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Author Archives: RK
Humming Now #16
It has been a while since I contributed to my Humming Now series, I owed that much to writing non-music related posts, especially some books I read and reviewed recently. Of equally worthy mention is the fact that I have … Continue reading
Rand and me
This is not a book review; this is a reflection of my thoughts. One of the first demands my now-wife placed on me, after entering courtship and the possibility of a relationship, is that I read Fountainhead. I have tried … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Inspirational Thoughts, Personal, Politics, Social Issues
Tagged ayn rand, the fountainhead, the virtue of selfishness
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Book Review: It Happened In India
Long ago, Devdutt Pattanaik amazed me with his interpretation of mythology and how it can be put to use in business context. He was working as the Chief Belief Officer for Future Group, which is when I first read about … Continue reading
Book Review: Predictably Irrational
I had finally figured that walking across the aisles of the bookshop to identify my next reading project, as a method, does not work for me – personal recommendations do. Whether it’s Terror Incorporated or India after Gandhi, or In … Continue reading
Moment of truth
They say character is what we do when no one’s looking. But if you have to measure the character of someone from India, just observe his actions in a flight. With a cabin full of people as witness, the things … Continue reading
Book review: Rita Hayworth
I have a problem reading fiction. I had worked my way up from no reading to reading something. And that something could be anything but fiction. I did not think of it as missing anything, except my wife is a … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Movies, Timepass
Tagged andy dufresne, bob gunton, morgan freeman, red, rita hayworth, shawshank redemption, tim robbins, warden norton
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Spellbound – Indian IT Industry
Alright, this post in the Spellbound series is not completely wordless. This datapoint comes from the book I just read and reviewed. There is a myth that IT (Information Technology) industry will somehow rescue India from its problems. While this … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, India, Spellbound
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Book review: In spite of the gods
I was at my friend’s house where I saw two books – both seemingly had to do with god. One was the “Origin of God” and another, “In spite of the gods”. Just by the title, I started showing more … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, India, Indian Culture, Politics
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Mind is a monkey
Our minds work in a funny way. When we say we like people or when we judge people, in 90% of situations with 90% of people*, all we do is super-impose our own image upon them and pick the attribute … Continue reading
Posted in Introspection
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What’s your secret sauce?
To be of any relevance to other people, especially in business, you have to have a secret sauce. You may say it is your skill, your flair, your attitude, your perseverance, your sociability, your networked-ness, your professionalism or any combination … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Introspection, Leadership
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