June 17, 2013 There are a few discussions going on in the social media space on encouraging a minimum educational qualification for becoming an Indian politician or civil services bureaucrat. The proponents of this proposal feel that educated people will be more honest and will care more about the country. This is a seemingly logical … Continue reading Only people with net-worth of >Rs 100 Cr should be allowed to become politicians or bureaucrats in India

June 14, 2013 I picked up the latest edition of Outlook magazine at Mumbai airport on my way to Ahmedabad, with the cover story reading “The world’s 25 smartest Indians” – too tempting to resist. Am writing this blog piece on my flight back home. So, who are these ? Anyone we know ? Well, … Continue reading The World’s 25 smartest Indians – a quick analysis

May 29, 2013 So, we are back from the UK vacation. Am listing down here some interesting things I noticed - some differences still do persist between western countries / civilisations and us (Indians in India). However, the gap in life-styles is closing fast. There is high degree of consciousness of personal space, mostly felt … Continue reading The UK vacation – the closing gap

April 30, 2013 We have become a nation of “time-wasters”, by discussing way too many topics for way too much time.  And then we forget the details of many topics, and in some cases, the topics themselves, as newer topics come up...Or new details come up in a particular topic, which make the earlier details … Continue reading 24×7 news channels should be made 4×6

April 28, 2013 Just saw Dhoni hit a sixer on the last ball vs KKR in IPL 6, rising to the occasion and delivering the goods when required. Have been inspired to put together a short list of leadership lessons that one could learn from cricket captains (am sure that the same would apply to … Continue reading Leadership lessons from cricket captains