Author Archives for BDG
February 2, 2021 8:26 am
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Both politically and socially, the world is seeing a massive shift in approach to Governance. Whether it is USA, UK, Russia, China or India, there is a particular Governance mechanism being used. At certain levels, if we find them to be similar, then it is a sign of global order. Luckily for citizens like us, the response to this style of Governance is mixed and is giving varied signals. On one hand, it is acknowledging that politicians are adopting to this style to create or develop their own base, on the other, we also realize the entire mechanism is getting... View Article
January 1, 2021 4:40 am
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Leave your thoughts Here, is wishing all my readers, a very Happy New Year. Welcome 2021. I don’t want to talk too much about 2020, Covid, the pain, the miseries, the recoveries, huge efforts by Health workers, doctors, some noble hearted civilians, philanthropists, big or small. Instead, I want to move and think ahead. Yes, vaccines and their arrival is key to society today. Let us pray that every human being in the world can access the vaccines, with ease and happiness in 2021, so that Covid-19 soon becomes another cold and cough syndrome, for all of us. To me... View Article
December 13, 2020 8:26 am
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Recently I met an 88-year-old fit Emirati gentleman, who is a civil engineer by qualification, and had worked with Sheikh Rashid when UAE/Dubai was getting structured and built. He has been instrumental in setting up oil stations, through Caltex all over UAE. HE IS A PIONEER. Hugely entrepreneurial and there is so much to learn from him. When he handed over his reins to the next generation and thought of relaxing and retiring after a hugely eventful life, he encountered another Project, where a lot of things were happening that seemed incorrect. More importantly, it made a lot of well–to-do... View Article
November 3, 2020 3:31 pm
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Sometime in July’20, two youngsters, Sounak and Samya, came to meet me, to discuss a Project they had thought of doing, which was an open ended but a highly topical concept in their minds, but the budget was completely beyond them. But they were very keen to do it. They wanted to get some well-known artistes roped in, whom they had access to and wanted to make a musical film, creating a story around the advent of Durga Puja, particularly during the pandemic, which had casted a lot of aspersions in the minds of people. I found it pretty close... View Article
November 1, 2020 2:07 pm
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As we get into another phase of this pandemic, I am trying to look at Dubai and UAE, from a high floor building of 23 Marina’s 54th floor and looking at life ahead. My sons have come here. Both have running businesses, based out of India and now looking to expand it beyond India. There are structural exercises of our Businesses to be done, it is 24 years old and has run on natural momentum. Not anymore. That responsibility is mine. So, I first had a chat with my sons, Romit and Rahul, then my wife and then meeting Accountants,... View Article
October 13, 2020 8:03 am
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On September 2nd’2020 we finally made our family trip to Dubai,where our son,Romit(Sunny) lives. From then, it has been a completely different life for all of us.Life is almost normal here.You can socialise,go to Malls,attend Meetings,go to Office,all strictly following the norms that be. Mask,distancing,cleaning hands,etc. It is heartening to see ,everyone,and I repeat EVERYONE,following the norms.Some people say,because of the strict implementation.Whatever it is for everyone’s safety only it is being done,so everyone should follow this,anyway. That done, life becomes so much easier for everyone after that. I have been engaged in a lot of work ,after coming here.Both... View Article
September 15, 2020 4:20 am
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In 1998, 2 years after I started Globsyn Technologies,my first Company in the Globsyn Group,I set up the USA Subsidiary called Globsyn Technologies Inc,wholly owned.It was a very small start.But I was always keen that I had to do it the proper way.My sons had just joined UnderGrad that year,in Syracuse University, so I rented an Office in Plainsboro,New Jersy,and started to look at the USA market alone.Did a few mistakes in the first 2 years,and struggled to collect money in a new system, mainly because some of my Indian customers,seeking professional services in USA and employees did not adhere... View Article
