Month: January 2022

We Risk Social Unrest Unless We Address The Paradoxes At The Heart Of The Indian Economy

Youth Unemployment

The way the Indian Economy is being managed leaves a lot to be desired. While on one hand, we have the chest-thumping about the "world-beating" record growth of the post-Pandemic Indian Economy, on the other hand, we have distressing images of students and unemployed youth taking to the streets in an act of desperation, unable … Continue reading We Risk Social Unrest Unless We Address The Paradoxes At The Heart Of The Indian Economy →

How Can Corporates Plan For The Longer Term When Uncertainty Is The Only Certainty?

Uncertainty

  Corporates typically draw up plans for expansion, growth, hiring, and other such activities keeping the longer term in mind. Indeed, it is almost axiomatic that corporates need to have some "grip" on the future through accounting for risks, planning on mitigation of those risks, and to anticipate what are known as Black Swans, low … Continue reading How Can Corporates Plan For The Longer Term When Uncertainty Is The Only Certainty? →

India, The Land Of Million Mutinies, Faces An Existential Crisis, Much Like In The 1990s. Maybe, It Is The Economy, Stupid!!

Youth Unemployment

The Nobel laureate and Indian origin writer, the late V S Naipaul, in one of his many digressions on India, characterized the country as a "land of million mutinies", referring to the prevalence of multiple faiths, races, ethnic, religious, and caste identities, with each group "revolting" against the center and with others as the patchwork … Continue reading India, The Land Of Million Mutinies, Faces An Existential Crisis, Much Like In The 1990s. Maybe, It Is The Economy, Stupid!! →

India’s Youth Need Jobs, Not Jails!!

Youth Unemployment

As India celebrates World Youth Day today, I reflect on how the youth of India need jobs and not jails. Why I chose this specific phrase is due to two statistics that portray the grim reality for the youth of the country. First, youth unemployment is at an all time of high of 28%, which … Continue reading India’s Youth Need Jobs, Not Jails!! →

Is A 4 Day Workweek The Game Changing “Solution” To The Overworking Epidemic Or, Another Hypocritical Ploy To Assuage Concerns

4 Day Workweek

There is an acute mental health crisis among us, especially after the pandemic, and it is high time we acknowledged the problem and addressed it. With high rates of burnout and stress taking their toll on the present workforce, it is not surprising that nearly 50% of them are either contemplating quitting their jobs, or … Continue reading Is A 4 Day Workweek The Game Changing “Solution” To The Overworking Epidemic Or, Another Hypocritical Ploy To Assuage Concerns →

Needed!!A Reality Check on LinkedIn

Reality Check

I am a 90s kid. I graduated in 1997, started my career, worked for a decade, and then started freelancing. Like now, the 1990s was a period of optimism and hope. India liberalized its economy and opened up to the world, creating endless opportunities for me and my peers. Thanks to globalization, several multinationals set … Continue reading Needed!!A Reality Check on LinkedIn →

Fighting the Covid Virus Is Like Looking For Knowns When Unknowns Predominate

Known Unknowns

Photo by Edwin Hooper on UnsplashThe former Secretary of Defense of the United States, the late Donald Rumsfeld, was fond of talking about Known Unknowns and Unknown Unknowns, whenever the topic of planning for the military operations came up. In essence, what Rumsfeld meant that the post 911 world was characterized as a terrain where … Continue reading Fighting the Covid Virus Is Like Looking For Knowns When Unknowns Predominate →

Emotional Intelligence Offers Solutions In Times When Hate Is The New Sex

Emotional Intelligence

It would be an understatement to say that "hate is the new sex". This characterization of the present times was made by the famous American philosopher, John Michael Greer, who likened the prevalence of so much hate in contemporary societies as a manifestation of our primal desire for gratification and pleasure seeking behavior. While there … Continue reading Emotional Intelligence Offers Solutions In Times When Hate Is The New Sex →

WHO Says “Tsunami”​ Of Cases Can “Collapse”​ Health Systems!! Here’s Why We Need To Take This Warning Seriously

Third Wave

  The WHO or the Wealth Health Organization has "warned" that the "tsunami" of cases fueled by the Omicron variant can "collapse" health systems worldwide, already on the "brink" as the caseload increases in an exponential manner. While we can dismiss this warning as yet another instance of fear mongering, the data pertaining to the … Continue reading WHO Says “Tsunami”​ Of Cases Can “Collapse”​ Health Systems!! Here’s Why We Need To Take This Warning Seriously →