Guru’s Blogs
Do you really know what is good for you? Ancient wisdom from China – short story.
An old man lived with his son and his horse in a tiny village. One day his horse ran away.
Why did the Bank of England (BoE) buy UK government debt?
Why was the BoE firm on ending the purchasing operation as planned? Complex narrative simplified.
October 10 is world mental health day, lets discuss why men's mental health is still a taboo?
Through the ages, evolution meant that men were bestowed with stronger physical features and naturally fit into the role of protecting their family against predators.
Why is the British Pound Sterling (GBP) all over the news? Complex narrative simplified
Government income is primarily tax receipts and expenses are mainly interest expense and services cost (Health Services, Infrastructure etc..).
Living with doubt and uncertainty
“I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing. I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong.
Why me? A short story
Rob was driving home after a long week, suddenly he saw flashing lights in the mirror from a police patrol car.
"When an elder person dies, a village library burns to the ground."- African proverb.
Queen Elizabeth II, elder citizen of the global village passed away after 70 years on the throne, it is akin to timeless university burned to the ground.
What if we can talk to animals in the future? It is not as crazy as you think. Read on it will make sense
What could a Google Translate for the animal kingdom spawn? Raskin is the co-founder and president of Earth Species Project (ESP), its mission is to decode non-human communication using a form of artificial intelligence (AI).
3 Lessons I learned from Arnold Schwarzenegger. You will never guess!
We all know Arnold Schwarzenegger as a body builder, movie star and later as Governor of California. I was not particularly expecting much reading and listening to his interview but I was spectacularly wrong.
Ancient wisdom from India – short story. Do you think like an emperor?
One night, Emperor Akbar dreamt that he had lost all his teeth, except one. The next morning he invited his imperial court astrologer to interpret this dream.
You are paid based on what you can do now but the corporations are valued based on future earning potential. why do we have two different yard stick to value people Vs. business? let's explore
Tesla shares are trading at 107 times current earnings and Apple is valued at 29 times current earnings. You are paid based on what you can do now and your net worth is current value of assets less debt on a any given day even though you are likely to earn more in the future.
Creativity and leadership lessons from London taxi driver, you don't want to learn the hard way.
Think what you may, I still treasure certain old-world charms such as calling local taxi company in London for airports trips.
Leadership lessons from Mike Duke, former CEO of Walmart. You don’t want to learn the hard way.
Mike Duke served as CEO of Walmart from 2009 – 2013. He joined Walmart in 1995 as CEO of International Operations.
What just happened? State of the financial markets in 1H 2022. Two interesting lessons from history.
Spanish flu of 1918 was the most severe pandemic with estimated 50 million deaths world wide
"You teach your child to be successful, but do you teach your child to be happy?", that question got me thinking.
Our evolutionary brain operates in two default modes, fight or flight. Happiness mode is not part of the default factory setting, onus is upon us to upgrade the human operating system.
"THE BULL" that influenced Steve Jobs and Apple's product design. Creativity and simplicity lessons from the masters.
Pablo Picasso created "The Bull", series of 11 lithographs that famously depict the beast in various stages of abstraction.
What connects Medici, Jagat Seth, Rothschild, J.P. Morgan and Byzantine General's problem?
Medici's were the first family of capitalism, attained prominence in Florence in the 13th century through its success in banking.
“What the hell is water?” - short story for you to ponder
There are these two young fish swimming along, and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says, “Morning, boys.
Last week, I wrote about my conversation with my 12 year old son
I probably overestimated the progress in our society. I was disappointed to read about inappropriate comments in Aviva AGM meeting this week.
Why is it awkward when men wear women's clothing whilst it is completely normal for women to wear men's clothes at work and home?
We were watching cricket match on TV, it all started when my son started comparing Messi's and Neymar's pay at PSG to Virat Kohli's at RCB, then he turned around and asked about my salary and whether it is same as his mum's salary given that both of us have the same academic qualifications.