Generally Speaking

Those were the days when we didn’t cover our windows and ventilators with wire mesh. In my childhood, we weren’t afraid of mosquitos and bug...

Nearly fifteen years ago I was posted as the Addl. Divisional Railway Manager of Nagpur Division in the South East Central Railway. We had a...

Delhiites must think that they are God’s gift to Indians. They enjoy the best civic amenities in the country. Delhi has the best roads, pave...

What is the age at which one should begin to think of uncluttering life? Fifty, sixty or three scores and ten? Now that I am quickly approac...

Some call it the cocktail circuit. To attend one of those you had to pay an entry fee of $1500, then travel and hotel expenses would add up ...

It is necessary to know your men if you want to go beyond the incremental and deliver magic. The difference between a leader and a manager i...

पुराने ज़माने में ऋषि मुनी बात- बात पर तपस्या में लग जाते थे ।   क्रोध पर नियंत्रण नहीं रहा तो पर्वत पर पाँच वर्षों की ...

Loss of one’s father is a shock that is impossible to recover from. Don’t get me wrong. Mother is no less important. Mother is the very esse...

I had an interesting incident in Southern Railway, a typical babu response to a routine matter. The response was meant to impress all and ...

What fun is living in a metropolitan city if there are no movies, clubs, restaurants, parties, music festivals and lit-fests? Over time ci...

Killing of Sadhus in Palghar is disturbing no doubt, but such motivated attacks have been common. Attack on Arnab is also understandable si...

In my SCRA interview I was asked a simple-sounding question, “So you want to be an engineer?  Can you name five engineers of the country?” ...