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And finally it's out! My third book! Two years of research, writing, and travels. One story of a Titan of India's industry and of Champaklal Choksey, one of four original founding members. The Rise of Asian Paints: Champaklal Choksey, a Doyen of the Indian Paints industry. On Amazon and across bookstores.
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Walter Koenig, the Russian Crewman Chekov on 'Star Trek,' Dies at 90 hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-…
Name two men who have huge fan following and a shit record of delivering stuff on time:
Musk
GRRM
Anyone else?
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This is pretty much how most middle class Indians treat their domestic help. What goes around comes around.
My cousin recently joined a company, and the rules there are absolutely crazy.
He can't take a single paid leave for the first 6 months. If anyone isn't dressed formally, isn't properly groomed, or is even 10 minutes late, they deduct ₹1000 from their salary.
And here's the best part. They have to take at least one proper 15-minute client call after 7 PM, or it'll be considered a half-day. Basically, a way to force employees to stay longer.
And this is a pretty well-known, listed company.
Seems like they're making money by exploiting both their employees and their clients, who apparently aren't satisfied either.
It's honestly not hard to see why some Indian companies struggle to grow into big businesses. With this kind of cheap mindset, they care more about controlling employees than building a good company.
#TheInvite was just brilliant like wow Olivia Wilde just knocked this out of the park. One house, one night, two couples, just conversation. Reminds you of the power of movies. It's on @Zee5_Official and it lived up to all the hype. The visuals alone. Oof. This and The Drama.
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Thread on the RBI EDF from my @91basispoints column with Arjun Raghavendra (Tax lawyer and former IFS)
TLDR - India has moved from license raj to Declaration Raj (AND) everyone works for the government now salary free.
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Once in a while we put out #PaisaVaisa archives. This one from 2018, our OG audio days. @Nithin0dha on can stock trading mak you money? Ever-green episode, most of it stands true today too!
open.spotify.com/episode/47A…
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Kashmir Marathon was well organized and had a great route, got to see pretty much the entire city and key parts of Dal lake. The only other occasion when the entire city neighborhood were shut for a race was during Moscow marathon.
Refunds received on credit cards now get transferred straightaway to bank account. Interesting. I think this has been around for a while and some RBI rule that credit cards cannot hold credit balance.
Bandra's biggest strength - shopping and night life - extracts the heaviest cost that we happily pay in the form of fully parked and always traffic jammed. This is a pay and park paradise if only BMC got its act together. People take their cars to buy bhaji, anda, fruits.
Mumbai will become affordable once it starts snowing
🏙️ Will Mumbai ever be affordable again?
MICL’s Manan Shah straight up tells @Zenia171996, “No, it’s going to get more & more expensive!”
🏠 Rent or buy? “Buy”: Rent is money gone, an asset can be passed on in the future
🚗 His splurge: Cars (the Rolls-Royce Spectre is his current favourite)
💰 Luxury he can’t live without: “Money!”
Stay tuned for the full episode of Inside India's Most Luxurious Homes only on CNBC TV18
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YOU'RE BORN. YOU SEE PANTS STYLES GO FROM BAGGY TO SKINNY BACK TO BAGGY EVERY 10 YEARS FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. YOU DIE. THE END
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Sylvester Stallone says that having his daughter in a major role in ‘TULSA KING’ Season 4 is absolutely nepotism.
“First they go, ‘Nepotism is terrible. I said, ‘Oh please, you’re not a good parent if you haven’t performed a little nepotism.' Then obviously you don’t care about your kids, because they come first.
Of course it’s nepotism, you idiot. That’s why we’re parents. We want the best for our children. So obviously, we let them have every advantage.”
(Source: usatoday.com/story/entertain…)
Town cafes that I need to try more often:
Araku
The Cravin Pantry
Pardon our French
Kala Ghoda Cafe
Subko Colaba
Nandan
Concu
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Oh boy I'm really waiting for Bandra 2047 when every building is re-developed into a tower and every inch of road is occupied by parked cars and people won't need to walk because cars will fly and we will have Turner-Carter flyover and Hill Road - Band Stand tunnel to take care of the delivery riders and every corner of every building on every road will have a cafe and a benne dosa outlet because everyone will quit alcohol and bars will convert to artisanal coffee and Patwardhan Park will be called Lodha Central Park with waterfalls and vertical gardens and underground parking and Joggers Park will be called Rustomjee Amazon Rainforest will artificial rains and the Coastal Road will bring the villagers of South Mumbai to the glistening modern Bandra where one Sulabh Shauchalaya urinal area of space will cost Rs1cr/sqft and 1BHKs will cease to exist because minimum sized homes will begin at 500sqft because the poverty line itself will begin at Rs500cr.