Being Creative is About Finding Your InstrumentBeing creative is a little bit about the gift, a little bit about training, a little about practice, a bit about application, a little…Oct 25, 2024Oct 25, 2024
Who Do you Want to Engage? Pub? Public? Republic?In the worlds of development and governance, the words marketing and public relations find an alternate interpretation as Public…Oct 23, 2024Oct 23, 2024
A Man’s Best ColleagueThe first time I walked into the Quicksand Design Studio at Bangalore, I was decked formally in preparation for what was to be a first…Oct 23, 2024Oct 23, 2024
Ratan. Love and Respect.For anyone who says people don’t need gurus and mentors and heroes, they clearly don’t know Ratan Tata. The flood of condolences, tributes…Oct 11, 2024Oct 11, 2024
India is Not a Scientific Country?A few months back there were some loose comments made on the back of anecdotes and personal experiences by some prominent voices in the…Oct 11, 2024Oct 11, 2024
The Privilege of Going Back HomeOne of the great privileges of life is an opportunity to contribute back to places and people attached to one’s childhood. Especially if…Oct 8, 2024Oct 8, 2024
Summer Break? You Must be Nuts!!The Quicksand Design Studio team has a 2 week summer break every year. Whenever I mention this to friends in the corporate sector, they…Oct 5, 2024Oct 5, 2024
The Politics of ScrapsI grew up knowing that water was precious. We lived out of drums for most periods of my childhood. This was in North East India. Life was…Oct 5, 2024Oct 5, 2024
The Other India StackMany of us must have heard of the India Stack story. Aadhaar, Bank Account penetration, and Mobile phone adoption have laid the foundations…Oct 5, 2024Oct 5, 2024
Resilience and EntrepreneurshipIncome Sources for A Rural Family in Himachal (Couple + Grand Mother + 2 Teenage Children with Learning Disabilities)Oct 5, 2024Oct 5, 2024