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Kesari- Chapter 2: Story of Chettur Sankaran Nair who took on the Empire
Akshay Kumar brings to life the legendary Chettur Sankaran Nair, who gave up power to fight for Freedom. Chettur Sankaran Nair remains an...
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Stock Trading Changes Course: What's in it for Retail Investors?
The new Stock Trading is Machine driven The share of algorithmic trading in the total volume of trades in the National Stock Exchange...
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Nuances of Appeasement Politics
Can the politics of Appeasement make a level playing field? The one word that we have grown accustomed to over the past couple of decades...
Apr 43 min read
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Review: ADOLESCENCE, the disturbing Netflix Series
The father confronts the moment of truth as the 13-year-old Jamie Miller looks on (Adolescence) Parenting skills are among the most...
Apr 22 min read
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Is Liberal Democracy in its last lap?
BR Ambedkar, the Proud Legacy of every Indian We live in the Age of Disruption. Not just technology, products, or service delivery, but...
Mar 293 min read
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A Republic of Transgressions!
Are we a nation bereft of collective social conscience? Psychologists say that unchecked behaviour, left to spontaneity to develop and...
Mar 253 min read
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When 2nd April Comes
Stressing his agenda to an unsuspecting world! The celebrated poet TS Eliot called April the Cruelest Month . President Trump, in his...
Mar 223 min read
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Tamil Sub-Nationalism: Lessons for larger India
Tamil-centric identity narratives are a legacy that India has lived through since independence. We all hoped for a long time that we had...
Mar 152 min read
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Executive vs Judiciary- the Razor’s Edge
The American Demolition Squad Today the democratic, liberal, market-aligned world is in turmoil. Donald Trump has proved to be a...
Mar 82 min read
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There's more to Trump than we see!
Trump and Xi - too smart to play the old tune Donald Trump is undoubtedly the most challenging US President the world has encountered for...
Jan 273 min read
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India's Demographic Dilemma
Popular Economics Blog by Ravikumar Pillai Have a look at the infographics showing the percentage of youth not engaged in the...
Sep 27, 20241 min read
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Indian Banking Sector needs to consolidate to compete globally
Ravikumar Pillai Look at the top ten banks globally by asset value ranking. Four are Chinese, two each from the US and France and one...
Sep 27, 20241 min read
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Lost in the Maze of Franchise Management
Career Memoirs by Ravikumar Pillai Franchising as a business model has come a long way from the pitfalls, mutual suspicions and lack of...
Sep 25, 20247 min read
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India’s Economy – The Southern Odyssey
Perspectives by Ravikumar Pillai GDP vs Per Capita Income - The Southern Scenario Post-liberalisation, the Southern states of India...
Sep 19, 20242 min read
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Indian Left at its Moment of Truth
Political Commentary by Ravikumar Pillai File Photo of Sita Ram Yechury at CPIM Party Congress The Indian Left, a loose term for the...
Sep 17, 20243 min read
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India’s Nari Shakti Is Just a Slogan - Who Cares?
Ravikumar Pillai Female Workforce Participation is Key to Progress For a long time, I have been thinking about the deep-rooted hypocrisy...
Sep 10, 20242 min read
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Can India Crack the Jobs Drought?
Too Many People Chasing Too Few Jobs - The Long Wait Gets on the Nerve Despite clocking one of the highest economic growth in today’s...
Sep 9, 20244 min read
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Living the Semi-Colon Moments
Short Story by Ravikumar Pillai Lakshmi got up as usual at five in the morning. Over the past few years, she had grown comfortable with...
Sep 5, 20247 min read
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My Foray into Franchising: The Entry
Part 22 of My Career Story - Ravikumar Pillai There is much to learn in the Art of Selling My search for a potential business domain...
Sep 3, 20246 min read
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Face-to-Face with Mega Project Realities
Career Memoirs: Part 21 Ravikumar Pillai Down the Memory Lane For most developing nations, whether in Asia, Africa or Latin...
Aug 29, 20248 min read
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