Kolkata

The theme of our tour to India centers on the golden age of architecture of the Mughal Empire in Agra India. The Mughal Empire was founded in 1526 by Babur, a descendant of Mongol warlords. It was the most powerful Islamic state to rule in India, most prosperously during the 17th century. Under Mughal emperors, roads were built, trade prospered, and the arts flourished. The Mughals governed northern India, and over time, their rule extended from Afghanistan in the west to Bengal in the east.…

1 Introduction Population ageing and urbanization are two global trends that together comprise major forces shaping the 21st century and at the same time as cities are growing, their share of residents aged 60 years and more is increasing. Older people are a resource for their families, communities and economies in supportive and enabling living environments. (WHO, 2015) The world is rapidly ageing: the number of people aged 60 and over as a proportion of the global population will double from…

conception devoid of human qualities. Nor may one forget the legends more recent and popular reincarnations. George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion and its musical My Fair Lady. There is something very unsettling about myth Pygmalion myth and many of its offshoots. They strike the reader or viewer as defying the logical balance that typically attends Greek mythology and most of all the transgression known as hubris; that is, the human conceit that a mere mortal could undertake a task that…

Employment opportunity, prosperity and other factors are the main reason why people start to move to Cities. Nowadays, a half of the world population is already residing in urban areas. By 2050, two-third of the world’s population is expected to live in cities. Urbanization is a word for becoming a city. It also means people shifting from rural to urban areas. Urbanization happens in all over places in the world, and it brings both positive and negative effects to societies. Urbanization has…

FORENSIC SCIENCE (forensis: a latin word, meaning-belonging to the court of law) in its’ simplest term is the multidisciplinary branch of science that is used for the court of law for criminal administration. The role of forensic science starts after Crime Scene Investigation. It is the Physical Evidences which are Collected, Packed, Preserved, from the crime scene and Forwarded to the Forensic Laboratories for their examination under the different branches of this science. CRIME SCENE…

Princess Diana was known across the world as "The people's princess", and “The queen of hearts”. Throughout her life, princess Diana always had the public eyes on her, she was admired, respected, and a role model to many people around the world. Princess Diana was born on July 1st 1961, in Sandringham, Norfolk, England. She was born into an aristocratic English family who were very close to the royal family. Her parents got divorced when she was eight years old and she continued to live with…

and have fun together. Photographer Zana Briski and cinematographer Ross Kauffman exposed the life of some extraordinary children in their documentary “Born Into Brothels.” Briski set out to explore the plight of women in the red light district of Kolkata and while there, she discovered the children who live there. The curiosity of the children, that found this district to be their home, captivated Briski and she used this interest to begin teaching them about photography and being able to see…

The motivating factor behind this fraud was the business tactic of WorldCom's CEO, Bernie Ebbers. During1990s, Ebbers was only focused on achieving an extraordinary growth through acquisitions. By using the stock of WorldCom he was going to pay for the acquisitions. To achieve this buying extravaganza, the stock had to repeatedly increase in value. In 1998, WorldCom acquired MCI Communications, a company which was more than 2.5 times the profits of WorldCom. Ebbers' acquisition strategy mainly…

Housing for homeless : innovative ideas Once in a winter night, after a long journey in train,I was walking to my home. Working air conditioning in train coaches didn't let me feel the extent of bone-chilling cold outside. But now being surrounded by cold mist and chilling wind penetrating all through my 5 layer of clothes and skin upto the bones, I just had one single wish to get inside my home as soon as possible for which I still had to walk about 1 k.m. While walking at streets that night I…

BUSINESS MODEL REINVENTION [UBER INDIA] GROUP ECLAIRS C002 Sumita C006 Anish Bhalerao C010 Vasudha Chaudhary C012 Varun Chawla C032 Maya Krishnamurty C054 Harjeet Karan Singh INDEX 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2. INTRODUCTION • CAB SERVICE IN INDIA • COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE • CURRENT STRATEGY 3. BUSINESS MODEL REINVENTION 4. CONCLUSION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Given the rising urban Indian population and disposal incomes, consumers are opening up to newer experiences. Having the largest…