Some thoughts for a Friday in Freiberg in Germany with the Indo-German Delegation. I have always believed that Germany and India are natural partners; these two countries are connected by history and in the next two decades will become the most influential globally, outside of US. Freiberg, in the province of Baden Wurttemberg, has the…
This Friday, some thoughts while watching my grandson, all of 17 months, demanding his parents to selectively play only his Favourite Nursery Rhymes on the iPad. If the new Sixties are like the Forties, thanks to better preventive health and better financial and career opportunities, then the current Twenties, we must reconcile as the new…
TCS is sending jitters to some sections of our society and I am happy. This TCS is not TATA Consultancy Services but Tax Collected at Source. Come June 1, all purchases of Bullion and Jewellery above Rs. 2 lakhs will have a TCS implication. In addition the buyer must disclose his PAN Card details. If…
The Tatas as a Business Group is the best example of a Corporate Global Citizen. In Hospitality, nothing can beat the Taj service; gracious, subtle, caring, personalised and non-intrusive….. Excellent !!! As for the global reach, I understand TATA Steel is still the largest Employer in UK and TCS is probably India’s best known MNC.…
Some thoughts from Poll bound Thiruvanthapuram. I do not understand politics at all. My expertise as a professional, is in the limited area of managing Capital, as a Trustee, for Sustainable Development. Therefore, I find it rather presumptuous that some of us seem to know enough to advise what Mr Oomen Chandy or the PM should…
Across our guest house in Hauz Khas is a 700 years old National Archaeological site – CHOR MINAR. The peculiarity of this 3 storeyed solid stone structure is the numerous Round Holes on its surface. CHORS (thieves) if convicted were taken atop, beheaded and the heads put in the circular holes to deter other thieves.…