Image: Shutterstock Last weekend the University of Chicago opened its Center in Delhi. This is the first major US university to set up such a facility in India. When I visited…
Many months ago, I attended a discussion at the Observer Research Foundation on the future of the Mumbai racecourse at Mahalaxmi. It was an interesting discussion. There were many proposals…
A few weeks back I attended a talk by Prof Arvind Panagariya of Columbia University, hosted by Gaja Capital. And I loved it. After a really long time I heard…
GiveIndia, the giving platform that has raised about Rs 185 crore over the years for NGOs, showcases 10 distinct causes for online donors flocking to its website: children, education, women,…
One in every three of the world’s malnourished children lives in India. It’s one of the country’s biggest development challenges. Yet , Indian philanthropy, coaxed and cajoled out of the…
Image: Shutterstock Some years ago I wrote in an article that Right to Education (RTE) could cause budget schools to shut down. And that is happening today. As feared, RTE has…
Have you recently been asked a question that you struggled to answer? I was in that situation a few weeks back. I was attending the 2013 Leaders’ Quest Pow-Wow in…
I joined Chicago Graduate School of Business, as it was known at that time, in 1987. I thought that I knew a lot about finance, having done my MCom from…
Image: Shutterstock I recently attended a round table discussion on skill training in India at the British High Commission in Delhi. S Ramadorai, Chairman of the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) and the…
I want to join the hordes of ‘experts’ who are commenting on the value of the rupee, what the RBI should do, etc. What right do I have to write…