BY HOOK OR BY CROOK

Gopa Basu,  debonair and elegant Beangali Professor , sharp, witty having a pleasing personality and a total command over her class. Prof. Basu Mam, as she was referred to by her students, had  beautiful round eyes and dusky look , had draped her favourite,  Bengali Tant Saree, having a broad border,  soft, light woven with …

Confucius and the Big Billion Sale

“  I bought a   iPhone last year, and now there is iPhone XS ,  and I just need it. It is there on and in few months time, another newer version comes and you just need it!  What’s more, you get an exchange offer of Rs.15000 off. Great Deal, this Flip kart Big Billion Day …

TOUCH OF MIDAS

"Bhagwaan Ke Bharose Mat Baitho, Kya Pata Bhagwaan Aapke Bharoshe Baitha Ho”  Ameya Joshi’s patent dialogue. Ameya Joshi, was the Poster Boy of Wealth Management Company in Dubai having its presence in India,UAE and Spain. Ameya also had the dream of having his offices in London, Melbourne in the next five years. Ameya raced through …

To be or not to be.. A Banker

It’s was bright January morning as the sun rays filter in through the window pane of my office. Chirag Mehta walks in gloomy, low spirited and disheartened. “What happened, what’s bothering you, Chirag” I asked. “The Stock Markets are doing well and just last week, they have touched a new high, Indian economy is buoyant …

Mind the Gap

A feeble voice breaks the hushed silence in the room. "Veerji, Sat Sri Akal, ki haal hey tuhadda? (Brother, how are you?)." The brother, instinctively, folds his hands, bows his head, and murmurs a "Sat Sri Akal" in return. It's was an ordinary audio cassette. But when it arrived from Pakistan about 20 years ago, …

In pursuit of Happiness

“ The world is your Oyster, it is up to  you to find the pearls”… Chris Gardner “ Hi Anita, called out the loud and boisterous  friend of  my yesteryear's, Jasvinder as she and her feisty, “ Munda” , Tony, the life of the party came to my office to secure admission to MBA for …

Throwing some light on Illumination Studies and the Hawthorne Effect

“The more you know about the past, the better you are prepared for the future" ---Theodre Roosevelt I start this odyssey of evolution of management with a fascinating and interesting  6 feet long Timeline which came as a supplement with the Harvard Business Review of September- October Issue, 1997, which I read when I joined …

Ode to One’s Guru

Since the last one and half decade, I am in academics, and I feel overwhelmed by my student’s greetings on this special day of “Guru Purnima”. I respect and honour their feelings, yet wish to express my thoughts on who is a “GURU”. As we all in the teaching fraternity, make a living by teaching. …

Manu on Wealth Creation and the Invisible Hand of Adam Smith

Self-interest is when individuals make decisions that are in their own best interest.  Like when one decides to make a living through lawful means or spend on essentials while also helping  some other members of society make a good living. Social interest is when choices are made that benefit society as a whole.  However, social interest can also …

Manu on Wealth Creation and Commerce

About 2 years back I was travelling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai and was waiting for Shatabdi to arrive at Ahmedabad Station. As I was early I went in search of some local Guajarati books and also took a peep at Sarvodaya Book Stall on Ahmedabad Railway Station. I saw a title, “Manu Shasan” or Laws …