More than 300 families that I know must have made this statement! I love it. All those reading my blog know that I believe in keeping things simple, and using own skills rather than ‘hired’ skills. Even when it comes to making a will…my normal advice is “If you have led a simple uncomplicated life […]

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Teaching used to be a good profession and had a lot of respect…in the ancient times. Drona asked for a fee..and it was not negotiated. He was given a house, a seat in the ‘darbar’ and a lot of respect in the kingdom. However we have come a long way. Kids respect their teachers only […]

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Many many and many more people have asked me this question. Why do I not teach at Business Schools? Well let me enumerate the reasons – not even hinting that there are no more reasons! 1. Colleges do not pay well: In Mumbai the kind of money one gets for teaching is so low that […]

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I recently heard of a motor cycle accident – 27 year old boy…need I say more? Wife has a 3 year old kid and one more coming into the world. It was a love marriage with not much blessing from the boy’s side. About 6 months back it looked like a typical fairy tale. A […]

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Many friends in the media will feel let down by this post! After all the media spends so much time and effort on the macro. Telling people that they should look at market cycles, inflation, demographics…. Warren Buffet says ” Ignore the Macro, Focus on the Micro”. Clearly business should be concentrating on what they […]

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