Month: April 2021

I noticed that a sensible friend of mine (at times more a mentor) shared a book on his Instagram story – “We Should all be Feminists” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. I instantly pinged him and started a conversation about feminism (something which still is a mirage to my knowledge base). Rather than continuing the discussion…

I’m a “writing” person. I remember things when I write them down rather than when saving them as a digital note. You can see such notes almost everywhere around me. On my laptop, my work table, kitchen, beside the main door, the writing pad in the car, and things like that. When we write something…

It was almost 8 years back that an entrepreneur friend of mine introduced me to “The Art of War” by Sun Tzu. The Chinese general Sun Tzu is considered as one of the greatest military strategists ever, like Chanakya in India. The Art of War has always been among my favourite books and I felt…

This evening I was sitting in the balcony of my room chatting with a friend of mine. We could see there were children playing, vehicles passing, a water fountain in the garden, beautiful flowers, and the clouds about to shatter. My friend asked me, “Hey what are you going to write today as your gratitude…

It is evident that after one year that the second wave of the COVID pandemic is striking across the world. The death toll and the number of positive cases are spiking but I truly believe that most of us have not yet become COVID positive victims. One of the major reasons for that is, of…

I was reading an article in the HBR (Harvard Business Review) on the repeatability of businesses. The sustainability of the business we do, whatever kind of business it may be, absolutely depends on the repeatability of the quality factor which you showcase as your unique selling point (USP). It’s a simple observation but I found…

Art forms have always been a reflection of society from time to time. Art and its politics and purpose are complete when it takes part in social transformation and cultural evolution. From poetry to drama to cinema, painting, sculpture – all sorts of art forms have influenced and played great roles in the evolution of…

We are celebrating many agricultural festivals across India and South-East Asian countries which are connected to the sun’s equinox and its significance to farmers. It was always been a wonder to me how our ancestors calculated all these planetary movements and scheduled their time to sow and reap thousands of years back with such great…

I have many friends in my circle who can keep their cool and a few of them keep it ultracool. I happened to have a conversation with an ultracool friend of mine. My question was straightforward, “Bro how you stay cool in challenging situations, unexpected circumstances?” He told me the secret – you have nothing…

I happened to go through some notes I scribbled in my diary from a sales workshop I attended over 8 years back. The trainer was a globally acclaimed coach and author. He differentiated between the tactics and principles of sales. Tactics are more manipulative and have a short shelf life whereas principles are based more…