Fascinating Thoughts

BLAME IT ON MONKEY The awesome aussies have not just themselves to blame for their ‘race’ downhill, they have a ‘monkey’ to blame too! It all started with Indian team’s ‘dada’giri in our tour ‘down under’ in 2003. From the moment Saurav made Steve Waugh wait for the toss to Saurav’s first ever... Sign in to see full entry.

SENSEX & WIFEX - AND THEIR MANY MOODS While Funny trusted his uncanny ability to sense the Sensex, Punny equated the essence of making sense of Sensex with that of his wife – or ‘wifex’. Punny’s reasoning was that just as sensex fell and rose, the smile on the face of wifex appeared and disappeared.... Sign in to see full entry.

WHEN THE LEFT GOT FULL MARX Looking at ‘us’ and our economy, Funny, we should thank the ‘left’ for slowing down the pace of economic reforms. Punny nodded in agreement. Punny was pensive about the ‘lay men’ and the problems they got themselves into. They thought that they had their exposure to the... Sign in to see full entry.

A ‘FAIR’Y TALE The ‘till-then-dull-looking’ faces of the kids vanished the moment I announced that our trip was on. I could feel their eagerness. There was spring in their steps while they were getting ready for the fair. It took us about half hour to get there. It was a huge ground. The place was... Sign in to see full entry.

Why I want to write? Writing is my passion. I simply love to write. Playing with words gives me immense satisfaction. I always find myself driven by an infinite desire to give expression to thoughts. Whenever I lay my hands on something to read, more than the content, I measure its worth by its... Sign in to see full entry.

Of stones & milestones – ‘sach’an impact! It is the media, stupid, said Funny. Yeah, it’s the ‘stupid’ media, thundered Punny – hardly able to check his anger at the endless ( & mindless) time spent by the media on the achievement of Sachin – the legend. It is without doubt an astonishing... Sign in to see full entry.

Funny & Punny – And Their New Clear Deal Funny & Punny were dilly-dallying over this deal for quite sometime now. Their minds were exploded by the confusion over the new deal. The funny side of it is that while the Funny side appear to have a clear idea about the all new clear deal and to them it... Sign in to see full entry.

Ratios Made Easy “Financial statements conceal more than what they reveal”, so say some. “They can be easily manipulated or doctored to suit the business needs”, so say some. Yet, despite all its limitations, Ratio Analysis remains one of the most trusted and tested tools for studying the financials... Sign in to see full entry.

SMA BY CHOICE, NPA BY CHANCE The biggest challenge for the banks today is ‘containing Non Performing Assets (NPAs)’. While talking of containing NPA, I sense an amazing string of similarities that exist between NPA and Cricket. In a cricket match, a team getting all out for “no score” is a... Sign in to see full entry.

IN DEFENSE OF PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS ‘These PSBs never improve’, ‘I told you so, look at these Gen Next Banks: they make it easy’, I got the DD home delivered’, ‘totally hassle free’. Praises plenty to these gen next banks and PSBs score sheet in comparison is hardly a match. Is it for real? Does it... Sign in to see full entry.