Sankranti is the Sanskrit word in Indian Astrology which refers to the transmigration of the Sun from one Rāshi (sign of the zodiac) to another. There are 12 such sankrantis in all. However, the Sankranti festival usually refers to Makara Sankaranti, or the transition of the Sun from Dhanur rashi (Sagittarius) to Makara rashi (Capricorn). Read more
Air Commodore Vishal was a Jet Pilot. In a combat mission his fighter plane was destroyed by a missile. He however, ejected himself and parachuted safely. He won acclaim and appreciation from many. Many years later, one day, he was sitting with his wife in a restaurant. A man from another table came to him Read more
An engineer in a car manufacturing company designs a world-class car. The CEO is impressed with the outcome and praised him a lot. While trying to bring out the car from the manufacturing area to the showroom, they realised that the car is 2 inches taller than the entrance. The engineer felt bad that he Read more
A businessman was late for his flight. He reached the boarding gate just before it closed. Sweating and out of breath, he scanned his boarding pass at the counter and quickly made his way to the plane. Arriving at his seat, he greeted his companions – a middle-aged woman sitting at the window, and a Read more
A person started to walk on a rope tied between two tall towers. He was walking slowly, balancing a long stick in his hands. He had his son sitting on his shoulders. Everyone from the ground was watching him with bated breath and was very tensed. When he reached the second tower everyone clapped, whistled, Read more
The good you find in others, is in you too. The faults you find in others, are your faults as well. After all, to recognise something you must know it. The possibilities you see in others, are possible for you as well. The beauty you see around you, is your beauty. The world around you Read more
December is one of the phenomenally precious times every year. While students are busy with their examination preparations, many professionals and their family members engage themselves in travel, holiday, festival and gifts etc. When it comes to gifting, we take so many considerations while identifying those – the very objective of the gift remains to Read more
Interesting ideas they say come at unexpected moments. My bladder was full. I saw a Cafe Coffee Day. I went in, walked up to the loo, relieved myself (used the restroom) and was walking out. The CCD employee stopped me "Sir, this is not a public bathroom". I tell him "I'm no public figure either". Read more
Karva Chauth just got celebrated a few days ago. This reminded me of an interesting conversation with our domestic help, my wife and I had, a few years ago. She came from a poor family in Bengal. Despite being not educated, she was mighty capable, innovative, eager to learn and very customer-centric. India (more of Read more
A cobbler lived in a large village and he was the only cobbler in town, so he was responsible for repairing the boots of everybody else. However, he didn’t have time to repair his own boots. This wasn’t a problem at first, but over time, his boots began to deteriorate and fall apart. While he Read more
