Why we procrastinate

December 2021

Everyone does it. Procrastination means putting off the important activities which your are supposed to do. Any task which is important and needs to be done, but your mind convinces you to put it doing it to a later date is called Procrastination. Its not laziness. We are generally aware about this. We know that […]

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A few memories from 2006

November 2021

My friend, Hemant Gupta shared a few photographs of me which he had clicked in 2006. Hemant and I used to work together in Adani Wilmar at that time. We were a part of the SAP implementing team. The three photographs below are of the time when the SAP team had gone out for a […]

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15-hour stay at Tajpur, West Bengal

November 2021

I visited Tajpur Sea Beach, in West Bengal a couple of weeks back along with a few friends of mine. We drove down on Saturday evening, stayed overnight and then returned back on Sunday morning. Though we were there for only some 14-15 hours, it was a great trip with good food and wonderful company.

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Which book to read?

November 2021

If you had to read only one book then which book should you read? It has to be….

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How to use e-Sim in iPhones

October 2021

The newer iPhones(11 onwards) come with dual SIM functionality. But they accept only one physical SIM card. The other one has to be configured by the telecom service provider and it’s called e-SIM. The phone has the SIM identification number already attached at the software level. That number needs to be shared to the telecom […]

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The joy of driving

September 2021

I started driving 4-wheelers for the first time around 20 years ago. First with the Maruti Omni which my parents had and then later on when I purchased my first car, a Maruti WagonR in 2006. That cars is still with me and has done close to 95,000 kms and is going strong. It appears […]

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Electric Vehicles: Charging in common parking

September 2021

As EVs become more common, I foresee the charging of the vehicles becoming an issue. For those who stay in housing societies with shared parking, one has to either lay down the electrical connection from the flat or from the main switchboard till the parking area. Of alternatively take a direct connection afresh with a […]

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Change Management in Organisations

September 2021

All organisational transformations require Change Management. The transformation can range from a change in pricing strategy to enterprise-wide IT systems rollout. Its commonly accepted that Change Management (CM) is difficult to manage and frequently goes wrong. But very few people give thought to how we can improve this. I have had the opportunity to experience […]

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Heart Failure in 40s

September 2021

There has been a spate of heart attacks among well-known public figures in their 40s. I am not sure if the incidences are increasing or it has been like this always. But as public figures are involved, this issue is getting its required dose of publicity. Heart failure at young age is not uncommon among […]

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Steel Alloy Manufacturing : Use of Linear Programming Techniques

August 2021

Steel Manufacturing operations are very good candidates for the application of Linear Programming Techniques. Especially for calculation of Charge Mix for arriving at the most optimum input to give the best output.

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