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Democracy, Capitalism, Rituals, and Spirituality
Democracy, Capitalism, Rituals, and Spirituality
One of the most common things I hear among my peers and colleagues is that they are spiritual but not religious. When I ask them to explain…
Akshay Om
Nov 27, 2023
Greta Gerwig, Ma Laxmi, and Managing Female Employees
Greta Gerwig, Ma Laxmi, and Managing Female Employees
I was recently reading a blurb from the book Eve — How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution. The author discusses…
Akshay Om
Nov 20, 2023
Rich and Anonymous — From Billionaires to Ancient Sages
Rich and Anonymous — From Billionaires to Ancient Sages
Morgan Housel wrote a fascinating blog titled Rich and Anonymous, discussing an interesting concept called social debt. The United States…
Akshay Om
Nov 13, 2023
Stress, Decision-Making, and Learning From Hanumanji
Stress, Decision-Making, and Learning From Hanumanji
I recently read a fantastic HBR article on the impact of stress on the decision-making process. The author gives an excellent example of a…
Akshay Om
Nov 6, 2023
Adam Grant, Hidden Potential, and Goswami Tulasidas
Adam Grant, Hidden Potential, and Goswami Tulasidas
One of the greatest joys in my life is discovering new books that challenge your beliefs and push you out of your comfort zone. When you…
Akshay Om
Oct 30, 2023
Mileva Marić-Einstein, Madalsa and Honouring the Feminine Energy
Mileva Marić-Einstein, Madalsa and Honouring the Feminine Energy
Sometimes, you just stand back and look at the madness gripping the world. Almost everyone is angry, confused, and occasionally terrified…
Akshay Om
Oct 23, 2023
Suitable Boy, Mira Nayar, Lalita Sahasranama, and the Power of Understanding
Suitable Boy, Mira Nayar, Lalita Sahasranama, and the Power of Understanding
Most people who know me are perfectly aware of my obsession with books. Hence, it should not surprise anyone that I keep a mental list of…
Akshay Om
Oct 16, 2023
Life Lessons on Success from Mattieu Ricard and Lord Hanuman
Life Lessons on Success from Mattieu Ricard and Lord Hanuman
One of the questions I always asked myself was, what does a successful life look like for me? When I was very young, the life of the rich…
Akshay Om
Oct 9, 2023
Managers and Gurus — The Right One Can Change Your Life
Managers and Gurus — The Right One Can Change Your Life
Your relationship with your manager is one of the most critical relationships in the workplace. I have been blessed to have some…
Akshay Om
Oct 2, 2023
The Difficulty of Being Human
The Difficulty of Being Human
I want to share a small observation. Lately, as I read the news or watch people talk, I get this sinking feeling that it’s become…
Akshay Om
Sep 25, 2023
Dinesh Karthik, Rohit Sharma, Om Swami and the Power Of Intense Practice
Dinesh Karthik, Rohit Sharma, Om Swami and the Power Of Intense Practice
What do you do when you are an Indian cricketer who has had some success at the international level and the Indian premier league but now…
Akshay Om
Sep 18, 2023
Circle of Misery, Immigration, Bhakti, and Silence
Circle of Misery, Immigration, Bhakti, and Silence
When you observe the world around you with detachment, you start seeing various circles of misery. These circles of misery exist because…
Akshay Om
Sep 10, 2023
Chandrayaan, Scientific Dogma, and Embracing Kabir
Chandrayaan, Scientific Dogma, and Embracing Kabir
Indian scientists at ISRO recently landed the Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft on the Moon. Some of the most interesting reactions came from two…
Akshay Om
Sep 4, 2023
Philanthropy, Detachment, and Learning from Raja Mahabali
Philanthropy, Detachment, and Learning from Raja Mahabali
Philanthropy has always fascinated me. It takes a special person to rise above the tendency to hoard resources like a mythical dragon…
Akshay Om
Aug 28, 2023
Giving Life to Ideas and Sharing Your Spiritual Experiences
Giving Life to Ideas and Sharing Your Spiritual Experiences
Reed Hastings, the CEO of Netflix, wrote a fantastic book called No Rules Rules about the innovation culture pioneered by Netflix. It’s…
Akshay Om
Aug 20, 2023
Why Technology Platforms Fail and the Four Stages of Knowledge
Why Technology Platforms Fail and the Four Stages of Knowledge
Facebook has recently announced that it will launch AI — chatbots that can boost engagement on its social media platforms. Hilary…
Akshay Om
Aug 14, 2023
Manufacturing History, Palki Sharma, Mahabharat, and Maharishi Ved Vyasa
Manufacturing History, Palki Sharma, Mahabharat, and Maharishi Ved Vyasa
In 1912, Henry Goddard, an American Psychologist, published the book The Kallikak Family. This piece of work was responsible for an era of…
Akshay Om
Aug 7, 2023
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Biocon and The Transformation of Adi Shankara
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Biocon and The Transformation of Adi Shankara
Nikhil Kamath recently did a fantastic podcast with Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, the founder and CEO of Biocon. As Kiran talked about her life and…
Akshay Om
Jul 30, 2023
Zerodha, The Kamath Brothers, and The Love of Bharat
Zerodha, The Kamath Brothers, and The Love of Bharat
I have spent the last few weeks binge-watching Nikhil Kamath’s and Nitin Kamath’s videos. They are the founders of Zerodha, the biggest…
Akshay Om
Jul 24, 2023
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