My education is right at the top when it comes to sharing credit for making me who I am today. My years studying at the Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) gave me the foundation to view life and the world in a new light. I learnt detailing and questioning at IRMA. There is no […]

An important part of taking the CAT exam (or for that matter most of the other Indian MBA exams) is to go through all the questions. If you do not time yourself well in the exam you might miss out on some sitters at the end – which might just make the difference between a […]

I am happy. Aren’t I? Just a two word question and the answer is more often than not vague and lost. This is the same question Juliet asks herself as she meets people at Ananda Village and thus begins the quest for happiness. Finding Happiness is a documentary and yet it’s more like a trailer […]

X-Men: Days of Future Past unites the original cast of the X-Men franchise (Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, etc.) with the stars of 2011′s prequel First Class (Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult). With the X-Men hunted in the distant future by mutant-killing robots called the Sentinels, Wolverine (Jackman) is […]

Many first-generation successful people across the world are often showered with the typical “Oh, he is a self-made man. We are so proud of him.” This typically happens with people who have not had a family history of ‘success’ in the same field. This showering of praise makes people start getting accustomed to it, and […]

Relationships, what are they? I guess they mean different things to different people. For some, it’s everything and for some it’s just something menial in their life. Sure we have modernized but I think we have modernized a bit too much. Our best friend is our mobile phone now and we love to call every […]

When Ahmed Patel, the trusted confidante of Sonia Gandhi, said last week days ago that the Congress is even ready to join the third front to keep Narendra Modi out, it betrayed the utter despair in Congress and allied camps in the face of certain defeat. The various hints coming from other Congress leaders reveal […]

Yesterday, Amethi experienced 55% of voting in the General election. Its one of the 80 lok sabha constituency in UP. Rahul Gandhi has been the Member of parliament for last 10 years from Amethi. In fact, out of the 12 General Elections held from 1967 till date, INC has won in Amethi for 10 times. […]

May be Thailand is not for all. May be the exotic beaches and the mind numbing nightlife is not appealing to some folks out there. So, many people might not be able to enjoy their stay in Thailand. It might happen that they might repent going to this happening country. So, before you embark on […]

That’s right. The title actually reads TANSTAAFL. This weird sounding acronym was first used by Robert Heinlein in his 1966 sci-fi novel, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. The aphorism that it stands for, however, predates it by decades. “There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch” (TANSTAAFL) expresses the idea that even if […]