Human Resources has undergone quite a transformation in the past few decades. What used to be limited to recruiting, training and handling the operational side of managing personnel is now evolving into a discipline employing predictive models, statistical analysis, and state of the art data capturing and management. Thought leaders have always advocated HR’s role […]

It’s for the special ones suffering with the most coveted fever- Love! [Actually, to be more precise, the scene after the heart attack (breakup!)] I once believed, Love is simply happiness with blend of emotions, like, forgiveness, candidness, anger, jealousy, feeling of hatred, at times like a habit, an infatuation, an expectation figure, et al. […]

If everybody was allowed to use the time machine to go back in time, some of them might like to go back in the late 20’s and warn the world about the Great Depression, some of them to the 60’s to hear the mesmerizing music of The Beatles, and many of us Indians would want […]

Mr Sudeep Nair, Global Head for the Strategic Business Transformation Unit at Jardine Lloyd Thompson(JLT) India addressed the participants of IIM Indore PGP at Mumbai on 23rd February 2014. He shared his thoughts on the topic “Consulting in the IT Industry”. The interaction was very informative with a lot of insights being shared about the […]

As Jim Morrison croons ever so softly in my ears in a way only he can you can’t help but be a bit romantic about the days gone by. But sadly even good old Jimmy can’t help, let’s be honest no one is going to miss those gazillion god forsaken presentations, those extra lectures on […]

 Malls they are killing me..For every bachelors ever lived,they are the symbol of never ending celibacy…happy couples roaming hand in hand and enjoying each others spoils in a way that will push every single men around into unimaginable depths depressions…even mcflurry and krushers fails to taste good on seeing them…… In my vast experience,there […]

If the young sailor had known that it could well be his last voyage,he wouldn’t have gone into the sea. A storm has struck the coastal area and he,in his wooden cockleshell, is battling the ferocious waves whooshing by.He has already surrendered his fate against the baleful storm.Suddenly,he sees a glimmer of hope,a light emerging […]

According to our constitution minimum wage is the income which guarantees bare subsistence and also provides for educational,medical and some level of comfort. The fixation of minimum wage should consider following things: It should cover 2700 calories requirement of husband, wife and two children.Clothing requirement of 72 yards annually, rent for minimum area as specified […]

“Alex wanted to name our baby girl, Sofia”, Liz said. She seemed nostalgic. “What do you think,Ana?”, she asked, not looking at me but at the padre who was chanting the funeral rites. “I think its a beautiful name.”,I said, holding her hand.I tried not to break down. I did not know how Liz held […]

There has been sudden increase in discounts in India retail especially since the growth of e-commerce. There is a well-defined logic behind these discounts. Getting customers from internet isn’t cheap. It requires companies to spend a lot of money upfront to acquire one customer and then, they hope that customer will make several repeat purchases […]