nitin badjatia

Asia

Ratan Tata gets it

May 14, 2009

#economics

Affordable housing, Asia, Business, India, Mumbai, Ratan Naval Tata, Ratan Tata, Tata Nano

For all the buzz that Tata’s release of the Nano received last year, the long term impact of the company’s new venture may be even greater. The sprawling Tata empire, loosely held together by Ratan Tata, recently announced a plan to build affordable housing for India’s burgeoning middle class. Here’s an excerpt from BusinessWeek: Tata’s Nano…
Ginger, nice hotels done right in India

Jan 15, 2008

et cetera

Asia, Ginger+Hotels, India, October_2007, Pune, Tata, Tata Group, Travel and Tourism

Note: This post was originally scheduled for October 2007. One of the nice things about business travel in the US is finding a certain level of consistency in places to stay. Yes, the Courtyards and Hampton Inns are not the most exciting places to stay, but you generally know what you are going to get…