With the IPL 23 in full swing, entertainment through cricket is everywhere. As I watched the match between Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants in the stadium my mind went back to the days of Frank Worrell who was the original proponent of playing cricket to thrill spectators. Worrell was one of the three W’s […]
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Amritsar derives its name from Amrit Sarovar (lake of nectar) built by Guru Ram Das Ji, the fourth Sikh Guru in 1577. He believed the water of Amrit Sarovar had healing power. Varsha, Mahendra, Alka and I decided to visit Amritsar, a historic city that also got intimately linked to the end of the British
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The ‘to do’ for tourists in Goa is likely to miss listing a visit to the Tambdi Surla Mahadev Temple. The temple is located as far away as possible (and still be within Goa) from the tourist corridor that runs North-South close to the famous beaches, forts, churches, temples, casinos, and other attractions in Goa.
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Goa is a popular tourist destination known for its beautiful beaches, delicious seafood, centuries-old churches, temples, ruins of forts, casinos, and of course the lively nightlife. However, there’s much more to this smallest of the Indian states than meets the eye, that does not find a mention in the bucket list of tourists. I recently
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On the outside, there is nothing remarkable about Gurukrupa Tea Stall. Located near the end of the arterial road of Azad Society, a sprawling human settlement in Ahmedabad, the stall is no different from the scores of small tea stalls all over the city. What had caught my attention however was that there was always
Keshubhai: The Michelin Star Chaiwallah Read More »
The July 11, 2022, notification from RBI titled ‘International Trade Settlement in Indian Rupees (INR)’ has been hailed as an innovative move to counter the recent sharp depreciation of the rupee and to establish the rupee as a multilateral currency. The notification will allow exports and imports from many countries, including Russia to be denominated
The Rising Inflation Rates The disruptions in the global supply chain brought about by COVID-19, exacerbated by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, have sent prices of all items skyrocketing. Table 1 details the inflation rates for several major economies. While the rise in the inflation rate has been high for 2022, the increases are
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In 2003, Goldman Sachs published the ‘Global Economics Paper No: 99’ entitled, ‘Dreaming With BRICs: The Path to 2050’, authored by Dominic Wilson and Roopa Purushothaman, that made predictions about dramatic changes in the global economic order over the next five decades, with the economies of Brazil, Russia, India, and China – BRICs economies –
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We were neighbors residing in adjacent houses on campus, with the front and the backyards, separated by a hedge. As I shut my eyes and remember Madhavan, memories flood my mind. We were contemporaries at D16, the dormitory that housed the doctoral students at IIMA. We belonged to the same area, known those days as
My Friend Madhavan a personal remembrance Read More »
It started with very mild symptoms. Occasional cough, some watering of eyes and nose. When I woke up the next day, I told my wife Alka, who is a medical doctor about the irritants. She contacted her doctor friend who is in charge of a large Covid-19 ward in a large government hospital in Maharashtra.
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