From wit and ambiguity to humility and integrity, YV Reddy’s new book shows why values matter more than plans in an uncertain world.
Kalyan Ram
We bare our souls online, then crave invisibility offline. Privacy used to be a right; now it’s a luxury we traded for likes.
Srinath Sridharan
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From fitness hacks to financial “wisdom,” India’s feed is full of confident creators. But when charisma outpaces credibility, who pays the price? Often, all of us.
Kalyani Srinath
Two blue ticks, endless emotions. WhatsApp’s read receipts, meant to offer clarity, have become digital mirrors reflecting our deepest anxieties about trust, control, and connection in an always-on world.
R. Gurumurthy
Every great comeback begins with belief. The Women’s World Cup victory, Jemimah Rodrigues’ rebirth, and Major DP Singh’s journey from war injury to glory reveal a truth India has always known — we rise because we rise together.
Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
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Investors know the value of sustainability yet struggle to act on it. The real challenge isn’t money; it’s mindset, shaped by systems that reward the short term.
Kirti Tarang Pande
We no longer do good; we display it. From kindness reels to curated outrage, morality today comes with a caption and a comment section
In today’s economy of constant transactions, kindness remains our most undervalued asset. Invest wisely, because emotional wealth, like financial growth, depends on balance, boundaries, and the courage to compound compassion.
Customers don’t buy your product; they buy a better version of themselves. Purpose, not price, makes a product truly aspirational.
Ogilvy
Money isn’t overrated, just misunderstood. The question for high-net-worth individuals is not whether to pursue wealth, but what they should pursue with it.
Festival sales tap psychology, not persuasion, using scarcity, credit and choice overload to turn seasonal joy into a masterclass in impulse buying.
Krishnadevan V
The festival season has begun, and India glows again — more so because we choose to believe. Hope, here is not decoration, it is life.
A reflection on the forgotten 2% of vegetarians, neither vegan purists nor paneer loyalists, who crave imagination and respect in their meals, not beige monotony.
We seem to have built a world that delivers everything, except empathy. Convenience has spared us effort, but also stripped us of patience, gratitude, and the grace of being human.
When old bonds resurface, the real question isn’t why they faded, but whether they deserve space again.
We tell ourselves control is safety. It isn’t. True protection begins with trust, not surveillance—connection, not control.
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We hoard contacts like trophies, confuse politeness with connection, and mistake events for community. Networking promises belonging, but delivers only performance, leaving us abundant in numbers, and impoverished in friends.
Life’s daily battles aren’t grand. They’re about your charger, your chair system, and the mysterious forces that keep moving your stuff.
From peace talks to bleach cures, Trump’s legacy baffles the Nobel Committee: too vast for one medal, inspiring a new prize for sheer unintended innovation.
Michael Patra is an economist and former RBI Deputy Governor.
Arun is a seasoned writer on economic and policy matters.
Abheek is an Independent Economist and the Former Chief Economist at HDFC Bank.
Ajay Srivastava is the founder of the Global Trade Research Initiative.
Vijay, trade expert & ex-IRS officer, works with Deloitte India and Ashoka University’s ICPP.
Dhananjay, a D-School alum, is CEO and Co-Head of Equities at Systematix Group.
Kriti is a psychologist specialising in mental health, org behaviour, and brand strategy
Srinath is an author, corporate advisor, and independent director on corporate boards.
Ex-civil servant Chavaly held key Railways, Finance roles; specialises in infra & PPPs
Nilanjan Banik, Professor at Mahindra University, specialises in trade and development economics.
Sachin was till recently an MD with Standard Chartered Bank.
Rajesh Mahapatra is the former Editor of The Press Trust of India
Krishnadevan is Consulting Editor at BasisPoint Insight.
Chandra advises companies on big-picture narratives on strategy and markets.
Kalyan Ram co-founded Cogencis. He now leads BasisPoint Insight.
Gurumurthy is an ex-central banker who handled markets, and later, financial stability for RBI.
Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain is a former Commander of India’s Kashmir Corps.