At lunchtime in downtown Mumbai, thousands of men called “Dabbawallas” — literally translated “meal-carrying men” — scurry about the metropolis, delivering home-cooked meals to executives directly from the hands of their family members at home.
The word comes from tiffin dabba, a colonial reference to a box containing a light meal, and walla, the man […]
Archive for August, 2007
Aug
2007
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Would you like that delivered?
Published by 1 year, 1 month ago in Business as Mission, India and Funny. 1 CommentI had a Moses moment last week…except I didn’t get to see a burning bush.
Actually, I had a moment of panic settle in as I thought about moving to a place where I don’t really know anyone and had a conversation with God that went something like this:
God, what are you thinking? Am […]
Aug
2007
27
The power of business to destroy
Published by 1 year, 1 month ago in Business as Mission. 0 CommentsI found this report about poor, illiterate farmers in India being taken advantage of.
It’s sobering.
Here we see the danger of globalization, business with a single bottom line (profit), and unethical marketing.
While farmers in the EU and US are enjoying subsidies on cotton (driving the global price down), Indian farmers are being duped (by TV commercials […]
Aug
2007
6
Life is a little crazy
Published by 1 year, 2 months ago in Business as Mission and Our Story. 0 CommentsBoth Jon and I are feeling the pressure of the short few months we have left before we head off to India. Right now we’re trying to balance work, finishing up the business plan, spending quality time with family and friends, going through our belongings, keeping our house clean and making preparations for the big […]
Aug
2007
5
Writing a BAM business plan
Published by 1 year, 2 months ago in Business as Mission and Quadruple Bottom Line. 0 CommentsI should have started much, much earlier than I did, but… well, it’s tough to do your day job and build an international business venture! Not that I’m making excuses… well, maybe just a little bit.
However, the first draft is done. It still needs a lot of work, but I’ve learned volumes in the process. […]
Aug
2007
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Prayer Focus: Kumbh Mela
Published by 1 year, 2 months ago in India and Prayer Focus. 0 CommentsSource: 30 Days Hindu Prayer Focus
Eons ago, the gods and demons fought a great battle for a sacred jar, called a kumbh, which contained precious nectar that had the power to grant eternal life. This kumbh lay in the depths of the ocean, so deep that the gods and the demons had to join forces […]
