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Maharashtra
Member Since:Aug 02, 2006
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A creative person with a zest for life, alumnus IIT Delhi, Lawrence School Lovedale, Vikram Karve is a retired Navy Officer turned full time Writer and Blogger.
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Education: Engineering
Quotes: Happiness is when what you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony.
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"Radio" with Nostalgic Look for Senior Citizens
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Reviewed Saregama Carvaan Digital Audio Player
Saregama Carvaan Audio Player is a good gift for Senior Citizens. It is convenient to use and has the antiquated "Radio Feel" - and evokes nostalgia. There is Fread more...
Well-Conducted Enjoyable Veena World Tour
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Reviewed Veena World - Mumbai
I recently enjoyed the Veena World Tour to Europe(Austria Switzerland Paris). Here is my review. I have rated 12 attributes of my Veena World Tour on a 5 Point read more...
Great Eating Experience
Reviewed Out of the Blue - Khar - Mumbai
The chief "plus point" of Out of the Blue is it’s location. Any eating place towards the Western Suburbs of Pune is most welcome. In contrast to the Easterread more...
Decent food in good ambiance
Reviewed Sadanand Resorts - Baner - Pune
Decent food in good ambiance. Last evening my family wanted to take me out to Dinner to celebrate my birthday. They asked me where I wanted to go. Unhesitatinglread more...
Poor Technical Performance
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Reviewed Reliance Netconnect
Believe it or not - Wakad is just a stone’s throw away from the Rajiv Gandhi Infotech IT Park at Hinjewadi Pune. A large number of IT Techies live in Wakadread more...
Go for the Superb Wraps Avoid the Rest of the Men
Reviewed Faaso's - MG Road - Pune
Go for the Wraps and avoid the rest of the menu. Yes, the wraps are superb – all the wraps are truly excellent – Veg and Non-Veg. By the way, for the uninitiateread more...
WHAT YOU SEE IS NOT WHAT YOU GET
Reviewed Rohan Group - Pune
Almost one year ago I shifted into my brand new apartment in Rohan Tarang located at South Wakad in Pune. Luckily, this place is not in the middle of a concreteread more...
A Breezy Easy Read with a Strong Moral Message
Reviewed Revolution 2020 - Chetan Bhagat
BOOK REVIEW by VIKRAM KARVE I read Revolution 2020 this morning in one sitting. In my opinion this is Chetan Bhagat’s best book. The story is narrated in aread more...
Faulty Design, Erratic Performance, Poor Service
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Reviewed Digihome Solution Pvt Ltd - Mumbai
DIGIHOME – Faulty Design, Erratic Performance, Poor Customer Service, Waste of Money The aim of DIGIHOME Solutions is to enhance the quality of life. But in actread more...
VALUE FOR MONEY FOOD IN WAKAD HINJEWADI PUNE
Reviewed Indian In A Box - Senapati Bapat Road - Pune
WAKAD FOOD SCENE INDIAN IN A BOX By VIKRAM KARVE The best thing about Wakad is the beautiful view from my house, the eye-soothing spectacle of the resplendent Mread more...
RELATIONSHIPS ARE LIKE COCKTAILS - Shaken Stirred
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Reviewed Cocktail Short Stories About Relationships - Vikram Karve
Book: Cocktail: Short Stories About Relationships Author: Vikram Karve ISBN: 8191091844 ISBN-13: 9788191091847, 978-8191091847 Binding: Paperback Publishing Datread more...
State Bank of India - Poor Customer Service
Reviewed State Bank Of India
If you want to observe sheer incompetence and insensitive customer service please go to The State Bank of India(SBI) especially the Tilak Road Branch of SBI in read more...
Avoid Dish TV
Reviewed General Tips on DTH Service
Dish TV customer service is very poor, especially in Pune. They are just not bothered about the customer. The set top box fails frequently and Dish TV staff in read more...
Poor Customer Service and Low Quality Set Top Box
Reviewed Dish TV
Reviewed Tata Sky vs Dish TV - Which is Better
Appetite for a stroll
Reviewed Choosing the Best Hotel
If the aroma of good food brings a smile to your face and lightens up your mood, then Appetite for a Stroll by Vikram Karve is your best bet. As the author travread more...
