Meet The Author: Sheila Kumar

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author interviews, writing blog

You may have read the interviews here in a series called “Interesting People.” In my writing blog, “Writing To Be Read” too I am doing a series of interviews. This one is called “Meet The Author.”

Third in the Series: “Interesting People” – Meet Vani Mahesh

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books and reading, Easy Library, on-line business, Vanishree Mahesh

Did you know that the word “entrepreneur” comes from the old French “entreprendre” which meant to undertake? Undertaking a business of any kind comes with its fair share of, and here I can’t help using a cliché, agony and ecstasy.  Today we see more and more entrepreneurs taking the plunge to manage their own enterprises, and either sinking or taking off depending on the success or otherwise of their ventures.

Second in the Series: Meet The Author: Abhijit Bhaduri

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Abhijit Bhaduri, best practices in hiring

Here’s a top corporate executive who is also a well-known author of fiction. He is the Chief Learning Officer of Wipro.

His recent non-fiction work on hiring the right talent, “Don’t Hire The Best: An Essential Guide To Picking The Right Team” is a “must read” for anyone who has anything to do with hiring the right talent for their organizations.

“13 Little Known Facts About Bill Gates”

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Bill Gates

Today is February 13, 2013 or 13/02/13 or 02/13/13 depending on which part of the world you are. Interesting then to share a slide show

The Impact of Stats

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BMTC, Indian elections, IPL6, Michael Dell, soccer

Some people seem to be more hooked on stats. than others. I have always been interested in stats. and here are a few that caught my attention in articles in the DNA newspaper of the recent past:-

First in the series “Meet The Author”: Andaleeb Wajid

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Andaleeb Wajid, author interviews, fiction in India

As you know, I have started a series here called “Interesting People” where I spoke of “Chess Anand” Iyer and Nandini Vijayaraghavan. If you liked these interviews, you might like to follow a new series that I have started in my writing blog, “Writing To Be Read.” This blog is largely about books, authors and writing.

In this series, which I have called “Meet The Author” I hope to chat with authors about their work, their schedule and what keeps them going.

The first in this series is with Andaleeb Wajid. I hope you will enjoy the interview. The next interview will be with Abhijit Bhaduri on February 15. This will be followed by one with Sheila Kumar on March 1. As of now the last lined up is Vikram Sampath on March 15.

There are likely to be more to follow. Fingers crossed.

 

 

Innovative Product Ideas. Light That Spark!

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Forbes, innovation, product ideas

The Merriam- Webster Dictionary defines ” innovation ” as : 1. the introduction of something new, and 2. a new idea, method or device. When we think of many of the world’s leading products, we remember stories of how someone somewhere thought of a new way to address a need, or a different way to address a problem.

Second in the Series: “Interesting People” Meet Nandini Vijayaraghavan.

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Kalki Krishnamurthy, Tamil literature, Translations

I don’t know Tamil myself, at least I have never studied the language formally. The Tamil I speak is the language I picked up by ear on the streets of Madras (as Chennai was then called) during my childhood and college days decades ago. A regret I always had consequently was that I never could read some of the classics for which the ancient Tamil language is famous for.

“Averebele Mela” A Unique Food Festival

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Bangalore, hyacinth beans, local cuisine, Sajjan Rao Circle

At one time, Bangalore was famous for its many traffic circles. Some of them were beautiful. Sadly most of them have vanished over time to make more space for the huge increase in traffic on the roads. One that still remains is the Sajjan Rao Circle, a popular landmark for those in South Bangalore. It is in VVPuram and has a host of small eateries which serve local delicacies to customers, some of whom have been frequenting popular haunts like the VB Bakery for decades.

The World of Work circa 2013

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Brand Me, new age parenting, world of work

I’ll start with a disclaimer. I don’t work in 2013. What I write is based on my reading, and conversations with people (mostly in India) who do. The world of work is so very different from the times when I began my career in 1974. As far as the number of years go, 39 years have gone by, which is not very significant in the larger context as a number. However what is significant is the huge amount of change that has taken place since those faraway times.