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Today saw the beta launch of the Nija Platform. Nine days after the target date...
An IIT degree is a responsibility to India.
An IIT degree is a responsibility to India. In a world in which geography is...
The bureaucracy and judiciary have failed the people of India.
The bureaucracy and judiciary have failed the people of India. Not the politicians. If the...
Quad Initiative of 2016
The ten year journey has indeed been very inspiring. The progress has exceeded our wildest...
India’s aspiration to become a $30 trillion economy by 2047
₹18,000 A YEAR FOR EVERY INDIAN. Is It Possible? Yes. And We Must Aim for...
The Big Mismatch
INDIA DOES NOT NEED A CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT. IT NEEDS A CHANGE OF ECONOMIC OPERATING...
Friend US’ Visa Curbs Only a Gain for New India: Goyal
Every H-1B visa denied is not necessarily a win for India. It is a win...
How do we major imapct?
Indian bureaucracy has failed Indian entrepreneurs. Tax terrorism compounds it. A failed and gamed legal...
Tata Saga – Part 15
Tata Saga – Part 15Independent Directors — On Sale? An independent director can be legally...
Tata Saga – Part 14
Tata Saga – Part 14Should the identity of the Yogi of NSE be revealed. What...
The yogi of NSE is back
The yogi of NSE is back.And he is deep inside Tata.Without wearing a robe or...
N Chandrasekaran on India’s Shastras
Shastra Knowledge: use free money to buy personal goods. Padma for 40,000 crores. College admission...
Musical chairs?
And now the next musical chair round.Anup Bagchi of ICICI to head HDFC. This is...
IIT Madras targets 1,000 startups by 20322,eyes monthly IPOs
My friend, guide and mentor Padma Sri Prof Ashok Jhunjhunwala has not only set up...
CSR per person vs State Wealth, FY2024-25
Wealth creation at population scaleUnlearning as the start point. A cat does not have to...
NIJA — TRULY YOUR OWN.
NIJA — TRULY YOUR OWN. You can buy a smartphone. But do you really own...
Tata Saga – part 13
Tata Saga – part 13Innovation in Stupidity. If you hire third rate advisors – you...
Data Centre Power Crisis
There is no such thing as a data centre power or water crisis anywhere in...
The Tata Saga – part 12B
The Tata Saga – part 12BWhen PR backfires: The danger of “answering selectively” during a...
The Tata Saga – Part 12A
The Tata Saga – Part 12ATwo dead souls haunt the group. Cyrus Mistry and Pendse....
The Tata Saga – Part 10
The Tata Saga – Part 10THE BOARDROOM THAT REMOVED CYRUS MISTRY 24 October 2016. One...
Ajit Ranade
I was chatting with Ajit Ranade yesterday on something we both crossed paths on –...
The 5 Stages of Artificial Intelligence
What’s in a name ? Actually everything. Digital India is not using two dictionary words....
Tata Saga – Part 9
Tata Saga – Part 9The Harish Manwani question: Is a corporate executive fit to be...
Tata Saga – Part 8
Tata Saga – Part 8:The Anita George Question: peeping into the mind of a failed...
Dual medical degree gets green signal
This is an absolutely brilliant way to differentiate the Indian medical degree. Many congratulations to...
World Wisdom Bulletin
As the World Wisdom Bulletins start creating 500 hours of recorded content a month in...
The Tata model is one of India’s unique contributions to capitalism – it mustn’t get undone
Ajit Ranade article in the Mint churned the pot and got Lutyen Delhi thinking. His...
Tata Sons vs Tata Trusts
Tata Sons: When a Boardroom Becomes a Battle for Institutional Dharma For more than 150...
Statement in favour of N Chandrasekhar.
Statement in favour of N Chandrasekhar.There have been some press reports alleging various conflicts of...
Tata Mahabharat
There are some incomplete and slightly erroneous records of the now infamous Tata sons board...
The issue somewhere is development of the brain and an enhancement in the consciousness plane.
The issue somewhere is development of the brain and an enhancement in the consciousness plane....
Tata Trust statement issued bypassing Adfactors
A Casting Vote Cannot Revive a Stillborn Resolution. A key clarification from Tata Trusts regarding...
The Great Tata Tussleix
Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. But to summarise in three: head must...
WHEN INSTITUTIONS OVERLAP, DATES MATTER.
WHEN INSTITUTIONS OVERLAP, DATES MATTER. When it is an open and shut case, someone will...
Exams have to be restructured so as to allow the use of Ai and have to be open book.
Exams have to be restructured so as to allow the use of Ai and have...
One man’s poison is another man’s food
One man’s poison is another man’s food. During Covid, doctors and crematoriums, graveyards and dolo...
“IN the ROOM”
At the “IN the ROOM” podcast series at the Lutyen Club yesterday, Gurmukh Singh Malhotra...
“ Chandra “ as reincarnation as “ Lord Krishna “ to protect Tata and India
“Did you see – torrential AI bots in social media hailing the lord “ Chandra...
Law and order is the governments monopoly
Law and order is the governments monopoly. So it is a matter of national shame...
Will Chandra follow Mallya to London ?
Will Chandra follow Mallya to London ? Hiring Harish Salve to represent him is the...
Tata Sons-Tata Trusts row
Harish Salve is wrong. Lawyers these days can be bought to do any song and...
Three promoterless companies
Three promoterless companies. The most marquee of Indian corporates. Seem to have been taken over...
Tata Saga – part 4
Tata Saga – part 4 Everyone who could possibly back stab the Tata family has...
THE DESPERATE GAMBLE
THE DESPERATE GAMBLE Does Chandrasekhar work for Adani ? Noel Tata is betting that the...
