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Hang in There!

For several years, a small yet powerful “Hang in There!” sticker adorned the edge of my workstation, quietly witnessing countless late nights, early mornings, and moments of doubt. It wasn’t just a piece of adhesive decoration — it was a reminder to persist, especially on the days when challenges loomed…
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Meeting Prakash Padukone

I had a #FanBoy moment when I met Mr. Prakash Padukone recently 😊Mr. Padukone won the All England Badminton championship in 1980 and that changed the course of Badminton in India. His victory is considered as one of the greatest achievements in Indian Badminton history. Since his retirement, he has coached many…
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When you don’t want to be part of the news

When you don't want to be part of the news!What started as a routine flight from Doha quickly turned into a nightmare 2 hours later. One moment, I was comfortably scrolling through the channels to decide what to watch; the next, the plane dropped unexpectedly - just a free fall…
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Is the co-pilot more important than the Pilot?

Is the co-pilot more important than the Pilot?In the ever-evolving landscape of innovation, we're witnessing a profound shift: the co-pilot, in the form of Artificial Intelligence, is taking center stage, sometimes overshadowing the traditional pilot – human intelligence. This paradigm shift prompts a fundamental question: is the co-pilot more important…
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Last Man Standing – The Indian Ecommerce story

There’s an interesting game being played in India for a few years now.  It’s called the “Last Man Standing” game.  Some of the players playing this game include Flipkart, Snapdeal and more recently Amazon. Since the second innings of e-commerce which started in India around  2007-08, several e-commerce companies have…
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Trains, Planes and Harrowed Passengers

I read 2 news items today with great interest 1. China has officially clocked the world’s fastest train at a mind blowing 481 km/h. This is the world’s fastest electric unmodified commercial train 2. Greedy Airlines in India would like to charge as much as Rs. 40,000 for domestic flights.…
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I could have died!

3rd December 1984. Bhopal. 7 am. It was a chilly Monday morning. The school bus, which was actually an improvised Shaktiman truck, was parked in its usual place in Sultania Infantry Lines.  The kids, including me, had boarded the bus and it was ready to go.   The driver counted the…
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London colder than Antarctica

I picked up a copy of the Evening Standard on my way home today. Apparently, London is colder than some parts of Antarctica as temperatures plunged to as low as -10C overnight. The Telegraph had a similar article Look at this satellite image. Britain is completely covered in snow, the…