Dialoguebaazi - Tirangaa....

Rajkumar's iconic entry scene in Tirangaa movie

I love Rajkumar & his dialogues.
Mehul Kumar, one of better directors made memorable movies with Rajkumar.
Tirangaa, I love it.
Was watching it & found a bug in it.
In 1962 War, Rajkumar is promoted from Major to Brigadier.
TIranga released in 90's.... Rajkumar is shown in active-service.....
Meaning for nearly 30 years, He stayed in same Brigadier role all thru 30 years.
.... Funny.

Maggi - I've given it up.

http://www.rediff.com/business/interview/the-man-who-brought-maggi-back/20161220.htm

I was into Maggi, when forced to cook myself. I picked up eating Maggi pretty late in life.
Still, It was tasty.

Then came the Bomb. Maggi contained "must not eat" particles.

Rumour had it  that the incident happened at the hindi hinterlands, where Baba Ramdev was strong & was
going to launch noodles.

Now, that was when Maggi went off the shelf. Looking for alternatives, I noticed Top Ramen 10 Rs packets.
It was made of Whole Wheat Flour or Atta , while other brands(inlcuding Maggi, Sunfeast, Chings, Bambino) were made of Wheat Flour, viz, Maida.

Deciding to go with Top Ramen for both Atta & 70gm for 10 Rs, I've started stocking Top Ramen Green color packets..

Maggi is back in the shelf, but

1. it is 12 Rs. 
2. Made of Maida

Off late, I saw Top Ramen selling for 15 Rs. I bought it once, but find it no more in More Stores..

Looks priceof 12 Rs for 70 gm is going to be the new normal. Gotta brace for it, but I'm not going back to Maida Maggi.

POS Machine

http://www.rediff.com/business/special/the-foot-soldiers-of-modis-cashless-india/20161202.htm

Initial investment 25,000 to 35,000 rupees
Sim Card, Signal Connectivity, Electricity & Wiring, Place to allow customer to key-in the pin, printing paper, servicing of POS Machine(AMC), Settlements with bank (Time & charges for it)...

transaction  fees: 
Each transaction (free till end of 2016): 
0.75% of transaction,  if transaction amount < 2000 ==> (~20 Rs maximum)
1% of transaction,  if transaction amount > 2000 ==> (minimum 20 Rs & upwards)
obvious, this will be borne by customer, which is incentive to use cash...

Who bears the cost of Initial investment? 
To break even this investment in say 1 years...~69 Rs per day is the cost. POS Machine must provide business above 69 Rs. 


Like police makes CCTV mandatory, this POS Machine will add to cost of operating business.
It is uncertain, if merchant & customer benefits, but all the intermediaries facilitating the POS Machine (Bank, POS Machine manufacturer, Servicing Company, Sim Card Provider, Electricity company..)  will make a killing.