After a long time, I read a book that is an example of brilliant storytelling. ‘A Village Dies – your invitation to a memorable funeral’ by Ivan Arthur. Published by ‘Speaking Tiger’. It is a story in convenient flashbacks. TVD, is a story of two villages Kevni and Amboli, in erstwhile Bombay. A mixed community… Read More »
Thank you Prime Minister Narendar Modi. Before you get any idea, let me clarify, I am not thanking the prime minister for his fight against black money or his bold decision to suddenly withdraw INR 500 / INR 1000 currency notes from circulation or the way he went about it! This is a very by-the-way… Read More »
Continuous stress was never supposed to be part of your life. Unfortunately, in today’s life, you expected to carry multidimensional stress. There is a tremendous pressure to perform and deliver in professional and personal life. Person in every stage of life is just crumbling under this stress. The school going kids are as stressed as… Read More »
Every action of yours, voluntary or involuntary, conscious or unconscious is being absorbed by your surrounding ecosystem. Each element in the ecosystem is distorting, deleting and generalising to make the impressions acceptable to their belief system and experience. ‘BRAND-i’, is the real net residual impression or perception of you the other person carries in mind.… Read More »
It is beyond my comprehension, why most of the influential well-known people keep books caged in the fancy book rack’s along the wall of their reading room. The literary over the tortured ego wall proudly display’s the collection. The books sourced, owned and hopefully read by them. The books act like trophies, and they pose… Read More »
Let me take you back to the night of December 31, 2015 and January 1, 2016. You are most likely with friends enjoying the moment. You have plans and determination in your eyes. There are resolutions you have so cleverly crafted to leave no escape route open. You are after all a highly determined person.… Read More »
Fear is one of the basic response systems. It is quite natural to have fear. In reality, there is no one who does not fear something. We do gain understanding of few things and overcome their fear. Many experiences install a new kind of insecurities and fear in us. Fear as a trigger keeps evolving… Read More »
The Bigg Boss ‘India- Isse Apna Hi Ghar Samjho’ registration for audition closed yesterday. It is a carefully thought out strategic move from Colors. A move that for being successful will require a lot more efforts than just selection of interesting common people. The selected ones will live with the celebrities. Creating space for new… Read More »
It was a long time that I was seeing a play. The last one I saw was at Shophia a year or so back. I am a play enthusiast. I have been rejected in auditions. And I have directed a full-length play. MERA WHO MATLAB NAHIN THA at St Andrews Audotorium ( first timers need to… Read More »
It all started with a small conversation. I shared my email id with an old acquaintance who wished to send me some content to read before we could discuss the same. He called back in some time to check if my id was NETKOT. ‘Yes’, I confirmed ‘it is Nagpur Elephant Tango Kolkatta Elephant Tango’… Read More »
