Marketing Books that Every BBA Aspirant Should Read
Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk: What do they all have in common? Well, they all are voracious readers. When someone asked Warren Buffet what’s the key to success, he replied, “Read 500 pages every day.” The richest man in the world, Bill Gates, reads nearly 50 books in a year. For […]
Design Itinerary in the Pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has confined us to our homes and as design students, it makes us wonder what we must do to keep us engaged and involved. Here is a list that might shed some light on this and hopefully add some meaning to the pandemic days. Sanitization Yes, it always starts with you. It […]
Higher Education Issues: Public vs. Private
Judicial pronouncements have authoritatively laid down that there is no constitutional prohibition in utilizing private higher education as a means to achieve the constitutional vision of social, economic & political justice. The next immediate question is whether privatization of higher education would help us attain this vision? If yes, then what are the challenges & […]
Killing of Women in the name of Honour
The term ‘honour killing’ literally means killing for honor. The usage of the term ‘honour’ has a tendency to rationalize and legitimize the motive of the crime by creating a false notion that the crime has been committed to save the honor of the family. This implies that it is the responsibility of the society […]
ICICI Bank Loan Fraud Case: A Study
The ICICI Bank Loan Fraud Case in which federal investigative agencies have named Miss Chanda Kochar, former Managing Director (MD) of ICICI Bank, her husband Deepak Kochar, her brother in law Rajeev Kochar and Videocon chief Venugopal Dhoot is taking interesting turn. The Loan Fraud was highlighted by a whistleblower name Arvind Gupta. He has […]
Need and Conceptualisation of Agricultural Insurance in India
Risk and uncertainty are identical to life. Man may meet an untimely death. He may suffer from accident, destruction of property, fire, sea perils, floods, earthquakes and other natural calamities. Whenever there is certainty, there is risk as well as insecurity. It is to provide against risk and insecurity that insurance came into being. The […]
Are human beings calculative and rational in their behaviour?
Blackwell’s defines a moral agent as: “Any individual who is capable of formulating or following general moral principles and rules, and who has an autonomous will so that he can decide ultimately what acts he should perform and not perform…Accordingly they are responsible for their acts and are the subject of blame or praise”. [1] [1] https://hackernoon.com/does-maths-make-you-moral-11f3e8584ed2, […]
Approach for Management Education
“To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you’re going so that you better understand where you are now and so that the steps you take are always in the right direction”. -Stephen Covey Stephen Covey author of best-selling book “Seven […]
Development of ‘Education’: Indian Context
Education was not given importance in India during earlier times. Also, during the British rule, compulsory education laws were formed but it did not amount to much progress. During post-independence, the constitution of India came to force on 26th January 1950. The constitution had number of provisions for education, directly and indirectly but there was […]
Corona, College, and Creativity
When I first heard about the virus back in Jan-Feb, like most people, I assumed the world economy and manufacturing, already suffering because of the US-China spat, will probably take a hit because China will be inaccessible but I figured most people in other parts of the world will be alright. I was thinking of […]
