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Essays, commentary, thoughts and opinions
on Mythology, life and business

  • The Silent One

    The Silent One

    There are many types of leaders.What is important is the sequence of being each one…

  • Galloping to Heaven

    Galloping to Heaven

    Describing a very important event in the Prophet Muhammad’s life…

  • Waiting to Exile

    Waiting to Exile

    Sometimes,even the wisest cannot see all ends.Hence,what may seem wrong today,may come across as being absolutely right tomorrow…

  • The Laws of the Jungle

    The Laws of the Jungle

    It is the hallmark of a good leader to know just how stringent and at the same time,how flexible the rules should be…

  • Talking Matters

    Talking Matters

    India – a land where the spoken word is far mightier than the written one. Why is this so?…

  • Many Avatars

    Many Avatars

    There is a reason why Vishnu has so many Avatars.It is because every avatar has its own meaning and realization attached to it.A very specific purpose which the devotee has to figure out…

  • What an Idea! Sirji

    What an Idea! Sirji

    We seem to be trying to free ourselves of the fetters of caste and social status and feudal hierachies, aren’t we ?…

  • Total Confucion

    Total Confucion

    A way of life and thought that gives importance to the collective and not just the self…

  • Breaking the Rules

    Breaking the Rules

    Rules are made to keep order and discipline,but sometimes these very rules end up becoming a bane…

  • Mahabharata inside the house

    Mahabharata inside the house

    Three sets of brothers – the same relationship binds them all and yet,all behave so differently…

  • Beowolf

    Beowolf

    A tale about a Viking hero who does all the feats expected of a hero…

  • Warm Welcome

    Warm Welcome

    A marriage,to succeed,has to be about give and take.But then,so must most institutions !…

  • Stillness and Movement

    Stillness and Movement

    Beyond the turbulence lies the calm and after the stillness,once again the storm !…

  • Common Corporate Culture Beyond Belief

    Common Corporate Culture Beyond Belief

    Does it really matter how we get there ? What matters is where we are trying to reach…

  • Goddess of the Chase

    Goddess of the Chase

    The tale of Diana,the Greek goddess of the Chase…

  • Friday 13

    Friday 13

    Why does a date ’13th’ and a day ‘Friday’, in conjunction with each other,inspire so much fear ??????…

  • Both sides now

    Both sides now

    The importance of all – emotion,passion,efficiency and practicality – must be realised by a leader…

  • Lifetime experience

    Lifetime experience

    It is the wisdom of the ages earned through experience that we should make sure is passed on,not material wealth…