I had written earlier about my personal experience in Dubai, and how we all stand together to welcome the world to visit us, to know our story, and see what we have built. Today is the opening ceremony, from 7.30 UAE time/9 pm Indian Standard time. Watch it on YouTube – am sure that it …
And so the Congress has done it again. Just when they were cruising in Punjab, with the elections not too far away, they got themselves a Siddhu bullet to shoot themselves in the foot. Capt. Amarinder Singh is the best Chief Minister they have, and they don’t have many. And why break something that is …
After yesterday’s post, a lof of you got back to me asking for solutions. Yes, we are addicted, but how do we change this? Well, I may have sound a lot pessimistic yesterday, but let’s face it. Technology is here to stay. You cannot “Un-google” yourself out of digital existence. You cannot go back to …
Aren’t we? IOS 15 has a new feature called “focus”. For those minutes and hours that we need to spend on one thing, without any distractions. This from the world’s leading manufacturer of all things distraction. I love it how technology companies create a problem, and then go about claiming to bring you solutions to …
Mobility is a bit broken, isn’t it? I mean, it shouldn’t take so much to ferry people from point A to point B. Yet, mankind has yet to solve this puzzle – they have been at it from a hundred years now, and things are just getting more and more complicated. It started with gasoline-powered …
Any mention of Bruce Lee brings to mind a thin, reed-like but chiseled physique, a cat-like cry and a kick faster than the eye can see. Bruce Lee was so famous, that his name became synonymous with martial arts – do you think you are Bruce Lee? was an often heard expression. To reach a …
There are some days that pass without much consequence, but still end up being spent well… It started with us receiving the news that a guest who was to fly in, was unable to make it since the PCR test was not taken in the stipulated window. A few hours difference in the test results, …
Ok, the Alia ad has set a lot of tongues wagging. One side applauds, denouncing “regressive” practices and questioning why women are demeaned and equated to “dhan”. Why should a girl be given away, why not the boy as well? Another side questions the intent of the advertisement. Who are they to interfere with age-old …
In India, we have a concept of Janmabhoomi, and Karmabhoomi. Janmabhoomi is where one is born, where you are a citizen of, the passport you carry. Karmabhoomi is where you work, where you earn a living… India is my Janmabhoomi, and the United Arab Emirates is my Karmabhoomi. I came here sixteen years back, with …
Money is simple – it is a promise. Made by the Central Bank of the country, to honor it when presented, and to assign a pre-determined value to it. A piece of paper, made important because of this promise. Handling money however, is a different ballgame altogether. We spend our lives trying to earn it, …
