Don’t Judge a Fish by its ability to climb a Tree

The proverb’s traditional story is about highlighting the faults of our educational system. Here is a re-spin: A farmer had a lot of animals in his barn, the regular livestock’s, some animals picked from the wild, some from the rivers and he loved them all. Someone asked him one day “Which one is your mostContinueContinue reading “Don’t Judge a Fish by its ability to climb a Tree”

A tale of two legendary poet composers of Ancient Karnataka

My grandmother was a religious lady, and as the sun set everyday, she would cajole me to sit in front of God’s chamber and sing few devotional songs. At the time, I didn’t understand the purpose and was not too keen, but for some reasons it felt nice, and hey it did keep my grandmotherContinueContinue reading “A tale of two legendary poet composers of Ancient Karnataka”

The four types of colleagues

My professional career has enabled me to work with different teams around the world. I have worked with a lot of individuals during my career & have had unique experiences. I don’t claim to be an expert on the human psychology, but I have generally seen similar trend anywhere we work in the world. HumansContinueContinue reading “The four types of colleagues”

Leadership lessons from the long forgotten, yet one of the most consequential Prime Ministers of India

Today (June 28th, 2021) marks the Centenary (100th) birth anniversary of Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao, popularly known as PV, the Prime Minister of India from 1991 to 1996. Until recently, I thought he just happened to be at the right place at the right time as the Prime Minister to undertake the massive economic liberalization ofContinueContinue reading “Leadership lessons from the long forgotten, yet one of the most consequential Prime Ministers of India”

The Squirrel service ( Alilu Seve ಅಳಿಲು ಸೇವೆ)

One of the interesting idioms in the Hindu Mythology of Ramayana is that of “Squirrel service” ( ಅಳಿಲು ಸೇವೆ in kannada). It refers to a very small contribution. I have heard and used this a lot since my childhood and it has an interesting story behind: Lord Ram had to build a bridge (Rama Setu)ContinueContinue reading “The Squirrel service ( Alilu Seve ಅಳಿಲು ಸೇವೆ)”

Happy New Year from India – Ugadi in focus

Whilst living in Shanghai, I have been asked by folks here at various occasions on when does India celebrate its New Year. Do we have something called as an Indian New Year? Well, I tell them its complicated. We have several new years in different provinces of India, and we don’t have one single NewContinueContinue reading “Happy New Year from India – Ugadi in focus”