Healthy gut, improved mood? The link between your microbiome and mind
The presence of bacteria in our intestines which help in digestion has been well-known but now with a breakthrough in technology that helps detect these bacteria better, there is a new field of research emerging, one that seems to establish links between gut-health and mental health, suggesting that the benefits of eating nutritious food may […]
The making of an open source dictionary
We could not have done a better contextual introduction to this piece than the author’s own: “This is not a post on fintech, or even technology for that matter. This is the story of a product of tenacity, selflessness, and passion; a product that will transcend and outlive most technology we know of. This is […]
Why Breathing Is So Effective at Reducing Stress
Covid is causing increasing stress levels among working professionals who were already under the pump given rising competitive dynamics of the corporate world. Increasingly, psychologists and performance coaches are recommending rhythmic breathing techniques to handle stress, something that has been an integral part of ancient wellness fields such as Yoga too. In this piece, the […]
This Overlooked Variable Is the Key to the Pandemic
The Covid infection data for India is showing reasons to cheer with the active case count now declining for two weeks. The already high recovery rate has meant that the daily recovery number is now higher than the daily new case number bringing this decline in active case count. Whilst the latter could be due to insufficient […]
Behind the new rules for NGOs to get foreign funds, a clear political message – fall in line
The front pages of Indian newspapers contain so much news on cricket and Bollywood that one would be forgiven for thinking that little else is happening in the country. In the midst of the mainstream media’s focus on inane chatter, the Indian Parliament passed on 23rd September an important law, The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, […]
Standing Tall – Lessons in leadership from Satish Dhawan
The late Satish Dhawan did much to make the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) the premier science research centre in India. He also modernised the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and laid the foundations for the powerhouse that the ISRO has become today. On the birth centenary of this legendary technocrat, Ram Guha’s essay on […]
The Role of Technology in Consistent Compounding
It is widely believed that new technology leads to disruptive innovation. However, companies that have consistently innovated over longer periods of time have combined existing technologies using a recipe that is heavy on intangibles and difficult to replicate. It is this recipe which enables consistent compounding over long periods of time despite several disruptions in […]
Childhood hero to colleague: Deano was the player you wanted to be
Dean Jones, the Australian cricketer turned commentator died of cardiac arrest last week at the age of 59 in the middle of his commenting stint at the ongoing Indian Premier League. Jones may not go down in history as one of the world’s greatest cricketers. But as this obituary in The Sydney Morning Herald suggests […]
Milton Friedman Was Right About Shareholder Capitalism
It is the 50th anniversary of what many regard as one of the most influential opinion pieces in media history – Milton Friedman’s article in the New York Times, evangelising shareholder capitalism – the idea that the primary objective in business is to maximise profits for its shareholders. Recent years have seen a shift away from this […]
The Daughter of a Slave Who Did the Unthinkable
Jason Zweig is one of the finest writers in finance around today. This piece may not be about investing but an increasingly important aspect of modern capitalism – the lack of diversity (gender and color) in business. Wall street and even Silicon Valley for all its progressive thinking, are still dominated by the white male. […]
Why America Is Afraid of TikTok
TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, was the most popular mobile app in India until it got banned by the Indian government recently amidst rising geopolitical tensions between India and China. Whilst India was TikTok’s largest market by users (ByteDance runs a different app in China), the US is its most valuable market in […]
To become Invincible at Life : Create your own T
One of the reasons we like to share what we have read with other people is that it allows us to live and learn within a community of people for whom learning is a way of life. We have known Jinay Savla for a couple of years as a bright young wealth manager helping Indian […]
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