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360° Perspectives
Explore Ravi's work, ideas and insights


On the Go
short story by Ravikumar Pillai Ganesh checked in to the five-star hotel in Grosvenor Place, Central London on a Sunday evening. It was...
Aug 27, 20246 min read


Navigating the corporate terrains: my early days in MRPL
The Author with the Late Aditya Birla at MRPL site in the early days of construction Changing to a new employer and getting acclimatized...
Aug 21, 20247 min read


Can Kamala Trump Don?
With two and a half months to go for the 2024 Polls in the United States, these are still early days to size up the campaign and...
Aug 16, 20242 min read


My Days at MRPL - Baptism by Fire: Mumbai Blasts, 1993
My Career Story - Part 19 A view of Mangalore Refinery (MRPL) In early 1993, Mangaluru was still a quiet and sleepy city. India was on...
Aug 13, 20248 min read


The Career Transition Saga
Career Memoirs Trail by Ravikumar Pillai - part 18 The interval between career shifts is an unusually cool and detached experience. A...
Aug 7, 20246 min read


The Hard Lessons Bangladesh Teaches India
political analysis by Ravikumar Pillai Mohammed Younis on the cusp of making history Bangladesh's ongoing chaos, mayhem and brutalities...
Aug 7, 20242 min read


To Be or Not to Be
a short story by Ravikumar Pillai Bengaluru Airport's Terminal 2 lifted her mood every time she flew in or out. Bamboo and cane frames,...
Aug 1, 20248 min read


My Career Move to Private Sector
Daring to tread the unknown path is key to the career cycle maturity curve After completing the training in London and visiting the...
Jul 27, 20248 min read
Whom shall we credit for the remaking of RaGa?
The first Budget Session of the Eighteenth Lok Sabha begins on Monday, 22 July. It is a new beginning, an unexpected one because the mood...
Jul 21, 20242 min read


My Date with London
Piccadilly Circus, the heart of the City of London The last few weeks of the year is a special time. As Christmas and New Year are around...
Jul 20, 20248 min read


The mysterious teardrop
A Short Story by Ravikumar Pillai Most friendships are tenuous, though we pretend they are forever. We acquire and nurture relationships...
Jul 19, 20247 min read
My First Tryst with Corporate Transformation
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new – Socrates In the second half of the...
Jul 12, 20247 min read


The Interval
Short Story by Ravikumar Pillai Sunday mornings are special for Alice. It is a hectic time, and she doesn’t mind. Jacob needs his early...
Jul 11, 20246 min read
Reinventing Indian Federal Democratic Nuances
For the past ten years from 2014 to 2024, Indian democracy was in a limbo of sorts. Democracy by name and autocracy by choice. Never...
Jul 10, 20242 min read


The Moment of Reckoning
A Short Story by Ravikumar Pillai The crimson glow from the setting Sun across the undulating valley added to her enthusiasm and...
Jul 7, 20246 min read


The Krishnamurthy Effect
My Career Memoirs - Chapter 14 V Krishnamurthy - The Manager with the Midas Touch ' When the announcement came that PM Rajiv Gandhi...
Jul 6, 202410 min read


An Unusual Bequeathal
A Short Story by Ravi Kumar Pillai Scaria Thomas was awakened by the announcement of the impending landing and the brightening of the...
Jun 30, 20246 min read


The ‘Chennai’ Twists: How My Career Shifted Gears
31 October 1984 - When India came to the brink of survival The greatest contribution that my Mumbai stint made to shaping my perspectives...
Jun 29, 20249 min read


Rahul Gandhi’s Make-over Moment
Hearty Welcome to the New LOP Today is no ordinary day. In the contemporary democratic narratives of India, this day needs to be marked...
Jun 26, 20242 min read


HOW TO WRIGGLE OUT OF THE NEET CONTROVERSY NEATLY?
A Painful Waiting Game Indeed - NEET Aspirants and Anxious Parents India is too complex a nation that the simplistic solution of ‘One...
Jun 25, 20243 min read
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