What do you REALLY want in life?

Several years back, I got a call from a current student of ISB.”I have an offer from McKinsey and Google. I don’t know which one to choose. Can you help?” I didn’t help. I just asked a question: “What is the most important thing for you...

Is money important?

Those who say that money is not important, are lying.Money is VERY important! May 2003 At the age of 50, my parents had decided to buy a house.They had moved to Delhi 20 years back.Made it home. But they had no home to call their own. Every 2-3 years, moving from one...

Not all success is due to hard work

We drive an air-conditioned car and get mad when the bicycle comes in front of us. We walk into an interview hall and judge the person dressed shabbily. We speak in English and laugh at those who don’t know how to pronounce cafe.  We judge those that try to save...

On hopelessness

When you are working towards something, there is always hope.  Hopelessness is felt on two occasions: When you haven’t yet started and feel there is no way you can (untrue more often). When you achieve what you wanted but it doesn’t change how you feel (true more...

Do you get sarcasm?

Wrote a Twitter thread and I was reminded of something I read 10 years ago. “Sarcasm is like electricity.Half of India doesn’t get it.” Funnily enough, the electricity gap has reduced. Sarcasm, though… ?