
The Mumbai - Pune highway drive is quite scenic
especially in the rainy
season when natural waterfalls are formed on the numerous mountain sides
along the route.
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