Apr 14, 20245 min read
Operating Without Standard Operating Procedures
When I started working in 1981, Indian organisations were evolving. The evolution was largely by trial and error though companies had...
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Mar 10, 20242 min read
Reflections from XLRI: A Journey of Learning
In 1979, I secured admission to XLRI, Jamshedpur, a prestigious management institute founded in 1949 by the Jesuits. Father Enright was...
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Feb 26, 20243 min read
Navigating Adulthood Musketeer-Style
So, there we were, living together in the A. N. Jha Hostel in Allahabad (now known as Prayagraj), navigating the labyrinth of adulthood...
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Jan 22, 20245 min read
An era bygone...
Durgapur had some very good schools but unlike a city, did not have any college for undergraduate studies except for one Government...
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Jan 7, 20244 min read
Two Schools of Thought
My childhood was spent in the industrial town of Durgapur in West Bengal. My primary education was in a government run school, i.e. from...
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Jan 5, 20244 min read
Just Say Sorry
Life would be a lot simpler if we admit our mistakes. I learnt this lesson very early in my life – at the age of about 5 years. My father...
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Jan 4, 20241 min read
Welcome to the Experience Corner
I am here to share my experiences I am a management graduate and started my corporate / industrial journey in 1981. In the last 42+ years...
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