“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” – Henry Brooks Adams Sitting in CK Prahalad’s Business Strategy lecture in IIMA during the late 70s, did we know that we were part of a period in management history created by our legendary professor? Over the years, CK, as we fondly referred...Read More
I learnt about my breast cancer by accident. I’d gone to my doctor for checking my eyes. I had a conference and had to read some papers. I was 40 then and I thought probably I’ll need glasses. It so happened that my doctor had just bought a mammogram machine and he wanted to inaugurate...Read More
Here is a question that was posed to a panel of marketers – If “Made in Japan” – stands for quality, and, “Made in China” – stands for price then what does “Made in India” – stand for? Of course they failed to resolve the issue and arrive at a consensus. In the last few...Read More
The world today has been described as unequal, unbalanced, unsustainable and unstable. It is a paradox that it has become more so now when fruits of globalisation should have been available to all!! The world has been interdependent for centuries through trade and war. But more recently, with advances in technology and communication, it has led...Read More
Introduction I feel very priveleged and honoured to be invited to give this address at this Gender Audit Workshop organised by Population First. And I have Nishit Kumar and Bobby Sista to thank for this. I feel Population First needs to be lauded for the challenge they have undertaken – a challenge that has been...Read More
I am currently writing a book about Social Media and politics and I am really keen to get your perspective on it. The book is called The Big Connect and is being published by Random House. Social media sites have taken over our lives. People don’t reckon what life was without Facebook or Twitter! 15...Read More
1) What is distinctive about India compared to other big emerging markets (Brazil, Russia, China)? While most D&E markets have a lot in common they can be distinguished to a great extent, by the profile of their economy, politics, religion and colonial history. A few things set India apart from the other three BRIC countries;...Read More
