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Hi!
Welcome to my home site. As my cyberspace guest, perhaps
I should introduce myself to you, since it may well be that we do not
know each other personally. I am Raghu to my friends. While currently I am a full-time author, I have been an academic for
the significant part of my professional life, that is nearly two decades; a
banker for a while and in a CSR role thereafter until 2020. Since I have been doing a
lot of writing in the public domain, I also wear the hat of a Columnist. My latest book is The Lion, The Admiral and A Cat Called B. Uma Vijaylakshmi: Lessons from Life and Mnagement. The other books include, To Every Parent; To Every School: Raising Resilient Children in the VUCA World, Irrationally Rational (Penguin, 2022). Journey to Jammu (Harper Collins, 2018),
The Good Indian's Guide to Queue Jumping (Harper Collins, 2016), Beyond
the Call of Duty (Harper Collins, 2015), Duryodhana (Harper Collins,
2014), Games Indians Play (Penguin, 2006), Stock Exchanges, Investments and
Derivatives (co-authored, Tata McGraw Hill, 2007), Don't Sprint the Marathon
(Harper Collins, 2010), Corruption Conundrum (Penguin, 2010), Ganesha on the
Dashboard (Penguin 2012) and Locks, Mahabharata and Mathematics (Harper
Collins, 2013), among others.
My academic affiliation was with IIM, Ahmedabad
(1982-2001) as a Professor of Finance & Accounting and with SDA Bocconi
University, Milan, Italy, as a Visiting Professor from 1989 until 2015. My
banking association with ING Vysya Bank as its President lasted from from 2001
to 2004; and my corporate/Foundation role with the GMR Group as the CEO from 2005 to 2018.
I also headed the India Campus of Schulich School of Business, York University,
Toronto, Canada, from 2015 to 2020, where I am now an Adjunct Professor.
Collecting old and antique locks (as in pad locks) is my serious hobby. I have played chess at all India level and have done a bit of cartooning for a national daily briefly and some competitive sketching in the past.
Meena, a former Environment Educationist, a Community Services professional, an author as well as a Visiting faculty teaching governance, sustainability and ethics, is my best pal. She also happens to be my wife.
According to her, the secret of success of our marriage is that we see so
little of each other, since we both travel so much! I second that!
And finally, here are a couple of interviews that may interest you (Please copy and paste the URL):
Episode 47 a: https://youtu.be/pRKYlMamsnU (By Dr. Kamini Rao)
Episode 47 b: youtu.be/4CbFNNqFpVg (By Dr. Kamini Rao)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVzY9o4M0uM&feature=youtu.be
(By Amrita Sukumar)
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Latest Articles (if the link does not work, please copy and paste the title on google search...)
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This growing chasm is a danger to democracy, Deccan Herald, 1 August, 2024 |
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Why freedom matters, Deccan Herald, 24 June, 2024 |
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A case-for-balance-and a balance of power, Deccan Herald, 31 May, 2024 |
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A literary oasis in the dessert, Deccan Herald, 06 April, 2024 |
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Is there a message in the stock market returns? Deccan Herald, 15 February, 2024 |
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What are our priorities as a democracy, Deccan Herald, 12 January, 2024, 2024 |
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A working hypothesis: Reservations wont help, Deccan Herald, 10 Nov 14, 2023 |
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Reverse engineering for wealth, military muscle, Deccan Herald, Jul 14, 2023. |
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A working hypothesis: Reservations wont help, Deccan Herald, 10 Nov 14, 2023. |
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Reverse engineering for wealth, military muscle, Deccan Herald, Jul 14, 2023. |
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Regulators must realise economy is a fully owned subsidiary of ecology, Deccan Herald, March 29, 2023. |
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Adan
i row: An independent probe the way forward, Deccan Herald,
February 07, 2023. |
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Tampering with IIMA's identity, Deccan Herald,
November 29, 2022. |
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A High Five to Digital Rupee, Deccan Herald,
November 07, 2022. |
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A Memento for Sustainability, Deccan Herald,
September 23, 2022. |
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Historical negation, revision or falsification, Deccan Herald,
August, 16, 2022. |
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In New India, criticism is unparliamentary, Deccan Herald,
July 19, 2022. |
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Yes, history should be based on raw facts, Deccan Herald,
June 14, 2022. |
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The saga of NSE's virtual yogi, Deccan Herald,
February 16, 2022. |
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Make banking data portable, Deccan Herald,
Dec 06, 2021. |
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Protecting precious trees, Deccan Herald,
Nov 12, 2021. |
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Protecting-precious-trees, Deccan Herald, November 12, 2021. |
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A-prescription-of-ethics-for-hospitals, Deccan Herald, October 7, 2021. |
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National Monetisation Pipeline a good move if govt can avoid cronyism, make stable rules, Deccan Herald, October 7, 2021. |
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Excellent judgements, but do police care? Deccan Herald, June 22, 2021. |
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Prime-time slugfest, Deccan Herald, May 29, 2021. |
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Moral dilemma of Covid, Deccan Herald, May 6, 2021. |
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Allowing large industrial houses into banking is unwise, Deccan Herald, November 25, 2020. |
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When will we apologise? Deccan Herald, JUL 17 2020. |
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A Common man's take on China vs India, Deccan Herald, July 2, 2020. |
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Consultations are key, Deccan Herald, June 2, 2020. |
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Time for governance reforms, Deccan Herald, may 4, 2020. |
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Our local roads are a national shame, Deccan Herald, March 30,
2020. |
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Fix this national schism, Deccan Herald, February 05, 2020. |
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Is dissent equal to riot and violence? Deccan Herald, January
02, 2020. |
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Does language have a religion? Deccan Herald, December 06,
2019. |
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Rich RBI, unregulated banks, and poor customers, Deccan Herald,
October 15, 2019. |
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Only systems can fix corporate governance woes, Deccan Herald,
September 10, 2019. |
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Governance in failed enterprise: Not a simple situation, Deccan
Herald, August 6, 2019. |
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Govt should use nudge to elbow out corruption, Deccan Herald,
July 24, 2019. |
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Policy to revoke honours, Deccan Herald, June 15, 2019. |
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IL&FS: India's Leading Financial Scam, Deccan Herald, April
24, 2019. |
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Enough is Enough: Calling China's bluff, Deccan Herald, March
21, 2019. |
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A common man's lament, Deccan Herald, January 30, 2019. |
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FASTag, slow lane: why's wait longer at toll plazas? Deccan
Herald, December 12, 2018. |
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PPP way to go, Deccan Herald, October 12, 2018. |
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For his name's Junaid Khan, Deccan Herald, August 20, 2018. |
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Blockchain: get this tech going to combat corruption, Deccan
Herald, July 19, 2018. |
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Plumbing New Depths, Deccan Herald, June 26, 2018. |
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RTO, Try harder please, Deccan Herald, May 30, 2018. |
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Make them pay, Deccan Herald, April 11, 2018. |
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Permature Celebration, Deccan Herald, March 20, 2018. |
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The tragedy of Indians, Deccan Herald, February 16, 2018. |
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Branded but substandard, Deccan Herald, January 12, 2018. |
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