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Book review: Shaili Chopra's 'Sisterhood Economy' draws on personal experiences, interviews
'Sisterhood Economy' examines issues like gender pay gap, expectations of unpaid housework and care work, poor healthcare services for women, and the threat of sexual harassment.
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Book review: Captain G.R. Gopinath's writing in 'Our India' is sharp, empathetic, well-reasoned
Among other things, Air Deccan founder Captain Gopinath offers warm recollections of his interactions with famous men from different walks of life – cartoonist R. K. Laxman, singer Pandit Jasraj, writer-director Girish Karnad, and Café Coffee Day founder V.G. Siddhartha.
BUSINESS
"Strategic CSR today is more about aligning CSR to the business context": Meena Raghunathan
"Development processes... need both patience and innovation. We are dealing with people, change processes and field situations, not production or marketing where targets can be set and met."
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FICCI awards children’s book that talks sensitively about recovering from cancer
'Aai and I' is as much about a child's engagement with who she is as it is about breast cancer.
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A Country Called Childhood book review: Deepti Naval's memoir is thoughtful, intense
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"Following your passion is not a bed of roses": Network Capital founder and Chevening Fellow Utkarsh Amitabh
"The world lost half a billion jobs in the last two years because of the pandemic. Those are not going to come back. The passion economy offers a helpful way forward." - Utkarsh Amitabh
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Recognise that you are fallible, but don't be too harsh on yourself
Plus 5 more takeaways from 'The Moral Compass: Finding Balance and Purpose in an Imperfect World' by former Chief Commissioner of Income-Tax in New Delhi Hardayal Singh.
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8 takeaways from psychologist Elaine Fox’s 'Switchcraft'
Training our mind can help us become less rigid in our thinking, explore possibilities, and change how we act. In her book, Elaine Fox shares tips on just how to do this.
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5 takeaways from Richard Rumelt’s 'The Crux: How Leaders Become Strategists'
Confusing goals with strategy can lead to decisions with weak foundations. Short-term metrics, too, can derail longer-term strategy. Plus, other things to keep in mind to separate strategy from the chaff.
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10 iconic Hindi films that KK sang for
In 'Saathiya' (2002), KK sang 'Mangaalyam' and 'O Humdum Suniyo Re' (with Kunal Ganjawala and Shaan). Director Shaad Ali must have realized that the youthful romance would be incomplete without KK’s voice.
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5 takeaways from SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son's biography by Atsuo Inoue
As a student, Son kept an ideas notebook. He zeroed in on three approaches to inventing things – search for solutions to problems, think laterally, or combine pre-existing things into something new.
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Sorabh Pant: "30 pages is just not enough to get an advance from publishers – which was my end goal"
'Vote For Pant' is stand-up comedian Sorabh Pant's first non-fiction title. He has previously written three novels.
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6 takeaways from Karyn Ross’ book 'The Kind Leader'
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"I wrote the book for my grandmother and Shah Rukh Khan as my target readers": World Bank economist Shrayana Bhattacharya
World Bank economist Shrayana Bhattacharya on placing a copy of her book 'Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh' in Shah Rukh Khan's home library, her book and the economics of fandom.
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'Indian Matchmaking' participant Aparna Shewakramani: Parents want strong role models for their daughters
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Book review: Cautionary tales and takeaways
Cooking the books, banking deceits, Ponzi schemes... 'Corporate Frauds' delves into why rich people commit fraud and how some of the biggest cases have changed the way India does business.
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Nandan Nilekani: Thoughtful design of how you consume information and allocate attention can help
"Attention economy products necessitate a certain kind of relationship with their users that is toxic... we felt it was time to write a pragmatic framework." - Nandan Nilekani
HEALTH-AND-FITNESS
Taapsee Pannu's diet and fitness mantras
Don't give up what you love to eat, no big and unsustainable changes, have a fitness plan and no compromise on proper sleep - actor Taapsee Pannu shares her diet and fitness do's and don'ts.
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Five Indian books to read on the International Transgender Day of Visibility
Children's books, academic volumes, memoirs - must-read books on LGBTQIA+ rights and gender inclusion.
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6 takeaways from Sunita Narain’s edited volume 'The Pandemic Journal'
The book is a documentation of the public health and humanitarian crises in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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5 takeaways from a biography on US Vice-President Kamala Devi Harris
In politics, where women and men are often judged by different standards, Kamala Harris has tried to champion women’s leadership across party lines.
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Holi 2022: Vikram Seth's 'A Suitable Boy' has these hauntingly vivid Holi scenes...
In Vikram Seth’s novel, Holi becomes a colourful playground for enacting and challenging ideas about gender, sex and what it means to play.
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5 unforgettable women from Barkha Dutt’s book 'To Hell and Back: Humans of COVID'
Stories of hardship, loss, and courage in unprecedented times.
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Intel Corp's Tanushree Ghosh on #MeToo, love contracts and the new normal
Tanushree Ghosh, senior engineering and program manager at Intel Corporation, and founder-director of Her Rights Inc, says hiring of women, both by men and women, has decreased after #MeToo.
