Bhavya Chowdhury I first remember Shashank Panchabhai from a cycling trip to Dive Agar. It was also Giri’s first long trip. We had to cycle more than 150 km – and started very early at 5 am. This was Panchabhai saab’s first long distance trip – and he promised to cycle for as long as he could. … Read more
Manohar is an MSc in Soil Sciences. Was interested in social work right from school days. The Government slogan for social work in his childhood days was Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan. Could not join the army to become a Jawan, so he became a Kisan. We started our charcha by discussing the role of science … Read more
The missus and the daughters are movie buffs. Last week they came back after watching 102 Not Out – and insisted that it is worth a dekko. The general theme is of a geriatric father – and – son. Knowing how geratrism is catching up with me, I thought it would have been a great … Read more
For someone who is known as a chatterbox, I found the idea of not talking for 10 days at Vipasanna – intriguing. Vipassana – the name conjures the image of some person doing some asana, but Vipassana is far removed from any physical actions! In January 2015, I had been to the Aurobindo Ashram in … Read more
One of the most challenging tasks in growing an organisation is developing a culture. Culture is something that is very important to us in hiring. Shivram Apte, 1995 batch Bulls Eye, runs the IT back office for a big US based pharma company. He put this post on his blog, which I reproduce: We know … Read more
When you solve problems, you come out with solutions which tend to be more intuitive. Works for 90% of the time, but in the 10% that it does not, you are left wondering what could be going wrong? These problems could be varied: How do we manage growth? How does my app become viral? Why … Read more
One of the schools that we want to emulate is Muni International. It is a school for under-privileged children in Delhi. It operates in one of the lower income localities. They have an interesting way of education: the Eklavya System. It positions every child as both a learner and a teacher. Children at Muni International … Read more
Milind Sohini did his BE (Mech) from COEP. He worked with Thermax for a few years before leaving for UT Austin to do his Masters in Manufacturing. He then went on to do his PhD from Georgia Tech. He worked for a few years flying planes, ok make that scheduling planes, for Delta Airlines before … Read more
Recruitment is an expensive affair for most companies. A company like Tata Tech, with a 6000 strong workforce, has an annual budget of Rs. 80 lakh just for travel related to recruitment. And what worries them more is the fact that the number of people who accept is reducing. There was a 90% acceptance rate … Read more
What is the purpose of a school? We often think it is to make kids employable. It is much more than that. It is to prepare them for life. Today we are producing mostly Degree gatherers and Corporate types. We need to move on to producing more Freelancers and Entrepreneurs. From CD –> To EF. … Read more
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