TRP – Television Republic Points Patta-Chat by V Pattabhi Ram - November 29, 2020November 29, 20200 The new TRP: Television Republic Points AT THE OUTSET, I must confess I stopped watch· ing English News in TV a long time back. Most of them are busy BARCing during their 'debates,' the sole exception being NDTV. You can accuse Pran• noy Roy's channel of anything, but you can let your
Yes Bank has No Money Patta-Chat by V Pattabhi Ram - April 1, 20200 Everyone and their Uncle knew that Yes Bank was perched atop a cliff, ready to fall. When you are growing 6x the industry average, it’s a red flag if a Rana Kapoor is at the helm. The irony is that on the board was an RBI representative and a former
Audit firms in for a medical checkup Patta-Chat by V Pattabhi Ram - March 2, 20200 There have been failures in delivery. True, the extent of failure depends on which side of the fence you are sitting. What was once a profession has turned into a business. And it does not command the respect it once did. There are many reasons for this. Chief among these is the
Likes and dislikes Patta-Chat by V Pattabhi Ram - February 8, 20200 Many years ago, at an inter-collegiate contest, I wrote an essay on 'If I were the Finance Minister of India.' I wrote that the Income Tax Act must be dumped into the Thames; lock, stock and barrel (those days, nobody called you anti-national if you didn't quote the Ganges). I wouldn't
An institution by herself… Patta-Chat by V Pattabhi Ram - January 2, 20200 I first met Dr Nirmala Prasad when she was at Apex. She came across as a person with who you could easily vibe. From there, Dr Prasad went to M O P Vaishnav College and trust me, she re-engineered it. From being another college, she transformed it into the first choice
An engaging narrative Patta-Chat by V Pattabhi Ram - December 1, 20190 When a corporate warrior with over five decades of have-been-there-have-seen-it experience writes, you take notice. In a pacey narrative, peppered with anecdotes, R Gopalakrishnan, formerly of Unilever and the Tata Group, answers several questions. Like: What is the purpose of a business? Is private enterprise relevant? How to unlock the animal
ABHIJIT AND RAVISH Noble Prize Patta-Chat by V Pattabhi Ram - November 1, 20190 The award of the Nobel Prize for Economics to Abhijit Banerjee makes me happy that another India-born has bagged it. Beyond that there is no elation, although it’s amongst the highest honour bestowed on an individual, worldwide. I am personally no admirer of people who trade their Indian passports for another
WALKING INTO THE SUNSET In The News Patta-Chat Politics by V Pattabhi Ram - August 1, 20190 India's world cup dreams lay shattered by one rank bad performance by what was otherwise a clinically sharp display. India lost because they were becoming arrogant and full of themselves. They lost because they were attributing everything good to one man, just as has been the practice in politics in recent
MY 90-MINUTE Tryst WITH DEMOCRACY In and Around Patta-Chat by V Pattabhi Ram - April 30, 20190 I decided to land at the polling booth early, cast my vote and continue to tell the world “voting is your right, not your duty.” That way, I was better than those who live abroad and wax eloquent on why we should vote, but they don't follow their preaching. The previous
All is fair in love and war Patta-Chat by V Pattabhi Ram - April 1, 2019April 9, 20190 Mindtree Limited is an IT and outsourcing company based in Bengaluru. Founded in 1999 by the high-profile business author Subroto Bagchi and nine others who had exited from WIPRO, the company employs about 20,000 and has an annual dollar turnover of USD 846 million. The company shot into the limelight