“Sir, you are actually leaving? But why??” asked Manasvi, my former BBA student at Bennett University. It was a quintessential deja vu! Her genuine disbelief transported me a good 21 years down the memory lane. “Sir, you are actually leaving? But why??” was a question I heard from dozens of Company Secretaries (CS) and scores…
Failure, today, is not allowed to die its natural death. It must be rehabilitated, repackaged, and recycled—turned into grit, grace, or growth. It is no longer a terminus but a threshold. The fall is not the end of the story, only the second act. Fail better. Fail forward. Fail fast. But by all means, fail…
Some of my happiest memories as a child are the ones with my maternal grandfather, who used to take me for an early morning walk from an early age. From when I was 2 years old, he would pick me up when I got tired. He would often show me birds, peacocks in the fields, cows…
For many of us, the saree holds a special place in our wardrobe. It often comes out wrapped in nostalgia, worn during weddings, festivals, or traditional functions — draped with precision, styled with jewellery, and stored away once the occasion ends. Older generation still prefers to wear sarees every day and with grace. But, somewhere…
In today’s time, the way India is progressing and developing at a fast pace, it is becoming equally important that various stakeholders who are main drivers of this development journey of the country, also come forward, and strengthen/contribute towards upliftment of rural and remote parts of the country as well. The development journey, if skewed,…
Insulin resistance is the most common metabolic disorder—and one of the least understood. It’s often seen as incurable, with treatment focused narrowly on cutting carbs or controlling blood sugar. But insulin resistance is not just a blood sugar problem; it’s a systemic issue that affects nearly every major organ in the body. At its core,…
If there is one thing the chief adviser of Bangladesh’s interim administration has clearly shown since the resignation drama of May 24, it is that he is no pushover. In the nine months at the helm, Nobel Prize winner and NGO icon Muhammad Yunus has slipped from being the man the country welcomed as a…
India’s pushback to Pakistan’s provocation in Pahalgam is an inflection point in regional geopolitics. There are big-picture lessons that must be absorbed to reorient Indian statecraft in a rapidly changing international and regional setting. The Sino-Pakistan axis has acquired an operational reality that is difficult to ignore and not straightforward to counter. Most strategists recognise…
Noted Pakistani political scientist, Ayesha Siddiqa, is believed to have said that every time the Pakistani army loses a war, their generals pin on a medal. The recent four-day Indo Pak war can be summed up as this: India bombed terrorist targets in Pakistan, the Pakistani air force engaged the Indian air force, whereupon the…
The recent Union Cabinet decision to amend the Waqf Act, 1995 and repeal the outdated Waqf Act, 1923 has generated both interest and some manufactured outrage. While a few fringe voices attempt to build a narrative of fear and disenfranchisement, a closer look reveals a clear and much-needed reform: one that strengthens the management, transparency,…
