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2 minutes ago, Gambit said:

Shatranj ke Khiladi

Bingo. Shatranj ke Khiladi by Satyajit Ray

 

The posters I mentioned all play chess.

Akshay Kumar is the Khiladi

 Pehle Aap- The characters in the movie are based out of Lucknow.

Apu- A famous character from the Satyajit Ray triology.

 

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3 hours ago, Mariyam said:

Q3

 

What connects the following

 

1. @FischerTal @Lannister @Straight Drive @Real McCoy @GautiMaan @Singh bling @I6MTW and possibly @Gollum @velu

2. Akshay Kumar

3. Pehle Aap

 

1 hour ago, Mariyam said:

This is still unanswered

 

Q3

 

What connects the following

 

1. @FischerTal @Lannister @Straight Drive @Real McCoy @GautiMaan @Singh bling @I6MTW and possibly @Gollum @velu

2. Akshay Kumar

3. Pehle Aap

 

1 hour ago, Mariyam said:

Mohra? :confused: 

 

Adding another clue

 

This is still unanswered

 

Q3

 

What connects the following

 

1. @FischerTal @Lannister @Straight Drive @Real McCoy @GautiMaan @Singh bling @I6MTW and possibly @Gollum @velu

2. Akshay Kumar

3. Pehle Aap

4. Apu

:noidea:

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Q5

 

What is being talked about here?

 

1. When this was introduced in 1987 , lakhs of public sector employees from a certain 'industry' went on a near month long nationwide strike. 

2. The first of its kind was in India was set up by a British company in Andheri East, Mumbai.

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19 minutes ago, Mariyam said:

Q5

 

What is being talked about here?

 

1. When this was introduced in 1987 , lakhs of public sector employees from a certain 'industry' went on a near month long nationwide strike. 

2. The first of its kind was in India was set up by a British company in Andheri East, Mumbai.

mobile phones?

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30 minutes ago, Mariyam said:

Q5

 

What is being talked about here?

 

1. When this was introduced in 1987 , lakhs of public sector employees from a certain 'industry' went on a near month long nationwide strike. 

2. The first of its kind was in India was set up by a British company in Andheri East, Mumbai.

More please. 

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@sandeep

Not mobile phones.

 

Q5

What is being talked about here?

1. When this was introduced in 1987 , lakhs of public sector employees from a certain 'industry' went on a near month long nationwide strike. 

2. The first of its kind in India was set up by a British company in Andheri East, Mumbai.

3. At the time, many prominent personalities were against the introduction of this service. Viz. George Fernandes, Subramanian Swamy, Dr Manmohan Singh, Julio Ribeiro, Jackie Shroff all made some statements against this service. 

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15 minutes ago, Mariyam said:

@sandeep

Not mobile phones.

 

Q5

What is being talked about here?

1. When this was introduced in 1987 , lakhs of public sector employees from a certain 'industry' went on a near month long nationwide strike. 

2. The first of its kind was in India was set up by a British company in Andheri East, Mumbai.

3. At the time, many prominent personalities were against the introduction of this service. Viz. George Fernandes, Subramanian Swamy, Dr Manmohan Singh, Julio Ribeiro, Jackie Shroff all made some statements against this service. 

Guesses

 

1. Computer/Printers

2. Train reservations done using Computers/Printed tickets

3. Printed payslips or Direct deposit pf salary to bank accounts

 

 

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11 minutes ago, coffee_rules said:

Guesses

 

1. Computer/Printers

2. Train reservations done using Computers/Printed tickets

3. Printed payslips or Direct deposit pf salary to bank accounts

 

These are really good guesses. But unfortunately incorrect.

 

Final clue. It is an automation of sorts. Hence the general strike!

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5 hours ago, Param Mastishk Pheeka said:

ATMs?

Right!

HSBC introduced the service in India.

I don't know why Jackie Shroff was vehemently against this service though. The others I can understand.

 

@punjabi_khota welcome. You get an upvote just for being you. Not a bad guess. Textile automation happened half a decade or so before this.

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Q6

 

Identify this Indian poet

 

1. Some of his more famous works are studied as contemporary English literature in Indian, South and Central American universities.

 

2. IRANI RESTAURANT INSTRUCTIONS*

Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly, time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb,
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT

 

3. Though many in his community urged him to migrate to the 'promised land' and he was offered a chair in a prestigious University, he chose to spend his days in India.

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7 hours ago, Mariyam said:

Q6

 

Identify this Indian poet

 

1. Some of his more famous works are studied as contemporary English literature in Indian, South and Central American universities.

 

2. IRANI RESTAURANT INSTRUCTIONS*

Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly, time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb,
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT

 

3. Though many in his community urged him to migrate to the 'promised land' and he was offered a chair in a prestigious University, he chose to spend his days in India.

Nissim Eziekiel?

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