Why guava is so pyara

Being a city boy whose imagination was mostly fed by adventure stories, I was fascinated by the idea of climbing a tree to pick fruit. So, when I discovered that…

Lessons for India from a war nobody wanted

One month into the US-Israeli assault on Iran, the conflict has produced outcomes few anticipated or desired. Indirect peace talks between Washington and Tehran — facilitated through Oman and Qatar…

When the soul begins to sing

“O chevalier, wine is that wine, poured by the hand of the Unseen into the cup of the heart and drunk by the eye of the spirit. The people became…

How organisations should embed IQ, EQ, and SQ

I have worked with enough leaders and teams to know this uncomfortable truth: many organisations are intellectually sharp, emotionally clumsy, and spiritually empty. They can produce reports, forecasts, dashboards, and…

Mandatory summer staples

There are some foods that summer simply cannot do without. They are not just seasonal indulgences but quiet essentials—woven into the rhythm of long, sun-drenched days. From the first bite,…

To cook or not to cook

A couple of years ago I came across a recipe book titled `To Cook, or Not to Cook, That Is the Decision’. But what to do if the decision endorses…

When ‘I am exhausted’ means more than tiredness

By Sivakumar Sundaram Now that summer is here, when someone asks, ‘How are you?’, the answer comes almost by reflex: ‘Exhausted.’ We say it so casually that it has nearly…

Power struggles of the electric kind

Who keeps the lights on? Who benefits from how electricity is governed? Who bears the cost? That’s what Nikki Luke explores in Electric Life : Utility Regulation and the Fight for Energy Democracy .…

Waka Waka, this ain’t

Football World Cups, the world’s greatest sporting spectacles, don’t just kick off matches, they ignite something primal – and joyous. Stadiums turn into roaring theatres, and the official theme song…

Silence!

Trump’s not a big reader. By some accounts he doesn’t read at all, not even “one-page memos”. It’s likely he hasn’t read this famous Lincoln quote: “Better to remain silent…