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Incomplete, Not complete 26 Aug 2013 | 03:54 pm
Published in Corporate Dossier, ET, April 12, 2013 I am working as a HR head of an MNC and my American boss is a goals driven tyrant. He just doesn’t get the Indian way of doing thing and the nuances...
Indian Approach To Management 23 Aug 2013 | 02:47 am
A talk on the “Indian Approach to Management”, by Dr Devdutt Pattanaik, at the E-Summit, 2013, IIT Bombay.
The rising of the son 17 Aug 2013 | 10:37 pm
Published in Corproate Dossier ET, May 17, 2013 I own a mid-sized auto parts company and now I am trying to mentor my son to take over. He has his own style of working which is very different than mi...
The yearning for a full stop 12 Aug 2013 | 12:10 am
Published in Mythos, First City, May 2013 In my new book “Business Sutra: An Indian approach to Management” I refer to the critical role that the idea of goal plays in mythologies of Western origin. ...
Vertical tug-of-war 8 Aug 2013 | 01:05 am
Published in Corporate Dossier ET, May 31, 2013 I hold a senior management position at a MNC bank. We are rolling out our services at a very aggressive speed. But as you know that banking is a very r...
Open Door Conundrum 30 Jul 2013 | 09:19 pm
Published in Corporate Dossier ET, June 07, 2013 I am a new CEO who has just taken over from a very hard driving European. And one of the first measures I did was to have an open door policy and driv...
Dancing for Balram 20 Jul 2013 | 01:53 am
Published in Speaking Tree, April 07, 2013 In Puri temple of Orissa, there is a secret ritual that is no longer performed. It was popular in the times when deva-dasis thrived in the temple complex. I...
The transformations of Chitrangada 16 Jul 2013 | 03:13 pm
Published in Devlok, Sunday Midday, May 31, 2013 A few days ago I saw the film Chitrangada by Rituparno Ghosh at the Kashish film festival. I loved the idea of the film, the outstanding introduction ...
In the forest, a sage 12 Jul 2013 | 02:11 pm
Published in First City, July 2013 Whether we like it or not, the Kumbh Mela has become popular globally because of the naked sadhus, men with matted hair smeared with ash who dance hysterically and ...
Mythology of the Undead 5 Jul 2013 | 01:53 am
Published in Devlok, Sunday Midday, May 24, 2013 I wondered why India’s first overtly Zombie film was based in Goa. Perhaps, (and this is pure speculation), because zombies can only exist in lands wh...