Housed in the former Palace of Fine Arts, the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry was established in the year 1933 in a sprawling 14 acre campus in Jackson Park, between Lake Michigan and the University of Chicago, and is one of the finest Museums in the world. Notwithstanding how good the Museum is, itContinue reading “Life in a Museum“
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Cauliflower to Caulipower
Gail Becker was exasperated baking a cauliflower based Pizza crust for her two sons. It had taken her almost 90 minutes to prepare her children’s favourite dish. They had been diagnosed with Celiac disease ( internal inflammation caused due to gluten resistance ), and therefore Gail had been using cauliflower as a gluten free solution.Continue reading “Cauliflower to Caulipower“
A Postman, A Beetle & A Pizza Delivered
In the year 1960, two brothers Tom and James Monaghan bought a Pizza eatery in Michigan by borrowing $900. The eatery named DomiNick owned by Dominic DeVarti was located near the Eastern Michigan University at the West Cross Street and catered to both students and residents alike. Pizzas were sold at the eatery only and inContinue reading “A Postman, A Beetle & A Pizza Delivered“
Branding : The Delicate Challenge
Branding is an extremely critical part of a product’s success and there are several examples of befitting and brilliant branding strategies which have led to massive gains for companies, be it market share, customer loyalty and over flowing cash registers. However, if the branding goes awry, the effects are equally disastrous and telling. A strategy goneContinue reading “Branding : The Delicate Challenge”
My Name on my Coffee
Whenever I hear the word ‘ Coffee ‘, ‘Starbucks’ comes to my mind instantaneously and I am certain this would be happening with several other people too. Starbucks has become synonymous with Coffee which speaks volumes about their product offerings and of course, their branding strategies which have survived the test of time and that of theContinue reading “My Name on my Coffee”
Billboards – Truly Captivating
I was advised to read aloud messages on Posters, Hoardings and Billboards, whenever and wherever I saw them. This was part of my speech therapy exercises recommended way back in 1989. There is no denying that the exercise did help me to a reasonable extent and till date whenever I see a big billboardContinue reading “Billboards – Truly Captivating”
Magic from Radha Daga
Once while travelling on an early morning Indigo Flight I got the opportunity to try the Magic Upma*. Since it was breakfast time and Upma being a light and nourishing dish, I thought it best to have one. With hot water poured into the granular Upma mix I waited for a few minutes before I removedContinue reading “Magic from Radha Daga”
The 4 – Day Week
This week in the UK, a one of its kind experiment has been launched , wherein more than 3000 employees from 70 organisations would be taking a day off from their weekly schedule I.e work 4 days a week without any pay cuts . From large corporations to small retailers, a wide spectrum of theContinue reading “The 4 – Day Week”
The Humanistic Matsushita
It is said that ‘ The best view comes after the hardest climb ‘ . From a childhood pushed into hardships, to losing loved ones, an apprentice post schooling, working strenuously long hours, starting a business without funds or support and facing the horrors of World War II, there emerged an entrepreneur, an amazing business leader, who byContinue reading “The Humanistic Matsushita”
Building Blogs & Adding Value
My blog rizkhan.in has completed a Year. The progress has been steady and the achievements there in, satisfying. It all started with a few nervous posts as I began to test waters initially. However after a year and 134 posts later, with more than 100K words penned, a growing reach and tremendous support from my readers, the blogContinue reading “Building Blogs & Adding Value”