Seema aunty : Guardian of the Indian aunty consciousness on the world stageSeema aunty says more things wrong than right, according to my western educated mind. But as I started peeling the western layers off of…Oct 15, 2023Oct 15, 2023
Why Rihanna and Govinda are cut from the same clothRihanna’s Super Bowl half-time performance earlier this year struck me like lightning and continues to stay with me as trailing lightning…Mar 27, 2023Mar 27, 2023
The Oscars brouhaha: a symptom of deep-seated Indian emotional traumaThe Oscars definitely validates talent, even if it is not the best judge of it. The moment an international talent is given a seat at the…Mar 14, 2023Mar 14, 2023
Why the Kat-Vicky wedding touches the heart like no other celebrity weddingI am not a fan of Katrina Kaif, nor of Vicky Kaushal. But I find myself positively elated, smiling at myself at the news of their wedding…Dec 10, 2021Dec 10, 2021
The dilemma of the local maximaThe side-effect of being a competitive person is having to feel like one is ‘the best’ or the local maxima at any given point of time. This…May 4, 2021May 4, 2021
Rejection — is there a silver lining?They say, “Rejection is part of life”. This of course is true, but a hitch lies in the way it is said- like it’s a necessary burden that…Nov 23, 20201Nov 23, 20201
Leadership myth #3 :Leadership is just a work thing!Leadership is an exhaustively studied domain but the mastery of it still seems to be dangling just out of our grasp. Why? Because we are…Oct 18, 2020Oct 18, 2020
Leadership myth #2 : I can be a perfect leader only when my team is perfect!Pragmatism is a highly underrated leadership skill. I call it a skill and not a quality or a philosophy because it can be learnt and…Sep 19, 2020Sep 19, 2020
Leadership myth #1: The glory is all mine!Some popular jargons in leadership intelligence today are ‘Lead from the back’, ‘Servant leadership’ and ‘Selfless leadership’.Sep 1, 2020Sep 1, 2020
