At a very early age I knew I was wired differently from most of my friends around me. Those days we did not have television. The radio itself was quite a novelty. The Indian print media did not boast of an auto-based magazine to the best of my knowledge and even if one did exist, I am sure it must have been way above my financial stratosphere. Our only access to “foreign magazines” which would host photographs of motorcycles and cars would be at British Council Library or some old magazine shops. Even then, when my friends would excitedly pore over glossy images of Ferraris and Lamborghinis, I would be frantically searching for images of brawny stripped-down Land Rovers, Pajero’s or Land Cruisers. This unique area of interest extended to naked bikes and cruisers as against classy fully faired sports bikes. This however is a story for another day. The bare truth was that ever since I set my eyes on an automobile, I always favoured brawny Jeeps or SUV’s as they are more ...
With your permission allow me to express a candid opinion... and this one come straight from an unabashed fan and humble wellwisher:
ReplyDeleteThis one is almost straight out of a marketing manual and different from your earlier blogs which were laced with humour, emotion and an endearing style which you have proprieted. Would rather appreciate reading Ganpasrants where you stick to more slice of life contemporary happenings:)
Ram
Thanks Ram for your views. You are right, I had written this article for a Sales training academy blog. Thought that I could post it here as well. I realize now that it sticks out like a sore thumb.
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