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Sleep. It’s Complicated.
Sleep sounds simple. Everyone can sleep. From babies to dogs to computers. But it is not so simple. I recently read a book by Matthew...
Apr 16, 20247 min read
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What An Awesome Book
I have just finished one of the most amazing books that I have read. This blog post does not attempt to summarise this book, but offers...
Dec 27, 20235 min read
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Role Models for Gender Parity
In the week that the women’s reservation bill was passed in parliament, I read a book called “Heroines” by Ira Mukhoty (published in...
Sep 25, 20237 min read
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The Opposite Of Reservation Is Not Merit
I had just finished my post graduation degree when the then Prime Minister, Mr VP Singh, implemented the Mandal Commission report. Like...
May 29, 20234 min read
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We Need To Rethink The Ethics of Debt
A few months ago, I heard an economist argue that we need to change the way we think of debt. I didn’t think much of it right then, but...
Mar 10, 20234 min read
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Management For A Sustainable World
Capitalism has let us down. In the second decade of the twenty first century, the world realised that capitalism was destroying the...
Mar 1, 20237 min read
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Will This Be the DNA Century?
Around two decades ago, I read a book called The Cosmic Serpent. It is a fascinating book written by an anthropologist, Jeremy Narby,...
Aug 25, 202210 min read
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#TIL - How To Be a Stoic
Remember the play, Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare? People of my generation who studied in ICSE schools, will have swotted over it...
Jun 23, 20225 min read
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#TIL - The Power Of An Inquisitive Mind
Where did I come from? From Mummy’s tummy. Where did Mummy come from? And her Mummy? Where did the first human come from? The first...
Jun 5, 202211 min read
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#TIL - Bandra Says Hello World
Bandra has grown from a little fishing village in the 1530s to a suburb with one million people today. More importantly, it is the third...
Jun 1, 202210 min read
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How Do You Reduce Drug Usage In Slums?
Drug addiction is a major problem in the slums of Mumbai. Children start at a young age and suffer huge consequences because of it. An...
Jan 20, 20222 min read
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Introducing Don’t Beg. Inspire.
Here is a video introduction to my book, that I did for a meeting that Samhita was having. It serves as a general introduction too.
Dec 13, 20211 min read
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The Best Books On Behaviour Change
Behaviour Change is one of the hot topics of this century. Ever since Daniel Kahneman won a Noble Prize in 2002, there have been a lot of...
Nov 19, 20214 min read
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A Snakes and Ladders Approach to Social Change
#ISDMMasterclass ~ To create lasting social change, we need to deeply understand the stakeholders with whom we seek to work. The video...
Nov 9, 20211 min read
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Nov 9, 20210 min read
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The Art Of Asking For Money
This article first appeared in BusinessWorld on September 25, 2018 http://www.businessworld.in/article/The-Art-Of-Asking-For-Money-/25-09...
Nov 9, 20213 min read
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