India calling

During her first visit to India, Dr Barbara Ryan of Minitab Inc fell in
love with the food so much that she now plans to learn how to cook Indian dishes
from her Indian colleagues on her next visit

Designation and Company: President and CEO, Minitab Inc

Frequency of visits to India: This is my first visit to India. But
yes, depending upon the work I would be visiting more frequently. It might be
once a quarter or twice annually.

Dr Barbara Ryan

What I Like About India:I liked the Indian food very much. I plan to
learn cooking Indian food during my next visit. I also liked the art collection
at the National Museum at New Delhi. I was mesmerized by the Mughal architecture
of the Agra fort. To conclude, I can say that the people, culture, food and
opportunities, everything in India is worth appreciation.

What I Dislike About India: The traffic in India is very scary.
Driving on Indian roads is a regular roller coaster ride. Everywhere you have
route diversions and construction happening. All this results in an unnecessary
waste of time.

What I Look Forward To In India: I hope in the coming days the
situation will improve in terms of better and smooth roads after the
construction is over. But seeing the increasing number of cars on Indian roads,
I wonder if the traffic situation would improve much.

One thing about India that has stuck to my mind: It's difficult to like just
one thing about India. But, in my view, the energy of the people here is
enormous. India does not offer opportunities only to IT industry but to various
other emerging industries as well.

SYEDA BEENISH KHALID

syedak@cybermedia.co.in