Finding who you are from within, one piece of advice I have been telling everyone. It is easy to get lost in the external world or fall prey to the world shown by society. As Socrates said: acquiring self-knowledge and what J Krishnamurti said: finding who you are. These are not just philosophical sayings but …
Author Archives: Atul
Bhujia Barons
I picked Bhujia Barons because I have been snacking Haldiram‘s for over a decade now. The author has not done enough justice to the story. I felt like reading some newspaper article. The book is about the origin of the brand Halidirams from Bikaner and branching out laters in India Nagpur, Kolkata, and Delhi. Like …
development
I just returned from my hometown, a small district on the border of Nepal named Sitamarhi. The nearest airport for us was Patna, 85-90 km and, in past, it would take 5-6 hours to reach to Patna airport. The roads were unmaintained and, it had more potholes than roads. During monsoons, we had to be …
everything
It is easy to get lost in everything. Last few hours, I have been venting over how oligarchs are making us pay for their loot. I made my tax payment today. In the last 10 mins, I realized I wasted the last few hours. It is not something I can fight waste my time over. …
different
This time it’s different. Our media likes to publish now and then about the pandemic, pollution, or recession. We are told how our world is falling apart and, we should be prepared to build our own Noah’s Arch. We, humans, thrive on uncertainty. The dinosaurs disappeared, pandemic came, world war happened, we bounced back from …
feed
You can’t force-feed a donkey and make them a racehorse. The sooner we understand it, the better it will be for us. Knowing our blind spot and circle of competence can change the way we see our life and work. We are living in a world where externalities are governing us, the decisions of our …
alcohol
Why do we need alcohol to open up? I was with friends last evening and, one of the things they were complaining that I have so much to hide as I am not drunk. I assured that I am always naked with or without alcohol. Those who are closer to me know when being fucked …
zindgi
Apni zindgi ko kyun koste hai hum itna? Kyun zindgi jee lete hai zazbatoo aur zilatoo me? Apni zindgi khud ki hote hoye bihi hum kyun ho jate hai gulaam itna auroo ke uper? Kya hai ye bebasi, lachari, tanhai? Ye sab zindgi ka hissa he to hain. Kyun nahi ziye zate hai hai zindgi …
Lessons to lead by
In the last chapter of the book, The ride of a lifetime, Robert Iger shares his life lessons. I am adding limited ones I could resonate well, read the book for the rest others : Great talents tell great stories. Innovate or die. Avoid mediocrity Take responsibility when you screw up. Treat everyone with fairness …
creative
Indians are not creative. They under-utilize the creative brain. Are we Indians not creative. Or is it because we are a developing economy and we have to work harder than our counterparts from the developed world for end meets? When our basic necessity is not with us, how will we think or be creative? When …