Category: Musings
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I recently chose three books to rebuild my reading habit, two on psychology and one on climate. This decision came from a growing need to better understand my own thoughts, especially in the face of eco-anxiety and uncertainty about the future. A few chapters in, I already feel a shift toward more clarity and less…
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An exploration of women’s leadership, gender representation, and inclusive practices at AMET University’s Women’s Celebration Week in maritime education.
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Across Tamil Nadu’s towns and villages, women entrepreneurs are building real businesses with real traction. Reflections from a day screening 60–70 founders.
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A day at Comic-Con turned into more than fandom and cosplay. Somewhere between K-pop performances and collectible stalls, the line between escapism and economics felt surprisingly thin. This reflection explores how physical fandom spaces are shaping emerging experiential markets in an increasingly virtual world.
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From freezing mid-speech at nine to writing for leaders for a decade, this is a personal study in fear, mastery, and earned visibility.
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I’m writing a personal rant after a long time. Not out of frustration alone, but out of concern after spending months in colleges and classrooms, listening to students talk about jobs, AI, stability, and fear. I’ve shared these concerns with friends and family, and in this piece, I tried to extract patterns from everything I’ve…
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How failures, bias, and closed doors built my resilience more than success ever did I’ve done more than 100 job interviews in my life. Each one carried its own flavor of rejection. Some told me I was “too overqualified” — that with a double Master’s degree, I wouldn’t stay long. The assumption being that ambition equals disloyalty.…
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On 24th October, I attended an exclusive session on Business Models by Dr. Alex Osterwalder, CEO & Co-Founder of Strategyzer, and the designer of the Business Model Canvas (BMC). For anyone who has ever dreamt of building something of their own, the BMC is almost a rite of passage — a simple yet profound framework…
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I know I’ve laid my soul bare, but it may not resonate with many. People battling mental health issues—feel free to skip this piece in case this is triggering.
Deepa Sai 