If you are a foreigner planning to work, study, or travel within India for more than 180 consecutive days without leaving the country, then ...

Apart from its signature dish biryani, the other Hyderabadi delicacy that I experienced was haleem. This thick and succulent concoction is w...

My yearlong odyssey has been split between Hyderabad (~5 months) and Bangalore (~7 months). Recently I returned to Hyderabad to sort out som...

Reeling from the phenomenal success of the Crossover internship program, Satyam decided to host a Christmas party for all its international ...

Between Hyderabad and its sister city Secunderabad lies the man-made Hussain Sagar lake (or “God’s gift to Hyderabad” as the signage proclai...

For the second time in as many months my Arnab Sense failed me, and again I was the unknowing victim of an aerial assault. I only noticed th...

Female Korean flatmate (no longer beguiled by my masculine charms): Like you know, I’m not your mom who have to do everything for you.

At my Hyderabad house, not to be confused with the restaurant Hyderabad House where I partake in some delightful biryani, we employed the se...

After two and a half months, the powers that be at Satyam decided that I should undergo training in Hyderabad, before being shipped off to B...

A French Canadian intern was confused as to why Indians used water rather than toilet paper to cleanse their cheeks and the chasm between. A...

Having vacated the living room, I now share a room with a Korean guy. The other Korean chap who used to live in this room departed for green...

My flat consists of two levels. The lower level consists of a spacious courtyard with adjacent rooms on two sides in an L shape. The I part ...

For large companies in the Indian IT industry it is customary to acquire human talent before there is an actual business demand for these re...

I am supposed to work in Bangalore. Every once in a while I am led to believe that I will actually be departing soon to this city, so a fare...

Korean guy on seeing dead dog laying on street:  "Someone wasted food."

One fine day I was awakened by a maiden from another flat. She told me to get ready in 10 minutes, as a car would be coming to pick me up. I...

I finally received my Satyam ID card. Arna r Sen is now a proud member of Satyam Computer Services Ltd. Unfortunately, I still do not know ...

I have landed a job in the city of Bangalore with Satyam's Consulting and Enterprise Solutions (CES) division. I have no definite start...

On Saturday, monsoon season began. Thunder. Lightning. Rain. Power went out for the night. Couldn't sleep since it was so hot. Went outs...

My first day at Satyam I was supposed to get my ID card and bank account. After 9 hours of sitting around waiting and filling out forms I wa...