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I met one more entrepreneur who made me pause, reflect, and feel the urge to write. Most founders talk about scale, exits, and growth charts. Rarely do you leave a meeting thinking less about the business and more about the person. Meeting Nishank Shah was one such moment. At a time when success is often
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There are stories shaped by privilege, and then there are stories shaped in the narrow lanes of a small-town provision store. Miteish Rajpurohit’s journey began in one such shop in Gujarat, where he grew up in a family that valued character more than comfort. Before anyone knew his name, he was a young Mechatronics Engineer
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India built one of the world’s oldest continuous civilizations because every generation taught the next, one phase at a time. We respected अनुभव (experience) and उत्साह (youth) equally. Usually, we believe in four phases of life, Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanprastha, and Sannyas and this become a powerful model for succession planning. Brahmacharya – The Learning Years
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The new Labour Codes arrived with a promise of simplicity. Four codes instead of dozens of laws. Clear rules. Smooth compliance. Somewhere between the announcement and implementation, HR discovered that simplicity is a theoretical concept. Today, everyone in the ecosystem is busy, except clarity. The Government renamed labour inspectors as “facilitators,” which is genuinely thoughtful
c“जो पात्र नहीं, उसे दान देना पाप है”— Chanakya Centuries ago, Chanakya captured a truth that feels uncomfortably relevant today. In a world driven by speed, competition, and constant disruption, leadership is no longer just about developing people. It is about choosing where and on whom to invest your limited time, energy, and belief. A
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After 36 years in Human Resources, I’ve heard every version of the joke. “HR is not your friend.” “HR protects the company, not you.” Some days, I understand exactly why these jokes exist. But I also know something that took me years to learn: being unbiased in HR comes with a price, but in the
I was in eighth standard when my grandfather was on his deathbed. The house was quiet, filled with family and an odd stillness that only comes when everyone is waiting for the inevitable. He looked at me one last time and said, “Beta, char acche dost rakhna zindagi mein.” Four good friends. That’s all he
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Once upon a time, the Hammer told the Key, “You are small and weak, and I am powerful and loud. I can break anything!” The Key smiled, “True. But I open things.” We have got plenty of Hammers- strong voices in meetings, endless “URGENT” emails, dashboards, and KRA / KPIs. Everyone’s striking harder, thinking pressure
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Someone once said “नौकरी का एक ही नियम है: भूखा सोने नहीं देगी , और अमीर होने नहीं देगी ।” At first, it sounds funny. But the more you think about it, the more truth it carries. A job gives us stability, structure, and security, the comfort of knowing that a salary will drop on
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Two employees at the workplace. Mr. Sunil: Smiling, cracking light jokes, greeting people, even remembering your pet’s name. Mr. Manish: Serious face, walks like he’s carrying the weight of the world, works late, rarely smiles. Now, guess who gets called “hardworking” in the next performance review? If you said Manish, congratulations. You’ve cracked the corporate
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