गाराणं - A prayer to help the falling Rupee

Garana (गाराणं) is a typical incantation to the guardian spirit of the village in Konkan. 3M received this amazing piece on Whats App that requests God to intervene in the Indian financial crisis and resurrect the falling Rupee. Those who understand Malvani dialect will surely find this really hilarious. In the backdrop is the image of Vetal from Loutlim shot by Rajan Parrikar.

Note: 3M would like to acknowledge the original source of this gem. In case you can find the same do intimate me on bhargo8@gmail.com 

“All Maharashtrians will be Lakhpatis in 5 years!”

No... this is not an ad for Maharashtra Rajya Lottery… it is the CM’s vision for the state. For a government that took a decade to put up the sealink, this is just a wishful dream… no… election rhetoric!

Pink-slip-proof House

One of the sectors that have been badly hit due to economic slowdown is Real Estate. Innovation is the key to survival for most firms in these trying times… from ‘Nano houses’ to EMI starting after possession and from Mercedes free to House-on-house we have seen one trick after another. But all these gimmicks don’t work when “layoffs” and “closure” have become a part of every conversation… obviously those in “shaken up” industries like software, automobile and travel have postponed the decision of buying their dream home.

Promoters and Builders Association of Pune (PBAP) has come up with an innovative idea… a Pink-slip-proof house! So if you buy a house in Pune and also loose your job in course of time, the builder will pay 3 EMIs. Even after that you are not able to get a job then the bank will accept delayed payment for a limited period of time.

Puneri Innovation indeed!