Image source FlickR – Pranav Seth  A few weeks earlier, I was at the NASSCOM India Leadership Forum, and had the opportunity to hear the doyens of the industry speak and share their outlook for the industry and the economy in general. Though the mood appeared up-beat, the forecasts weren’t...

I’m back home in Chennai, after 3 days of time well spent at the NASSCOM India leadership forum, 2009, and I must admit that it has brought some cheer to the gloom that prevails. The speakers for the event were top class, and some of the most reputed and sought after business leaders. In these times,...

I received an e-mail the other day with the precarious subject “Dismal Ad Sales”, and with all seriousness I opened the mail, only to heave a sigh of relief and feel sorry for the sender. Surely the e-mail lived up to its title, and from its content the sales figures were sorry. However, these are...

The Satyam fiasco almost sent the stock market tumbling with the shock, and wiped off the assets of many unsuspecting investors, who had belief in the company and its integrity. Sadly, its integrity was also linked to Ramalingam Raju, whose greed and antics, as we are aware off has been the root cause...

(I wrote this post for the NASSCOM India Leadership Forum blog) NASSCOM India Leadership Forum, 2009 : An event not to be missed These are tough times, not just for the IT industry but the economy in general, and globalisation has been both the boon and bane. Recession seems to be the buzzword today,...