2021-12-12 06:17
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2021-12-04 07:47
Having worked in OEMs throughout my career of 12 years in automotive and aerospace industry, I can proudly say that Indian MSMEs have come a long way. MSMEs are a big part of OEMs (Original… Read More
2021-10-09 02:08
6 ways to manage short and long term stressI could not laugh when everyone was rolling over their seats that day. We had guests and were watching a new comedy on Netflix after dinner. L… Read More
2021-10-02 17:45
Let Us All Write Genuine Product Reviews and Create Reliable Online CommunityLast night it was my turn to cook. But, I convinced my wife and ordered online. My ploy of telling that she neede… Read More
2021-09-24 11:09
Do these 12 steps to give your best.Each one of us has had sleepless nights and failed in life. We all skip a beat when we think of failure.I remember… Read More
2021-09-18 12:16
Improving work relationships is the need of t… Read More
2021-08-02 12:45
My friend who worked in the investment bank had a
very hectic life. His regular 12-hour day started at 9 am and sometimes went
until 11 pm. Long meetings always kept him busy, and he never t… Read More
2021-07-15 06:40
After seeing this book’s mention in national bestsellers and in advice for authors to read, I checked it out and started reading. Eventually, I couldn’t disagree that authors sho… Read More
2021-07-09 18:13
That old man became emotional on his farewell. He worked for one organization throughout his career and retired without trumpets and clarinets.He was constantly on top of his work; I have r… Read More
2021-07-02 18:13
Cast:Adam Brody as Nick TalmanEdi Gathegi as Ronald DaceyOtmara Marrero as Izzy MoralesStartup is an American streaming television drama created by Ben Ketai. Season 1 was released in 2016… Read More
2021-06-28 11:39
We all know about healthy eating, this diet and that diet. We know about the benefits of home cooked, local and organic food. The nutritional information on the back of packaged f… Read More
2021-06-23 18:01
This book was ranked #13 among the nominated books in the 2020 Goodreads choice awards - fiction category. It surprised me. The only book by an Indian author to make it there. Out of curiosi… Read More
2021-06-19 13:45
I was enjoying my scrumptious Paneer Tikka during the last office party. One of the foreign delegates standing next to me, also enjoying his chicken, asked my colleague about his plans for t… Read More
2021-06-16 16:13
I remember reading the story of a boy who scored high marks in the state level exams. He was the son of an autorickshaw driver and studied only under the street light or kerosene lamp.It nev… Read More
2021-05-26 09:27
I have not yet received my first jab. Billions of adults in India tried to register at the same time on May 1, only to find that the website could not handle so much traffic and was not work… Read More
2021-05-16 09:00
Eustress is the giving of constructive criticism that does not distress, but further motivates to improve skills and to achieve a good level of competence.It is a positive cognitive response… Read More
2021-04-30 13:44
Here’s the last post in the series A2Z tips to grow your business: Zoom-in Zoom-Out Growing a business takes a lot of effort, people have to strain every nerve to make it grow. Th… Read More
2021-04-30 07:23
Today I am writing about how you can prepare the younger generation to become an entrepreneur. After a while, as an entrepreneur, you know you can only go so far, and then you rely on y… Read More
2021-04-28 16:47
The digital market has changed the landscape of entrepreneurs. With the ever-growing social platforms, entrepreneurs can increase their reach to customers to an unmanageable extent. It is li… Read More
2021-04-27 15:28
Imagine while cooking, the clock is approaching
noon but your burner goes out. You find that you have no extra gas-cylinder.
