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Category Archives: Culture
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
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: 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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Manadhil urudhi vendum
Million dollar dream is today not just American – but not too long ago, to express a dream purely based on material pleasures was frowned upon. Especially in India, it was taboo to pursue money (along with sex and power). … Continue reading
What people’s death tell us
When Steve died 3 weeks ago, the whole world indulged in tweets and statuses and blogs and such – indicating all of a sudden how profoundly he “changed the world”, how profoundly he “transformed their lives” et cetera… As for … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Introspection, Technology, Timepass
Tagged apple, bill gates, eric schmidt, google, microsoft, steve jobs
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Indian Mythology
I believe it is possible to hold views on Indian mythology and mythology based traditions, independent from one’s faith system (if you don’t believe this, you should at least watch this video). If you have been reading my blog and/or … Continue reading
Executive Mistakes
I felt the CEO of NetFlix attempted to make a connection with his customers in a personal sort of way, when he sent that letter of apology with some brutally-honest-sounding words in the message. Not long ago, if you remember, the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Corporate Culture, Customer Service, Leadership, Only in America
Tagged netflix, qwikster
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Disabled
I cannot pretend to know what it is to be disabled. I can also say with conviction that disabled people have not only their disability to cope up with, but also an entire world that treats them differently. In the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Introspection, Social Issues
Tagged differently abled, project ramp, shakthi foundation
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Westernize, modernize et al…
Ten bucks says most of us can’t differentiate between the concepts of modernization and westernization. Since GB and America defined – for the most part – the birth of new world in their respective eras, people tend to be unable … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Introspection, Social Issues
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India’s gold frenzy
You can sell most anything in India if you are able to concoct a religious angle to it. And I don’t necessarily mean this in a cynical way. Faith, religion and mythology weave in a complicated manner and continue to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Business Models, Economy, Indian Culture, Industry Specific
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