It was a long time ago, during a period which I remember distinctly and vividly as my best academic learning experience. I am talking about the time that I spent burning night lamps in Kota. It was the same old classroom, that creaky moribund chair, and that isolated corner where...
Read MoreBarefoot to Goa is an indie film written, directed and co-produced by a Mumbai-based filmmaker named Praveen Morchhale. Morchhale’s debut film, Barefoot to Goa was in competition at the 2013 Mumbai Film Festival. On the face of it, Morchhale’s film is a tale of two siblings, an eleven year old...
Read MoreThe steep loss incurred by Jet Airway’s, India’s second largest airline by passengers carried, for the September 2013 quarter, only reflects the poor state of the Indian Airline industry. While this loss was the airlines steepest ever, the total consolidated loss stood at Rs 998.51 crore as its subsidiary, JetLite...
Read MoreNow that CAT is over… what next? After the mad prep for CAT and those long nights suddenly there is a vacuum to fill… what is the “best” use of that time and energy or even “any” use… Here are a few things I can think of. Pick your poison...
Read MoreI believe that the most insignificant product in the recent years, due to the improvements in information access to aspirants, is B-school Rankings. What came out as an idea to provide the right information ranked on the basis of critical success factors for Univ and b-schools, worked well in an...
Read MoreI would like to compare Sales to Kung-fu – the martial art form from China. You can learn about it in a few days/weeks, but you spend a lifetime to perfect it through practice. It is sad that in India, the ways we think and act on sales function is...
Read MoreAfter you have provided all the opportunities that you could, the following are the pointers that should allow you to decide on whether or not to FIRE your sales manager – 1) He/She is not committed in designing new sales prospecting measures and work-ethic that will give the required results....
Read MoreTo the man who was once the quickest to take 50 ODI wickets breaking Sir Dennis Lillee’s record & still is the quickest Indian to do so who has an unbeaten Test century at Lord’s Cricket Ground (a feat which even the “God” hasn’t been able to achieve in his...
Read More“bhaiya side se chote rakhna…aur..mmm..upar se spiky kar dena” and the sound of snips ensues.I stare at the images in the mirrors put adjacent to each other which show my cranium from never seen before angles and i wonder “is this how i look from 6’o clock ?”. Visits to...
Read MoreIndrahar Pass is located at an altitude of 14,250 feet and climbing it is by no means an easy task. The moment you breathe the fresh air of Mcleodganj, you feel the vibe of romance and adventure interwined together. We were 18 people who left from Delhi and only 7...
Read MoreLife has its own sense of humour; I found it hard to laugh though when I was pick-pocketed at the Howrah Railway Terminus on the eve of my birthday. It was around 10 pm, I was standing in the ticket counter queue when I first noticed this peculiar man. A...
Read MoreThe night is all dark I know might be we are apart you told me to be happy all the way I tried hard but didn’t find a way The night is so deep I was always a freak But I did whatever I could Have had whatever I should...
Read MoreDo you ever wish you had a second chance to meet someone again for the first time??? Well that’s the feeling you will have if you do not prepare well for your MBA interview… Contrary to popular belief you can actually prepare and prepare well for the MBA Interview. Let’s...
Read MoreRioters riot to come to power and that explains why places ruled by rioters are less riot prone. If the Rioters are in power who will riot??? However in a place like UP were everyone is a potential rioter the one who is most sympathized with wins.
Read MoreDANNY BOYLE : I watched ” slum-dog millionaire ” recently and i was quite taken aback by the way he showed India , as a movie buff though i liked his treatment and i was like ” you had my curiosity , now you have my attention” #django unchained ....
Read MoreThe venue – Camp Nou. The atmosphere – Electric. It’s one of the biggest rivalry, not only in Spain, but around the world. With Vilanova and Mourinho no longer on the sidelines, and exciting addition of Bale, Isco and Neymar, a lot has changed in the two sides from their...
Read MoreThere are plenty of reasons for it but for this post I would just concentrate on one aspect of it which is discussed over beer (or chai) among people working in the sector but not in the public domain. The coaching companies at the national level charge anywhere from Rs...
Read MoreI have been through many rough patches in my life. I have had bad relationships and bad friends. I made a million wrong choices in my life. But I realized that all my life I was only making efforts to make my friends stay and make my relationships work. Although...
Read MoreIndia’s insubstantial energy security is under encumbrance due to rising crude oil imports, under developed upstream infrastructure, absence of clear regulatory policies on natural gas and over dependence on non-renewable (fossil fuels) sources as the principal source of energy. India is trying to diversify its energy basket by investing in...
Read MoreA succinct introduction of why I am writing this article – I had an argument with one of my colleague, It was on a topic “Whether all affluent people should turn to philanthropy”. After some assertions and rebuttals we finally reached a point where we both were on the same...
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