Prologue Does your life sometimes feel that it’s straight out of a Bollywood movie?

We’ve all been to our office parties and had our share of experiences. There’s much more than CEO’s speech, fake laughs, or poorly choreographed dances by the management trainees. Of course, that varies depending on whether you were the drunk one, the sober one or another stereotypical party person. I…

Hi, I hope you’re fine. But, I know for a fact that you’re not. A lot has happened today, more in the past week and life seems to have changed so much in the last few months. I realize that you’re facing problems that you never thought you’d encounter. But…

Senior management in global organizations constantly find themselves at loggerheads with their human resources, in both strategy and execution. A minor look at our history and the study of two specific rivers offers an effective fix to the issue. It was 3rd century BCE. Alexander, the Macedonian warrior-king, marched east…

I often forget things that happened 5 minutes ago. Does this ever occur to you, too? (Please say yes!) The name of a person I just met, a phone number or even what time it is. Forgetfulness is an exciting aspect of human psyche. But so is procrastination.

I zoned out today. I discovered this only after coming back to the depressing reality, of course. Never had I realized what it is or how it feels. I’ve heard people vaguely speak about such experiences and saw them helplessly trying to find words that described how they felt. …

The foodie in me rejoices when winter starts. Although I eat a lot throughout the year, this weather brings with it a bunch of weddings (read: bad hashtags compounding the couple’s names, glittery clothes, and high-budget events attended by clueless individuals). I particularly favor the Indian wedding tradition (not because…

What?! Putting an end to Hindu-Muslim fights! That’s madness! How can you even think of that? Spare a moment to ponder over the severe repercussions of this unwise decision: Thousands of politicians would be robbed off their single-point agenda of getting ahead in electoral polls by (mis)using religion. The goons…

I want her. Not just the good parts, even the bad. I don’t want her body; I don’t want her touch. I want to see her. See her as she’s sleeping and the morning sun kisses her cheeks, Or how the wind plays with her hair. I want to see her lips as…