Happy Dussehra

Pakistan – then and now

I happen to read some articles by Pakistani columnist Nadeem Paracha. I found some interesting photographs in his articles for newspaper Dawn ex. list of holiday in year 1953 ( showing Hindu festivals and Christmas), which I am reproducing in article. Pakistan was formed based on Jinnah's  two nation theory- theory that Hindus and Muslims …

Clayton Christensen, Milk Shakes, Cigarettes and Facebook

“When we buy a product, we essentially “hire” something to get a job done. If it does the job well, when we are confronted with the same job, we hire that same product again. And if the product does a crummy job, we “fire” it and look around for something else we might hire to …

Vivify completes 5 years

Harriet Tubman, Colson Whitehead and Yaa Gyasi

“I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other.” -Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman was born slave in Maryland , US, as a slave she was beaten by her masters. But Harriet …

Procrastination , Pomodoro Technique & Francesco Cirillo

Do you tend to procrastinate? Do you find it difficult to concentrate on a given task? Italian software developer and entrepreneur Francesco Cirillo developed a technique during his student days to concentrate on given task and and once the task is completed take a break. He called this technique "Pomodoro Technique". This technique helped him …

Nonviolence, Rohingya and Gauri Lankesh

An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind. -Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi started nonviolence movement in 1919, during the movement some members attacked a police station and killed policemen. Gandhi decided to call of the movement. This action of his resulted in lot of criticism from other leaders, but Gandhi was …

Narcissistic leadership, Hubris and Morosoph

That sir which serves and seeks for gain, And follows but for form, Will pack when it begins to rain, And leave thee in the storm. But I will tarry; the fool will stay, And let the wise man fly: The knave turns fool that runs away; The fool, no knave, perdy. -The Fool, King …

Pakistani Hindus, Tharparkar and Communal Harmony

"In our village, Hindus and Muslims have been living together for decades and there has not been a single day, when I have seen a religious conflict. No loud speaker is used for Azaan at the time when Hindus are worshiping in their temple, and no bells are rung when it is time for namaz. …

Elephant, Hedgehog and Ouroborous

“To some extent, of course, we are all impostors. We play roles on the stage of life, presenting a public self that differs from the private self we share with intimates and morphing both selves as circumstances demand.” -Manfred Kets de Vries Manfred Kets de Vries is a Dutch psychologist, who teaches leadership at INSEAD. …