On a warm spring evening of 1970, I met Arun – a handsome young journalist on the beautiful tree lined Sansad Marg, New Delhi. I was aged 12 and was with Venkatram – my father, with whom...
Category - Unpublished Articles
A leader has to be courageous
That a leader has to be very courageous is something I discovered many years back. In the role of leading organizations, courage is critical especially in times of crisis. Some twenty five...
Being with oneself
The other day, a friend asked me, “What’s your plan for the evening?” It was a weekend and the question was pretty normal; my answer wasn’t. I said, “I am going to enjoy my company,”...
Leadership: Do everything to your people, but don’t...
Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something that you want done because he wants to do it. The definition is simple and easy to understand, but leadership is a serious...
The Human Octopus
“Do you want your son to be safe?” the hoarse voice asked my mother. My mother responded bravely but was concerned. Soon a few days later, yet another threat. This was to my wife and...
Untimely deaths…
Watching the trauma of the family of Pramod Mahajan, after his death, brought back memories of my own past. It was 25 years back, my father Late S Venkatram a veteran Socialist and Trade...