Dr Vijay Kelkar recently gave me a copy of the ‘Report of the Committee on Revisiting and Revitalising Public Private Partnership Model of Infrastructure’. He chaired the committee that wrote…
I was visiting my daughter last weekend and I picked up a book at the F&M College Bookstore – On Inequality by Harry Frankfurt, professor emeritus of philosophy at Princeton University. It…
Image: Shutterstock I was visiting my daughter last weekend and I picked up a book at the F&M College Bookstore – On Inequality by Harry Frankfurt, professor emeritus of philosophy at Princeton University….
Image: Shutterstock August was an interesting month. Among other things, China devalued its currency—the yuan. Though the devaluation was just 2.8%, it sent a huge signal. And when China finally sneezed,…
Project Nanhi Kali, which supports the cause of the girl child education, returned with the second edition of the ‘Proud Fathers for Daughters’ initiative over the first weekend of August…
Image: Shutterstock Over the years I have benefited from the advice of many people. Starting off with my mum and dad (often that ‘advice’ could be termed ‘nagging’ or ‘yelling’; we’ve…
Image: Natalia Davidovich / Shutterstock Our family recently did a one-month road trip from Mumbai to Leh and back. Before you ask, yes, we still talk to each other after the trip!…
On Saturday morning, my friend and mentor passed away. I am on a family road trip currently where the telecom signals are not great. So, I learnt about Narendra J…
A lot of managers that I know love to be involved in every decision. Their team members need to get their clearance for many issues, including minor matters like travel…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced with much fanfare the Swachh Bharat Mission on Gandhi Jayanti last October. The aim is to ensure a Clean India in five years. A lot…