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Many of us really like reading books but most of the time we don’t get enough time to read, though it’s a fantastic experience reading a book for sure. There are fundamentally two kinds of books. One is the kind where, when you read, the reading itself is an experience. The other kind of book,…

This evening when I was driving I played a popular Tamil song which goes: “Malargalae Malargalae Idhu Enne KanavaMalaigalae Malaigale Idhu Enne NinaivaaUrugiyadhae Enadhullam PerugiyadhaeVizhivellam Vinnodu Nee DhanMannodhu Nee Dhan Kannodu Nee Dhan Vaa” It’s a superhit song but today only I paid attention to the lyrics of the song. In fact, today it touched…

A popular perspective that I strongly believe in is this: there is nothing like a right decision or wrong decision, there are only decisions. Our responsibility is to make a decision and put our effort into making that decision the right one. Think twice, multiple times, and make decisions according to our convictions and gut…

The Flaming Lips is an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1983. I heard one of their songs “All We Have Is Now” and its title triggered me to write this note. I think there is no other powerful and genuine way to address our reality, all we have is now. It’s a powerful statement…

I listened to a professor who was delivering perspectives on management studies. A very interesting idea that he explained was the idea of loss aversion. This is directly connected to behavioural finance – the psychological pain of losing is about twice as powerful as the pleasure of gaining. If you put your experience on a…

I’m not sure whether it is the same for all of you, but when I check my wardrobe the majority of my clothes are of one colour, in my case blue or shades of blue. I’ve loved the colour very much since I was a child. Many times I’ve thought about why I lean towards…

Yesterday I had a discussion with a friend of mine about the different systems we build in life, it could be organizations, it could be engagements with people. All of these pretty much run on a set of actions. A point my friend brought to the table is an Arabic word called “Niyyah”. The Niyyah/Niyat…

I think in every millennial’s childhood, like mine, biryani was familiar only during festivals or occasions like weddings and housewarmings. But it seems biryani has become more widespread in the last couple of decades. According to online food delivery platforms like Zomato and Swiggy, even in 2020, biryani is consistently the most ordered dish by…

I think one of the simplest and biggest reasons which prevented people from travelling in the past was that they did not know how to carry their cash, their wealth, with them. Later, with currency that problem was resolved, but the thing which truly strikes me with wonder is the use of digital wallets and…

We all have some really special memories of school life. One such memory from my school archives is the way we shared tiny bits of sweetness among our friends inside the classroom. I used to sit on the centre benches of classrooms, especially in high school, and I often keep candy in my pocket. When…