Last night I was checking out Instagram notifications and they sent me this Insta Nametag. Scan this and you can follow me. The funny bit though is that everyone puts this up on their digital media platforms (WhatsApp, Facebook etc.). And I kept wondering that if I see the nametag on my phone, how do …
The country just witnessed yet another No Confidence Motion tabled and voted out in the Parliament. This was the 27th instance in the history of Independent India. Only once the government failed to prove its majority. The motion is generally used to express concerns that are unaddressed rather than topple the government. This time the …
3 things we learned from the “No Confidence Motion” Read More »
(First Person Thoughts from Manoj) Ever since I was a child, I have always understood concepts by linking them to real life examples. I always had good memory of the things I learn only because I used to link them up to something I know or experienced already. Just a few days ago, someone was …
The government school of Polapathar village in Betul, MP, had toilets for students and 3 hand-pumps but no water. As a result, the students had no access to drinking water. Not just that, lack of water in the toilets forced the students to open-defecate. This resulted in high dropout rate among girls above 7th standard. …
Village women filed online complaint and got hand-pumps repaired! Read More »
I saw this interesting question on Quora. This is probably a common thought on everyone’s head at that age. Here is what I answered – Read Manoj Papisetty's answer to At 23 years old, what should I do? on Quora Let me know if you liked the answer!
Hello everyone, I wish you all a very happy 2018. I am working on “year in review – 2017” right now and should be up later next week. The last one year has been very good with a lot of travel and new beginnings. I am excited to share all of that with you. See …
I am sure you heard the name of Bitcoin (BTC) in the news recently, or some of you must be actively following the currency or even trading right now. Trust me, the last time I heard about Bitcoin was when in college. It was just introduced then. And then only few weeks ago. For a …
I get an email from my friend Kunjan Gandhi (almost) every year during the week of Paryushan – A Jain week of reflection – asking for forgiveness and forgiving everyone. Primarily, Jains across the globe, conduct a very objective analysis of their actions during this week. The objective framework of Paryushan makes it appealing, simple and clear. Once …
How many times have you faced situations where you imagined something to happen but the exact opposite happen? Think about your emotions and reactions during that time. Were you under control? Many people cannot handle their emotions during such situations and their reactions have significant impact to their life. I have had these problems in …
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A lot of discussion on the RBI annual report. Huge criticism about the entire Demonetisation exercise that the country went through recently. First, is this a failure of government? Yes, it can be termed as one. The government should have known the importance of “jugaad” in our country. Underestimating the public is the last thing …