But your kind neighbors come to the rescue and lend you a portabl… Read More
2021-04-26 15:31
Celebrating victory is important, but not at the expense of one’s humility. The process of ego formation is a quasi-static one that always remains in equilibrium, and you don’t n… Read More
2021-04-25 17:27
"I have my own business, and I don’t rely on job-promotions like these corporate geeks. Why should I learn new skills? I know my job and that should be enough."I’m sorry f… Read More
2021-04-24 18:21
"The presentation last night was not good, I need to manage my time better. It pissed the client off because the presentation didn’t show what I was talking about, and it ha… Read More
2021-04-22 18:09
What is something that can drag your company down, even if you have a powerful network, an unbeatable marketing strategy and a mature business process?Your stakeholder management. If not man… Read More
2021-04-22 10:37
Do you know the PepperTap story?It was founded in 2014 in Gurgaon and was one of the first online grocery shopping apps. They tied up with local stores and ran on zero inventory m… Read More
2021-04-20 18:11
This one will end quickly. Yes, because it's about quick-wins. It’s about something that can change your life or your business in 90 seconds. Yes, you read that right - 90 seconds. But… Read More
2021-04-19 18:41
I was pretty relaxed during my last visit to hairdresser. I closed my eyes, I couldn’t see much without glasses anyway, spent the styling time thinking about writing the next blo… Read More
2021-04-18 13:49
My brother's friend who runs a tourism company had an early inkling that the Covid was going to attack his business and in a big way. Troubled by this unbeatable threat, he used that u… Read More
2021-04-17 14:50
This lesson I learned hard way that Networking plays a vital role in achieving successWhen I tried to figure out how people of moderate skills accomplish so much in life, I saw they were pre… Read More
2021-04-17 14:48
Marketing is like making a girlfriend, you seldom find out what worked.Without marketing, your amazing, well-designed product will never live the life it was meant to. There are so man… Read More
2021-04-15 18:37
Ok, you already know it's important to be a leader so your business grows.Let's look into the different leadership styles-With a clear and stable mind, think about what kind of leader… Read More
2021-04-14 13:54
This is not an effortless task if you have a small team or run the
business with one or two people. Regardless, it is essential to monitor your
business performance and know all your bu… Read More
2021-04-12 18:41
Ok, most of us will have read this book or heard of this book 5 AM Club by Robin Sharma. This book inspired today's post.But I will not preach the benefits of getting up early for your… Read More
2021-04-10 16:31
Competitive Intelligence is collecting and analysing information from competitor's landscape. It warns you of the risks involved with your products and helps you take quick decisions.Benefit… Read More
2021-04-09 15:54
The Halo effect is the tendency for positive impressions of a person, company, brand, or product in one area to positively influence opinions or feelings in other areas.It was originally ide… Read More
2021-04-08 16:29
Going extramile, goldplating or customer delight talk about providing customers with a service that goes beyond their expectations. This helps you to make an emotional connection with them.I… Read More
2021-04-07 15:55
During the discussion with his business partner, Amay tried to straighten up and shift a little on the swivel chair. This slight adjustment gave him a temporary respite from the stabbing pai… Read More
2021-04-06 13:47
Effective Communication is a necessary element to leave the long lasting impression on your business stakeholders. It helps to build the emotional connect with them, and can mend your busine… Read More
2021-04-05 15:11
Do you know Apple once launched a digital camera? And it failed?Here is an excerpt from a book I can't recommend more- The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman"Ideas that are too early of… Read More
2021-04-03 13:51
When I was writing this post, 14,930,520 cyber attacks already happened that day. If you want to check today, check it out here.Let us look into the consequences of cyber attack for yo… Read More
2021-04-02 08:36
Branding is necessary because it communicates with your potential customers and talks about what your business can offer them.The answer to these questions-Why is it that sometimes a great… Read More
2021-04-01 05:19
Have you ever run out of ideas for your business growth?Never understood why leads weren't converting into sales?You ran out of ways to improve your product.Don't know what fell short in the… Read More
2021-03-25 11:02
Now is the time to reveal the theme for A2Z Blogchatter challenge.Although I always wished, but never took part in this kind of challenge. Thanks to #BlogchatterA2Z Challenge 2021, I a… Read More
2021-03-22 16:43
Here I am writing about the topic which is hard to imagine and daunting to
follow. This differs from your travel in mountains. Remembering those travel
days, you cannot say, “I have do… Read More
2021-03-14 13:43
I am a thirty-three-year-old happily married man in Silicon Valley, CA who came from a tier three city in India. I work for a tier three company in the Bay area where FAANGM are the first ti… Read More
2021-03-08 16:05
On Women's Day, I would like to talk about the three women authors who inspired me through their booksRhonda ByrneI still remember my eyes wandering through the narrow-cramped bookshelves at… Read More
2021-02-20 06:44
