I lost another great business friend of mine, the enterprising, ever affable, Pawan Churiwal, to COVID 19. I met Pawan, when I had decided to create my new project Globsyn Crystals. I had this 2.14acre land on which I had built my small Campus called the Technocampus in 1997.This Campus needed an uplift and I wanted to convert it into a multi-purpose rev... Learn More
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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 gi...
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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, ... Learn More
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 ove... Learn More
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... Learn More
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 yea... Learn More
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 repe...
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