just an aside

at the risk of sounding horribly nri-snooty, i must say i had my first taste of amazing efficiency in india.

what where when why how?

the kingfisher airlines and INDIAN RAILWAYS (!) websites
booking tickets online
this afternoon
for our diwali vacation
absolutely smooth, intuitive UI and, guess what, the railways delivers paper tickets home the next day!

not even expedia or unameit can match that. so, in all the inefficiency (one has to experience it to believe it) around us, these two websites are brilliant rays of hope.

hey vijay mallya... how about book-a-plumber.co.in?