Bangalore. Hired an auto rickshaw from Majestic to BTM, had to bribe him with my shoe to charge me meter fare. On reaching BTM, I had to give him my second shoe to pay the fare. Now, I was Bilbo Baggins. The weather was cool; my friend was missing. I called him; he gave me […]

Australia has dominated World Cricket since early 90s to the mid-2000s. Their rigorous systems, planning and strategy and careful selections moulded many a great and quite a few effective players in the last two decades. Hence the present deterioration is tough to see. India and Australia have in some senses faced a similar phase in […]

The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel stadium at National Sports Club of India (NSCI), Worli, looked like a star-studded affair the days it hosted the Indian Badminton League ((IBL). There was not only a serpentine queue to get into the stadium but there were crowds all over to see stars like Saina Nehwal, Ashwini, Lee Chong Wei. […]

image courtesy: Bharat Goyal Photography The end of a journey is more important, because this end was the driver of your journey. You always set this end to get there at any costs. This end is the report card of your whole journey. If you agree with above statements, prepare to experience failure in that […]

Should shoppers pay to enter a shopping mall? A decision by an Ahmedabad mall to charge Rs 20 to visitors on a public holiday has triggered a debate on the pros and cons of such an entry fee. Ahmedabad’s Himalaya Mall justified its entry fee with the need to regulate the flow of visitors into […]

Face it, you can’t ace aptitude tests without being comfortable with mathematical calculations. Each 30 seconds saved due to quicker calculation per question equals a total potential saving of 8-10 minutes, which translate to 4-5 additional attempts and better percentiles. Candidates dread calculations commonly because of not being oriented towards doing calculations faster. I take […]

The brain is a fantastic beast. Works extremely hard to ensure that you don’t really put in too much effort. Its a cognitive miser and it forces you to act like one. Any amount of tough decisions that the brain needs to make, it will find a way to push it forward to a later […]

Jalsaghar (aka “The Music Room”) is a 1958 drama film directed by master Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Based on a short story of the same name by Bangla writer Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, Jalsaghar presents the tale of decline of a feudal lord in the pre-independence India. Jalsaghar stars veteran Bangla actor Chhabi Biswas in the lead […]

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For technical institutes in India, The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is the most feared thing in the world once a year – during the annual inspection when its inspectors make trips to institutes to certify them with a pass or fail grade. They work like secret-service officers and have little to do […]