Reflections

Irrationally Passionate Jason Kothari The Book The book is the story of the life of Jason Kothari, an autobiography if you will. Jason Kothari is a prominent Indian Business Leader, a professional manager plus an entrepreneur. He is currently the CEO of Emaar, and has in the past held prominent roles as  former CEO of Freecharge, Housing.com, and Snapdeal. He is also the former CEO of the USA based Valiant Entertainment, which deserves a special mention inasmuch as Valiant is a success story that Jason scripted from literally the dustbin; a once-great corporation with a millions-strong revenue history, and once-strong valuations, but now up for sale – which he bid for, and won, while a kid just out of college, and with zero cash; yes – no money . And from there, Mr Kothari crafted a success story that is stunner… It dives into exhaustive detail of each of his professional tenures, with generous details of his personal life as well. Jason Kothari was educated througho...

Startup Secrets From The Ramayan Prachi Garg The Ramayan is not a scripture one would normally connect with something like a Startup; sounds, well, zany, at least at first thought. Even at a second thought, the connection may not be apparent; so my advice, think a little again. For, from one POV, that is exactly what Prabhu Shri Ram did : Startup, afresh-anew, with minimal resources and an uncertain external world. Now if that isn’t the literal definition of a startup, I don’t know what is! The Book This is a book that certainly breaks in a style that continues to break fresh ground; representing a time-honoured scripture in a learning that is mesmerizing, and well-laid-out. The concept is similar to what is stated above: an entrepreneur decides to separate from his existing business etc, and sets up anew in a new city and a new business. He, alongwith his family – Wife, Younger Brother – sets off to build a thriving business, and expanding all over, including Lanka....

काय म्हणावं आणि कुणाला म्हणावं असं झालंय ; स्वप्निल ला अभिनंदन देऊ कि निर्देशक ला - या मग पुस्तकाच्या लेखकाला ? नाही तर मग ज्यांनी स्क्रिप्ट लिहिली त्यांना ? आणि बाकी कलाकार , खास म्हणून नितीश ? शब्द नाही उरले मनामध्ये विवरण करायला , काहीच कळेनासं झालंय हा रिव्ह्यू लिहिताना. पण एक मात्र नक्की - स्वप्नील ची गोष्टी व स्क्रिप्ट ची निव्वड अगदी अप्रतिम! मोघेही त्यांनी नावीन्य दाखवलंच आपल्याला- म्हणून खरंतर हे आपल्याला नवीन भासायला नकोत , पण तरी समांतर बघितल्या नंतर आता पुन्हा ह्याची जाणीव होत आहे. म्हणून सर्वप्रथम स्वप्निल भावाला अभिनंदन - त्याची स्क्रिप्ट ची निव्वड बद्दल. हा त्याचा आणि सुबोध भावे ह्यांचा एक चिन्ह झाला आहेत - नेहेमी नावीन्य असतं   त्यांच्या चित्रपट आणि सिरीयल मध्ये. पुन्हा एकदा अभिनंदन! तुम्हा दोघांची चित्रपट / सिरीयल इतकी वेगवेगळी प्रकार ची असतात - हे कधीच सोडू नये ही   विनंती. दोघांना! आम्ही दर्शक उत्सुकतेने म्हणूनच वाट   बघतो तुमच्या चित्रपटाची! गोष्टं समांतर हे एक मराठी मधील बहुचर्चित पुस्तक , त्याचं   धारावाहिक मांडले आहे सर्वांनी. { श...

CONFORM, OR PERISH… IS THAT THE WAY? Why do we let the world dictate to us? Don't use that colour with this, dont mix x spice with y, don't keep this dish with that, dont wear that with this, dont do this, dont do that? So, in other words, we live by external rules? No individual expression? Our self worth is determined by what others think? Is that how thinkers and creaters imagine the unimaginable? Perhaps the biggest aspect of this is that the deleterious impact of this sad habit which percolates and permeates into every sphere of human activity, including profession and family both. LEARNING THE NEW, UNLEARNING THE OLD There is little, if any, scope for true individuality. How can we grow out of our current ability and realise potential if we limit ourselves by this pressure to suppress individuality? This is central to imagination, growth, development, and forward / upwards movement.   How can we unlearn the old and learn the new if we ourselves con...

DYNAMIC PROCESSES IN BUSINESS Processes are central to the proper continued functioning of an organization, and its achievement of objectives on all parameters; however, the main thrust of this short article is to argue that it is these very processes which used to deliver results in earlier times, lead to disaster as the market and environment conditions change, making the processes in question out of sync. This creates a time lag in organizational response, creates a drag on productivity as results are sub-optimal, and ultimately leads to erosion of profitability of the organization The Enviroment Further, the past 10 to 15 years have seen a sea-change in both the   internal and external environments organisations operate in, with the information technology value additions, as well as increased global connectivity. All this operates in a much stronger global trade network with increased cooperation and/or blocs and/or trade wars, all   being played out with ...

Orientalism by Edward Said Book Summary Orientalism is a scholarly examination of European {and American} writing on Asia, examining the overall approach of western chroniclers and writers with regard to Asia, or as they prefer to call it, The Orient. It is a detailed exhaustive look at the tendency of the Western writers to look upon Asia with condescension, or rather, adopt a patronizing attitude towards Asian cultures and people in general. It examines the deep link between Western writing on Asia and Imperialism / Colonialism, and traces how it had an imprint right into the Modern world. The book traces through a range of writing on Asia and Asian Peoples, a rising tendency of condescension, and western superiority – which percolated into various aspects and topics of chronicling; indeed it also traces the origin of Eastern Orientalists, as the oppressed were co-opted. It establishes the persistent and now-endemic western penchant for prejudice deep into history...