Manager or not, we often want to help our peers so that they do well at their work. While each of us have our own way of supporting others, it generally is more effective if we have a basic approach defined. From personal experience, here are 3 things that I follow. Support with mechanisms – there…
Hyderabad is today home to major industries, healthcare institutions, educational hub, IT companies and Government run centers of excellence. Want to know the list of who’s who located here? BITS Pilani, IIT, Osmania University, JNTU, ISB, IIIT, etc CCMB, NGRI, NFC, DRDO, DRL, BDL, Agriculture University, etc Infosys, TCS, Wipro, Deloitte, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo,…
We live in a time where every aspect of our lives is blown out of proportion. For example, take the word “Epic”. Dictionary for this word stands for something that is majestic, grand and heroic. Like the Mahabharata or the Ramayana. But the same “Epic” has become a slang these days. At my workplace, any…
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It’s that phase in life when, after spending six, long, stable, well-supported years in one place, the time has come to relocate to different lands. This is one of those free-flowing posts -written because I want to just make sense of the situation. We all know change is inevitable and…
India 2030 – The Rise of a Rajasic Nation. A different type of title to have for a book. What I liked is the idea of capturing what India will be by end of the current decade. Gautam Chikermane, is the editor of this book. No authors. Confused? The book is a collection of articles…
2020 has been a dramatic year. And 2021 is turning out to be no less dramatic. I am not even referring to the China originated COVID-19 virus. Big Tech companies like Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and Amazon have established an iron grip over a lot of aspects of our daily lives. There is an interesting…
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One of the first lessons in kindergarten – the five senses- the sense of vision, hearing, smell, taste and touch. But did we ever go past that lesson, to see if there is more than just these five? Yes, I hear you- The sixth sense. If someone were to compliment…
Battles of the Maratha Empire is book that covers the life and time of Maratha empire and the various states that fought against foreign powers like the Mughals, British and Portuguese. Interestingly, the author Aneesh Gokhale, gives a multi faceted view of those times, where the partnerships between the great powers varied with time. Maratha…
India is going through an interesting phase in its politics, especially the politics that run the country. BJP is going in strengths with each passing year. Opposition parties are running helter-skelter with very little clue on handling the BJP onslaught. Dec 2020 elections for Hyderabad’s municipal corporation (GHMC) has seen a massive build up of…
In the past 1 year, I have read some very interesting and well written books on how India is defended by its soldiers. Watershed 1967 – India’s Forgotten Victory Over China : by Probal Dasgupta 1962 The War That Wasn’t : by Shiv Kunal Verma Kargil – From Surprise to Victory : by General VP…
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