Today, Tata motors unveiled the “1 lakh car”: the Tata Nano. Even though it does not include the 12.5% tax, one lakh rupees are only worth roughly three thousand Australian dollars or eighteen hundred Euros. This is a very cheap car; in fact it is the world’s cheapest car. Of course, for that price (Rs […]
Archive for January 11th, 2008
These were the first words that Sir Edmund Hillary said to his friend George Lowe upon his return from the first ever successful ascent of Everest. He sadly passed away this morning in New Zealand. When we trekked in the Singalila range, most huts had photographs of him and Tenzing Norgay. It was here that […]
