‘You are making the biggest mistake of your life. You are going to destroy your career‘. These were the words my manager told me when I told him I want to quit my job and prepare for CAT. I hated my job and CAT seemed the only way out. Anyways...
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We arrived at 3 pm on Saturday… As we entered, we were serenaded by this trumpeteer Soon we were ensconced in these cosy little nooks Hut sweet hut But not for long, as Ruta and her taskmasters got us to build Amusement Parks ? Kya gum hai jisse chhipa rahe...
Read MoreIt is quite trendy for management people to draw lessons from everything in life ranging from spirituality to sport. Chess is one powerful game where no outcomes can be achieved though compromises. The end games are even more non – negotiable. Let us pause for a moment and give the...
Read MoreSetting and achieving your goals !u0018 Knowledge helps you to reach your destination, but what if one is not aware of what his destination is. If we are not aware of our destination we will reach nowhere. This statement truly describes the power of goals in one’s life. Goals give...
Read MoreWhat to make of Rafa’s ninth—yes, his ninth—French Open title in ten years! There’s only so much grinding one player’s mind can withstand in a career, and particularly on clay – a surface where points can be long and punishing and tiring. But Rafa has come closer than any other...
Read MoreIf love is wanting to be with someone everyday, missing it when its not around, letting everything else go for it, then I am in love. We met about nine years ago, I don’t remember it as a Love at first sight thing, but it grew, it grew like hell....
Read MoreChildhood is abound with unsolved mysteries and the fantasies that they are; and as a 3 year old kid I was no exception. Living in a joint family with two other cousins, the same age as mine, was the best thing that I could ever hope for. Idling away our...
Read MoreThe Grand Budapest Hotel is the latest offering from the American filmmaker Wes Anderson. Inspired by the writings of the 20th century Austrian novelist and playwright Stefan Zweig, The Grand Budapest Hotel premiered at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, back in February 2014, where it won the Grand Jury...
Read MoreIt was only the second interview that I was giving and I was pretty much sure that both of us are gonna make. Atleast I was sure that you are gonna make no matter what happens because you had cracked the only other interview that both of has given ....
Read MoreIn addition to must-see spring, there are wonderful sporting event not to be missed. Winter Olympics came a breath of winter cyclones, “Super Bowl” tipping party, NBA’s essential, versus five League clubs in Europe is also not to be missed is no doubt the King of tournaments during the Spring...
Read MoreCast – Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt Directed by – Doug Liman Music by – Christophe Beck Studio – Warner Bros Rating – 4/5 Aliens, End of the world, Warships, Endless array of guns and bullets – A typical Sci-Fi movie with aliens has all these aspects. Edge of Tomorrow has...
Read MoreI must admit that I am not into movies that are about unreal characters and fairy tales but the moment I saw Maleficent’s trailer I was absolutely sure that I have to watch this one. And I am glad I did that because the movie is no less than splendid....
Read MoreA preamble to the case analysis session in the PGP orientation program at IIM Bangalore. What is the nature of managerial activity? Management is the continuing process of organizing human, physical, technical and knowledge elements under constrained resource conditions towards the achievement of a stated mission in line with an...
Read MoreI admit that this is a delayed review but nevertheless I had to write it down courtesy the brilliance that I saw in the performances, direction and story in Citylights. Citylights is based on Metro Manila which is a 2013 British-Filipino independently produced crime drama film directed by Sean Ellis....
Read MoreA friend who had migrated to Canada two years ago, had visited me recently. In one of our conversation he told me “Mr. Gupta, life is very busy there with no time at all, we even have to prepare our one week supply of chapatis and store them”. I couldn’t...
Read MoreIt was only last month that the Grand Old Party (GOP) of India, the Congress was decimated from the Indian Parliament in an unprecedented way winning just 44 seats out of 543. Such was the precarious situation that 179 candidates of the party lost their deposits, most in Tamil Nadu...
Read MoreAt this very moment, my mind is working at warp speed fueled by the various emotions that are making their presence felt at the most unwanted time. And the resulting emotional cocktail is enough to give you a mind numbing hangover and render you incapable of performing even the most...
Read MoreI hope you have heard of the incident that took place a year before on 16 Dec’12. It was the first month of our marriage. We were new in Delhi. We had gone for dining and by the time we were done it was late. It was our first week...
Read MoreRight and Wrong, Good and Bad are some quite questionable paradoxes we see in the society but do these paradoxes really exist. What is right and what is wrong. Are these paradoxes real? Do we have something called Right and wrong. No, right and wrong are just two superficial concepts...
Read MoreWith approximately 16 weeks to go for CAT, this article talks about key (and often ignored) strategies and tips/tricks to boost your chances of success significantly. This is especially useful for candidates who are beginning their preparation now or have recently started seriously with their preparation. Vociferous reading outside your...
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