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This Actually Happened A Quarter Century Ago
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…
Is Gender Sensitivity & Equality Only A Women’s Issue?
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…
When A Poet Dies
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…
Velveting: Secret Behind Chinese Cooking
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,…
Why Should Appraisal Only Be Top Down?
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…
The Loneliness Of Odisha Budget
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…
World Radio Day: Appreciating The Impact Of World’s Most Accessible Medium
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…
The Best Oil To Use – Olive Or Vegetable
When I was a line cook in my first assignment, we normally used three types of oil.
The first was a standard, no-fuss vegetable oil used primarily for filling the deep fryer. The second…
Outlier Challenge: Can Aam Aadmi Party Do A Delhi Or Punjab In Odisha?
Will the Aam Aadmi Party emerge as a political force in Odisha? The question would flummox many. The BJD is firmly in the saddle and its leader Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's popularity has…
Think Before You Decide Your Child’s Future
Have you faced a situation where a seemingly good thing wasn’t so good in the long run?
When all that glittered, you discovered later, was not gold.
Me too.
My story will tell you…