Kunal

An oft-repeated refrain from business leaders has been the emphasis on ‘fostering an entrepreneurial spirit’ amongst the youth of our country. It is even a common complaint that Indian B-school campuses do not do enough to encourage an entrepreneurial spirit, preferring rather to prepare students to be good corporate employees. From the government as well there have been several initiatives...

Close your eyes and think of two big golden arches forming an ‘M’. Instantly you would recall the smell and taste of burgers, French fries and milkshake. For that letter symbolizes McDonalds and all that goes with it. Now think of an apple with a bite taken out, and again the images of sleek, impeccably designed phones and tablets...

When I was in school – and that was a long, long time ago – we had about a month of sex-education classes around the time we were in the eighth or ninth standard. In a way our school was ahead of its time, and the more I look at the debate raging around the topic of whether sex...

The eternal question for anyone with a little (or a lot) of surplus money is ‘How do I invest this?”. The last few years have proven to be quite tricky when it comes to answering the questions. Real estate markets have plateaued out, gold prices have been flat, and share prices show no definite trend. This has made investing...

Owning your own house is the dream of many a young man or woman in our country. Vividly depicted in the cult classic Gharonda, starring Amol Palekar, the struggle of the youth for finding a place to own is like a rite of initiation to adulthood. So what does it take to buy property? The short answer – Money and...