Gender Discrimination

Places of work in India are still not as open as they should be for people to come out openly with their sexual orientation. This extracts a larger economic price than businesses may realize. Here's how the private sector could do itself a favour.

Women do a great many things better—but this is acknowledged only so long as the work is unpaid. Once skill turns into income, power or prestige, women are edged out and men step in. From kitchens to coding, the pattern raises questions of social equity and economic growth.

The internet’s sudden obsession with the ‘Indian baddie’ looks like a celebration—but it carries the weight of an old gaze. This isn’t empowerment, it’s patronizing. It reveals colonial-era perceptions under better lighting.

Despite early experiments, such as Idea Cellular's ‘Caste Wars’ advertisement in 2007, caste remains poorly represented in Indian advertising. But as gig work becomes an integral part of our lives, marketers can no longer ignore this social reality.

As global trade faces headwinds, low- and middle-income countries must look inward for growth. Unlocking women’s participation and fixing talent misallocation could unleash gains and turn an overlooked distortion into a lever for economic resilience. It's simply pragmatic.

Success doesn’t always bring confidence. Many high achievers quietly struggle with self-doubt, wondering if they’ve fooled everyone. Even Einstein felt over-celebrated. Understanding imposter syndrome is the first step to addressing it.

Reading fiction, especially the literary type, is supposed to make readers better people, but most men seem to have missed that memo and we can hardly blame them for it.