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LET TALENT PREVAIL Ever since Vaibhav Suryavanshi burst onto the cricketing horizon, I have wondered, and pardon my blunt assessment, whether Indian team management is allowing seniority to take

SHOE DOG - a story retold 1 The Story Behind Nike - and the People Who Refused to Give Up There are business success stories that inspire you And then there are stories that make you wonder how the

  A Conversation with GOD I invited God to my podcast last night Thankfully, He accepted my invitation and chose to spend some time with me Here is how the conversation unfolded: RT: God, why is

Man Management  I used to work with a leading South Indian private-sector bank many years ago The Bank was subsequently taken over by an MNC bank that already had a presence in India The MNC Bank

How to WIN when you LOSE Lawn tennis is often regarded as a sport of elegance and excellence It demands an extraordinary combination of skill, athleticism, flexibility, stamina, endurance and,

HOW DESTINY CHOSE ITS MESSENGER Destiny has a strange way of announcing its arrival With my limited knowledge of politics and history, I am unable to recall any Supreme Court observation or order

Facing Life’s storms In real life, what happens when you get caught in a dust storm, incessant rain, floodwaters, or a hailstorm You don’t try to push your way through it You don’t attempt to

Mind Your Conversations “The battle is not outside; it is within” The mind is immensely powerful It controls the functioning of your physical body and operates on a spectrum ranging from hell to

Beware: AI is on the Prowl “Have you outsourced your thought process” — a striking TOI ad from its 1st April 2026 edition It goes on to say: “When we have access to information at our

Helping Hands Do we ever consciously reflect on the contribution of our domestic help—our cooks, housekeepers, and caregivers—in our daily lives Do we pause to acknowledge the milkman, the

Do you feel stranded; caught in a crossroads Apologies for revisiting a personal mid-career crisis I once faced—but it carries vital takeaways Crisis periods often throw up cosmic prompts that

Feedback Times A Leadership Lesson I Learned in 2005 — And Still Live By Today Back in 2005, while heading Operations for the North & East regions of an MNC Bank in New Delhi, the private