September 6, 2021 5:36 pm
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Yes, so much happened in this period from August 11th – 3rd September, going to India, was only one activity. All went well during our travel. With half a dozen RT-PCR tests, all along the way, chances of going wrong was remote. Our team at Kolkata did a fantastic job to minimize our frustrations at the airport, though we knew it was a necessary evil. Kolkata was the same. Covid or no Covid. Amphan or no Amphan. It was all very familiar. The crowd at Oberoi was very different. So, as someone put it very interestingly, the Pattaya holiday trip... View Article
August 25, 2021 4:50 am
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This time when I visited Kolkata from Dubai, my mind was open. Did not think and plan the future. What planning do you do at this age and time? My entire family was here in Kolkata, all staying in Oberoi and I thought we will figure out everything. As we started meeting our consultants in structuring our business growth globally, the pendulum started swinging. There were a few distinct factors within me: -What is it that I want to do with myself, at this point in life? The answer to this was perceived differently by different family members. -What kind... View Article
August 10, 2021 8:51 am
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When I came to Dubai in September 2020, I never thought my stay in Dubai would be this long. Today evening, as I go back to India for a month-long trip, I am having a funny feeling. It’s no longer the question of returning to India, it is now also a question of returning to Dubai, my status, my long-term plans of living etc. In the interim, Covid-19 came, went, came back again as 2nd wave and threatening to return as 3rd wave. Vaccinations arrived, political maneuvering kept happening, and finally perhaps people are getting used to this ‘ongoing’ phenomena... View Article
August 5, 2021 8:09 am
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There is an uneasy calm in the Covid environment in India. Delta variant is very active in most part of the world. India is no exception. We are going through huge political exchanges in our Indian political environment these days. Dubai is getting ready for Expo2020 from October’21 and thus how that would be managed in Dubai, is a regular coffee table discussion. Amidst all these, the UAE Govt has allowed passengers with Residency and Full vaccination to return to UAE. That will open the flood gates, as I understand. It also helps us to think for a quick round... View Article
July 21, 2021 8:42 am
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For the last 11 months, we have been living in Dubai. We came here to spend leisure time on my son Romit’s request and have been postponing going back to Kolkata, for one reason or the other with Covid 19 being the major concern. Disruptive flights are a major concern too, first for going, then for returning. In the process, we started looking at Dubai more closely and some interesting observations emerged. Number one reason for being in Dubai, is that it is perhaps the least obtrusive country in the world. Each to his/her own. No one even asks you,... View Article
July 17, 2021 5:00 am
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The definition of a family has undergone a change in the modern world. Some group of people are still bonded together and call themselves FAMILY the old way, but over years, this has taken a different meaning. In fact, it is continuously changing in meaning. On top of this, if the Family happens to be in business, in these transition times, then all the more it is difficult to adjust to the new concept of a Family life. We are in transition times. Our generation has till now seen so many social, technological, humanitarian changes along with natural disasters and... View Article
July 12, 2021 4:24 am
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Yesterday was the 17th Convocation of our 19-year-old Globsyn Business School, (GBS) that was held completely virtually and globally. India, China, Dubai, being touched at the same time. I was sitting at my home in Dubai watching the event with my family, on my laptop and was thinking of the day, when in 2001-2002, I was deep in financial distress, mainly because of the Y2K syndrome and our software development, our high-end training had no customers in those uncertain times, with huge bank debts compounding on me, having built the Techno Campus with a bank loan. I was thinking deeply:... View Article
