Reading and three bones
We live in a world where formulas are most sought after. Formulas reign. From film makers to writers, from politicians to the common man on the streets, and from here to there and everywhere, the demand for formulas is high. It isn’t that this demand has appeared only now when the race to succeed and...
Startups rewrite the rules
There are defined steps for every action. Even when you’re making an omelet you follow a set routine and wouldn’t sprinkle salt-n-spices after it is all ready and plated. It is the same while dressing up for office or a party. Try wearing your vest over your shirt or your socks over your shoes. No,...
Dipping a piece of goose feather in ink
I know one doesn’t necessarily have to dip a piece of goose feather in ink these days to go from pen on paper to print on paper. But then the Quill Club Writers has this charming association with tenets of mentoring and writing and this reference simply sounded appropriate. Quill Club Writers, if you ask...
The Increasing Importance of Business Analytics in the Modern World
Analytics is the new religion in the world of job opportunities today. Some insist on using the phrase ‘data analytics’ but the fact remains that without reasonably sound analytics, a company remains vulnerable, specially if it is not protecting its data how it should be (you can learn more about Venyu and learn why data...
The mimicry of passion
If one were to believe the updates on the social media, the speeches of politicians, and the jokes of stand-up comedians, the world today is one massive tidal wave of passion. Passion has suddenly transformed into some sort of a uniform that everyone is racing to beg, borrow, steal, or buy because wearing it makes...
Cancer and the cult of alternative treatment
Ayurveda, in simple terms is about learning how to cleanse our tissues, organs and mind. Vannoy Gentles Fite writes that ‘for every illness or ailment known to man, God has a plant out here that will heal it. We just need to keep discovering the properties for natural healing.’ The book ‘Natural solutions for cancer’...
The learners are missing
The basic problem today is that everyone searches for a teacher. There are people who want someone to teach them how to write, how to invest, how to paint or draw or sketch, how to read faster, how to overcome fear or even how to think logically. These people assume that some teacher will magically...
A new dimension to relevance in education
Just as the job market has a fair share of those in the wrong jobs, the adapters, and the intuitive skill enhancers and the financial world is full of spenders, savers and wealth creators, the world of education too has its own share of drop-outs, degree hunters, and learners. These categories may not reflect the...
Let Holmes and Watson teach you
Books are magical. Every book has something to tell me and I am hardly the sort who will snootily say, ‘No, no, this one isn’t for me.’ This, however, doesn’t mean that I will keep reading only politically-motivated non-fiction that every politician and every retired bureaucrat seems to be eager to push… or keep picking...
Ove and the magic of MG Hector
Love is a strange thing. It takes you by surprise. This is somewhat like my love of Ove, a character created by Fredrick Backman as well as my new-found love for the new SUV on the horizon, the MG Hector. As I went back and forth through the new-age features of this car, I was...
Politics inside a bottomless well
The days preceding elections are the ones that are brimming with crisis analysis and hypothetical solutions. Thus every article emerging out of the media boombox is yelling about every issue from corruption, unemployment, development, farmer’s issues, education, health, and pollution, carelessly meandering through jargon that includes coalition governments, caste politics, dynastic ambitions, and business interests...
Consistency is the playground of dull minds
Engineering courses in our country have time and again shown that brilliance lies in reaching out for the field that is most needed. I say this because none of the branches ever move out of the sights of aspirants for long… and so we have phases in which civil engineering and construction management shared the...
