Musings of somebody trying to comprehend a complicated and imperfect world
The financial crisis of 2008 has always been of immense interest to me. It was a classic case of how complex financial engineering based on extensive greed brought the world to its knees. Several multi-national financial institutions that had straddled the business world for over 100 years came crashing down within a few months, dragging… Continue reading On the Brink: Inside the Race to stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System – Hank Paulson | Action from the frontlines
This week has been quite dramatic for my state of Tamilnadu as we lost 2 of our highly visible and vibrant personalities (within a day of each other) who straddled the hugely complex world of Indian politics for the last several decades. One was our esteemed Chief Minister and Iron Lady Jayalalithaa and the other… Continue reading Larger than life personalities – Why do we need them?
This was the first movie that we were watching post the imposition of the Supreme Court Order that necessitates the Indian National Anthem to be played before the movies. Our move was due to start at 21:45 and a couple of minutes before, the national anthem started. Didn't do a thing for me other than… Continue reading Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh :- A shade below awesome, perhaps?
I recently ran into a friend from B-School who is occupying a rather senior position in a FMCG major. He currently handles a very large portfolio of brands on a pan-India level and a top performer thus far, not to mention, being considered a rising star in his organization. He has worked in different part… Continue reading The common man !!! Do we really know him or her?
Several years ago, I had attended a seminar by a renowned management Guru who at that point, some of us had labelled as a PKIA (Pompous Know It All). The seminar was about learning how to developing a Teachable Point Of View (TPOV). TPOV is a concept that was introduced by Noel Tichy and generally… Continue reading The absurdity of having an Intellectual Point of View
It is all about Experiential Wisdom One of the things that I have grappled with over the years is about the trap of the materialistic pursuits which in some ways is quite a bit of a vicious cycle. There is definitely a sense of awareness that these pursuits, whether it is glory, money, power, social… Continue reading Lost Wisdom of the Swastika – Turiya Tales by Ajay Chaturvedi!!!
There is a book by Jeffrey Archer called "As the Crow Flies". This book had a rather unique way of storytelling. Most books have the author as the main story-teller in a third person narrative who takes you through the chapters as the plot unfolds. In this book, however Archer used a combination of the… Continue reading Second Lives by Anish Sarkar – Enjoy the ride of this fast paced thriller
As a couple, my infinitely better half, Sumitha Iyer and i have had the usual highs and lows which is fairly commonplace in any marriage. But a significant life changing event happened in early 2012 when our little Angel Anwesha entered our lives. This was anything but conventional. For one, she was adopted. For two,… Continue reading Our Angel turns 5 – And gives us more than 5 reasons to introspect
As 2014 came to an end, so did the life of one of the greatest film directors of the Tamil movie industry - K Balachander. Though KB, as he popularly called carved out masterpieces in several Indian languages (Hindi, Telugu etc.,), his legacy lives on mainly through his Tamil masterpieces. Over the years, I have… Continue reading Tribute to that master story teller – K Balachander
I got some interesting feedback on my earlier blog on Problem Definition. One particular feedback that intrigued me was "Do you need technical brainpower for defining a problem? How early do you decide that you need the best techie out there to get out there for your problem?" While the person who asked this question… Continue reading Is technical brainpower needed for defining a problem?
Experiential Musings 