In the early hours of 11 October, a Mini Cooper hit a scooter near Kochi airport. Three young people died: Devika, Gopika and Iyas. They were students who also worked part-time, and they were riding home after tea. Police say the 19-year-old driver had drunk at three bars that night,...
This October, three Indian states declared drought. Karnataka declared 217 of its 240 taluks. Maharashtra declared 265 of 358. Andhra Pradesh declared 388 of 688 mandals. Karnataka’s monsoon was its weakest since 1971, and El Niño is getting stronger. (El Niño is a natural warming of the sea surface in...
Regensburg, Germany: Kerala’s martial arts athlete Sujay has achieved a proud milestone by winning the gold medal at a grappling championship held in Germany. Sujay, the son of Seemesh, delivered an impressive performance in the competition to secure the gold medal. He is the grandson of Shashidharan, who belongs to...
Watch any Indian flight land. The wheels touch the ground, and before the plane stops, people are standing, opening the lockers and pushing into the aisle. The door stays closed for several minutes. Everyone waits, bent under the locker, doing nothing. This is our habit in one picture: we are...
The Two Mistakes That Kill Businesses Every entrepreneur eventually faces the same question about a venture that is not working: should I keep going or should I stop? Most people answer it badly because they ask it in the wrong way. They look at the past. The better question looks...
Have you ever felt that someone was hiding something, but you could not say what? You were not imagining it. Harmful people rarely look like villains in films. They look like a relative, a boss, a business partner, or a neighbour. They smile, they speak well, and they offer help....
What if the city that pays you a salary is quietly taking away your health, family time, savings and even your chance of survival? Welcome to Bengaluru, India’s Silicon Valley. A city of billion-dollar companies, ambitious professionals, world-class technology and dreams of a better future. Yet, every morning, millions of...
What if retirement is not the end of your working life, but the beginning of the life you always wanted to live? For most people, turning 50 means thinking about retirement, financial security, health insurance, and spending more time with family. For me, it means something different. It means preparing...
An entrepreneur’s autobiography — 2002 onwards Prologue: I Was Never Short of Ideas. I Had to Learn the Power of Focus. If I look back at my life and career, one thing becomes clear: I was never someone who wanted to follow the usual path. While many people were concentrating...
Have you ever attended a meeting where someone spoke confidently about something they barely understood? Have you seen a person argue endlessly, refuse to accept a mistake, and still believe they are the smartest person in the room? Perhaps you have done it yourself. We all want to look intelligent....
