As soon as Dhoni won the World cup 2011 it was too tempting to write about – Management lessons from Dhoni, – Investment lessons from Dhoni, and Guru Gary. – Are Dhoni and Gary the new Arjun and Drona of Indian cricket? – How well Dhoni did asset allocation, how well he was focused, brilliant […]
1971: first overseas victory in West Indies and England. Images of Chandra taking those wickets. Ajit Wadekar the captain…. 1983: India, rank outsiders, win the World Cup. Beating the mighty West Indies led by Clive Lloyd. Kapil Dev the captain 1985: India win the Bensen and Hedges Cup in Australia. India going in as favorites, […]
this post is partially repeated…there is a link at the bottom which is not a repeat… I am sure all of you know the cap seller and the monkey story. So why am I telling you the same story again? No this is not the same story, it has a twist. A capseller was looking […]
There is a trend that is visible and scary. Many people think that websites, magazines, blogs (including this) can substitute for actual work. Let me explain. Rakesh Jhunjhuwala and Vallabh Bhansali are the more famous names so I am naming them. Both are Chartered Accountants – Vallabh a rank holder at that. Both put in […]
I hope there are many readers of my blog who are fans of Ayn Rand. She surely made a whole generation think about money in a more positive light. Of course agreeing with her philosophy of the ‘Art of Selfishness’ is difficult, it is at least a thought. I do not know whether I am […]
http://www.subramoney.com/book-written-by-me/ There have been many quotes about Sachin Tendulkar. Why even Sanjay Manjrekar has quoted about Sachin (that is Sanjay’s greatest claim to fame). However this is one which is great: “When Sachin Tendulkar travelled to Pakistan to face one of the finest bowling attacks ever assembled in cricket, Michael Schumacher was yet to race […]
Dr. D Y Patil is a winner of the Padmashree award and his son Vijay Patil has built a beautiful stadium in Nerul and named it after his father. This includes an international stadium, an Olympic size swimming pool, cricket ground, tennis courts, badminton courts, etc. Of course the cricket ground is famous…where you watched […]