THE WOLF HAS DROPPED THE FACADE.
THE WOLF HAS DROPPED THE FACADE. What happened inside Tata Sons on September 17 may...
The Tata Saga – Part 3
The Tata Saga – Part 3 Back stabbing. Directors voting on resolutions that they are...
The Tata Saga – Part 2
The Tata Saga – Part 2The Tata Sons Question: Split The RBI’s position may have...
World Wisdom Bulletin
World Wisdom Bulletin, the global tech show under the World Wisdom initiative reached a hundred...
Income Tax Officer Becomes RWA President
Recent cases of misuse of power by govt officials taking up elected non-profit roles to...
IIT Alumni Council released the first volume in the Vishwaguru Series
On the 15th of August, the IIT Alumni Council released the first volume in the...
Beyond Duty,Beyond Pay
There is an extremely unhealthy practice which has taken on unimaginable proportions. Working government officers...
Japan Design Award 2026
The Japan Design Award 2026 finally goes to an Indian. This is such a well...
Can Nija beat Apple in the smartphone war ?
Can Nija beat Apple in the smartphone war ? When we started Nija, it was...
Whales: Giants of the Ocean
Whales: Giants of the Ocean Whales are among the largest and most remarkable animals on...
Data centre
Data centre cooling has two fundamental approaches. One is to remove heat so as to...
Mesopotamia was never the Cradle of Civilisation . India Was.
History is created by historians. Not by events or reality. As a keen student of...
Transforming Innovations to Impact & Launch of ICTTH
It is interesting to see India’s new universities like Sharda actually create global recognition for...
The Leadership Behind L&T’s Transformation
Vikram – most of this is not true. In fact I don’t even think SNS...
Cockroach Janta Party
Cockroach party violent protest led to lathi charging. It is the kind of thing that...
AI is Bad for Humanity
Everyone is talking about AI for Good. Very few are willing to discuss AI for...
India in Middle-Income Trap?
The dilemma for a government is who to listen. The bureaucrats in the government are...
Deal with Tata
Corporate Credibility is key. If the Tatas are involved, their credibility is really the nations...
TSMC ARIZONA CORPORATION
Semiconductor manufacturing like any major industry is an ecosystem game. If a company has to...
India’s first Generative Ai platform was launched by the iIT Alumni Council.
Way back in April 2022, India’s first Generative Ai platform was launched by the iIT...
Zerodha spent 15 years helping retail investors buy shares.
I have met Nithin Kamath just once when he was nice enough to take a...
Wisdom comes in shades of grey
Wisdom comes in shades of grey I always joke. But it is increasingly coming through...
Xi Promises AI for All in Debut at China’s Top Tech Summit
The cheap replica market has the same principles. Doesn’t matter whether it is jeans or...
Imagine getting eye surgery… at 30,000 feet.
There is way more than meets the eye here. 90% of the worlds private planes...
40 years is a long time to be building businesses.
I was fortunate to have Nikunj as my hostel mate and senior at IIT. The...
Kudankulam nuclear plant data leak sparks “absolute commotion”
Yotta is a data centre build by a real estate developer. Reliance Infrastructure is a...
Coconut Cola
I understand the gst angle. Fizzy cola attracts 40% gst. And quick commerce players want...
New York has banned data centres over 50 MW.
New York has banned data centres over 50 MW. It is reflective of two things...
Ready for 10 sec challenge ?
A cat does not need a college degree to learn to catch a mouse. A...
Govt Working with AI Cos for Models on Par with Mythos
This is necessary but unfortunately every problem does not have a solution. It is creditable...
Richer, not Happier
Dear Friends, I am sharing my recent Business India article, “Richer, not Happier: The Hidden...
TCS Rejigs 14 Top Roles
Another paid PR release pretending to be media coverage. This time one full page of...
Netanyahu Cites Support of 1.4 Billion Indians
India’s job is not to take sides in a war. Especially when it is not...
Tripura Community Wealth Mission 2035
India awakens to a new dawn. Led by the north east. As we move away...
Core objective of free markets is market discovery of prices
The core objective of free markets is market discovery of prices. It doesn’t matter if...
TATA vs Foxconn in race to the top
Some races are not worth contesting in. The race to be a contract manufacturer for...
How the US soared to the heights of dangerous greatness
The United States did not become a superpower because it loved freedom. It became a...
China conquered the world through factories.
China conquered the world through factories. They copied the American model of mass slavery disguised...
Ai kills thinking just like calculators killed basic mathematical ability
Brain Capital = brain health + skillsBrain Capital >> Ai CapitalBut Ai capital is growing...
Mahakumbh at Prayagraj in 2025, Swami Suryanil
At the Mahakumbh at Prayagraj in 2025, Swami Suryanil 🙏🏻 shared the conclusion of his...
Judicial Accountability
In December 2001, I got a call from a security guard saying the CEO had...
CJI flags delay in creation of Arbitration Council
The Arbitration Council idea should be thrown in the garbage bin, never to be retrieved....
TATA Group Looking to Double Auto Revenue to $100b in 5 yrs
Volkswagen is at USD 300 billion in sales. And is close to bust. Sacking a...
Samosa beats Burgers!
My first exposure to Haldiram was in 1996 when they applied to UP State Financial...
HDFC, Axis and ICICI have common control.
HDFC, Axis and ICICI have common control. Just like the Big4. And the work as...
Chapter 3: Sterling Cellular Grabs Delhi leaving Ratan Tata broken
Chapter 3: By 1994, JRD Tata had passed on. Ratan Tata struggled to manage the...