When War Comes, Truth is the First Casualty!
It’s my truth versus yours, a battle of narratives. While drones fly, and missiles hit targets, conversations become short and crisp, the more stirring the better, the louder the better, where ‘honesty’ of purpose is left undefined, to each his own. The ...
Why wage War when it Costs So Much? Then Rebuilding by the Same Stage Actors?
You first wage war, spend money on arms and demolitions, and when it ends, you spend money again to rebuild what you have destroyed. It is not that simple as it appears. In the interim, you have changed the world order, made ...
Churning at the Top: Both Airlines Line Up for Change!
No where else are sands shifting as much evident and impacting the business as in the world of Indian aviation. Amidst all the buying frenzy, a thousand aircraft on order, among the highest the world over, the new cluster of airports around ...
All Things Hyatt in India: Anchored in Purposeful Growth
In conversation with Sunjae Sharma, Managing Director- India & Southwest Asia at Hyatt Hotels Corporation, a hotel company that was among the first international brands to step into the Indian market, started with the Hyatt Regency in Bhikaji Cama Place in South ...
Brand Udaipur, Heritage Hotels and Going Forward!
The Challenge of Change is in our Own hands, Says Shriji Huzur Dr Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar of Udaipur in this exclusive interview. Brand Udaipur has been built steadily by icons such as JRD Tata, PRS Oberoi and Capt Nair. His late father ...
Amidst War Clouds, Domestic Brings Resilience!
We are Atmanirbhar in Tourism, Put Strategy Upfront to Ensure Movement For all the growth we have witnessed in the last year and two, it is domestic tourism that needs a more determined push. All the growth we have seen so far, ...
The War on Iran: What it Portends?
Is this the Beginning of the Third World War, or yet another Blip on the Global Radar of Unrest? In this free-wheeling discussion, an exchange of ideas, one view is that the world war has already begun. The overall perspective is that ...
Two Episodes, One Message: Private Enterprise in Public Service Needs Maturity and Trust
What has happened in the last few months, two incidents, with somewhat of a similar message. That public services are best run by the private sector, as these bring better efficiencies, economies of scale, the best of talent and opportunities to hire ...
Pure Luxury Play, Like No Other: Anuraag Bhatnagar
The Leela Hotels’ Story, like that of India, is only Beginning, with a Promise of Multi-Decadal Growth Going Ahead A live-wire that is strong on both Development and Operations, with some 35 years of experience behind him, with Starwood and then Marriott, ...
Thoughts on this Republic Day!
Strengthen the Republic, Unite our People as One Collective Force on the Global Arena In ‘ruptured’ moments in history, when the world order is being questioned like never before. When tariff is an instrument of war, when military threats are the order ...
Is this Cricket, or More? A Controversy that was Best Avoided!
Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman — a well-known left-arm fast bowler — was picked up by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL 2026 auction for a big sum (₹9.20 crore), making him the only Bangladesh player to attract a franchise bid this season. Shortly after that, the Board of Control ...
Hugh Gantzer Passes On: End of an Era of Travel Writing
In this last piece of his, Hugh Gantzer recalled his tryst with travel writing and his association with our publishing group. He wrote this last January, when he along with his late wife, were conferred the Padma Shri on Republic Day 2025 ...
