In response to the opinion by Banyan (Jan 1st) in the Economist, “Why Brahmins lead Western firms but rarely Indian ones?” I would like to highlight a historical reason. When I grew up in South India during 1960s, I had seen the tensions among the castes first-hand. British rulers in India before independence, favored the Brahmins and gave themContinue reading “Reason Why Brahmins Lead Western Firms”
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Perseverance or Foolishness
My mother was sitting in the backyard of the large house working on the mortar. It is a back breaking work mixing rice, lentil, and water, and grinding it using the pestle. She poured the rice into the hollow of the mortar, put some water, and started to move the pestle round and round. Mind you,Continue reading “Perseverance or Foolishness”
Chetan Sankar 