Preamble The real-life story of serial killer Mohan Kumar, also known as Cyanide Mohan, who is imprisoned for raping and killing 20 women in Karnataka, is repulsive at best. As a serial killer – his pattern is boringly repetitive. Mohan Kumar would approach single women from impoverished backgrounds, women who are burdened by dowry demands, […]
Working with Groups
Wrestling with and within on the First Dilemma Preamble As my son travels to Udaipur for the Sumedhas Summer program – a great place to learn and grow using process work in groups, I am overwhelmed with nostalgia and some anxiety as a parent. I am also in the process of apprehending dilemmas that have […]
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 […]
Islamophobia and Fragmentation in India: Mirroring the denial of Critical Race Theory in USA
Preamble Some recent events… Ironically, the second part of the abovementioned BBC documentary refers to a period of three days (February 3-5, 2020) where on one hand, we have riots in our capital Delhi, where in one of the many violent encounters, Delhi Police is filmed violently beating up five Muslim boys, demanding that they […]
The Narrative of Muthulakshmi Reddy by V R Devika
It was K S Narendran who spoke about the book first and i thank him for not just pointing to this gem but also lending it to me to read across a short trip to Ahmedabad. There are times, when one is offered beautiful gifts and Naren, this was a real gem Introduction It is […]
Turn The Bus – A Gig, A Holarchy, or a Holacracy?
This blog explores alternative organization designs such as holarchies and holacracies that promise new types of organizations – that are perhaps more aligned to their contexts, innovative to the boot, and that create value for their stakeholders. My experience with Turn The Bus has offered visceral encounters that enrich my understanding of the theory and […]
Escaping Death
10th November 1989, TIET, Patiala The last few months have been triggering many a memory that have otherwise been dormant or repressed – many such memories are ‘eerie’ survivor stories that were laid to rest, seldom shared with close friends and family. Perhaps there were taints of guilt and perhaps there were a sensing of […]
The Arena and its Shadowy Warriors: Exploring Self and System dynamics through Macbeth
Introduction By now, many of you may have seen “The Tragedy of Macbeth” by Joel Coen, starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand – a brilliant film that does immense justice to one of the best Shakespearian plays ever. This film is aesthetically rendered in black and white noire, situated in haunting and surreal sets (designed […]
Journeying with the Witches: Disrupting the Stasis
The Background The last month of this year has been quite ecstatic for me, for I have had a series of intense encounters with creative women, who seem to be undeniably unleashing magical energies, as each strives to challenge and transform the world. It is extremely difficult to describe let alone work with such energies… […]
Squid Game: 5 compelling reasons to watch it
The Squid Game is a dark complex narrative, at times to too violent and horrifying to watch, but compels the viewer at several levels to remain glued and addicted to how this gory narrative unfolds. While many if not all characters are destined to die, and die horribly, the series has its twists and turns, […]
Incorrigibly romantic ... 