Image Credit Did you ever wonder why do we have nails? Isn't it just to scratch our siblings :p We got the nails from our ancestors. The current shape of nail evolved with time. It didn't use to be that wide. Every part in our body has unique functions. The finger nails help us to... Continue Reading →

Image Credit Before google became a go to word for surfing the web, there were other search engines such as Yahoo, Lycos, AltaVista and more. However, with time Google became dominated the search space. But what made it possible for Google to dominate the space. The simple answer is, better user experience. When was the... Continue Reading →

Image Credit If you are watching IPL, you might have seen multiple ads of various fantasy mobile application. There are more than 50 such apps. Did you ever wonder the reason behind the rise in a numerous application in the fantasy domain? Primarily it is because of the user's interest. Why do so many Indian's... Continue Reading →

Image Credit If you are from India, the chances are higher that you have consumed the above dish. You know the name too i.e. "Papad", a thin and crispy bread. It has local name in other state of the country. Papad is called appalam in Tamil Nadu, pappadam in Kerala, appadam in Andhra/Telangana, happala in... Continue Reading →

Image Credit Did you ever wonder why do we have toothpaste in a tube? Why is tube designed in such a way? In the late 19th century there were variety of big jars, where family members used to dip their brushes. There was no concept of the toothpaste tube. Back in 1892, Lucius Tray Sheffield,... Continue Reading →

Image Credit The chances are on the higher side that you have seen this mark in lots of packaging boxes. Especially in your smart phone packaging box. You can go ahead and check after you are done reading this article. Did you ever question, why do we have this marking and what does this mark... Continue Reading →

Image Credit Before jumping directly to the question. Let's explore about advert first. What is advertisement? Advertisement is the promotion of a product, brand or service to a viewership in order to attract interest, engagement and sales. Do you consider advert an expense or investment? One has its own way to view things. Form accounting... Continue Reading →

Image Credit Firstly, we need to understand as to how does any TV channels earn money. Ad revenues make most of the chunk. Depending on the prime slot each is sold at a dynamic pricing. The higher the TRP of the serial, the higher the price of the ad slot. A ten second slot is... Continue Reading →

Image Credit Before deep diving into IPL, we need to understand the business model of such leagues. Most of such leagues namely NFL, EPL, LaLiga and more generate revenue from broadcasting, sponsorship, goodies, stadium tickets, trading players and prize money. The expense goes into buying players, advertising, marketing and paying staff. That's a simple revenue... Continue Reading →

Image Credit What is curiosity? Per the google dictionary, curiosity means “a strong desire to know or learn something”. Do you have the curiosity as how things work around you? Maybe or may not be. Does even the curiosity matter? If and only if you want to know more, it matters a lot. You can... Continue Reading →

Image Credit Back in time, when Bill Gates was a student at Lakeside school, there were around 303 million students at the same time all over the world. Of them only 300 students have access to internet roughly one in a million. That’s a sheer luck to be in those 300 students to have access... Continue Reading →

Image Credit How do energy flow from one human to another? The energy flows generally when we touch anyone. In India there is a culture of respecting elder by offering pranam(a respectful greeting made by touching the toe of the person greeted). But why toe? Toe is a transmitting agent of energy. It helps us... Continue Reading →

Image Credit Why experience matter so much in life? We gain knowledge by reading. However, the real learning begins when we start to experiment. We may fail or succeed that’s a different thing. We consider failure a bad experience and success a good experience. It is hard to gain the experience by only reading the... Continue Reading →

Image Credit Overton Windows is a political model for understanding how ideas change over time and influence politicians. The term is coined after Joseph P. Overton, who introduced the concept in 1990s as an executive at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a conservative think tank in Michigan. The politician only discusses the topics which... Continue Reading →

Image Credit Last year I had the privilege to join Toastmaster but since December couldn't continue it. Later we had lockdown and couldn't continue it in person. Moreover, I didn't practice. Hence, could not improve the skill. However, recently I wrote a speech and practiced it a couple of times. Is improving the speaking skill... Continue Reading →

Image Credit I have been playing ludo too often now a day for the past few weeks. It feels more like a life game, where one needs to combine his strategy along with the uncertainty factor as we never know what will come up next on the dice. There is an element of luck that... Continue Reading →

Image Credit The market is composed of 2 types of oceans: Red and Blue. Red oceans are all the industries in existence today, the known market space whereas blue oceans are all the industries not in existence today, the unknown market space. Cut throat competition in existing industries turns the ocean bloody red. Hence, the... Continue Reading →

Image Credit Debt is a sum of money that is owned or due. There are two kinds of debt good debt and bad debt. Is debt really good? Maybe or maybe not let's figure it out. The debt which helps us buy appreciating asset is a good debt. In the long run, the asset will... Continue Reading →