India lost to Australia in the Cricket World Cup 2023 final, seemingly badly, but the headlines don’t tell the full story — Context India lost to Australia in last night’s Cricket World Cup finals played in Ahmedabad at the Narendra Modi Stadium. This defeat came at the back of ten successive wins against the biggest and best cricket teams of the world, including Australia, in the league stages. Not A Lament

The rhetoric from the top shows its disdain for Hamas. It runs the risk of going too far in its response to Operation al-Aqsa Flood. — The Israeli defense minister calls the Hamas “human animals” while ordering a complete siege of the Gaza Strip with these stirring (NOT) lines of wartime fervor. We are fighting against human animals The U.N. says a complete siege without a corridor for humanitarian aid to reach civilians trapped inside the…

Such mixed feelings. So amaze. — I’m conflicted about the situation unfolding in southern Israel. Hamas has invaded southern Israel from the Gaza Strip. Hezbollah, based in Lebanon, is also launching an offensive in support of Hamas. Hundreds of Israelis have been killed. Hundreds more kidnapped and taken into Hamas held territories. …

Or have visited India. Or live in a country pathologically chaotic like India. Or have the ability to laugh at other people without any self reflection. Whatever. — You’re the kind of guy who drives your Škoda SUV the wrong way and when stopped, claim you are doing it for the environment by saving fuel You’re the kind of gal who believes in live and let live…unless the other guy is a Pakistani. You are the kind of…

Mirza Saheb’s redemption story (fiction) — Towards the end, Mirza Saheb stopped thinking in terms of just and unjust, right or wrong…to him, the ends justified the means. He had started his little jewellery business two decades ago from a small shop named after Goddess Lakshmi on a quiet street off the main market road. At…

As a solopreneur, I have had to learn how to redirect rejection. A case study. — Rejection stings, whether a polite one or being ghosted or being told off. If you’re being ghosted, wear it on the chin and move on. Don’t burn a relationship because you couldn’t read the tea leaves of rejection. But being told an unequivocal “no” is priceless. …

The Kafkaesque drama around getting a gas connection in Bangalore made me appreciate this adage — Moving to Bangalore from Mumbai has been mostly smooth sailing except in one area. Getting an LPG gas connection. A bit of background In Mumbai, we use piped gas delivered straight to the home. Piped gas requires a slightly modified nozzle than the standard stove. We brought that stove to Bangalore expecting to use…

Guy de Maupassant’s story, reimagined. — She could feel her phone vibrating in her back pocket as she ran-walked to class, late by a few minutes, again. Curious student eyes burned a hole in her back. 7:30 AM lectures were her Kryptonite. The 3-year old, still in bed, finger jammed firmly inside his mouth, her Superman. …

This article by Guidance Talent says that the best candidates remain on the job market for 10 days. The best candidates are off the market in 10 days. Imagine that! If you are good at your job, you could quit your job today with no offers in hand and land…