Monthly Archives: October 2022

Can a market broker be declared a farmer?

To The Honourable Chief Minister of Karnataka Bengaluru Dear Sir, One of your recent decisions make me wonder …”If a person is running a Mandi and allows farmers to display his wares and bring together buyers and sellers, does he … Continue reading

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Karnataka Government declares Uber/Ola Autos illegal… A Wrong Decision

Karnataka Government has repeatedly taken wrong decisions related to the Uber/Ola service. In 2014, I had written about this in the following article. Government Fails to understand Uber Business Model Time has come again to point out once again that … Continue reading

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As FDPPI looks out for a CEO, Maslow’s motivational theory provides a guide.

Abraham Harold Maslow is a great thinker of our generation who in 1942 gave a theory of motivation based on a hierarchy of needs. His work has been of great assistance to  Corporate Managers to understand human behaviour and improve … Continue reading

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Telecom Bill and WhatsApp: Will the Court uphold the rights of 130 crore Indians for Security?

WhatsApp has been in Supreme Court to test it’s Privacy Policy which it intends to impose on Indian users which is less protective of privacy compared to their EU policy and imposes the US jurisdiction on Indians. WhatsApp has also … Continue reading

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ONDC could be the next Digital Revolution in India

On September 30, 2022, beta testing of the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) started in 16 pin codes in Bangalore. This is a great initiative to bring the small merchants who were hitherto loosing their business to the E … Continue reading

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Countdown to Digital Society Day 2022 has begun

October 17th each year since 2000 has been a day to remember as the day when the Indian Digital Society was born. Just as India existed from time immemorial but we celebrate August 15 as the day of our independence, … Continue reading

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