Guest Column

Praise is priceless. You may have heard this. What you may not have heard (and it needs mention): praise in public is both powerful and priceless.Then, why don’t we see more such…

It was nearing midnight the other day and I was about to hit the bed after winding up some last-minute work commitments when my phone buzzed. I became immediately anxious seeing the…

Biryani, Indian dishes and then Chinese are the preferred food ordered in Bhubaneswar.This reminds me of the famous words of late French President Charles De Gaulle: “How can anyone…

Have you been in a workplace where women feel empowered, safe and valued?I have. But not just that!NDTV, the company I worked in, was well ahead of its time in many ways.Sample…

As I came out of the airport during a recent travel, I saw this huge board: “Workshop on Gender Responsive Governance for Elected Women Representatives.” My surprise led to disappointment…

With Test over just before Christmas holidays, school was practically over for the 1973 batch. With the turn of the year, new things were coming to light such as tie-ups that were not…

When I take any meal in my favourite Chinese restaurant -- egg, vegetable, chicken, lamb dishes -- the texture is out of the world.This process is known as velveting and in Mandarin,…

Do you join or leave an organisation for its own sake or due to a boss?There is no right or wrong here. Each experience is unique. To generalise would be a fallacy.The overall work…

Leave aside studying, no one in Odisha or outside even talks about Odisha budget. None of the numerous management/technical institutions, the academia in Bhubaneswar and around the state…

As per the World Radio Map, there are approximately 40,000 radio stations in the world. India is one of the largest radio markets in the world, with over 900 radio stations. The radio…