Ageism and Education

Ageism in India’s education sector India’s Right to Education (RTE Act) states that students have to be placed in age-appropriate Continue reading →

Asserting National Narratives with Credibility

It is not unusual for countries to glorify their own past. Nor is it unusual to include that in the Continue reading →

Six Pillars for Build India’s Growth Story

‘India has become a magnet’, Dominic Barton of McKinsey is reported to have said recently, reflecting both the optimism and Continue reading →

E-Commerce and Consumer Rights

Flipkart and other online sales sparked off protests. Some of the discussion is around consumer rights, much of it around Continue reading →

Governance and Leadership

  Leadership is the operational leg of good governance   Image: Shutterstock “It’s just jargon”, smiled a colleague when I Continue reading →

On Opinion Polls

In the land of opinions, justifiable or not, the polling of opinions has been called into question. Let us get Continue reading →

Building Professional Narratives

This is an excerpt from the talk I gave on Building Professional Narratives (Of course, there was more in the Continue reading →

The Five Things Raghuram Rajan did well in his Inaugural Speech

It is not just his looks that appeal to people, Raghuram Rajan has laurels to match. Younger and more articulate Continue reading →