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This blog is a melange of articles on management, travelogues, movie and store reviews, op-eds, human interest stories, poems, and short stories written while at work and play. It's an online portfolio of my writing.

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Can men do anything without sexing us up?

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Watching ads and promos on television can be even more entertaining than actually viewing the shows being aired. So that's what I do....
Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Why are Indian women avoiding the Internet?

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I've just finished reading a report called 'Women and the Web' done by Intel. For this report, 2,200 women in developing countr...
Friday, June 07, 2013

An old home restored as a doll house

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Ever wondered what to do with an old house? Well, you could restore it and live in it. But here's something that is even better. How abo...
Saturday, June 01, 2013

Am I protected by the Cyber law in India?

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I once attended an interesting talk that a lawyer had given on Cyber law in India and how it's implemented..and sometimes even misused....
Thursday, May 23, 2013

Street smart tip for globe-trotters

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  Travelling is a fun way to get to know geography, history, civics – subjects that are not all that popular (when in school) with most peop...
Saturday, May 18, 2013

A garbage bag that says good stuff within!

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Thursday, May 09, 2013

What does it take to manage your life better?

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I once had a conversation with a friend of mine, who was telling me how I was so lucky to stay with my family and not have any financial re...
Wednesday, May 01, 2013

The Athena Doctrine

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I'm going to get my hands on this book, not the least because it has got a title like 'The Athena Doctrine: How Women (and the Men ...
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Relationships: Are they one of life's jokes?

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Relationships are funny things - you can't live without them and sometimes, you can't live in some of them either. When relationshi...
Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Is our Digital Life fulfilling?

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Living online is so second nature to us now, that most of us don't even give it much thought that we have put so much personal informat...
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Community spirit is alive on the web

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What do people use social media for a lot? To keep in touch with one another and to reach out to one another. The reaching out bit is beco...
Monday, January 28, 2013

Rogue Chinese entrepreneurs threaten big brands

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In India, we seem to be flooded with Chinese made goods. Everything from cutesy handbags to hair clips with Disney characters on them are ...
Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Consumers don't put their money where their mouth is

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This article from the Strategy+Business website is eye-opening. Here is an excerpt: The trouble with the data on ethical consumerism is that...
Saturday, December 01, 2012

Gen Y prefer being conscientious consumers: Report

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If you want to know what makes the millennials (Gen Y generation) tick in the current economic scenario, and at a time when everything f...
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Skyfall: Neither stirred or shaken!

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So many magazine covers have done stories on the theme of '50 years of Bond movies', and I've enjoyed this series more than m...
Sunday, September 30, 2012

Busting myths about workplace fairness

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An interesting study called 'The Myth of the Ideal Worker: Does Doing all the Right Things Really Get Women Ahead' posted on the Ca...
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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Bios on beautiful women: Telltales that rock!

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I've read a bunch of biographies on spunky, beautiful and famous women. With a cup of good coffee (or hot chocolate), these books hav...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Work-life balance: Are you lucky to have it?

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Talent management is such a tightrope walk because on the one hand you've got to keep thousands of employees happy, and try and do it w...
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Saturday, June 30, 2012

India: The Underachiever

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For over 10 years now, India has been mentioned in the same breath as a lot of other emerging economies. It's right there in the middle...
Friday, June 22, 2012

CaratLane: A shiny, classy online experience

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I recently shopped for gold jewellery, and I did it online rather than at any offline store. I was very impressed with the experience.  Cara...
Thursday, May 31, 2012

Click-n-buy: Good & bad experience at my fingertips

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The shopping bug bit me with a vengeance this month because I hadn't upgraded my wardrobe in years. So, for someone who does not normal...
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Thursday, April 05, 2012

The Widow Clicquot: Raises a toast to the Queen of Champagne

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‘The Widow Clicquot’ by Tilar J. Mazzeo is such a well written historical biography of a formidable woman – Barbe Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot...
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012

A smart wedding present: Gift a subscription

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If you have ever wondered what gift to give someone who is getting married, and the many choices leave you feeling confused, (especially if ...
Sunday, March 18, 2012

Here is what it takes to make killer 4G apps

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A whitepaper on Alcatel-Lucent's site called 'How to Build Killer Apps for Mobile Networks' has some good advice for developers...
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