I will unfortunately not be in New Delhi on 17th April, when the Olympic torch is scheduled to pass through the Indian capital. I have a strong feeling though, that it will invite a lot more trouble on it's relay around India Gate than it has thus far, in other cities around the world - in Paris, London, etc. The Olympic torch relay has already ( Read more... )

One of the things I just *love* about the game of football is it's power to bring together and unite people from across religious/ethnic/cultural lines.

A beautiful and poignant example is war-torn Iraq's historic victory over Saudi Arabia in yesterday's final of the Asia Cup, which led to wild scenes of jubilation across ethnic lines in Iraq and ( Read more... )

So the borders of Delhi and the neighbouring state of Rajasthan were under siege over the last four days, in violence that witnessed 25 deaths, clashes between communities in multiple locations, a bandh in Delhi and the army being given shoot-at-sight orders in Rajasthan.( Read more... )

Credit probably goes to C.K. Prahalad for making the "bottom of the pyramid" such a popular catch-phrase amongst marketers/media/b-school-types. In his bestseller "The fortune at the bottom of the pyramid", he makes a strong case for designing services and products that will cater to the vast and untapped collective purchasing power of the "bottom ( Read more... )