As I pen this note, I put a lot in perspective. About me, about the business, about what we do, and who we are. About what it takes to build something, that resonates beyond invoices and checklists, reports and profit. About what we look for beyond a job that feeds us and our families… About …
Asura is typically construed as evil, and is used interchangeably with Danavas, Daityas and Rākshasās, mainly because in English, they are all demons! But all asuras were not considered evil. Here are some of the niruktas (etymologies) of the root word asu. Asu can mean, prana – life breath, life- force; in this sense, asura means ‘one who brings, gives prana’ …
Do you think that we should grow our own food, whenever we can? Well, not all of it. But at least enough so that we can stay in touch with it, and pass it on to the next generation. For thousands of years, we ate what we grew. And then the Industrial Revolution changed us …
Money, or education…if you had just one choice to make, what would you choose? Ok, there is a caveat here. A lot of you may think to choose education, saying that it would eventually lead to money. Let’s up the stakes. Let’s say that education would not lead to money, nor would money lead to …
Are you a lark, or an owl? Studies have shown that a majority of us follow a similar energy pattern – growing in the morning, reaching a peak around noon, crashing in the afternoon (2-4 pm) and then recovery post that. A few follow the owl pattern – recovery in the morning, crash in the …
A leader is one who inspires… But also walks the talk. India has been blessed to have many leaders, who have left their indelible mark on our society. Narendra Modi is one such leader. Being born into a poor family didn’t deter him from working his way from the ground up. Resources were meagre, but …
Have you had to deal with instances when you had a great discussion, sent the prospect a proposal, and then he never got back? As in stopped responding to messages and emails, stopped picking calls…generally incommunicado. I find it a big strange, doing business this way. We have a service to sell, you enquire about …
I am an engineer…yet never worked a day in engineering… How many here are like me? What do you think of it? The adage goes that in India(especially the South), you are either a doctor, or an engineer. A lot of us have gone through the engineering degree, but went on to MBAs, and further …
There are only two industries that call its customers users – illegal drugs and software…. A powerful statement from an equally powerful documentary – the social dilemma (TSD) – now playing on Netflix. You have heard the adage – if you are not paying for a product – you are the product. TSD goes a …
Work hard…or work joyfully? I read an insightful blog by Paul Graham a few years back – it was about “How to do what you love.” Paul says that when growing up, “life had two states: some of the time adults were making you do things, and that was called work; the rest of the …
