In 1996, Pepsi launched what it called the Pepsi points scheme. Pepsi drinkers could save Pepsi labels and then exchange those labels for Pepsi-branded merchandise. Read more
In 1996, Pepsi launched what it called the Pepsi points scheme. Pepsi drinkers could save Pepsi labels and then exchange those labels for Pepsi-branded merchandise. Read more
Hindi cinema, for whatever reason, rarely makes an out-and-out comedy movie –films that are just funny and do not have some message to deliver to the audience at the end. Read more
Hindi cinema, for whatever reason, rarely makes an out-and-out comedy movie –films that are just funny and do not have some message to deliver to the audience at the end. Read more
What relationships teach us about inflation and interest rates. This was one of those philosophical questions which had no clear-cut answers but still could be analyzed rather well ... Read more
What relationships teach us about inflation and interest rates. This was one of those philosophical questions which had no clear-cut answers but still could be analyzed rather well. Or, as a professor of mine once told me rather confidently, since we were all born on this mother earth, something symbiotic can always be said. Read more
In an era of instant analysis, fantastic performances lead to people offering a lot of explanatory cliches. Something has to be said. So, something is said. Read more
In an era of instant analysis, fantastic performances lead to people offering a lot of explanatory cliches. Something has to be said. So, something is said. Read more
Sometime in 2012 or perhaps early 2013 I happened to meet a retired governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This was the time when I had finished working on a draft of what wo ... Read more
Sometime in 2012 or perhaps early 2013 I happened to meet a retired governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This was the time when I had finished working on a draft of what would turn out to be my first three books, and was heavily influenced by the Austrian school of economics. Read more
I go by the moniker of shikshit berozgaar (educated unemployed) on social media. On occasions, when people don’t like what I write, they tell me rather bluntly, “no wonder you are ... Read more
I go by the moniker of shikshit berozgaar (educated unemployed) on social media. On occasions, when people don’t like what I write, they tell me rather bluntly, “no wonder you are unemployed”. I don’t blame them, given that few know the context behind the moniker. Read more
A very close friend, a veteran of searching for rented accommodations in cities, is looking for a home to rent. This time around, he is trying something different. He wants to rent ... Read more
A very close friend, a veteran of searching for rented accommodations in cities, is looking for a home to rent. This time around, he is trying something different. He wants to rent a home by contacting a landlord directly and avoiding real estate agents or brokers. And he is having a tough time with it. Read more
