The OWL Despatch

by Kavi|02 October 201802 October 2018|The OWL Despatch

It was daughter-daddy day out yesterday. I had optimistic notions of being able to send out this newsletter after spending some time with her introducing Gandhi to her, on his birthday. It didn't quite pan out the way I had...

Caught in the midst of change

by Kavi|18 September 201818 September 2018|The OWL Despatch

Image credits Pixabay I heard of this saying some nine times, at last count, in the past week. When it crept on to my screen as well, I thought of this as a signal for me to dwell deeper and...

Hello from the midst of the typhoon

by Kavi|04 September 201804 September 2018|The OWL Despatch

Its the strongest storm in 25 years. Typhoon Jebi has been quite something to Japan and to me too. For I have never been near one in my life. I write this with winds howling outside the window and rains...

Humanity rising to the kerala floods in 2018

Love Story

by Kavi|21 August 201821 August 2018|The OWL Despatch

I write this just after getting off the phone speaking to a dear friend. He is helping with the relief effort in Kerala. The magnitude of the calamity does not lend itself to easy estimation of the time or cost of...

The weaver’s story

by Kavi|07 August 201807 August 2018|The OWL Despatch

It was intrigue that got me to read the card that was packed in along with the saree my mother had bought. It told a story of the weaver who had woven it. My own belief in the power of...

Leveraging technology to understand human emotions especially if they are dealing with diseases like Parkinson's

My dad’s jail term

by Kavi|24 July 201824 July 2018|The OWL Despatch

My dad died of Parkinson’s disease. It is a cruel disease where all your mental faculties are alive but you can’t move a single muscle. Hands, legs, hips, tongue, eyes..! There were spasms of time, when medicines would unfreeze his...

Slack time leads to productivity and innovation

Slack time is good time

by Kavi|10 July 201810 July 2018|The OWL Despatch

I write this a few hours into landing in India. The only saving grace to my stubborn jet lag is the ton of notes and memories from the dozens of conversations across the USA. That I am enjoying the dead of the night with a steady Mumbai rain...

Can plenty be a problem?

by Kavi|26 June 201826 June 2018|The OWL Despatch

I have a problem. A problem of a different kind. A problem of plenty. Allow me to explain. For the last couple of weeks, I have been absorbing the sights, sounds, tastes and smells of America. From the bustle of...

Leaders are those who support the emotional journey of an idea

Are you a Leader?

by Kavi|12 June 201812 June 2018|The OWL Despatch

In my conversations with leaders who are making a difference, one thing stands out. Their work, is an emotional journey. It is almost always the case even though some of them make it appear easy and effortless. Often times, misleadingly so....

Change in our lives is helped by conversations

Our Lives and Change

by Kavi|29 May 201829 May 2018|The OWL Despatch

At home in Madurai, I saw Viji, our household help and an integral part of the family, in more ways than one, at work. It was a fine morning and she was cleaning up and the porch and drawing a 'kolam'....

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