Girish Karnad
AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT!
The room was large. I could make out that there were actually four rooms, with their in-between partitions collapsed. There was a...
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Girish Karnad
- Jan 1
- 11 min
Managing Relationships The Zodiac Way
Once upon a time, what my generation often refers to as the good old days, we had only one television channel - the state run...
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Girish Karnad
- Jun 30, 2021
- 13 min
The 1 Thing You Must Manage To Become Successful
It is a bright and sunny morning. The monsoon clouds seem to have dispersed, at least for a while. A perfect start for a quick vacation...
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Girish Karnad
- Jan 1, 2021
- 6 min
Cornerstones Of Meaningful Relationships
"We are like three corners of a triangle - we are connected but can never meet." These words were spoken by a close friend (name withheld...
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Girish Karnad
- Nov 2, 2020
- 2 min
Why Arjuna Chose Krishna And Why You Should Too!
In the epic Mahabharata, the War of Kurukshetra holds great significance. There are many incidents related to the war from which we can...
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Girish Karnad
- Jun 14, 2020
- 8 min
Live To Lead Another Day
The tension at the martial arts dojo was palpable. The sensei had put an end to the sparring midway. I had taken a hit to my face. There...
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Girish Karnad
- Jun 7, 2020
- 3 min
6 Ways To Develop Leaders
It was performance appraisal time and I was being reviewed by my manager. After completing the discussions around the achievements...
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Girish Karnad
- May 24, 2020
- 2 min
Where is the Aroma?
Who doesn’t like a freshly brewed cup of hot tea? I must have been around 10 years old when my mother allowed me to taste tea for the...
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Girish Karnad
- May 10, 2020
- 2 min
Should We Applaud Mediocrity?
Every morning I am welcomed with a spate of good morning messages on WhatsApp. Most of them are just plain good morning wishes, while a...
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Girish Karnad
- Apr 26, 2020
- 2 min
Can Revenge Be A Motivator?
A few months ago an article in the Times of India's Sunday section caught my eye. It was titled 'Revenge Bod'. It described how...
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Girish Karnad
- Apr 12, 2020
- 4 min
A Case For Flexible Leadership Style
Jack Welch, the Chief of General Electric, who led the company to glory and became a business icon, died recently at the age of 84. He...
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Girish Karnad
- Mar 29, 2020
- 1 min
Thank You Corona !
Never did I think, The need to thank a virus; This mean, deadly bug, Which has set the world afire! I woke up today morning, To the sound...
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Girish Karnad
- Mar 15, 2020
- 2 min
Fitting A Square Peg In A Round Hole
Mullah Nasruddin was appointed as the prime minister by the king. One day he was wandering through the palace and happened to notice the...
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Girish Karnad
- Mar 1, 2020
- 1 min
A Compelling Case Against Comparisons
An article headline in the online Inc. magazine is catching eyeballs: "A Massive New Study Says 87 Percent Millionaires Have 1 Stunning...
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Girish Karnad
- Feb 16, 2020
- 2 min
How Important are Life Skills at Work?
Our education system has been predominantly knowledge based. At every stage of learning, whether in primary schools or in college, we...
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Girish Karnad
- Feb 2, 2020
- 5 min
The Hard Truth About Soft Skills
"Take away my factories, my plants; take away my money; strip me of all these; but leave me my people, and in two or three years I will...
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Girish Karnad
- Jan 19, 2020
- 8 min
How Analytics & AI Are Transforming The Banking Industry
Welcome to the world of AI, data and people analytics! In the 1980s and 1990s, IT systems transformed banking. Today, banks have an...
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Girish Karnad
- Jan 5, 2020
- 2 min
Are We Watching Biased News?
Watching the news has been my pastime for a long time. Over the years I have watched news evolve - from the staid, boring news on...
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Girish Karnad
- Dec 22, 2019
- 2 min
Make That Commitment - To Yourself For Yourself
We make a lot of commitments in our lives - day in and day out. At work we make commitments to our boss, our colleagues, our teams and...
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Girish Karnad
- Dec 8, 2019
- 2 min
Shaken but not Stirred !
Every morning we look forward to our cup of coffee and with it, catching up on conversations with our families and friends on our...
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