A time for reflection Early this year, I found myself sitting across the table from a long-standing corporate client. On paper, everything looked fine. The numbers were still holding. Covenants had not tripped. The account was technically “standard”. But something felt off. Not dramatically wrong.Just uncomfortable. Receivables were stretching. Inventory explanations were getting longer. Management conversations had shifted from confidence to justification. Nothing that would show up in a...

In the eerie stillness of a foggy forest, a lone figure stands surrounded by the silhouettes of towering, leafless trees. Every once in a while, an article comes along that makes you stop and reflect — not because you agree with every idea, but because it touches something deeper in your own experience.A few days ago, I read a piece in The Times of India  that suggested humans still carry traces of their old “hunter instinct.” Whether or not one believes that fully, it sparked a personal...

Some days stay with you — not because they’re grand or glamorous, but because they remind you  why we do what we do . This week was one such day at  Destiny Foundation, Kolkata , when we welcomed a bright, curious group of postgraduate students from the  Department of Social Work, St. Edmund’s College, Shillong,  as part of their study tour. The visit wasn’t just about lectures or fieldwork. It was about conversations — real, heart-to-heart exchanges between people who believe that  change...