Statistics say that you are in the top 17%. People who have basic security, regular income, and freedom from extreme poverty that is. Which means, you already started the race way ahead of most people. And if you were born in particular developed countries, to a certain racial demographic, you may be even further ahead, …
I recently subscribed to Starzplay again – oddly enough, it was for the T20 finals. And I decided to keep it for a while. Not because I am a huge cricket fan (used to be), but because it’s time now to introduce Keshav to sports and sportsmanship. The best way to do that is to …
Was reading something unrelated, and came across this extract on crows. Found it quite interesting! Crows can recognize your face, hold a grudge for years, and warn other crows to avoid you. The thousands flying in cities right now are running a nightly operation that puts most logistics companies to shame. Every evening from fall …
Bhogā na bhuktā vayameva bhuktāḥ – The more we get, the more we want, isn’t it? At the start of my career over twenty years ago, I had thought of a target – a certain amount of money that I would aim to earn , that would fulfil my needs and help me lead a life of …
We all open for business tomorrow – but, are we ready yet? The last few days of any year pass by very fast – 2025 was no exception and before you know it, we are four days into the new year already. A lot of what I thought I would get done, well, just didn’t. …
So how does one start Day 1 again? The 30*30 formally commenced today – 30 minutes of exercise into 30 days. Dubai’s pathbreaking initiative to drive residents to fitness. I must say, it is a fantastic thought, and has been very successful. Our firm too participates, and so workout gear is taken out and dusted, …
And I have run out of book space in my study – or as Keshav calls it – the bookshop. So two things to do now – add more shelves in my room, and expand to the guest room. A couple of bookshelves in the offing, that should be enough for my current collection and …
Time flies past, doesn’t it? The hair that you struggled to control and style now you have to find a hundred ways to stop it from falling Food takes longer to go through you, most times it just becomes part of you and refuses to leave, never mind all that exercise that you pretend to …
Is learning ever wasted? Someone asked me this question the other day. She wanted to go for a course – short-term, around 2 weeks, and an introduction to something completely different from what she had done till now. The apprehension was – what if I don’t learn anything and it all goes to waste? What …
