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Durga Pujo. What an idea Sirjee!!!!!!

  When does faith make sense. So much sense that it appeals across generations. So much sense that it appeals across multiple religious dispensation. So much sense that it cuts across income groups. And it affects not only a state in the country but a very large swathe of it. It is not only a [...
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TIME CORRECTION:: The surprise element that erodes value.

The brain cells tick a little slowly during the Durga Pujo time and for me it certainly does tick a lot slowly than others. Blame it on the atmosphere or the passage of time. But this morning I went through a podcast that made me think. Mr. Aashish Somaiya the MD of Whiteoak Capital Asset […]...
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When responsibility exceeds duty, magic happens.

What can ₹2,000 really do for assuring the future newborn girl in a poor family? At first glance, not much. But in Bihar, that modest sum is being transformed into a tool of empowerment through one of the finest synergies between the state, a fund house and a deprived beneficiary – the Mukhi...
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Can Crude be at 30-35 USD per barrel

India’s biggest agony – or so we learn from the numerous media mentions – is OIL. Specifically crude. Every time a small war or a big skirmish takes place, near or far, the mandarins at the various government departments shake in their designer socks and pass on the nerves to us, via the vario...
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Madam Finance Minister……

Madam, congratulations on becoming the Finance Minister with the continuous maximum number of Budgets presented in the Parliament in India. I am sure the record will hold for a long, long time. During your tenure madam, there has been a number of pain points that you have had to deal with. Political...
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Durga Pujo – The Mega economic event every year

Durga Pujo. Ask any Bengali or a Kolkatan and she will turn misty eyed. Enquire after anyone living in Bengal or perhaps the eastern part of the country and she will be busy either making (selling) or buying in the days and weeks leading up to the pujo. There is hectic activity all around and [&hell...
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