It’s been three full years since the first news of the Pandemic had started trickling in, in March 2020. The whole of Jan and Feb 2020, we in India had kept on hearing news from China and the Far-East and a bit from the western countries. But we kept on pretending that our 1000-year old … Continue reading Three years since the beginning of the Pandemic
Author: smish2050
Convocation address for Mumbai Univ MBA students (May 2022)
So…I addressed a graduating class of b-school students in May 2022. Had then scribbled some points which I had used for the address. Have now cobbled some English around those points to make this a blog piece… “Hi friends and fellow MBAs…this is the first time after 100 years, that an MBA batch is stepping … Continue reading Convocation address for Mumbai Univ MBA students (May 2022)
Rocket Boys – building scientific temper of a nation
So finally managed to see the 8 episodes of Rocket Boys on Sony Liv OTT platform (60% User Experience quality as compared to Netflix or Amazon Prime). I was delighted with the attempt of the endeavour to bring an esoteric part of our history of scientific research to the masses. This was one of the … Continue reading Rocket Boys – building scientific temper of a nation
Corporate lessons from women leaders
I had the huge fortune of moderating a panel discussion with four phenomenal women leaders of corporate life today. In those 40 minutes (of which I unfortunately spoke for 4-5 mins at the beginning), there were at least 40 quotable quotes and lessons which flew from all directions. Am capturing some of them that I … Continue reading Corporate lessons from women leaders
K for Covid…Capital “K”
This is a micro-piece on economy and economic recovery in light of the last two years of the in-and-out Covid pandemic. Many businesses and almost all stock markets had taken a nose-dive in mid-2020 after the global clamping of lockdowns and with most businesses slowing down with a sickening crunch. Pundits started speculating on the … Continue reading K for Covid…Capital “K”
