Happy teachers’ day!

Gurur Brahma Guru Vishnu Guru Devo Maheshwara Guru Sakshat Parah Brahma Tasmai Shree Guruveh Namah!
Most Indians (sorry this may be homogenising all other religions!) know this prayer. Today is Teachers’ day. It is one profession for whom my fascination will never end. I recently met a Pediatrician with 35 years ex experience – she teaches [...]

Guru Poornima

Guru Purnima or Poornima is a very important day for all of us…because we are all students all our life. In fact the people I know who do not grow old are people who keep finding new things to do…so keep learning!
One amazing Guru story is attributed to Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Kanchi.
One journalist (do not [...]

Insurance Salesmen stories

Even though a lot of sales trainers will tell you that “Telling is not selling”, selling does involve a lot of telling. In many cases anecdotal is supposed to be bad and analytical good. However, salesmen by and large telling stories. Especially if they seem to come out as heroes in the story.
I heard one [...]

Hindu mythology and learning…

Many people know that Saraswathi (Saraswati) is the Goddess of Learning. Learning of course is important. On google you will find a lot of articles which say “what i learnt from Warren Buffet”, “what I learnt from Peter Lynch” or what I learnt from Rakesh Jhunjhunwala” or “what I learnt from Charles Munger” or “What [...]