Funnycontrol | We didn’t start the fire: An EV/EBITDA ratio of a different kind
Funnycontrol asks Billy Joel if he started the fire, but gets a completely different set of answers.
Book review: 'After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul'
'After Steve' is a fascinating peek into one of the world’s most influential companies.
In rural Madhya Pradesh, the art of making soaps brightens women’s lives
Having acquired the skills to make soaps using goat milk, the women of Jawar village in Khandwa today enjoy a stronger socio-economic status and supplement the income of their families.
The pioneering spirit of Seth Walchand Hirachand Doshi
Walchand Hirachand Doshi established a shipyard and aircraft manufacturing facility. Both were later nationalized, and became Hindustan Shipyard Ltd and HAL, respectively.
Indoor shrimp farming: Kings Infra Ventures intends to make a splash with in-house tech
Kings Infra Ventures says its Sista 360 will benefit 10,000 farmers over the next five years. Its Eco Mari Culture (EMU), up for international patent, should take off in three months from Tamil Nadu.
Storyboard18 | Bookstrapping: Build - An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
In 'Build', Tony Fadell encourages entrepreneurs to know themselves better. He cites the case of Zhang Yiming, founder and CEO of TikTok, who resigned at the height of TikTok’s popularity. Bookstrapping Rating: 3.5 stars
A queer reading of the International Booker-winning Hindi novel ‘Tomb of Sand’
A monumental literary work, Shree’s novel is particularly notable for breaking several binaries.
My Family and Other Globalizers | Travails of the picky eater
When the child is hungry, she will eat, all the books told me. But my son could just keep going, skipping meal after meal until I broke down and took away the broccoli and fish...
Is work dying?
Bare threads of a pattern that is starting to emerge: 1) people not wanting to join full-time roles, 2) massive layoffs and uncertainty...4) GenZs preferring to start their own business or work in Web 3.0.
Inside Osho Land
The Mumbai Charity Commissioner has called both sides on June 6, 2022, for a crucial hearing. People close to the commune say this could set the tone for the future of the Koregaon Park centre.
Before K-Pop: A new book takes you into the long history of Korean popular music
You Call That Music?! Is essential reading for every K-Pop fan out there.
What’s the point of banning books?
In a digital age, those who want to get their hands on a book will find ways to do so. Why do people take the trouble to outlaw them?
PM Modi-Nobuhiro Endo meeting | NEC reinforces commitment to help shape India’s digital future
The Prime Minister appreciates NEC's role in India's telecommunication sector, especially in undertaking Chennai-Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Kochi-Lakshadweep Islands OFC projects.
Storyboard18 x Just Sports | Why content around the sport has to be king
Sporting bodies need to start understanding the importance of content. They can start by going easy on YouTubers and content creators who use their footage in their content.
Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR, celebrates a culture of research in Humanities and Social Sciences
Storyboard18 | Is sports pushing Bollywood out of the marketing spotlight?
Both new-age and legacy brands are now using cricket and other emerging sports as their preferred marketing tool. Bollywood may not be out of the picture, but sports has certainly upped its game.
Storyboard18 | Sidharth Rao quits dentsuMB Group
Sidharth Rao is the founder of Webchuntey, one of India’s first digital shops, which was acquired by Dentsu India in 2013.
Delhi High Court split ruling: Marital rape still not a crime in India
The NFHS survey of 724,115 women found the average Indian woman is 17 times more likely to face sexual violence from her husband than from anyone else. Around one in five women is subjected to non-consensual marital sex.
Storyboard18 | Ad industry stalwarts Piyush Pandey and Shashi Sinha remember Anant Rangaswami
"A great observer and an objective commentator on the industry," says Piyush Pandey about Rangaswami who was the Ogilvy chief's friend and confidant.
Storyboard18 | Former Storyboard editor Anant Rangaswami passes away
Industry executives remember Anant Rangaswami as a champion and honest critic of advertising, and a deep thinking individual who has contributed immensely to the media and advertising.
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.
This 102-year-old shop in Kashmir is still making rose water the traditional way, with Koshur gulab
Answers to questions like how is rose water made and uses of rose water in skincare and Indian sweets, and traditional remedies, including adding a dash to your kahwa to soothe a sore throat.
What's US politics got to do with Elon Musk's $44 billion Twitter offer?
The Biden administration has never seemed to like Elon Musk. One reason could be that Biden has been calling for higher taxes to be paid by the super-rich and Musk is the richest man in the world.
If Covid Vanished | Organic India's Subrata Dutta would like to attend the ABBA Reunion Concert
Subrata Dutta, Group MD, Organic India, talks about his wishlist for life post Covid.
