I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but there are plenty of life lessons one can learn from the Mahabharata. Let’s put history to use and take a look at 15 lessons from one of the greatest epics in Hindu mythology. 1. Being kind, humble and generous is not enough to live life. The way Karna’s life moved, we realised, more often than not, that the world is an evil […]
Every year, thousands of people move from India’s villages and towns to its cities looking for employment opportunities. They pack their bags and bid their families goodbye with no idea how their life will shape up in a city which is already crowded with people competing for every job opportunity. On the other hand, there are companies that fall short of manpower because they struggle to find the right […]
1. Bharawan Da Dhaba, Amritsar “Amritsar is a haven for foodies as it offers some of the most delectable and mouth-watering menus. Bharawan Da Dhaba is a must-visit. From roasts to fish curries and fries; aaloo paranthas with makkhan; makki di roti and sarson da saag to that refreshing huge glass of the lassi; Amritsar will not stop at giving you options till you drop!” 2. Disco Lassi Wala, […]
Vani Kola left behind a stellar career as an entrepreneur in the United States to gamble on the startup ecosystem in India. In 2006, Vani Kola spent a month in India, “travelling, meeting people, sitting in a mall and observing”. The managing director of venture capital firm Kalaari Capital had left India in the late 1980s to pursue a master’s degree in engineering in the United States. There she […]
In what is yet another jewel in its crown, the ‘City of Pearls’ has emerged as the numero uno city in India when it comes to offering the best quality of living standards in Mercer’s Quality of Living Report 2015 that was released on Wednesday. Ranked 138th globally by the Mercer report, Hyderabad beat Pune (145th) to the top spot in India and left India’s IT hub Bengaluru (146th), Chennai […]
Success can be measured from two standpoints – externally and internally. Externally it is the measure of a job well done and the accompanying recognition from society. Internally it is a feeling of achievement, satisfaction, fullness, completeness, wholeness which comes on the completion of a task or the fulfillment of a desire. What is a true measure of success, the outer accolades or the inner joy and peace which […]
From selling vegetables in his local village, long distance runner Indrajeet Patel has indeed come far – today he competes with some of the best athletes in the world.He won the 2013 and 2014 editions of the Mumbai Half Marathon and Singapore’s 3000 meter Asian Area Champion (Jr.) in in 2010). Patel doesn’t consider his past as a farmer a hindrance. “Farming is a labour intensive process. Right from sowing […]
Books by Indian authors are an entirely different ball game, so it wasn’t easy to pick only 12 masterpieces. But here’s a list we think you shouldn’t miss. 1. The Inscrutable Americans by Anurag Mathur If you want to laugh out loud then this is the book for you. The cultural reference to an Indian boy’s upbringing is bang on. The letters written by Gopal, the protagonist are hilarious. […]
‘For so long as the rulers of Pakistan remain committed to confronting and vanquishing India, they will sustain delusions, breed terrorists, and export them,’ says Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd). The fourth delusion is that Pakistan is ideologically, morally, and legally justified in adopting all measures to take possession of Jammu and Kashmir. Its belief rests on the argument that the state of Jammu and Kashmir, being a Muslim majority […]
Can you ever have too much of a good thing? It’s hard to believe there’s such a thing as too much sleep, because most of us barely get enough. An average person spends about 33% of his or her life sleeping. Studies have shown that sleeping works on a principle called the Goldilocks effect which states that something must fall within limits and not reach extremes. But is oversleeping as […]
