Modi and India
Anyone that has any sense of factuality and care for India, supports Modi. The others simply do not care for the nation as much as about themselves. Let’s keep Modi. It’s good for India. It’s good for the world!
Sashank Purighalla Blog
Alexander’s Failed India Invasion
https://youtu.be/JPTkqffs3RM This video provides an alternate view of Alexander’s stint in India. I find it more plausible in comparison with what is more popular as has been taught in the western historical account. As a student who first read about Alexander’s conquest, I read something to the...
Busy is a very relative term
On the day you said that you were “very busy”, you probably found time for something that was less important in the grand scheme of things. If you really want to do it, you will find the time to do it. It is about prioritization! And if you...
The next base camp
A mountain climb takes time. It takes patience, stamina and bullish persistence. It requires stops for rest and re-assessment from time to time. And it happens at that next base camp. Long arduous journeys therefore, are really a series of short bursts, from base camp to base camp;...
Paying for Pretentiousness
I always hated reading legal documents. Of late, I find myself reading them all the time. Contracts, agreements and such for my business: with clients, employees, investors, partners, etc.; not to mention the tens of thousands of dollars that have to be spent each month. It is some...
Who to seek advise from?
The world is influenced by the overwhelming minority; may be the 0.01% of the global population who make national level decisions, who invent and create, who dream and realize, who provide jobs, who lead and motivate. The ones that you get advise from on the other hand are...
Sanctity of your deeds
Not every thought that crosses your mind is necessarily deliberate. You can only try controlling and channelizing your thoughts. Not every word you utter is necessarily deliberate. It is easier to control your words, than it is your thoughts. Yet, you may say things that may be received...
The lure of the exotic
A few years back as I was building my company 5Y in Hyderabad, India, I would get to the office very early to get an early start. My breakfast would invariably be in the buffet section of a close-by five star hotel. It was very expensive. It had...
What do you hear?
What do you hear? Who comes to your mind? How do you respond? The biggest mouth? The loudest voice? The strongest will? The toughest authority? The intimidating threat? The forceful demand? The enticing want? The alluring temptation? The intoxicating desire? The innocent hope? The kind ask? The legitimate...
Why should I not?
It’s not always easy to gain acceptance. It takes selling! A new book by a first time author is hard to publish. It takes selling! That new song by an unknown artist is hard to push. It takes selling! Software is hard to build for adoption. It takes...
