Wisdom Stories

"There are teachers," Isha answered after considerable thought, "and then there are educators."

"Perhaps it is time for you to graduate from being one to being the other."

In life and in business, logic only helps reduce risk.

Risk can never be eliminated.

Birbal shows how better decision-making comes from keeping perspective.

“Going without is not failure… it merely opens up a void for the things that you really want.”

“Life is about choices and you just can’t have it all because you will always be tempted by beautiful, useful things.”

The caretaker was a bit surprised at the strange request and said, "I'm sorry, I've never heard of anyone in heaven wanting to get married.”

“I'm afraid you'll have to talk to the Lord God Almighty about that. I can get you an appointment next week."

Mahabharat and modern Bharat characters compared.

Duryodhan & Rahul Gandhi, Bhishma & Advani, Arjun & Narendra Modi, Karna & Manmohan Singh, Shakuni & Kejriwal, Dhritrashtra & Sonia, Krishna & Abdul Kalam, Chanakya

Marketing made easy. Marketing concepts defined with funny illustrations like:

You see a gorgeous girl at a party.

You go up to her and say, "I am very rich. Marry me!”

Funny Story: Measuring A Man’s Love

How does a female measure up her man's love?

Here’s a simple point system of how she rates what he does (or doesn’t do) for her

Insightful story: Memoirs Of An Intern

Hosh panics on his first night shift during his Trauma elective when compressing a wound doesn’t arrest patient bleeding.

Dionysus heard his prayers and decided to save him. He told Midas to wash in the river Pactolus to lose his golden touch.

Midas did that. When he touched the river waters, his power flowed into the river, turning its sands golden.

"Why did you do it?" he asked.

"He didn't eat them at lunch, so he didn't want them. I wanted them, so I took them." Josh said reasonably.

"Beware son," said Rosh, "for the mind justifies what the heart desires."

"At least you know now," Isha smiled benignly at them, "that you will both be getting something."

"I will give who I wish, what I wish, when I wish," Rosh stopped her in her tracks. "Without having to be fair to the other. I may also choose not to give anything at all to anyone. Remember that."

An 83-year-old Japanese billionaire, who’s redefining how to do business successfully in the new world of today, with what many decry as old 'values of yesterday'.

In a world where managers are obsessed with pleasing shareholders, Inamori, entrepreneur, management guru and Zen Buddhist priest, focuses instead on making his staff happy.

Once upon a time in a village, a man appeared who announced to the villagers that he wanted to buy monkeys.

He offered to pay a silver coin for each monkey.

Business Story: Monkeys, Goats And Markets

Minimize risk, whether you’re buying good, bad or overpriced shares.

Fable on money management & stock buying skills

“When you stop crying and start doing, the world notices it too. Even enemies begin to respect you. Then help arrives. Your luck turns.”

“When the mule had stopped braying, the villagers noticed the sudden silence. One peeked in to see if the donkey was dead.”

‘Vasudhaev kutumbkam,’ he understood it now, though he had heard it a thousand times before. ‘Mundo Uno - One World’.

अयं बन्धुरयं नेति, गणना लघुचेतसाम् | उदार चरितानां तु वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम् ||

'Discrimination, saying ‘this one is a relative; that other is a stranger’, is for the small-minded. For the magnanimous, the entire world is one family.'

Insightful Story: My Vivid God

With translation and meanings of Punjabi Song ‘Sahib De Rang Neyare’

A grateful heart is happy, as it overflows with wonderment.

Insightful Parenting Story: Nails In The Tree

Anger hurts, but you can choose to not get angry.

An angry boy learns anger management by driving nails in a tree

Nainital nostalgia overtakes Rosh, as he remembers flirting with a girl while holidaying in Nainital.

His friend Shank had guided the novice lover into romance.

Neither Friend Nor Foe - Insightful story with English translation of lyrics & meanings of

- ‘Koi dost hai na raqeeb hai’ sung by Jagjit Singh, and

- Its reprisal ‘Na suboot hai’, sung by Sachin Limaye