Calibrating – India vs China

I first visited Shanghai in 1996 and at that time the pace of development was exhilarating. I had accepted that catching up for India would be a tall order, but then I was young and optimistic that India would catch up one day. Also had the opportunity to work in Hong Kong from 1998 to…

The Future of Food

Was forwarded this presentation by Bhavish Sood which a must read tagtaste-india-opportunity-mapping-reportDownload Some notes from the presentation The restaurant business is a big gamble Only 0.7% restaurants that have been in existence for at least three years ever paid Income Tax. 49% of restaurants are not profitable restaurants that are bubbling all the time one…

Understanding the Gist of the game ‘Golf’

Lot of people think that Golf is a old man's game, till they start playing it. I started playing the game pretty late in life and have had the rare opportunity to also build one - Clover Greens The 18th hole at Clover Greens The message below was a Whatsapp forward with author unknown. However…

sharing articles – Jan 2021

The Munger Operating System - a must read ... Ben Franklin, once said, “If you want to persuade, appeal to interest not to reason.” Another thing of course is life will have terrible blows, horrible blows, unfair blows, doesn’t matter. And some people recover and others don’t. And there I think the attitude of Epictetus…

The Indian Cricket team showed the world how good they can be

As India celebrates the stupendous victory in Australia, this celebration is more binding and greater than any festival India celebrates. The narration by Steve Waugh in his superb video 'Cricket is Religion in India' from time [5:16] describes today's victory best. A lot of people who have got very little material possession but when they…

Cricket is Religion in India by Steve Waugh

This video is the outcome of a great cricketer, who took the effort to travel across India to capture some amazing moments, combined with his stupendous photography skills. Cricket is a great leveller, anyone irespective of Class, Creed or Social Status can play the game. Good does not happen automatically. Thanks Steve Waugh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1AQnNqk7JE

Articles on Kombucha

The Cloudy Origins of Kombucha this enigmatic tea seems to have held its own within the public imagination. While the health benefits of kombucha have yet to be scientifically proven, many consumers firmly stand by their drink of choice. It has grown from folk medicine into a pop-culture potion with over $1.5 billion in sales in 2017.…

The Story of Papwa Sewgolum—The unknown Indian sporting great

[ This article has been reproduced from a WhatsApp forward] Long, but interesting read tinged with sadness and the inherent injustice of bigotry that comes through strongly. It was 1955. Graham Wulff was the man behind Oil of Olay. A former Unilever Chemist from Durban, he and business partner Jack Lowe had made the product…

Develop Mental Models by Charlie Munger

great article that profiles Charlies Munger The Profile Dossier: Charlie Munger, the Master of Mental Models “Deliver to the world what you would buy if you were on the other end." Polina MarinovaMay 27112 legendary investor Charlie Munger believes that the avoidance of stupidity is more important than the pursuit of excellence. “You have a…

Impromptu Performances

Lucky Ali at Arambol in North Goa after listening to the musical evening was requested for a song and he sang impromptu for all present . Was a lovely setting . Via https://twitter.com/nafisaaliindia/status/1337745853558079488 100 Musicians playing "Love You Zindagi" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtJmOSD-Rk A rare clip of Hemant Kumar and V. Balsara in a private setting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcveMPjfsK0 The…