Long read: Why birds don’t buy Bentleys and we humans will never fly
Human beings have been the dominant species on the planet for a while now. Not just dominance but also unique in terms of our ability to establish culture and transmit it from generation to generation, something that no other species has managed to come close to exhibit through evolutionary history. The only species or rather […]
Long read: Speak easy: How AI is giving voice to millions of Indians online
Speech recognition technology went mainstream with the likes of Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri. But its biggest use case in terms of adoption by the masses has been in India. India leapfrogged into mobile telephony at a time smartphones were becoming cheaper whilst data tariffs still remain one of the cheapest in the world. The […]
Long read: ‘Humans need solitude’: How being alone can make you happier
Many of us in Marcellus are geeks at heart and enjoy being by ourselves. For much of our lives we were told that there is something wrong with that, that we have to network, socialize, get to know people, go out more, make friends, etc. Now, all of a sudden however, solitude has become cool. […]
Short read: ‘He changed the rules for all of us who came after’: Lee Child remembers Frederick Forsyth
For some of us, teenage years wouldn’t have been the same without Frederick Forsyth’s thriller novels, many of whom have been adapted into movies and now TV series (check out The Day of the Jackal ft. Eddie Redmayne). As Forsyth passed away earlier this week, tributes are pouring in. We feature this one from someone whose own […]
Short read: Why Rafael Nadal will forever remain the greatest star of French Open
Last Sunday’s epic men’s final of the French Open between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner is arguably the greatest such at Roland Garros (the venue for French Open and now used to refer to the event itself). Yet, rather than the end, the beginning of this year’s event better defines greatness at Roland Garros as […]
Short read: How strong is your grip? It can be an indicator of overall health
It has been long believed that having a strong grip is a good indicator of overall health in person. Thankfully, this belief is supported by research. Lawrence Hayes says in this piece that: “Grip strength refers to the power generated by the muscles of the hand and forearm to perform actions such as grabbing, squeezing […]
Long read: Ardem Patapoutian, Nobel Prize winner in Medicine: ‘90% of people don’t even know they have a sense of proprioception’
Scientists don’t necessarily have to be boring, especially if you listen to this Noble prize winner – Ardem Patapoutian. In this free wheeling interview, he talks about his life origins, his scientific discovery and more importantly speaks up about the implications of Trump’s crack down on funding for scientific research. He ends with his very […]
Long read: The Changing Face Of Women’s Migration In Punjab
Some of us in Marcellus are reaching that point in our lives where our children are heading abroad to study at universities in the Western world. When we attend the events hosted by these Western universities in Mumbai, we can see that Indian girls outnumber boys 3:2 in these sessions. In our latest bestselling book, […]
Long Read: Op Sindoor is the first battle in India’s two-front war. A vicious pawn in a King’s Gambit
From the day the tragic attacks in Pahalgam unfolded during the US Vice-President’s “personal visit” to India, many of us have been getting the feeling that we are but pawns in a real-world chess game with a Chinese grandmaster sitting opposite us and making calm, calculated moves. In a brilliant piece, Shekhar Gupta builds on […]
The Sixth Commandment: Be Caring
Summary: Look after your colleagues, suppliers, distributors, & customers. Nurture a corporate culture focused on learning, on process, and on “means” (rather than “ends” such as financial targets). [To find out what the Ten Commandments of Indian Entrepreneurship are, please click here: https://marcellus.in/blogs/the-ten-commandments-of-entrepreneurship-in-india/] “Unless you know the individual, it’s very difficult to advise that individual as […]
MeritorQ: Quality Matters
Investing in a portfolio of value and cyclical stocks in India would have delivered comparable returns to portfolio of quality & consistently profitable companies respectively over longer term with value and cyclicals outperforming in the post-Covid period. However, an advantage of the quality style lies in its ability to delivers less volatile fundamental growth and […]
Short read: Can’t recall a person’s name? You are not alone
“Kartik Parija prides himself on his elephantine memory, yet lately, names have begun to slip away. “I’ve had moments when I reconnect with someone from the pre-internet days, vividly recall our shared history but momentarily blank on their name,” says the 49-year-old entrepreneur from Bengaluru. He recalls awkwardly steering such conversations without naming the person, […]
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