The green coloured bench across the Bada Gumbad in Lodhi Gardens would (again) be missing the morning 6 am annual celebrations of December 28. For many years the nattily dressed Arun Jaitley, in his golf cap and jacket, would celebrate…
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ऐ अजनबी : कौन हो तुम
Why you should Talk to Strangers. “. . .sometimes one feels freer speaking to a stranger than to people one knows. Why is that? Probably because a stranger sees us the way we are, not as he wishes to think…
“Isko thoda aur sochna padega”
Now when the whole world is looking with anguish at the news of Taliban taking over Afghanistan, it brings back memory from times shortly after the 9/11 attacks in the US in 2001. A high-level delegation, deputed by the…
Storytelling in Digital Age
Everybody loves stories —stories that are informative, delightful, surprising and engaging. “It’s funny how people get curious when I tell them I am a storyteller. I have to show them my Twitter handle (@tweetsanup) and business card, which mention this…
I am 17
I did stand-up comedy for seventeen years. I need to explore other things: Dane Cook Facebook turned 17 today. Started on 4th February in 2004, from a Harvard University dormitory by Mark Zuckerberg, the brand has come a long way…
Game of Thrones: Bihar Elections
All elections are interesting and Bihar is no exception. If one captures the Bihar political scenario in a script, it will be befitting popular Netflix series House of Cards. Image Courtesy: Satish Upadhyay In the fiercely fought Bihar elections, amidst…
Social Dilemma
Ankhi Das, Public Policy Director, Facebook India and South Central Asia, at her office on March 3, 2014 in New Delhi, India. (courtesy TIME.com Priyanka Parashar—Mint/Getty Images) Facebook is not new to controversies. The brand which was started from a…
तू न थकेगा कभी, तू न रुकेगा कभी… More Please
तू न थकेगा कभी, तू न रुकेगा कभी, तू न मुड़ेगा कभी, कर शपथ, कर शपथ, कर शपथ, अग्निपथ अग्निपथ अग्निपथ। Legend Amitabh Bachchan turns a year older today and it brings me close memories of the only time I met…
Republic of Hate
Republic of Hate: Stop Hate for Profit “We all are in the business of building brands and a strong brand is the foundation on which you build a strong business. And at the end of the day, as everybody would…
Political canvassing in the Digital (Covid) Times
With the outbreak of COVID-19 the upcoming elections (in Bihar and other states) are getting all set to go online using various digital platforms. This would also mean that in the post-COVID era, the political campaigns will also no longer…