Book excerpt: 'Startup Compass: How Iconic Entrepreneurs Got It Right' by Ujwal Kalra, Shobhit Shubhankar, IIM Ahmedabad
While starting Freshworks, Girish Mathrubootham resolved to focus on riding the wave of existing trends in the market. Here's why.
‘Everyone who comes from Partition families is an inheritor of Partition’: Aanchal Malhotra
Conversations with descendants of people who lived through the 1947 Partition come together in author Aanchal Malhotra’s 'In The Language of Remembering: The Inheritance of Partition'.
Hinduja brothers find a historical link to Buckingham Palace through their new London home
The London house of the Hinduja brothers, Carlton House Terrace, was originally built to finance the transformation of Buckingham House into Buckingham Palace.
16 great children’s books for the holidays – curated by a real mom and a group of terrific kids!
A lovingly curated list of 16 recently released books for children that are excellent for summer reading.
Storyboard18 | Bookstrapping: The Ambuja Story - How a Group of Ordinary Men Created an Extraordinary Company
A highly decorated biography, this book also features testimonials from India’s stalwarts. The man and the book have both cemented their presence. Bookstrapping rating: 3.5.
My Family and Other Globalizers | Parenthood is the test that most feminist husbands fail
Ultimately, even the most feminist of husbands often fail the equal parenting test because they assume less responsibility for the time-sensitive, human resource side of child rearing.
What Jhumpa Lahiri found in translation
In her new volume of essays, the writer reveals what the Italian language means to her and reflects on the changes in her life and writing.
Two key strategies to repay your home loan faster
Here's a surefire way to pay off your home loan faster and reduce your debt burden by leaps and bounds.
KPMG Presents The Blueprint: Business in the New Normal
Nigel D’Souza in conversation with Rahul Kashikar, Partner and Head, Tax Technology & Transformation, KPMG in India on ‘The Growth Of Tax Technology In India & Beyond’.
Ruskin Bond: ‘I’ve turned 88 – which looks like two jalebis, my favourite Indian sweet’
Ruskin Bond takes a trip down memory lane. The much loved writer and author is out with a new book, 'Song of the Forest'.
Storyboard18 | Should brands dissociate with influencers who promote toxic content?
The stakes are high for brands, not just because of the money being invested in influencer activities but also because social media backlash can be severely damaging for a brand’s reputation once things go wrong.
RIP iPod, you changed the way we listen to music
I still remember tossing a stamp-sized iPod Shuffle into the washing machine (it was in the watch pocket of my jeans). It survived...
Retirement dilemma: When should superstars hang up their boots?
While there examples of super-achievers who achieved little by dragging on their careers, there are also examples like P.G. Wodehouse who wrote 'Much Obliged Jeeves' when he was 90.
“The will to stop crimes against women is simply missing”: Sonia Faleiro
Sonia Faleiro on how 'The Good Girls' is different from 'Beautiful Thing', how she ended up writing a whole book on the murder of two teenage girls in Katra Sadatganj, and more.
6 takeaways from Karyn Ross’ book 'The Kind Leader'
Book excerpt | Sudha Murty in 'Modi@20': "I saw myself in the girl’s position and I called her to the office..."
"I remembered the time I wrote a letter to J.R.D. Tata 50 years ago, without any connections. I requested him to go through the letter even if it was from a small-town girl who was unknown to him."
Science Beyond Borders: A very unlucky astronomer, Venus in transit and Pondicherry
A travelling exhibition which is now in Bengaluru throws light on a cosmic destiny.
Storyboard18 | Bookstrapping: The Immortal King Rao by Vauhini Vara
King Rao escapes caste-based oppression in his hometown of Kothapalli and goes away, only to create a social system that reinforces existing social hierarchies. Bookstrapping rating: 3.5 stars.
Inside the Met’s nerve centre, tracking Cyclone Asani and the nationwide heatwave
An up close and personal account of how the IMD’s control room coordinates 24/7 with multiple met and regional centres, weather stations and allied departments, external agencies and states, processing and mining loads of mindboggling data to provide accurate information to the public, aviation and maritime sectors, and others.
Funnycontrol | High PO : How to avoid getting high on IPO fever
When it comes to the fundamentals of investing, a good stock is like a good joke. Only those who get it, get it.
The Internet isn’t the only reason we aren’t reading enough books
Social media, streaming services and other websites are a constant distraction, but there are deeper causes for putting off reading.
Book review: Leaders, Politicians, Citizens | Little known and forgotten stories from the great Indian political theatre
'Leaders, Politicians and Citizens' is a collection of short biographical sketches of 50 politicians and people in public life who have influenced the politics of post-Independence India.
iPod discontinued: Memories of a shiny Nano that seemed too small to do everything that it promised
The iPod transformed music for many people, particularly for millennials who graduated from turntables to cassettes and CDs before discovering music that could be downloaded.
Storyboard18 | P&G India renews commitments to diversity and inclusion at #WeSeeEqual summit
Sharat Verma, CMO, Procter & Gamble India, shares the plan of action towards DEI commitments and the progress of the company’s previously launched initiatives.
