Oh, happiness.

Jul 4, 2010

Considering how we spend our entire lives in the dogged  pursuit of happiness, how come the polities of nations have neglected this  aspect? This is as startling as, perhaps, the full stop after the heading of  this piece. The delight that an exclamation

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The happiness files: Continued

Jul 4, 2010

Intuitively, one knows that mental and emotional well-being of citizens elevates their performance – they are easier to work/collaborate with; they are more sound decision makers; they can think along creative planes; they are productive; and they approach situations with the attitude of

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What BP is to Obama, Bhopal is to _________? Who’ll fill in this blank?

Jun 22, 2010

Why can’t Manmohan Singh get Barack Obama on the hotline and  tell him: ‘Dear Mr President, my country has just realised that the deal that the  Indian government brokered with an American company that had killed 25,000  Indians in Bhopal 25 years ago

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CSR: A philosophy, a practice

Jun 7, 2010

There is growing respect for ‘sustainability’ as a philosophy and a practice for businesses. It is this respect that is driving the sustainability movement, perhaps with greater gravity than any other motive. The other motives include the motive of targeted public-relations building and

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