A Clean Well Lighted Place
Reviewed Dinner Specials - Family Circle
Well that’s what MoMo Café is - a Clean Airy Well Lighted Spacious Friendly café with wonderful feel-good ambience and superb food, tasteful décor and pleasant read more...
The First Burger Place in Pune
Reviewed Burger King - Camp - Pune
The Pune I once knew no longer exists. Poona Coffee House, Lucky, Naaz, Kamling, West End Soda Fountain, Aasara, Latif - all gone. Only a few eateries like Burgread more...
Debit Card
Reviewed HDFC Bank
My son and me have an HDFC Bank Account and Debit Card. On 22 August 2007 my son’s debit card was wrongly swiped at Endurance Fitness for Rs. 10, 000/-. Whread more...
Aevdhe Se Aabhaal - A memorable marathi movie
Reviewed Agabai Arecchha
*AEVDHE SE AABHAAL *A Remarkable Contemporary Thought-Provoking Marathi Film with a most relevant message.[ Reviewed by VIKRAM KARVE ] Divorce is no longer an uread more...
Scamming in the name of Training Center
Reviewed Acte.in
I had joined their Salesforce training. This worst training center literally scammed my money by telling they have good trainers. They did not have trainer and read more...
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Rohan Tarang Wakad Pune The water situation is still bad. Please discuss in detail all aspects with the builder before you decide.
LIVING IN PUNE - Rohan Tarang - a "No Neighbours" Apartment
Rohan Tarang Water Problem Thanks for the good news. Let's hope it works. Well I feel that they will have to refurbish the entire piping and pumping system since just building an overhead water tank may not solve the problem.
Rohan Tarang Phase 2 The water situation will remain erratic until the entire piping is changed since the pipes cannot withstand the pressure and give way unpredictably causing a no-water situation and lots of inconvenience . Please clarify all issues with the builder before you book the flat. I sug read more...
TECHNOLOGY An EssayByVIKRAM KARVE Part 3 TECHNOLOGY and the VALUE OF HUMAN LIFE Let us define the value of human life as the balance or ratio between satisfaction or happiness and pain or suffering. VALUE OF HUMAN LIFE = HAPPINESS/SUFFERING In the context of this definition, the ultimate purpos read more...
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TECHNOLOGY An EssayByVIKRAM KARVE Part 2 ETHICS OF TECHNOLOGY By our very definition, technology manipulates nature for human purposes. Technology manipulates nature. Man is a part of nature. By manipulating nature, man manipulates himself. Thus, technology manipulates man, influences, even g read more...
TECHNOLOGY An EssayByVIKRAM KARVE Part 1 DEFINITION OF TECHNOLOGY In our everyday lives, most of us use a number of words that we assume have a universal, agreed-upon, and accepted meaning for all people in all contexts. Often, the more frequently the word is used, the more we take for granted t read more...
Business Ethics Please read the follow up articles on my Blog http://karvediat.blogpsot.com
MORAL PLIABILITY - The Key to Success
MORAL PLIABILITY The Key to Success By VIKRAM KARVE Look around you, in your workplace and outside, and you will realize that the most “successful” persons are those who are morally pliable. In my early days of my career, when I was young and full of idealism, I used to wonder why so many profe read more...
WAKAD HINJEWADI FOOD GUIDE Part 1 By VIKRAM KARVE “Eating-Out” and “Eating-In” in Wakad Hinjewadi Pune 1. NPB FOOD SQUARE Our favourite place to eat out. This is a family place. We love this place for its bright clean spacious ambience and the variety of food you get there at affordable prices read more...
Almost one year ago I shifted into my brand new apartment in Rohan Tarang located at South Wakad in Pune. Luckily, this place is not in the middle of a concrete jungle and you do not feel boxed-in by huge buildings surrounding you like in most places in Pune. When you buy a house in Pune, in most c read more...
It is raining heavily all over in Pune. Lovely weather. Awesome view from the balcony of my 9th floor apartment in Rohan Tarang Society - rains, mist, clouds, green hills in the distance, the Mula River overflowing - water water everywhere but no water to drink. Unbelievable isn’t it? But it is read more...
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