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Positive Conversations – A 1-5-100 mission to give 100k elders the freedom to be truly alive

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As part of the Pococare journey, it is extremely satisfying to see the joy on the faces of the seniors when their opinion is sought, their experience respected, and they get to share their wisdom. It is all about engagement. But they sulk because the society (includes most stakeholders in their world) wants them to… Continue reading Positive Conversations – A 1-5-100 mission to give 100k elders the freedom to be truly alive

Book Review

Movie Review of Dhoom 3 and why is it a mega hit?

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The success of Dhoom 3 continues to baffle critics. Purists are embarrassed to explain the logic of making such ‘meaningless’ films. Ha Ha, in more ways than one I find this situation very similar to AAP’s success. But more on that in another post another day, maybe! If we look at the success of Chetan… Continue reading Movie Review of Dhoom 3 and why is it a mega hit?

Book Review

Book Review of Dhandha: How Gujaratis do business by Shobha Bondre

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To tell you what the book is about, I shall borrow the next paragraph from Goodreads .. Shobha Bondre’s Dhandha is the story of a few Gujaratis: Jaydev Patel—the New York Life Insurance agent credited with having sold policies worth $2.5 billion so far; Bhimjibhai Patel—one of the country’s biggest diamond merchants and co-founder of… Continue reading Book Review of Dhandha: How Gujaratis do business by Shobha Bondre

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My dear Waterman … I promise I will never lose you again!

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It is over now. It was absolutely fantastic while it lasted. Cant stop asking the cliched question, ‘Why must every great thing come to an end’? Sad that our wonderful relationship too had to come down to this. I am depressed and distracted. I don’t like attending meetings without you, I hate going to office… Continue reading My dear Waterman … I promise I will never lose you again!

Complaint · random thoughts · Social Cause

Nirbhaya, Jagruti, Damini and a Child’s Play

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Not sure if you have seen the movie, Child’s Play. After the success of the first one, it had several sequels too. To borrow from Rotten Tomatoes: the film opens with serial killer Brad Dourif taking refuge in a doll factory. Dourif is killed by the cops, but not before he has invoked a voodoo… Continue reading Nirbhaya, Jagruti, Damini and a Child’s Play

bollywood · Movie review

Chennai Express – Ek Avur review, woh mera hoti!

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With an infinite array of opinions on Chennai Express, I am obviously too late to review it. But that isn’t my job either. So, why did I give myself this difficult assignment to write a 1200 word review of the movie? Justu lykk that! becaas I yam verri tempted to time paassu saar. One Naarth Indian… Continue reading Chennai Express – Ek Avur review, woh mera hoti!

Management gyan · random thoughts

To be or not to be-school or Be-Tech!

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This post is triggered by a disturbing, although not surprising article about several B-school start-ups that had to shut down in the year that whizzed past. Employ-ability remains a concern and even the average salaries of those graduating and getting jobs is low. Except for the top B schools, there certainly is an issue with… Continue reading To be or not to be-school or Be-Tech!