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Creating a Soul-tribe

Creating a Soul-tribe

5 Jun 2025

Part 2: Creating a Soul-tribe How do you create a web of friendships who will cushion you? Here is your life right now. You live in a building or a villa community with about 60 other homes. You kn…

Who Are the People You Call in a Crisis?

Who Are the People You Call in a Crisis?

26 May 2025

Part 1: Who Are the People You Call in a Crisis? Who are your lifelines? I don’t know about you but post-Covid, I find myself losing friends. People in their fifties and sixties, and sometimes even…

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The Missing Link in AI: Why the WisGen Matters More Than Ever

23 May 2025

About the Author : Monisha Eadala is an India Policy Advisor at WisdomCircle. She is a public policy analyst with expertise in international development and environmental management. With a backgro…

The difference between character and achievement

The Difference Between Character And Achievement

1 Apr 2025

The Difference Between Character And Achievement One changes you fundamentally and the other improves you. One of the continuous questions that surrounds the Trump presidency has to do with his cha…

Inner Reflections for Success: Lessons Learned Over 4 Decades Part 1

Inner Reflections for Success: Lessons Learnt Over 4 Decades

21 Mar 2025

About the Author : Amit Dasgupta is the founder and President of Kaalp Consulting, specialising in senior leadership coaching and leadership consulting for business performance improvement. With ov…

What's holding you back?

What’s Holding You Back?

1 Mar 2025

What’s Holding You Back? Mental models that don’t serve you and that end up being fallacies I was having coffee with a friend – an engineer in his forties. We were at the Taj West End when the foun…

Reviving India

Reviving India’s Dying Traditional Art Forms: The Role of Senior Artisans in Securing a Sustainable Future

24 Feb 2025

About the Author : Monisha Eadala is an India Policy Advisor at WisdomCircle. She is a public policy analyst with expertise in international development and environmental management. With a backgro…

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What Keeps A Marriage Going?

11 Feb 2025

What Keeps A Marriage Going? The Anna Karenina principle as it applies to marriages. As I write this, I am trying to save a marriage, all the while wondering if it is worth it. The couple is close…

Enabling progress

Enabling Progress with Intergenerational Collaboration

22 Jan 2025

About the Author : Monisha Eadala is an India Policy Advisor at WisdomCircle. She is a public policy analyst with expertise in international development and environmental management. With a backgro…

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Ten New Year Resolutions to Help Your Future Self

6 Jan 2025

Ten New Year Resolutions to Help Your Future Self One of the things that people keep talking about these days is “future-proofing,” particularly with respect to AI. But as Darwin demonstrated centu…

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Upskilling to Go Solo Post-Retirement via…Divorce

5 Dec 2024

Discover Shoba Narayan’s take on gray divorce in India and the power of post-retirement skills for independence and personal growth

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How to Balance Privilege and Intersectionality

6 Nov 2024

How to Balance Privilege and Intersectionality If you are reading this, you are likely a high-functioning super-bright person, which means, at least according to your kids, that you are also “judge…

Confident Indian woman in her 50s wearing a navy blue blazer, smiling with arms crossed, symbolizing empowerment and leadership after 50.

Fearless after 50: How Women Over 50 are Taking on the World

3 Oct 2024

Fearless after 50: how women over 50 are taking on the world “My husband is a busy lawyer and if I don’t stay home with the kids, the house will fall apart.” “When my husband joined a fintech firm,…

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The Dance Between Ego and Soul as You Age

9 Sep 2024

The Dance Between Ego and Soul as You Age This column is about a simple fact: as you age, the ego becomes both stronger and more fragile. This plays out in ways that can both strengthen and sabotag…

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How much net worth do you need to retire?

5 Aug 2024

How much net worth do you need to retire? The recent Ambani wedding brought out a lot of conversations about spending, splurging, taste, excess, celebrity-chasing, and the whole ‘show-off’ culture…