Prologue Around 490 BC, a Greek messenger ran a distance of 24 kilometres without stopping on his way to deliver a message of battle victory to the Greek capital Athens, to thwart the attempts of Persians to claim false victory in Athens, after being defeated in the epic battle of…

Prologue My Grandma often used to say “If you want to save money, eat at home!” And I have found it true for most of my life till now. It’s not just about frugality, it is more about health and habits. It’s easy to go out, order the food of…

The Indian Unicorn Club consists of 71* startups who achieved unicorn status. The first company to do so in India was InMobi which achieved USD 1 billion valuations in 2011. Thereafter, Flipkart in 2012, Mu Sigma in 2013, Snapdeal in 2014, Ola Cabs, Paytm, Quickr and Zomato in 2015, Hike…

Prologue Centuries ago, India was the golden land on the earth. The civilisations flourished as we were blessed with nature on the land, valuable resources beneath, and the weather above. We were ahead of the world. However, the greed to conquer land and rule a larger landscape led India to…

Prologue Before you point it out, yes, there’s an oxymoron in the title – how can a loan be an investment? However, this is the twenty-first century – the mindset of loans and borrowings being a burden or a negative aspect of finance, is an old school theory. Modern economics…

Prologue Buying a car is one of the most cherished desires of most people. In India, it is almost a life event – family, neighbours, colleagues, relatives, etc. everyone is excited. If it is your first car, it is an unmatched feeling of upgrading your life to the pro version!…

Prologue A man in Kerala was recently arrested by the Customs for smuggling gold in a rather novel way – he had ‘painted’ gold worth INR 14 lakhs in the inner layers of the jeans that he was wearing, in a paste form. That speaks for Gold and its royal…

Prologue Money – a medium of the transaction to exchange goods and services, that’s how our textbooks define it. We are often preached how human life is all about happiness, sorrow, excitement, love, success and other human emotions which are beyond the materialistic things in the world that money can’t…

Prologue Businesses are often stuck between debtors who won’t pay on time and creditors who won’t wait. In between, a businessperson often ends up offering higher discounts to their debtors for early clearing of receivables or buying at higher prices from its creditors who may offer a longer credit period…

Prologue Olympics – once in every four years, athletes and teams from around the world compete against each other – a global event in a true spirit. Ever since the first modern games in 1896, the Olympics have evolved dramatically. The sports have become competitive and it’s a pride to…