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To advance your career, think of yourself as a business

January 13, 2020

You may be a scientist. But you’re also a business. And if you want to build a successful career—be it in academia, government, industry, or the nonprofit arena–you’ll need to think of yourself as such. I unde...

A Step By Step Guide To Building A Profitable Technology Business

Loknath Das

December 1, 2019

Technology

Building a technology business is unlike building any other business. Startups leverage technology to serve customers at scale. Creating this technology requires a series of validation, iteration, and sometime...

My short, secret career as a writer of erotica: How writing steamy fiction helped me come to terms with my sexuality

Loknath Das

October 21, 2019

Career

The porn ban in India is relatively recent, and one that can still be bypassed. Growing up in the UAE, however, being deprived of pornography was always a reality for me. At the brink of adolescence, as you beg...

Moving out of the office to create a DIY career

Loknath Das

October 9, 2019

Career

As a young professional all Bengaluru-based Savitha Kuttan wanted was to move up the corporate ladder and become successful. She chose the consultancy route, worked with dedication and ambition, and within a d...

To Reap Career Success, You Need To Think Like A Farmer

Loknath Das

August 24, 2019

Career

A few months ago, after speaking at an event, I struck up a conversation with an audience member (and now good friend), Z. We reflected on our career trajectories and connected over our belief that today's lea...

How to tell your adviser you’re pursuing a nonacademic career

Loknath Das

July 23, 2019

Career

I was settling in for an evening of light entertainment with one of my new favorite television shows when I was clobbered by a quote that I found quite profound. Nadja, a centuries-old vampire in What We Do in ...

Opinion | A play-based and non-didactic approach to primary education

Loknath Das

July 19, 2019

Education

Puducherry has systematically gone about starting pre-primary classes in all its government primary schools. Anyone you ask there, they point to this levelling of the playing field as a key reason for enrolmen...

Publishing: Why there’s no such a thing as a career done by the book

Loknath Das

July 9, 2019

Career

Sophie Harris, left, and Suzanne Dean both work in the design department of publisher Vintage. Photograph: Rick Pushinsky/Guardian Book publishing is considered a rarefied world and a tough industry to g...

Promoting a healthy lifestyle

Loknath Das

July 3, 2019

Lifestyle

YUVA in association with Bharat Swabhiman and Patanjali organised a yoga Workshop on the occasion of International Yoga Day at Mahalaxmi Temple Hall, Panaji. The programme was attended by more than 60 people ac...

How To Make A Career Change

Loknath Das

July 2, 2019

Career

When you realize you are in the wrong job, it can be scary, unsettling and overwhelming. Making a change is daunting, but it can be done. You just need to summon your courage, save money, and make a plan. So w...

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