Taking credit is easy. Taking responsibility is the real test.
Those who proudly took credit for building the Ram Mandir must also take responsibility for any mismanagement within it. Taking credit and taking responsibility should always go together. Shri Ram stood for truth, integrity, and Maryada. A temple built in His name should be governed by those very values- not only in stone, but in character. This temple should reflect highest standards of honesty, transparency, and accountability. Period!
At the end of life, nobody remembers your bank balance, your job title, or your follower count. What people remember are the lives you touched, the kindness you showed, and the difference you made.
India is not held together by grand temples alone. It is held together by ordinary people with extraordinary faith. On a lonely road in the Almora hills, I found a tiny temple managed by a homeless man. Civilizations survive not because of governments or politicians, but because ordinary people quietly protect what they consider sacred.
Your first attempt might not be very good, but nobody's early work is good. There will always be a gap between where you are and where you want to be. And the bridge between that gap is courage. The courage to look foolish in the beginning. The courage to show up again when your early work is criticized. The courage to look yourself in the mirror and say, "I realize I'm not good enough yet, but the only way to get better is to keep working on it."
India isn’t a puzzle to solve,
it’s a song you feel.
The West calls it chaos,
we call it choreography.
They see traffic jams,
we see rhythm.
They hear noise,
we hear a festival.
A land where gods have ten arms,
but bureaucrats won’t lift one.
Where we pray in Sanskrit,
swear in Hindi,
and dream in English.
Where a tea seller debates politics with an IITian.
Where Mars is within reach,
but milk packets still leak.
India’s not about logic,
it’s about magic.
You don’t read India.
You live it.
And in the end,
you stop trying to make sense of India.
You simply let India make sense of you.
SpaceX IPO, listing, and beyond, is a true test for capitalism. The valuation does not fit any traditional matrix and is a huge bet on the future course of planet earth. Only time will tell whether we, the human race, have arrived into the fairy tale world we grew up in as children, or are in a mega bubble. Either ways, kudos to the man who came as an immigrant, and to the country that has allowed such boundless creativity to flourish despite all the risks it embeds.
Wars create fear.
Currency crises create panic.
Markets create opportunity.
The biggest fortunes in stock market history were built by investors who bought quality businesses when everyone else was selling.
When fear is at its highest, valuations are often at their lowest.
Investing is an independent sport.
The kick you get when your own research turns 10x and nobody is even talking about it is unparalleled.
No crowd needed. The P&L speaks for itself.
The best auto suppliers don’t stay in auto for long
Auto parts to aerospace is a quiet upgrade. The same machines and precision that cut car parts can also make aircraft parts, but the business economics are very different. Auto suppliers usually fight for 10 to 15 percent margins, while aerospace can pay 25 to 38 percent. Auto demand moves with the economy, but defense contracts can run for 10 to 30 years. The hard part is approval, which can take 3 to 7 years. Smart companies use auto cash flows to survive that wait, and when the first approval comes in, the market starts seeing a new company with the same factory
Arnold Schwarzenegger's rule on complaining:
“No complaining about a situation unless you're prepared to do something to make it better. If you see a problem and you don't come to the table with a potential solution, I don't want to hear your whining about how bad it is. It couldn't be that bad if it hasn't motivated you to try to fix it.”
Ramdeo Agarwal lives in Samudra Mahal — one of Mumbai's most premium addresses.
In 1975, it was bought at ₹125/sq ft.
Today it's worth ₹1,25,000/sq ft.
That's 19% CAGR for 40 years.
Sounds incredible, right?
Here's what he said next 👇
"The Indian stock market has given 17.5% CAGR for 30 years — with a far lower ticket size."
You didn't need to buy a flat in Malabar Hill.
A simple SIP in Nifty would have done almost the same.
India has become deeply religious & ritualistic, but somewhere along the way, it has lost much of its spiritual essence. Many pilgrimages now resemble tourist destinations. Darshan itself is now monetised, different lines for different pockets. Sigh!