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We like to believe leadership is built on vision, competence, and confidence. That is the official story. It sounds polished in annual reports, keynote speeches, and LinkedIn captions. But when I sit with leaders in coaching rooms, and when I observe teams in the wild theatre of organisational life, I often see something more human…

You are your passion. You need passion to do anything meaningful in your life. Without it, you can’t do anything. You are where you are because you were passionate for something at some point of time. You were passionate about money, about improving your social status, about providing for your family, about the dreams of…

How one archaeologist is using ancient materials, experimental methods and public workshops to keep prehistoric rock art alive On a recent afternoon in Fort Kochi, a small group of artists and enthusiasts gathered at an… Source link

Last month, at a well-attended public event, a rising industry figure – articulate, widely read, and a columnist whose intellect I generally admire – took a playful swipe at an unnamed economist from the 1970s for coining the phrase “Hindu Rate of Growth.” His point was simple and delivered with the flourish that large audiences…

Smart use of coal can shield India from foreign crises When Trump’s blockade left Cuba without oil last month, 56-year-old Juan Carlos Pino modified his 1980 Fiat Polski to run on charcoal (bit.ly/41XQzqd). No, he didn’t strap on asteam engine. Rather, the eighth-pass mechanic added a homemade gasifier – a closed tank for heating charcoal…

For the first time, I saw her silhouette against the dark evening before I walked away.…  2013: A busy November evening The November nights were getting colder and so was I. The relentless pressure of being the best at work and in relationships was unknowingly choking me. I was tired most of the times, either…

After a short break, welcome back to another edition of My Take 5, your weekly round-up of top international news. This week, we are covering the scheduled Iran-US ceasefire talks in Pakistan, the Orthodox Easter ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war, Moldova’s pullout from the Russia-led Commonwealth of Independent States, Taiwanese KMT chairwoman Cheng Li-wun’s trip…

I order food from that app. The food is good—there are even a few healthy options. But communication is strictly one-way: the chatbot serves up standard answers, no matter what you ask. It’s like asking the universe about your purpose and getting a deafening silence. Eventually, you shrug and get on with your life. With…

Today’s edition tracks a major reset in Canada’s immigration system that could reshape pathways for Indian professionals, the growing influence of Indiaspora as it connects a global network of Indians beyond remittances, and a cultural detour into Bollywood’s Dhurandhar moment, where cinema has sparked a wider debate on storytelling, propaganda and identity. Let’s go. THE…

India’s market regulator is no longer merely tightening rules—it is redesigning the grammar of participation. In March 2026 alone, the regulatory velocity has been striking: from the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Amendment Rules (March 13) to the Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements (ICDR) amendments (March 21), alongside new circulars on Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) reporting,…