In case you thought parenting was tough, wait till you reach the age where you need to parent your parents! At Least in the case of kids it can be your way or the highway but in case of parents, they have a mind of their own and know how to get their way. ItContinue reading “Parenting Parents – You can choose your friends but not parents”
Author Archives: Salil Datar
IES Class of 1982 Part #2/2 – School Friends are for Life!
After joining the school in the std III in 1973, I got selected for the IES Eng Med. school cricket team in std.VII. With this, I managed to get special concessions – such as leaving school a couple of classes earlier everyday for net practice at Matunga Gymkhana and leeway to bunk school during matchContinue reading “IES Class of 1982 Part #2/2 – School Friends are for Life!”
Reliving the School Days part #1/2-A Nostalgia trip
In 1971, my father changed jobs from Coca Cola based out of New Delhi to Richardson Hindustan Ltd.(manufacturers of Vicks who subsequently became P&G) and we moved to Bombay (as it was called then ).We settled down at Mahim in a co-operative housing society by the Mahim bay with over 100 families. In those days,Continue reading “Reliving the School Days part #1/2-A Nostalgia trip”
Startup Case Study for Beginners – It’s logical and You need not be born with it.
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.”
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 !!”
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