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In 1974 — Ek Anek Aur Ekta (One, Many & Unity), a 7-minute animation film was released. It was written & co-directed by Vijaya Mulay - documentarian, film historian, educa…

I saw online that a TV priced at Rs. 60,000. I went shopping at a local electronics store that offered it for Rs 59,000, which I happily accepted. Except that another dealer was s…

Taylor Swift maintains her edge on Instagram in the frame after frame to the approval of her millions of followers. Kim Kardashian has published “Selfish,” a bestselling book o…

The Pantone Color Institute partnered with INTIMINA to bring the custom Pantone Red colour for menstruation. Described as "a true red that represents a constant flow", it was crea…

Edutech companies have been capitalizing on the psyche of the Indian parent. Most parents expect their kids to be the next Brin or Page. For them, education (not learning) is most…

In Apr 2019 "Despacito" became the 1st video to hit a billion views on YouTube. Grim truth- it consumed as much electricity as 40,000 U.S. homes use yearly Each search, clic…

15 years ago, I was interviewing for roles in 2 companies. Case 1 I was meeting a CXO of a large retail chain. The CXO made me wait for 3 hours post the time of appointment.…

Everybody aspires for something. A footballer wants to be the best A spiritual guru aspires to spread his teachings among more followers A poor man wants to move up in li…

Lottery companies love to talk about recent winners. Mr X won Rs 1 crore! On social media, news sites, blogs, etc., the winner becomes a minor celebrity. And we then overest…

NBA coach Doc Rivers led the Celtics in 2008 to their first championship in 22 years. With a 24-58 season, fans were calling for Rivers to be fired. In a last-ditch effort, the fr…

Mike Brearley, Clive Lloyd, MS Dhoni, & Saurav Ganguly were not the greatest players in their teams but great captains, no doubt. On the flip side, you had Sachin Tendulkar, I…

Denis Diderot, the famous French philosopher lived most of his life impoverished In 1763, Diderot’s daughter was about to be married, but he could not afford a dowry. Diderot w…

 A commission was instituted for the following budgetary issues and the meeting was held to discuss all three: a) A £10 million proposal for a nuclear power plant b) Su…

You want to bake a cake, so you head to the kitchen. You realise that you don’t have some of the ingredients.  You decide to go to the store pick it up. So you decid…