Category Archives: India

Life Skills: Learning in a Restaurant

I had to kill some time between my workout and meeting someone last weekend and so I headed to satiate my hunger at an Indian Restaurant. I was alone and had the option of keeping busy and to myself by playing … Continue reading

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Harmony & Orchestration

My last edition of the blog was on Leadership and the strain continues here in our Social and Enterprise Context. I would request you to first view the Video I have embedded with this edition before you continue to read … Continue reading

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Remembering Gandhi for Democracy’s Sake

  Dr. Joseph Kumarappa was an eminent economist who travelled to the United States to obtain degrees in economics and business administration at Syracuse University and Columbia University, studying under Edwin Robert Anderson Seligman. Kumarappa worked to combine Christian and Gandhian values of trusteeship, non-violence and a focus on … Continue reading

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War & Peace

“The Purpose of all Wars is peace” is a hoarding sponsored by the Indian Army that I came across this morning and it set me writing this edition of the blog. I began wondering even as I read it, whether … Continue reading

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No Integrity in Public Polity

This morning our man who does our laundry informed that the neighbourhood vendor who sells fresh coconut water had committed suicide. The reason being mounting debts which he was unable to repay. Just around the time I received this news, … Continue reading

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Employees First, Customer Second – A Review

This edition of my blog is dedicated to reviewing the book “Employees First, Customer Second (EFCS)” authored by Vineet Nayar, Vice Chairman & CEO of HCL Technologies. I recommend it as a must read for every Indian to understand the … Continue reading

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The end does not justify the means

Most if not all of us, want a corruption free society. One where we can take the daily encounters of our life to be smooth, hassle free and represented by an equal opportunity for everyone. The movement led by Anna … Continue reading

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Vande Mataram – The Indian National Transformation

On the eve of the 65th Indian Independence day Celebrations, I am wondering whether we as a nation know exactly what we want and aspire for. Rajdeep Sardesai, the editor of CNN IBN has written a editorial where he urges … Continue reading

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Cultural Transformation – A Nation’s Fight Against Corruption

The week that just went by can be easily summarized as a victory of democracy and augurs well for the country of India as a whole. The youth of the country came forward to join a movement against corruption and … Continue reading

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Inspiration from Champions

The entire nation of India was transfixed from February 19, 2011 when the “Men In Blue” led by M S Dhoni opened against Bangaldesh to April 02, 2011 when they closed against Sri Lanka. Further driving home the point that … Continue reading

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