It served a philosophical curry with a pickle of fiction. I crafted my diet, made my chapati, ate with the curry and touched the pickle.‘Jasmine builds on shifting sands,’ I was… Read More
2021-02-13 05:15
Glad! I found this book, somehow missed noticing it may be because last 1-2 years I have been reading more of non-fiction books. But since mid-2020, I am back on my reading strike and… Read More
2021-01-31 16:51
Reading this article about Myntra’s logo, I pondered, “Does it make sense? How is it derogatory for women?” In fact, I appreciate the creativity of t… Read More
2021-01-26 11:13
I picked up Mr Bhagat’s book to check what is it that makes him sell so many books. The conclusion was not unexpected though; the name sells not the book or the story, and it would be… Read More
2021-01-15 13:11
The sun blazed Amay’s eyes as he rode to office. Shadowing his eyes with
left hand, he was moving cautiously at 30 km/hr on a seemingly vacant but
damaged road. The image of white diam… Read More
2021-01-08 10:34
Why I chose this book?I check out books recommended by celebrities or prominent individuals as sometimes you could get your hands on books like this gem- “ A Man Called Ove”.&nbs&hell…Read More
2020-12-31 14:02
When 2020 started, I had put up a status on WhatsApp as “Make the most in 2020”. Corona struck the world and made the most of it than anybody else. It is going good even at… Read More
2020-12-24 12:11
No, this is not a review of the Netflix documentary- The Social Dilemma.This Netflix documentary gives you chills in the spine and&nbs&hell…Read More
2020-12-21 10:06
“Any woman is only as strong as she chooses to be“, this quote pretty much sums up the entire theme of The Blue Phoenix by Chethana Ramesh. It is the story of many middle-class g… Read More
2020-12-14 17:17
"Fear stays as long as you let it stay"Everybody has their own share of fear. It doesn't spare anyone-poor and rich, educated and uneducated, wise and foolish, young and old, all are engulfe… Read More
2020-12-01 17:38
The Riverside Man and other short stories is a collection of the author’s experiences of life in the form of eleven heart touching short stories. Each of the story forces you to reflec… Read More
2020-11-28 16:43
Last Tuesday, the traffic was not that irritating, and the people were not that insensible as they generally are on my way to home. I was surprised and happy that the drive from office… Read More
2020-11-21 09:53
We at some point in our lives feel low, demotivated or clueless and try to find out ways to overcome that feeling. Below five books can cheer you up.Grab them as per their theme… Read More
2020-11-13 09:13
I would like to introduce this book review program with my fellow authors. The concept is simple1)Let me know through the comment form if you would like me to review your book on my blog and… Read More
2020-11-01 08:54
Mythological monologues is one of those eclectic books which can be in your bookshelves for a very long time. The readers, from any generation, who would have an interest in mythological cha… Read More
2020-10-26 09:30
Here I am with my first novel : Lifeline- Will they ever succeed?Initial Reviews:Blurb:Teesha, an ambitious marketing workaholic, who is still battling the scars of her previous relati… Read More
2020-10-16 14:23
Let me start by asking the question-What is your lifeline?That gives you lifeThat keeps you goingNo matter how rough the road isBut you smile With the company of your lifeline.I w… Read More
2020-10-02 12:28
Accepting change will always be the challenge for people. It pushes them to come out of their comfort zone and exposes their weakness. The man or woman who stands tall and shows persistent e… Read More
2020-09-20 14:29
The book that changed my thought process was The Secret. I read it in 2008, and at that time I had a dream that one day I’d become an author and write my own novels. Around that time a… Read More
2020-09-12 18:06
Have you ever had troubles in managing tough people? Is there a colleague who would give you a hard time to share that report, or a neighbor who would not speak a respectful sentence to… Read More
2020-09-02 17:17
Last week I was driving slowly at 12km/hr in the parking lot of my society. It had metallic speed breakers installed at every 100 metres. Bumps that have a higher tangential angl… Read More
2020-08-21 14:34
Above is an English translation of the Hindi dialogue "Raja ka beta raja hota hai" from Super-30, a Bollywood movie based on a true story of an individual who trained thousands of students f… Read More
2020-08-09 17:23
Engrossing...Was the first reaction as I finished this book. After a long time I grabbed a love story, and was ecstatic that I chose this one. The riveting story coupled with a nail-biting t… Read More
2020-08-04 09:36
Enticed by the title and nice online reviews, I selected it and simply put I was amazed by this book, and the author’s thought process. Imagining heaven seemed next to impossible for m… Read More
2020-07-19 11:19
This post has been published by me as a part of Blog-a-Ton 59; the fifty-ninth edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. In association with IndiCrea… Read More
2020-07-15 12:14
Nex-Tep is a book for all the young professionals and aspiring managers. It will guide them to shape their career in the right direction, and will help them take a wise decision to sus… Read More
2020-07-11 12:01
The lock-down season brought many changes in our lifestyle. We never imagined that swarms of traffic would become a thing of the past, that we will not eat for months from restaurants. The c… Read More
2020-07-04 10:13
