Category Archives: An Entrepreneur’s Journey

My secret recipe for understanding people

“Sir, you have such strong understanding of people and their minds. I want to be like you!”…when someone said this the other day, I couldn’t help but smile smugly.    ……………… ‘Smugly’ because a thought came to my mind that … Continue reading

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When it’s ‘You vs. Your own people’.

“Worst fights of life are ones that you have to fight with your own people…”      ……………… Sometimes, circumstances take such an unexpected turn that you find yourself standing against a person you actually always stood by –a blood-relative, … Continue reading

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Prescription for life!

In most situations of life…“Being patient is exactly what the doctor orders”.                     ……………… Yes! It is amazing to discover that the solution of almost all problems of life is the same – patience! It combines with effort to form … Continue reading

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The returned gift

When you gift something to people, don’t give them what you would like to give…give them what they would like to get.                     ……………… I discretely remember that evening when many of us got together to celebrate birthday of an … Continue reading

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Ye tera ghar…ye mera ghar!

Over the years, I have seen many cases when two good people who like each other come together to create something awfully mediocre or even dysfunctional.  ……………… Whenever two persons co-create anything – ranging from a relationship, home or even … Continue reading

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A love-story with a message…

They are right when they say… “You don’t see the world as it is, you see it the way you are!”                     ……………… The other day, I was invited to talk at IIM Indore on a topic that brought communication … Continue reading

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That’s not who you are…

Neither your ‘best’ defines you…nor your ‘worst’!             ……………… …All they help identify is your ‘range’, but not your nature. Thus, a mistake you committed, a relationship you messed up, an exam you flunked, a decision that backfired, or an … Continue reading

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In Contrast…

I have always believed that “In life, sadness is always bearable as a standalone…but gets heightened in contrast”. ……………… I discretely remember everything about that day. It was a festive night and I got the news that one of my … Continue reading

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abnormally perfect!

In life, everything cannot be right or wrong! Some things can be just… different. ……………… My first real exposure to homosexuals was in a different cultural setup. We had gone to meet an elderly gentleman, and he was waiting for … Continue reading

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Away from home!

She is away from home…feels depressed…mostly lives in nostalgia, denying her ‘present’ the space it deserves in her life… ……………… The other day, as she talked to me about how much she suffers because she misses her family, I said … Continue reading

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