Category: Blast from the past
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The legend of Bansal Sir of Kota- Part 1
There are a few people who leave a deep impression in your life. One of such legendary persons who was very inspirational, knowledgeable and at the same time enormously jovial was Mr. Vinod Kumar Bansal, the founder of Bansal Classes coaching institute in Kota. He was a personification of grit, determination and patience. When you…
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Eradicating the bottlenecks in your life- The “Strait of Hormuz” story!
Ask any kid aged more than 10 years old about the “Strait of Hormuz” now and he/she will tell you where it is and what is its significance in the energy security of the world! Basically, it is a choke point or a bottleneck passage connecting the Gulf of Persia with the Indian Ocean, through…
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Are you working to save your job or to learn and contribute something to the organization?
When I was in TATA Steel, I had the good fortune of meeting many plant chiefs during our training period. Most of the chiefs there were amazing people, devoted to their work, highly skilled and knowledgeable and deeply motivated. During one of our interactions with a small group of trainees, one chief remarked- “If you…
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Our Preamble and preservation of Constitutional values in India
What should be the picture of the nation of our dreams? What should be the governing framework under which each and every person in our country could realise his/her latent potential and strive towards excellence? What should be the system which would blend best of both the long-cherished values of our great civilization and the…
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1990s- The Golden age of pop songs in India
You may have different tastes in music- some love very old Bollywood songs, some love patriotic songs, some like the sad songs of the 1970s and 1980s era, some like the 1990s Bollywood songs filmed at exotic locations in India and abroad, some like the new-age 2000s music with a break from the 1990s songs,…
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There are no free lunches in the world!
There are absolutely no free lunches in the world! Lunch here is just a metaphor for anything which is “supposedly” being provided to you for free. And if you are being offered something for free, then you have every reason to doubt the true intention behind that. Even in charity, people have their own self-interest…
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Does the “number” in the “Number of working hours” really matter?
Or there is something else that really matters! Since the Indian software giant founder Mr. Narayan Murthy advocated for 70-hour work week for young Indians to improve productivity at work and then the (in)famous L&T Chairman SN Subrahmanyan advocating for 90-hour work week even including on Sundays and then some entrepreneurs across the world suggesting…
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The taste of failure (or near misses)– a bitter sweet experience!
Failure to achieve some goal or a target, of any nature, is often looked down upon and is best seen as something to be avoided. Even in the young age, people around you don’t encourage you to take risks, lest you could fail and fail hard! This is one of the big reasons why we…
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The “unexpected” interview at an early age- the NTSE bomb!
As a school-kid studying in India, National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is often considered the epitome of the test of knowledge, analytical skills, reasoning skills, and aptitude that is held at the 10th standard level across the country. I heard of it when I came in 9th standard in 2004, though accidentally. Many of my…
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The legend that was Freddie Mercury!
Could you imagine the lead singer of a popular rock band wearing a vest (literally a “बनियान”) with his one hand raised fiercely and cheered by a crowd of 75,000 live audience in complete unison? Nobody, other than the legendary Freddie Mercury had the power on the Earth to pull off the crowd the way…
Anupam- The Dreamer 