Nostalgia took over me last week when I went through my digital bookshelf. I cherished the wisdom of non-fiction and relived the prominent and splendid characters of the legendry fictio… Read More
2020-06-20 16:32
You deserve your own time. Book an appointment with your inner-self.The path to reach out to your inner self is yoga. It creates consciousness and aids to turn the inner turmoil to an equili… Read More
2020-06-15 16:20
Amay woke up with temple-bells buzzing his head. He snoozed his phone-alarm and visualised the dream he saw last night. It all happened in front of his eyes but that alarm woke him up to the… Read More
2020-06-10 16:37
Have you ever thought about the happiest days of your life? Well, I recently did, and a day that I spent in an NGO made it to one of the happiest days of my life.I must admit that this visit… Read More
2020-06-07 11:46
Why do you need it?Everybody at some point in their life goes deep down into that ditch of troubles and problems. The ditch is so deeper that you lose contact with your friends and relatives… Read More
2020-06-03 16:20
I remember that dayWhen I met my companionFor the first time,I was fourWhen he came home,And my heart Bounced with happiness and ecstasy Like those unknown bumps on the roads… Read More
2020-05-31 10:26
Book Rating: 4 /5Irrationally Passionate describes the journey of one of the successful and sought after entrepreneur of the country. Jason Kothari today is one of the top 10… Read More
2020-05-23 18:55
I, after a long time, bring to you the eighth post in the series As simple As It Can Be.But this time I am writing it in a different tone than the earlier posts. I ask myself that what… Read More
2019-01-12 09:07
BOOK REVIEW: The Killings in November
AUTHOR: Rajesh Talwar
This is a play enacted and well suited for Delhi and revolved around people who were afraid and shit… Read More
2018-04-26 14:52
Do you have a habit that you want to get rid off but are so addicted to it that you have no idea -How To Do That? Do you realize that a particular trait is actually bad but you are help… Read More
2018-04-04 14:53
I have now started having headaches on daily basis. Is it a disease , No I don't think so then what could it be, and the cause keeps boggling my mind. I realized that it… Read More
2017-02-18 17:15
Last week I was watching a talk show wherin one of my favorite actors Akshaye Kumar was taking to the audience and said, "It is 30 % hardwork and 60-70%luck or fate that decides success f… Read More
2017-01-28 06:31
Our life is a marvelous and unique sequence of events, so we should love
and appreciate it every single day. Unfortunately, sometimes we have to deal
with different stressful situations… Read More
2016-10-10 16:00
The first thought that comes to me is that the train is an economic and safe way of travelling than going by road. If we leave the 10 percent of 1.3 billion people of India, th… Read More
2016-06-06 15:39
Book Review: Murder Most RightAuthor: Anup RijhwaniCategory: FictionRating : 3/5
This book by Anup Rijhwani, is a story of Aakash, that makes us sail on the turbulence of his life… Read More
2016-02-22 12:38
Book Review: Gunshot Victims UnitAuthor: Vaibhav MukimCategory: FictionRating : 1/5
Gunshot Victims was a story about a dystopian world where communalism was prevalent everywhere, and onl… Read More
2016-01-17 17:48
Eighteen The end of innocence is a story of Raghu, Aadi, Shalini , and, also you and me. It is because that we can connect with the story in some way or the other, and would remind us of… Read More
2015-11-08 18:12
This post has been published by me as a part of Blog-a-Ton 57; the fifty-seventh edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. In association with Madhu… Read More
2015-10-27 17:31
Book Review: Anything to look hotAuthor: Jas KohliCategory :FictionRating: 3.5/5
Jas Kohli, with this book,gives you a true companion when you have no one to talk to in the train, and whe… Read More
2015-08-29 14:48
Book Review: The Design Of Everyday Things
Author: Don Norman
Category: Non FictionRating: 5/5
I am thankful to Marrisa Mayer-CEO of Yahoo, Neha Borkar-Indiatimes Author, Facebo… Read More
2015-06-01 14:48
I was wondering what I had been upto last night. I ate 3 Mac D burgers, 2 large Coke, 2 Frenchfries packet and watched 3 back to back movies. I slept at 5, and did realize at that time t… Read More
2015-04-05 17:05
The day started with an enriching tea followed by delicious Poha and Jalebi. My mom is the best in cooking them. I teased my newly wedded wife Nimisha that she just couldn't be better than… Read More
2014-10-25 09:20
Diwali......The moment of togetherness.....The happiness to be cherished lifelong.....The lightening of the fun in everyone's heart...
Diwali, one of the most joyous and entertaining day… Read More
2014-09-21 16:21
This is the seventh one in the series that describes some of the basic traits of life in its simplest form.Self confidence
This unbeatable personal trait is the only required i… Read More
2014-06-22 05:45
Book Review: OverloadAuthor: Arthur Hailey
This book, the moment I picked it up, got loaded on and captivated my thought process compeletely. Arthur Hailey, like in his other boo… Read More
2014-04-20 14:06
Mom
Who wakes me up early in the morning,
Puts my head on her lap,
Plays with my hair,
And floats her affectionate hand on my faceMe
Who doesn't care for any alarm,
But wait for mom to wa… Read More
2014-02-23 13:49
I remember those elder brothers,
neighborhood uncles and aunts who were more serious about my not-so-straight
teeth, less height, dry skin, fewer marks in school than their fat bellies… Read More
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