‘Good Manners’. WHY more people have difficulty practising it
I read, what I believe was an amateurish attempt by a news agency, which wrote an article titled “Why Good Manners”- how being well-mannered improves executives performance at work and consequently the company’s bottom line. Nobody is disputing that practising Good Manners improves our mental well-being. It also makes everyone around us calmer and perhaps happier … Read more
WHY we make Maggi?
“Maggi and bread—these two food items are banned at home”. My friend told me this over 15 years ago when we studied together. What “old-fashioned parents” I thought while thinking about his traditional South Indian family. Why do they expect everyone to eat the boring rasam, rice and curry or idli and sambhar everyday? Moreover, … Read more
WHY is Shopping ‘Therapeutic’?
Writer, blogger and ad woman Kiran Manral on why shopping is a mood elevator 1. Why is shopping ‘therapeutic’? In a way, shopping is escapist. It isn’t about purchasing a product it is the possibility of a changed self image. Or a treat well deserved– getting over childhood programming of ‘not feeling good enough to … Read more
WHY we love The BIF—The Big Indian Family
3 generations in a picture perfect photograph in an opulent home. You see them in TV soaps, photo features in glossies and corporate-sponsored ads. Poet, cultural theorist and independent curator Ranjit Hoskote on the idyllic aura attached to the idea of the Big Indian Family. 1. Why do we love the Big Indian Family which lives together? … Read more
WHY the Indian Wedding is now called the ‘Big Fat Indian Wedding’
Gaurav Bhatia– Marketer, Luxury Consultant and Design Enthusiast, on why the Indian wedding is the biggest ‘Party’ Why is the Indian Wedding called the Big Fat Indian Wedding?Indian weddings are ritualistic and social in nature. Wedding celebrations are symbolic of your place in society– a factor of your status, wealth and taste— thanks to the … Read more
WHY ‘Brown Bread’ is not just healthier, but superior and trendier!
“They only have dirty white bread sandwiches” commented my colleague on the food items for sale, while we were on-board a low-cost airline to Kolkata. Now since when is white bread considered dirty in India? Is it only because we have been told that brown and multi-grain bread is healthier? Or are there other reasons … Read more
WHY this book exposes our Absurd behaviour
‘Management of the Absurd’ gives fascinating insights on WHY so many things don’t work—the way we expect it to work Richard Farson’s book would be the best book I’ve read since a long time. Farson, a psychologist, educator and a former CEO has an extraordinary insight into the behaviour of managers. ‘Management of the Absurd’ … Read more
WHY are we involving children in our aggressive ‘protests’?
“The world is not always going to be fair or just; and children have to learn how to cope with it”…… ….A former teacher of New Era School who is appalled at how parents threw their weight around to produce the kind of results they wanted. Newspapers reported extensively on the fracas between parents and Management … Read more
