July 25, 2014 Was somewhat excited with the WSJ article this week on sluggish worldwide sales of Tablets, across brands. “Excited” because I have been grappling with the intended uses of a tablet for the past 3-4 years, and wondering as to how can I replace either the phone or the laptop with the tablet? … Continue reading Pre-Obit of the Tablet

Nov 1, 2013 The thought started off with the newspaper report on Sachin Tendulkar’s polite refusal of the Congress Party’s invite to him for campaigning for the Madhya Pradesh elections. This reminded me of the time when Amitabh Bachchan’s star value was sought to be tapped during the 1984 elections. And of my subsequent conclusion … Continue reading Why Rahul should become the Prime Minister of India…Rahul Dravid

Oct 2, 2013 Hope you have joined the ranks of people who have seen “Lunch-Box” and have salivated over the surrealistically romantic movie as well as over the lovely food shown throughout the movie. If you have not, and still intend to see the movie, then I would advise you to skip this piece and … Continue reading 10 different ways Lunch-box could have ended

Sep 9, 2013 I had visited an office on the 10th floor of a building in Bandra East, and saw the view from there. The view was brilliant since there were no tall buildings close by, and hence one got a clear view of a few kilometres. As I saw lower and closer to the … Continue reading TV – the opium of the masses…and it’s role in nation-building

First published in Mint Sep 4, 2013 The Indian economy has witnessed a fall across the board—be it gross domestic product (GDP), fiscal deficit, current account deficit (CAD), inflation, interest rates or corporate earnings. And so have the capital markets—from equities and commodities to the rupee. There are four key factors that have led to … Continue reading Four factors that led to India’s fall