My son recently completed his MS in Environmental Engineering from Georgia Tech, Atlanta in the USA. Given the current pandemic scene in the USA, we were not sure if at all the graduation ceremony would be conducted in person or virtually like it was done by the IITs in India. Fortunately for us, his UniversityContinue reading “The Great US Education Circus”
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THEN & NOW … !
Circa 1980-90:Summer holidays used to be something I would eagerly look forward to. Summers were full of hectic activity, mainly outdoors. It would start with early morning cycle hiring from Amin bhai’s shop with spins around the colony with a cacophony of cycle bells ringing. We would alternate between cycling or traditional Indian games suchContinue reading “THEN & NOW … !”
Lessons from Economic History- A crisis can help trigger transformation to leapfrog!
I am an eternal optimist and firmly believe that every crisis provides an opportunity to define the future. In this blog, I have attempted to draw learnings from some of the successful world economies, which converted adversity into an opportunity to change the trajectory of their economic development, to catapult into a new orbit ofContinue reading “Lessons from Economic History- A crisis can help trigger transformation to leapfrog!”
Yeh hai Bumbai meri jaan !
During the American Civil War (1861–1865), Mumbai became the world’s chief cotton-trading and subsequently textile market, resulting in a boom in the economy that later enhanced the city’s stature. The opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 transformed Mumbai into one of the largest seaports on the Arabian Sea. From a cluster of seven islandsContinue reading “Yeh hai Bumbai meri jaan !”
Parenting Parents – You can choose your friends but not parents
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”
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!”
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!”
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!”
My MBA Tales # 2/3 – Dhandey Mein Dosti Nahin, Bhidoo !
After our college got going, as the initial euphoria and excitement of being at an hallowed institution like JBIMS (Bajaj) mellowed, we realised that we had to deal with some limitations due to Bajaj being categorised as a Department of the Mumbai University. Unlike the IIMs and some of the other institutes which have theContinue reading “My MBA Tales # 2/3 – Dhandey Mein Dosti Nahin, Bhidoo !”
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