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India, a united country through diversity

India is a huge country with a glorious and rich heritage. Lots of different religions, cultures, traditions, customs and languages stand alongside, but the overall and unique feeling of “being an Indian” doubtless unites all inhabitants.
An overall diversity

Languages

Indian Constitution recognizes 23 official languages. But we can find a lot of different other regional languages …

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“Learn patience, or lose it”

 
It won’t be a big surprise for you if I am telling you that Indian culture is truly different than the French one (if you still doubt, you can refer to this article, among others). If this culture will directly influence your daily life, it will also impact your professional life. In deed, this …

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Project manager in logistics in Schneider Electric

After having talked a lot about different aspects of Indian culture, I think it’s maybe time to talk about my professional experience here. So, I was carrying out an 8-month internship in Supply Chain Management in Schneider Electric, in Bangalore, capital city of Karnataka State, South India.

A few words about Schneider Electric

First …

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Jyoti Singh Pandey or the sad symbol of womanhood in India

Jyoti Singh Pandey. Here is a name that everybody knows from now on in India.
Who is she? Not a politician. Not an athlete. An artist? Unfortunately, she’s not. This girl was actually a 23 year-old physiotherapy intern, who passed away as a result of her injuries after a gang rape in Delhi on 16th December 2012. This crime could …

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The (un)official Indian Highway code…

…. or how to d(r)i(v)e in India, in 4 lessons
Let me tell you about Indian way of driving. Because, more than the gap in food habits, language and religious faith between French and Indian cultures, difference in way of driving is one big thing you’ll need to get used to every single day, while …

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Indian style !

Poonar Swagatam ! (Welcome back !)
Last month, I discovered a new American TV show I have to tell you about ! Outsourced is set in a call centre in Mumbai, where an American company has recently outsourced its ordering platform. We follow the American manager, who has to adapt himself to Indian culture and …

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India, the country of differences

India is often described as “the country of contrasts” and that’s totally true. Richness, religion, habits … all these contrasts come to a very unique culture and country.  There is no doubt that the contrasts come from the very long and eventful history of this country.
This country has been invaded so many times by …

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Whats new in e-learning?

 
My internship treats about e-learning software.
It is a young market growing more and more among big companies, notably if they want to save money by dispensing with trainings seminaries, using their own specialized software.
Why it becomes important to save on trainings? A new generation worker stays at least twice less time in a company …

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Can we learn from India ?

At first, the facts and the ideas I will mention in this article concern what I have seen and understood during my stay in Indian. The fact is that, Indian is so complex and different from place to place that two persons in the same town can have a totally different experience.
So, what can …

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The difference between beliefs and reality

It’s now the time for me to go back to France and I am a real new man. Many of my beliefs have change during these 9 months in New Delhi, from the professional and the personal point of views.
Let’s begin by the professional one. I arrived 9 month ago in India with some …

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