BIRGing – The Lure Of Reflected Glory
Long before Marvel came up with the idea of putting interesting snippets of the next movie in between the post-movie credits, there were many who would watch the scrolling list of those…
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NEP 2020 & Beyond: Reimagining India’s Education System
I think it was around 20 years back that a distant relative of ours from Andhra Pradesh paid us a visit in the hope of securing a job in Bhubaneswar.He had secured a decent 70 per cent…
Coercion As Policy: From B-Schools To Governments
One of the first things that B-School students in India learn is about the importance of the CAS - Career Advisory Services, or the Placement Committee as it is otherwise known.This is…
Understanding The New Economy With Zomato, Paytm
One of the items that has been hogging business headlines the past few days is the Zomato IPO. And it should, in terms of what it implies, not just for those who invest in the stock markets…
Melodious Memories From An Odisha Forest On A Pitch-Black Night
It was a visit to the Tribal Museum that rekindled memories of that night. In order to preserve and promote skills as well as the tradition of their unique wall paintings, the museum had…
AI Impact On Future Jobs & Why We Need To Urgently Improve Our Education System
Over the last couple of weeks, I noticed a number of friends on Facebook applying a frame to their profile photograph saying they were proud to have studied in a government school.I do…
Treating India: Is E-Health The Answer To Skewed Doctor-Patient Ratio?
One of the happiest memories of my younger days was watching M*A*S*H on TV. The show was based on the experiences of the doctors and nurses of a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the…
The Power And Perils Of Faith
Even as the second wave of Covid-19 ebbs in India, our spirits are being battered almost every day with news of deaths - there seems to be no saying as to who emerges victorious and who…
Leveraging The Crowd – When Strangers Step Up
It was a WhatsApp message from another young alumnus of my alma mater XIMB that brought Nikita’s request to my attention. Nikita and her husband Manoj were both recent alumni, and I was not…
Seven Learnings From A Bout With COVID-19
It was on the intervening night of the 6th and 7th of May 2021 that our pup Bruno decided he would sleep with us on our bed. It was as he and I struggled to find equitable space on the bed…