Kunal

To form a relationship is easier said than done. Falling in love is easy, it takes, as the poets will tell you, a mere glance. But taking that to the next level, that of forming a relationship, can be quite another matter. It requires exploring each other’s comfort zones, likes and dislikes and bridging what might be significant cultural...

The term ‘Good Governance’ is widely used and abused as a part of election rhetoric in India and around the world. But if we peer beneath the surface, we would find that it is intrinsically an indeterminate term. While ‘governance’ means the conduct of decision-making and implementation by public bodies, a measure how ‘good’ these are is not universally...

A ‘Credit Score’ refers to a rating given by an accredited agency to a person which reflects his or her capacity and likelihood of repaying a loan. Since it is expressed as a number, it is known as a ‘credit score’. In India, the Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd. is the premier agency responsible for issuing Credit Scores. Image source In...

With the mushrooming of business schools across the country and the world, the question that emerges is whether ‘business’ can be taught. It is true that MBA degrees become geared towards the preparation of students for corporate jobs rather than running of businesses, but as a counter to this trend, specific courses and elective subjects in ‘entrepreneurship’ have emerged. There...

India has always looked to the United States of America as an ideal, striving to become more like that country in many ways. In fact, in many ways, we could not have chosen a worse ideal, given that the consumerist culture and proclivity for bigotry that country shows from time to time is definitely not worth emulating. But one...