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Parminder Singh

Parminder Singh

Here’s to you Steve…

My first recollection of you was a 1992 article in Economic Times. titled ‘What’s NeXT?’. That cool picture of yours with the Next Computer…

Oct 6, 2021

Here’s to you Steve…

Oct 6, 2021

Parminder Singh

In the long term, comfort is almost always overrated

Yahoo just turned 25. I never worked there but came close to it.

Mar 9, 2020

In the long term, comfort is almost always overrated

Mar 9, 2020

Parminder Singh

Ali da pehla number!

There was a time when my knowledge of Sufi music was limited to Nusrat’s over-synthesised remix of ‘Duma dum mast Kalandar’. Even Bollywood…

Mar 10, 2018

Ali da pehla number!

Mar 10, 2018

Parminder Singh

Father Paul, Gabbar Singh and a lesson in self-belief!

It was the year 1975. The year Sholay, one of the biggest Hindi movie blockbusters of our era, was released. If you’re an Indian, any…

Feb 19, 2018

Father Paul, Gabbar Singh and a lesson in self-belief!

Feb 19, 2018

Parminder Singh

Padmaavat — why I felt like I was punched in the gut.

I’m not a movie buff, much less the Sanjay Bhansali variety. I rarely bother to watch movies in theatres. Whenever I do, that’s because…

Feb 4, 2018

Padmaavat — why I felt like I was punched in the gut.

Feb 4, 2018

Parminder Singh

The Taiwanese taxi driver who taught me a lesson in transformative technologies

‘Transformative technologies don’t change you, they help you be a better you’, I experienced this useful reminder this Christmas eve in…

Dec 31, 2017

The Taiwanese taxi driver who taught me a lesson in transformative technologies

Dec 31, 2017

Parminder Singh

‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro’ — not just a movie, a cultural milestone.

Many movies leave a lasting impact. But some impact us on a scale at par with major historical events. Events that touch us so profoundly…

Oct 8, 2017

‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro’ — not just a movie, a cultural milestone.

Oct 8, 2017

Parminder Singh

A Chinese cab driver, his Sikh friend and spicy Indian food

It was an overcast Thursday evening in Singapore when I boarded the blue Comfort cab to head home. I was hoping I would reach in time for…

Mar 5, 2017

Mar 5, 2017

Parminder Singh

“Google, Apple, Twitter, IBM — values I admired most working for these iconic brands!”

The privilege of working in these iconic companies comes with an unintended side effect. One is often confronted with a question that’s…

Nov 17, 2016

“Google, Apple, Twitter, IBM — values I admired most working for these iconic brands!”

Nov 17, 2016

Parminder Singh

A letter to my son…hours before he enters teenage

I’m sure you remember Puggi. The hyper-mischievous boy protagonist of the stories you made me imagine and narrate to you as your favorite…

Jan 6, 2016

Jan 6, 2016

Parminder Singh

Parminder Singh

Chief Commercial Officer/Chief Digital Officer at Mediacorp, previously Managing Director at Twitter & Google.

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