Random Musings

How does one live true to oneself?  For years this thought troubled me. While the concept seems very fascinating, what is the true me? A small town boy who went on to study in the huge metropolis of Delhi in an extremely snobbish and elitist liberal arts college? A young man who went on to study in a large public funded university in North East US amidst a WASP majority? And then in his late 20s came back to settle in a numbing cosmo called Mumbai working in the ultra competitive field of Wealth Management?  Add to the complexities here - born as the son of a Collector. Grew up as a privileged kid amidst the 80s and 90s. Saw the height of powers a man can attain as the son of a Chief Secretary. And how all that power vanishes once the post goes away.  Life is never easy for anyone. Growing up is a process of gradual self discovery. But when one is born in a family with extremity of anything - power, money, fame - The way one thinks about life changes. Throw into the cauld...

While going through my blogs today morning, I came across this draft in which I had written the following points: "The 21st century began with a lot of excitement. Y2K scares aside, I remember the hope and excitement we all had for a new century starting. 9/11 in a lot of ways changed everything. And dragged us back to the 20th century reminding us that one cannot just move forward without paying one's dues. As we enter 2020, I really wonder - are we any better off today? Here are the 5 things that I feel might still be troubling us as we reach 2030! Quantitative easing - My theory is that 9/11 also lead indirectly to the GFC and the collapse of Lehmann Brothers. And today we are stuck in a debt fuelled recovery. Will we be able to create economic growth that is not based on cheap and easy money?   Tech terror  Environment Religion China" Now if I were a pretentious guy - I would have claimed that look I predicted that something would come from China. Bu...