Yesterday, actress-turned politician, six times Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, the leader of masses and a national leader of stature J Jayalalithaa was laid to rest draped in her favourite green saree. An epic era came to an end. The uncertainties continue, even though her close associate, tea-vendor turned politician OP Panneerselvam took over as… Read More »
None of us have a professional or personal life where everything is fine. Perfection is anyway a work-in-progress, so is satisfaction and happiness. It is said, ‘Everything can be taken from a man but the last of human freedoms – the ability to choose one’s attitude in a given set of circumstances, to choose one’s… Read More »
There is always a problem in sequels. However, Kahani2 is not a sequel. It is what is called a real franchise. A genre in itself. So Sujoy Gosh is back with Vidya Balan in trying to give you a tense, gripping, layered story. And just because there exists Kahani, and you were captivated by it;… Read More »
Is it story spread over 45 days. A story of greed, dissatisfaction and an unsuspecting innocent trap that closes on Aman ( Ranvir Shorey). Many of us know it as greed. ‘Moh Maya Money‘ plays on the omnipotent omnipresent pulsating irritating desire to jump socio economic strata. It is fuelled by a belief which says… Read More »
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 »
Like in the speech given by Chatur in the film 3Idiots where certain parts of a speech were replaced, here’s an attempt to do the same with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on November 8, 2016 where he announced the demonetising of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes in an attempt to… 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 »
I always hated the News-hour with Arnab Goswami on Times Now. And as I look back, maybe I hated this person called AG routinely playing right. Doing what many of us would have wanted to be doing but are too afraid to do. As I write this article with today’s debate in the background, I… Read More »
In my career, I worked with a lot many professionals managers, who were also great human beings. They helped shape my approach in life. Under their expert tutelage, I was introduced to the hugely potent management tool; the art of ‘Managing By Walking Around’ ( MWA). I am a great fan of it. Most of… Read More »
