Introduction This blog explores the hues and nuances of a complex archetype – the trickster-seeker, as immortalized by Pulin K Garg in his tale of four princes, and leverages Christopher Nolan’s rendition of the Odyssey as a backdrop. For movie fans, there are not many spoilers – the epic even in Nolan’s film has […]
Category: Reflexivity
The Power and the Captivity of Narratives
Part 1.1 The Calm Mind in the Here and Now Any successful cricketer would reveal his or her secret of high performance in the sporting arena and there are enough such interviews and podcasts on the internet. He or she would speak of the discipline and the sheer rigor in being able to play every […]
The Triumphant Politics of Joyful Change
Introduction Indian politicians and political parties have been mimicking their US counterparts for the past decade or so. For example, they have learnt that astutely devised narratives built on great research help. Mr. Modi is supposedly to have hired an international PR agency – APCO, and this was later denied by APCO, to build a […]
Working with Groups: ‘EnActing the Withheld’
Psychodrama, Dramatherapy, Theater of Oppression, and Augusto Boal Introduction This is the fifth blog devoted to “working with groups” as a part of a six-blog series. Given my experience across nearly two and a half decades of group dynamics, group relations, and process consulting in the form of behavioral labs, t-groups, and change management teams, […]
Kohrra – a Netflix Series
Exploring the world of men in love and in hate It was Stephen King that wrote – “the soil of a man’s heart of a man is stonier … (as opposed to the ‘richer garden’ in a woman’s heart). Kohrra as a detective series on Netflix, is an ode to the inner and stonier world […]
Valuing ‘Unease’:
3 Triggers that cannot be wished away by the Adani Group Introduction I am not an active investor and have no stock market mega-wins to speak of. In many ways, I would be seen as an extremely conservative investor, who has grudgingly been investing small sums of money in index funds and mutual funds. While […]
The Tang Ping Movement: Relevance & Resonances in India
Introduction: The Overwhelming 996 Culture In 2018, I had the opportunity of working with the management of a carbon manufacturing company in quite literally, the middle of China. My colleague and I were there – anchoring a global intervention – focused on the themes of self-reflexivity, meaningfulness, and well-being. We were working with a team […]
Inaari.org, social entrepreneurism, and the hegemony of capitalism
A few weeks ago, I had a breakfast meeting with Rashmi Putcha, who has been a dear friend for several years since we first met at an INSEAD program. Rashmi has recently founded a new enterprise known as Inaari – and listening to her was extremely fascinating and deeply insightful, as she spoke of how […]
Nomadland: A meandering but healing journey within that frees Self from the compulsivity of becoming …
his blog reviews a beautiful film written and directed by Chloe Zhao, and based on a recent non-fiction book – Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder.
Hope for the Gig Economy: Unleash the Prostitute Within!
This blog is about one of the four survival archetypes – the Prostitute and its energies that are relevant in the Gig pandemic world today
Incorrigibly romantic ... 