Tag: Lessons

5 personal finance lessons from biopic Sanju

Loknath Das

Sanjay Dutt’s biopic Sanju  is breaking records on domestic box office collection. This movie has decent entertainment value across age groups. Sanjay Dutt’s life story could also provide with some important personal finance lessons. Here are some of them: i. Blindly following friends’/relatives’ advice is bad In our network, we are surrounded by people who cannot be trusted. In movie it’s displayed, Sanju’s friend consumes glucose but persuades him to consume drugs. Such ‘friends’ just love your money and don’t care for you. Similarly, there are so-called well-wishers who recommend us to…

Read More

At IIM Ahmedabad, it’s time for lessons from the Panchatantra

Loknath Das

At IIM Ahmedabad, students of PGP (postgraduate) and PGPX (executive postgraduate) programmes recently learnt some valuable lessons from India’s ancient fables, the Panchatantra. Leaving regular classes undisturbed the two-week course, conducted after dinner from 9 to 10.15 pm for 25 students, was non graded. The management lessons were based on the understanding and interpretation of conflict in the Panchatantra. These were initiated on an experimental basis by Professor N Ravichandran, faculty in production and quantitative methods area at IIMA. About 25 stories from the Panchatantra were discussed with five classes covering…

Read More

The Heritage Buildings of Delhi – Lessons in Rich History

admin

Delhi is the capital that brings together two different worlds. Old Delhi is lined up with havelies and mosques. On the other side is the New Delhi with tree-lined avenues and government buildings. Delhi is known for its rich heritage and ancient architecture; its culture is something that every resident of the city boasts upon. The richness can be witnessed in its grand Mughal forts and the ancient temples that represent the Indian architecture If you have made up your mind to witness this historic land, then first look out…

Read More