My First Post…

I got my first mobile phone way back in 1998. It was a Siemens huge black device that could easily be used for self defense as well. Carrying it in my pocket was a fuss so I bought a new sling bag in addition to my college bag that was used to carry it.

And then the times started evolving and we moved towards the smaller and sleeker devices. Along-with this came the colour display and multi – functionality phone that could do more than voice and SMS. And today we are trying to port the entire PC suite into the small device for which we are increasing the size again. Looks like a complete circle…

My mobile is the most personal device I have ever owned and life looks incomplete without it. A couple of hours out of battery and I feel I am disconnected from the world. I suddenly tend to remember all the people whom I have not spoken to for a while or forwarded a message to though when my phone is ON, am busy with all the other things in this world.

But that is not only what the mobile is used for today. I use my phone for a plethora of things like listen to radio, download some cool ring-tones and wallpapers, play games for passing some free time, receiving my bank account updates, et al.

Being an active VAS user and a part of the same industry, this blog is focused on the things I understand about the VAS landscape in the country. Some things that have changed the mindset of the mobile savvy generation and some things that are taking our actual lives away from us and pushing us into the dependency of these gadgets.

Jatin Madan