Diwali, the festival of
lights, has arrived yet again. This was the day when Lord Ram returned
to Ayodhya with wife Sita and brother Lakshman, after 14 years of exile. Even
today we celebrate this occasion by decorating our homes, lighting candles and distributing
sweets to all near and dear ones. This besides, Diwali also marks the beginning
of a new business year. Thus for those in business, Diwali also means the start
of new ledger books.
This Diwali, I am in Delhi with my son. The weather is nice
and exhilarating. Today’s Delhi is different from the 70’s & 80’s. The
buying capacity has increased tremendously. In a way, it’s good. With consumers
ready to buy good stuff, marketing fanciful or creative products sure looks easy as compared to yesteryear.
If I have to compare Indore and Delhi, I will say that
people here are more professional. In the last 2 days that I have gone to the
market, not a single shopkeeper has handed me a toffee due to scarcity of
change. That’s sure a big thing! It means not wasting time checking change
before stepping out of the house- something very harrowing! Besides, be it a
vegetable vendor or some small shop, nowhere did I get a feel that I was being
overcharged.
This way, I think I have a lot of good things to tell my
husband & friends when I return to Indore in a month’s time.
But for now- A Very
Happy & a Prosperous Business Year to All My Readers & Friends!
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