The process of gamification is the art of using game mechanics, frameworks and elements in a non-gaming context. It has emerged as a prominent trend in recent years, especially in the business sector. Though still an experimental business strategy, gamification is expected to be used by 70% of the world’s 2000 largest companies in some […]

I call it extroWorld because introverts are a rare breed nowadays and the world is ruled by extroverts. So we need to survive in this extroWorld and here are a few guidelines that I have developed over the years. 1. To the point answers – A big NO!! You may have been taught in school […]

Benjamin Franklin, founding father of the United States (also known as ‘the first American’) experimented and discovered a few revolutionary thoughts and habits to uplift productivity and developing his personality. His principles, famously known as Franklin’s thirteen virtues have been adopted and implemented by countless number of individuals, corporates and organizations in last three hundred […]

Movie: Mastram Director: Akhilesh Jaiswal Cast: Rahul Bagga, Kapil Dubey, Tara Alisha Berry, Vinod Naharidh, Istiyak Khan, Akash Dhaiya Rating: *** Is this a biography or a fictional story of ‘Mastram’ writer? The answer to this question is not found in debutant Akhilesh Jaiswal’s adult-comedy “Mastram”, which gives us a glimpse into the porn (not […]

I’ve been hearing about it everywhere. I can imagine it as some kind of a fire breathing dragon who ate a lot of Mexican chillies, and got so agitated that he set his foot from Latin America and decided to drink the entire ocean up to the shores of India. El Niño as it is […]

Pre-preparation 1. Be absolutely sure why you want to do an MBA and does doing an MBA fit-in with your career plan. 2. Don’t confuse yourself with asking too many people; talk to few people then make your own judgement 3. Choose an institute for coaching (if required) where you get individual care. Remember everyone […]

There is a big difference between ‘Pessimism’ and ‘Reverse Psychology’. I am someone who believes in the concept of Reverse Psychology and that is because it works for me most of the times. When I say I won’t get through something, deep down I am very much confident I will. I don’t just say it. […]

Diary Date – June 13th, 2000 – 12:30am (My maternal house, Bikaner, Rajasthan) We just finished ludo, a game we play most in summer vacations at Bikaner. I asked Shobha didi if I could break my fast and eat something as it was past midnight and the date had technically changed. She replied that one […]

This Sunday, Game Of Thrones conjures its sixth episode of season 4 and well, truly it was a hell of a roller-coaster ride. It was guilty, guilty of enormous entertainment..so much so that I feel the urge to write this article. In the initial parts we see mind-boggling cgi effects in the way of Davos […]

A lot of people can offer you advice on finding happiness, but how many can and will admit to those things that send you spiralling off into a future with disillusionment and lesser fulfilment than you envisioned? At thirteen, you envision yourself as a future somebody, a big shot calling all the shots, or making […]