For most of us, studying solar system in science text books would be the easiest and closest trip to space. For someone who follows this science, a Soyuz D2, Challenger or Sunita Williams is something to look for. And for the rest of common public almost any science is rocket science.
We barely realise that most […]

A few years back I was using written letters as a standard form of communication with all my family members, friends and relatives. But then I came to know about the computers and Internet usage and the endless functions it can perform. From then to now, my letter writing has moved from the paper to […]

Rupee is the currency of India.  It may be rising in value but it is falling otherwise.  Do you ever think about the pitiful condition of the Indian Rupee? I watch the way people use the currency notes carelessly handling it.   
You can see names, love symbols and lot of other things on currency notes.  […]

There is a willingness among people today to know what are the various ideas/reasons behind holding various big events/activities that are organized all over the world. Going by the said initiative, one is always on the lookout for the latest and new upcoming events whether it may be any cultural event, business event, social event […]

My domestic help, Esther,  is Zulu, which a majority of South Africa is.  Her mother is from Zimbabwe, which is also not unique, as the two countries share a border and as it happens all over the world, people move to the economically developed country.
Now, what is of interest is that early this year, her […]

India has so long been a Cultural Tourist’s delight and promoted forever as a destination with a vibrant historical legacy  and visual heritage, that we sometimes lose our unique-ness in a market always hungry for something new.  
The newest shape on the tourism block is an ideal mould for Indian Tourism and the faster we […]

People may think that I am obsessed with this word”employability”. True, I am to a great extent. The reasons being that I see this action of employment from many angles.
As a HR professional, as someone attached with academics, as a mother of growing children and of all as a concerned individual.
My brother once said,” I […]

Its been a tough and strange week.  Earlier this week Sanchita lost her grandmother and Samyanti’s grandmom passed away a day later. Heartfelt condolensces to both and may God give them strength in this difficult hour.
As a tribute to her grandmother, Sanchita wrote something, which I am sharing here.  It is a simple and warm mark […]

Peter Way from Linkedin had an interesting question on what is the best way to serve start ups.  This is what he wrote:
I would like to know how to provide business planning or marketing services at a reasonable cost to startups. I see that startups could get the most value from understanding the market and […]

The daily travel by bus makes me think about the definition of Civility and Education seeing the attitude of the public.   What you mean by Education - knowledge in basic skills, academics, technical, discipline, citizenship or is it something else? 
“A man is marked as educated not by his complicated answers but by his clear, simple […]

It took China’s aggressive stance in Africa for India to sit up and take notice of the continent’s potential. As a result India held a Summit, the first ever on a government-to-government level, Prime Minister announced measures which would spur bilateral growth and various Indian delegates subtly pointed to the abundant oil reserves in Africa […]

I visited the land of ‘swasdee-kha’, ate deliciuos Thai curries, enjoyed the beaches, got an insight into the real meaning of service and shopped like crazy. But the most important take-away, for me, was the art of wholesale. 
Coming from India, which is witnessing a retail boom and where the key topics of discussion are malls, […]

The other day I waited for an hour on the Delhi-Gurgaon toll plaza. An hour! On an expressway! Aren’t they supposed to make distances shorter? Well, apparently not. And then it struck me that it’s not only the expressway, there is a problem everywhere. Along with a new flyover, comes a new traffic line –up. 
So […]

  
Let us be true to ourselves and find an answer to a question asked very frequently - Are you able to manage your time very well? If at all yes, are you able to manage this time productively? 
In a business set-up, we have several pressing work demands for the same time period and we often […]

Sania Mirza, Rajavardhan Singh Rathod, Chak De to name a few have added the ‘multi’ dimension to Indian sports which till late was synonymous with cricket. And the stock market has touched new peaks showing that the Indian story doesn’t quite end with IT.
But why talk of these two in the same breath. What do […]

One can perform a lot of tasks/tricks with his/her email. The list seems to be quite interesting. This also brings out the useful side of emailing. The most important thing is that these services do not have any charge. Here is a list of what one can do:
1. Convert an Office Document to PDF
If you […]