We are living through a deeply paradoxical phase in the job market. On one hand, headlines are dominated by layoffs, AI-led disruption, and shrinking job security. On the other, employers across sectors—ranging from farms to financial services—are struggling to fill open roles. Unemployment is high.And yet, jobs remain unfilled. Two Kinds of Labour Today’s workforceContinue reading “Musings of an Undercover Economist: Contradictions in the Job Market – Shortages in an Era of Unemployment”
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Beyond Reputation: What Cricket Statistics Really Reveal
Having spent my younger years playing competitive cricket and representing Mumbai, one habit has stayed with me — I instinctively read cricket through numbers. Scorecards, averages, strike rates… they rarely get carried away by hype. Because truth be told, many of our strongest opinions about players aren’t shaped by numbers at all. We often fallContinue reading “Beyond Reputation: What Cricket Statistics Really Reveal”
Class of ’92: Greys and Good stories on the Rocks
Recently, our MBA Class of ’92 finally made it happen again. The last reunion marked the “official” 25-year milestone—so this one, at 33 years, was clearly overdue. The spark came courtesy of a batchmate visiting India for his son’s post-wedding celebrations. One message led to another, WhatsApp did what it does best, and suddenly aContinue reading “Class of ’92: Greys and Good stories on the Rocks”
Team Over Stars? A Banker’s Reflection
I recently revisited the iconic ICICI Bank Towers at BKC after nearly two decades. Walking through its sleek corridors brought back a flood of memories—from a time when the place buzzed with urgency and ambition. Back then, if you weren’t dashing from the South Tower to the North or navigating the maze of meeting rooms,Continue reading “Team Over Stars? A Banker’s Reflection”
When the Mirror Cracks: Reflections from a Redevelopment Journey
I’ve lived in our co-operative housing society for over 50 years. It’s a well-educated, cultured community of successful career executives and professionals. Our colony enjoys a prime location, right by the sea, with an unobstructed view of the iconic Bandra-Worli Sea Link. This place is more than home — it’s where friendships were born inContinue reading “When the Mirror Cracks: Reflections from a Redevelopment Journey”
Life’s Unpredictable Turns
Recently, I went through a series of experiences that reminded me—no matter how accomplished or ‘settled’ we think we are, life has a way of pulling the rug from under our feet. In moments, everything can change. Life is s-o-o fragile… Story #1: A Fall That Shook Everything A friend, a high-flying pharma CXO inContinue reading “Life’s Unpredictable Turns”
2022 Ghupshup from here and there
2022 has been a roller coaster year not only for me but also for everyone else as well, especially with COVID surging , hopefully for one last time before tapering off. As COVID tapered, floodgates opened on travel, the wait time for international VISA to EU increased, for USA it extended to beyond 1000 days.AsContinue reading “2022 Ghupshup from here and there”
Covid Times – And the inevitable happened !
Since the pandemic set in march 2020, I have tried off and on to chronicle through my COVID Times blog series on how everyone has been gearing up in their own unique way to help friends and family cope with the situation. Be it community support during strict lock downs, to exercises or family meetContinue reading “Covid Times – And the inevitable happened !”
The Tom and Jerry reality show !
As kids, we gen Xers thrived on comics of the likes of Phantom, Mandrake the Magician, Ritchie Rich, Asterix & Obelix, Archie and the excitement of cute cartoons such as the Tom & Jerry show. However, only recently after my tryst with Jerry did I realise that in reality Jerry is anything but cute. Here’sContinue reading “The Tom and Jerry reality show !”
The Great US Education Circus
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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