March 1, 2015
It's finally here, a trip we first talked about back in November. We thought we were going to try heading to India in January (and be in India at the same time with President Obama, NBA Kings Owner Vivek Ranadive, and U.S. Congressman Ami Bera.) Our work schedules didn't pan out so the trip got rescheduled for March. So here we are...getting ready to head to Mumbai and then to Kerala for a vacation of sorts.
It truly is a vacation, but when you have two journalists and a few toys, it's hard not to wonder what we can do with the pictures, video, and sound we hope to gather.
We'll see what Sacramento-India connections we stumble across.
I've made a handful of calls and am hopeful we'll bring back something fun to share.
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Some quick little tidbits:
JIMBOY'S TACOS, a Sacramento restaurant chain, is set to open its very first franchise in India this year. The first Jimboy's Tacos is set to open in Delhi by August. Another is set to open in September. Stores are slated to open their doors in Mumbai and Bangalore in 2016.
ALMONDS are among California's biggest exports. 80% of the world's almonds come from California. India is the fourth largest export market for California almonds, according to the California Almond Board which is based in Modesto.
Check out this Indian commercial for California almonds produced for the California Almond Board a few years ago...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeVaveJ8l5o
BASKETBALL and India don't necessarily go hand and hand yet. But, there's potential. Vivek Ranadive is the first person of Indian descent to own an NBA franchise-- the Sacramento Kings. He grew up in Mumbai. It'll be interesting to see what will come of the venture and what type of opportunities there will be for basketball in India.
Randive has talked about making basketball the number 2 sport in India.
I still remember watching The Kings’ opening night victory in 2013... the one that was shown live in India. Interestingly, cheerleaders were dressed in Indian costumes dancing to Bollywood pop music.
On a side note,
An article written by Ranadive was just published in Fortune Magazine about his trip to India with President Obama.
The Sacramento Bee published another article by Ranadive last month.
It's finally here, a trip we first talked about back in November. We thought we were going to try heading to India in January (and be in India at the same time with President Obama, NBA Kings Owner Vivek Ranadive, and U.S. Congressman Ami Bera.) Our work schedules didn't pan out so the trip got rescheduled for March. So here we are...getting ready to head to Mumbai and then to Kerala for a vacation of sorts.
It truly is a vacation, but when you have two journalists and a few toys, it's hard not to wonder what we can do with the pictures, video, and sound we hope to gather.
We'll see what Sacramento-India connections we stumble across.
I've made a handful of calls and am hopeful we'll bring back something fun to share.
***
Some quick little tidbits:
JIMBOY'S TACOS, a Sacramento restaurant chain, is set to open its very first franchise in India this year. The first Jimboy's Tacos is set to open in Delhi by August. Another is set to open in September. Stores are slated to open their doors in Mumbai and Bangalore in 2016.
ALMONDS are among California's biggest exports. 80% of the world's almonds come from California. India is the fourth largest export market for California almonds, according to the California Almond Board which is based in Modesto.
Check out this Indian commercial for California almonds produced for the California Almond Board a few years ago...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeVaveJ8l5o
BASKETBALL and India don't necessarily go hand and hand yet. But, there's potential. Vivek Ranadive is the first person of Indian descent to own an NBA franchise-- the Sacramento Kings. He grew up in Mumbai. It'll be interesting to see what will come of the venture and what type of opportunities there will be for basketball in India.
Randive has talked about making basketball the number 2 sport in India.
I still remember watching The Kings’ opening night victory in 2013... the one that was shown live in India. Interestingly, cheerleaders were dressed in Indian costumes dancing to Bollywood pop music.
On a side note,
An article written by Ranadive was just published in Fortune Magazine about his trip to India with President Obama.
The Sacramento Bee published another article by Ranadive last month.
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