Tambola In The Newspaper… Brilliant!
The newspaper industry is booming in India as reported here, especially financial newspapers since the Indian economy is growing 8% and the average investor wants to stay informed. But that hasn’t stopped newspapers from getting creative.
This is obviously old news, but I recently found out about it since my parents moved to Bangalore. Move over Crosswords, Sudoku, Chess and Bridge problems. My father gets his daily copy of Times of India (TOI) delivered with a Tambola ticket. For this who don’t know what Tambola is, it is a game similar to Bingo.
Here’s how TOI describes the game – “A game with prizes and celebrities mixed together. Just grab today’s Times of India.” So every copy of TOI ships with a Tambola ticket. A series of numbers are released each day, and winners are selected within a week. These first round winners have to appear in person to play another round of Tambola at a gathering hosted by local celebrities. There are prizes for everyone and the whole event is sponsored by corporate firms.
Apparently, the Bahai Temple in New Delhi is the most visited building in the world. On an average, 10,000 visit the “lotus” temple everyday.
Another Indian architecture trivia from the same program – the Qutub Minar is the highest brick minaret in the world. This from the Wikipedia
For all those proud New Yorkers that claim to know every bit about the city history, I can almost guarantee a good bar conversation. Here’s how it usually goes: