Recently, Dr Kaustubh Dhargalkar, one of my school friends, who is also a Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies alumnus wrote a book – It’s logical: Innovating Profitable Business Models. He is into design thinking and is a firm believer that innovation is not only for the born genius but also for those who wishContinue reading “Startup Case Study for Beginners – It’s logical and You need not be born with it.”
Author Archives: Salil Datar
Parenting in Millennial times#2-Giving your kids wings!
Extracurriculars helped in developing a well rounded personalitySince we opted for a school within walking distance from our home, our son took maximum advantage of the extra time at hand, to become a voracious reader (he had finished the Harry Potter series by the time he was in his 6th std ) as he wentContinue reading “Parenting in Millennial times#2-Giving your kids wings!”
Parenting in Millennial times#1 – It takes more than a family to raise a child !
Having raised two kids, a son aged 24 and a daughter aged 21, we have been asked multiple times – what is the ideal way to go about raising kids? My answer – I don’t know; but I certainly can share my version of how we went about parenting both our kids. Choosing the schoolParentsContinue reading “Parenting in Millennial times#1 – It takes more than a family to raise a child !”
What’s in a name?
Just wait till you read this..! While we all know Shakespeare’s famous line from Romeo and Juliet “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”, what we miss out on, is the deep rooted tradition in India while christening at birth or even when aContinue reading “What’s in a name?”
You too can Blog!
Until the end of last year, the only time I had written was either to give a test or for some business communication. However, my wife always has had tremendous confidence in my capabilities – be it cricket or writing skills. Having heard stories of people like Amish Tripathi (Sr Executive in Insurance)-one of myContinue reading “You too can Blog!”
Practise Makes a Man Perfect and Match Practise Makes Him Even Better.
My parents relocated to Mumbai from Delhi in 1971 when I was a 5 years old. I was lucky to have moved into a colony at Mahim with over 100 families with kids more or less my age. Our colony has lots of open space and being sea facing we also get fresh sea breeze.Continue reading “Practise Makes a Man Perfect and Match Practise Makes Him Even Better.”
Birding at Bhigwan– An awesome experience !!
I have been a wildlife enthusiast. In India have been to Corbet, Tadoba, Kabini near Mysore and overseas we have done safari trips to Masai Mara in Kenya alongwith a few National Parks such as Yellowstone, Yosemite , Zion, Bryce, Arches, Sequoia, Grand Canyons in the USA. During these trips, even though I did getContinue reading “Birding at Bhigwan– An awesome experience !!”
Marriage and beyond – What it takes to go the distance – silver, golden…beyond !
After posting my blog ‘Marriages are made in Heaven…’, I was happy to get some very encouraging as well as interesting feedback. Most said that getting married, be it a love marriage, an arranged love or a pure arranged marriage, is not at all difficult, but making it last is the real challenge. Quite aContinue reading “Marriage and beyond – What it takes to go the distance – silver, golden…beyond !”
Hampi Travel Log
Hampi has been on our travel bucket list for some time. Since travel to Hampi requires quite a few logistical hoops, every time we started to think about planning the trip, it seemed to be getting pushed forward. This time around the stars fell into place and we managed to make it. This trip involvedContinue reading “Hampi Travel Log”
My MBA Tales # 3/3 – From Overhead Projector to WFH days!
Over the years, after passing out, our JBIM 1992 batch kept in touch with at least the Mumbaites trying to catch up once a year at the annual alumni dinner – Nostalgia. A few years back in 2017, our batch decided to celebrate our pass out silver jubilee at Goa. The idea was to timeContinue reading “My MBA Tales # 3/3 – From Overhead Projector to WFH days!”
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