Towards Resurgent & Responsible India

Eric Bern a noted psychologist in 1950s developed a concept of transactional analysis to explain various behavioral constructs, based on his theory and concepts Thomas Harris, wrote a cult book “I Am OK You Are OK”. Which explains the concept of transaction analysis and ego states of Child, Adult and Parent and their interplay in deciding our actions and reactions. Let’s just think of class room situation – the students are in the class waiting for the teacher, and all kinds of activities are happening in the class, some students are sitting at a corner doing their assignments, at other end another group is planning for an excursion on the weekend. Few boys are throwing paper balls at each other, suddenly a boy called Durgesh climbs on the table and starts dancing, the entire class turns towards him and some join him in dancing, suddenly another boy called Ajay notices that Durgesh has his shoes on and is making the table dirty with his shoes, he asks him to get down from the...

Trust is common to every individual, relationship, team, family, organization, nation, economy and civilization throughout the world – it’s a thing which, if removed, will destroy the most powerful government, the most successful business, the most thriving economy, the most influential leadership, the greatest friendship, the strongest character, and the deepest love. On the other hand, if developed and leveraged, trust has the potential to create unparalleled success and prosperity in every dimension of life. Yet, it is the least understood, most neglected, and most underestimated possibility of our time. Trust impacts us 24x7, 365 days a year. It undergirds and affects the quality of every relationship, every communication, every work project, and every business venture, every effort in which we are engaged. It changes the quality of every present moment and alters the trajectory and outcome of every future moment of our lives- both personally and professionally. ...

Do you remember as a young boy or a girl, whenever you went out with any of your friend, your mom or dad, would ask you, whom you are going out with. You’d also remember that your parents approved of your friendship with some of your friends and objected on your friendship with some other friends, sometimes you even hated them also for this, as the friend they asked you not to hang out with, was your best friend, well, at least you thought so. They were concerned because they could see what you as young boy or girl were not able to see, they also knew that at such an impressionable age, your heart and mind is susceptible of getting influenced very easily, and the company you keep would play a very significant role in your emotional and moral being. You are not immune to the influence of the people around you, even at an older age.  A good company can help you achieve great things in life, can help you in becoming person of influence and significance and a bad compan...

“A Guru is one who tells you to throw away all crutches, he would ask you to walk and if you fall he will say that you will rise again and walk. …. And that’s what I did. I broke the mala which was like a dog collar around my neck and flushed it down the toilet. “Get up on your own two feet, no matter how shaky they are and walk,” I said to myself. Once I did that there was no looking back. “These are the words of great film maker, director, seeker and philosopher Mr. Mahesh Bhatt, which he said at a spiritual conference at Varanasi few years ago. He was mentioning his Guru UG Krishnamurthy, one of the greatest philosophers, thinkers of 20 th century.  Today on the occasion of Guru Purnima, I wished and sought blessings of all my Gurus, guides and mentors, who have helped me at various stages in my life and are still there for me when I need them. They removed my ignorance, instilled confidence, restored belief, gave knowledge and shared their wisdom. One such master who b...

Ours is a film loving filmy country. For a very long time, films were the only medium of entertainment for large masses and till the advent of smartphone and benevolent internet services of Ambani brothers, it continued to be. But even on the smartphone maximum watched content is film based be it music, films or videos. The Indian Film industry is the largest in the world in terms of number of films produced with between 1,500 to 2,000 films produced every year in more than 20 languages. In terms of revenue, the industry has gross box office realizations of $2.1 billion which is expected to grow at 11% CAGR reaching $3.7 billion by 2020 Films is also an economic engine of development, it’s the largest provider of job. Films are most profound use of chemistry that human kind has ever found, both in the process of making and during the course of viewing, as there is whole lot of chemical reaction happen in the audience – chemical locha as great Munna Bhai the MBBS call...

The modern world of printed books owe their existence to Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg, who was a German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe. His introduction of mechanical movable type printing to Europe started the Printing Revolution and is widely regarded as the most important invention of the second millennium, the seminal event which ushered in the modern period of human history. With the advent of computers and onslaught of smartphone and other devices like kindle and e-books, the very existence of books as we knew them, is under threat. The availability of almost everything worth reading in electronic format is further reducing the inclination to read printed books. Social networking has further eaten away into the time which was earlier available for reading books for those who wanted to read. Now the only reading most of us do is read status on Facebook, 140 characters of tweet and forwarded WhatsApp messages....