From the end of an MK Retail store to FMCG brand-building stack 2.0
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When Subramania Bharathi met Srinivasa Ramanujan
December 11, 2025I have always wanted to imagine a meeting and conversation between the two diametrically different geniuses, Bharathiyar and Ramanujan – what would a left brain genius and right brain genius talk if they met, while knowing about each other’s prowess?
Why Playing the LinkedIn Algorithm Is Ruining Personal Branding
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LinkedIn: Stop Connecting. Start Following.
September 15, 2025On LinkedIn, stop ‘connecting’, start following, or being followed. It makes a lot more sense when personal branding is the objective.
Two blocks and a second chance
August 19, 2025An angiogram in 2011 (with no blocks), another in 2025 (two blocks), and an angioplasty (two stents later), here I am!
Adding Pepper to a corporate crisis
July 28, 2025Do not confuse Astronomer’s masterful effort in attention management with crisis management. The audience for both is vastly different.