Aug 19, 2020Elon Musk — 6 months down the lineAnd barely 6 months down the line, Tesla stock has climbed from 500 to 1900 Usd while Elon Musk rose from around #60 to no. 4 in the world’s rich list. https://link.medium.com/VE3eykY538 Jeff Bezos beware - the first trillionaire in the world will happen a lot sooner than anticipated and…Elon Musk2 min readElon Musk2 min read
Jul 11, 2020Life — Trial by fireAt the dawn of adulthood, a very rosy view of life greets us as we dream of conquering the world - full of bright hope and enthusiasm. Real life however, rarely turns out to be as perfect as we imagined - with disappointments, struggles, heartbreaks, sorrow, grief....forming …Life1 min readLife1 min read
May 28, 2020Why is Ayn Rand hated so much ?!I always wondered why Ayn Rand is so widely hated — unusual for a writer and philosopher. The almost visceral hatred for a woman who died almost 4 decades ago is matched perhaps only by the sheer volume of her books that continue to sell in record numbers . What…Ayn Rand2 min readAyn Rand2 min read
May 25, 2020Why you should read booksWriting a good book is not easy - it practically condenses an author’s lifetime knowledge and experience in a few hundred pages that may take you maybe a month to read. If you choose yours books well, can you imagine how much second hand knowledge you can absorb from the…Books1 min readBooks1 min read
May 16, 2020Exponential EducationThe world increasingly belongs to people who understand and can harness the exponential trends and change that is happening right under our nose. …Education1 min readEducation1 min read
May 16, 2020India Against HappinessA couple of years back, few of us Indians chanced to visit a place called Beira in Mozambique. Like most African countries, Mozambique is poor. But with a stranger’s excitement of being in a far off new place, we went around starry eyed gazing with wonder at all the mundane…India5 min readIndia5 min read
May 16, 2020Nostalgia !A good part of feeling nostalgic is the warm fuzzy glow that we feel while remembering people and places long forgotten and left behind. Modern communication tools and drastically increased mobility have however put paid to that by placing it all just a click away. We — people born before…Nostalgia1 min readNostalgia1 min read
May 16, 2020A case for Armchair ActivismUrban middle class in India is often accused of armchair activism — always ranting against politicians and the ‘system’ from their drawing rooms but never taking the trouble to brave the heat and dust of active politics. Here’s a different take on this viewpoint. …India4 min readIndia4 min read
Apr 23, 2020Dice always rollsPeople everywhere - rich or poor - inevitably feel a tug of nostalgia for childhood that no amount of material success can compensate for. It is longing for a time when the dice could have rolled any which way - for life to be any number of infinite possibilities. As…Philosophy1 min readPhilosophy1 min read
Apr 17, 2020Car 2.0Tesla - Elon Musk took a computer and built a car around it ! A car that is always online and gets better with time through 'on the air' software updates. No dials or buttons - just one large screen. Self driving & autonomous. A car that can go out…1 min read1 min read
