B Baskar

A long-time 'deskie' dabbles in plenty of things without really focussing on anything 'seriously'. Loves economics, football, cricket, films, reading and believe it or not long-distance running!

Between a rock and a hard place

Most Indians seem to be caught between a ‘pretentious Left’ and a self-righteous, sanctimonious Hindu Right ...

Masaan – Tragedy and triumph

I write this blog in great trepidation as I have never written on films before. But a film I saw last week ...

IPL: Time to say enough is enough?

For the IPL fans, the show must go on So Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals will play no part in the ...

It’s Australia again

After Steve Smith hit the winning boundary against New Zealand on Sunday’s World Cup finals, I could hear a ...

The Tendulkar revelations

Now, I must start with a disclaimer. Having plodded on in the comforting anonymity of the editorial desk for ...

And the winner is .... Germany

The World Cup in the home of football has ended and the best team won it. Though the finals did not live up to ...

France vs Germany – A personal journey

The quarter final clash between France and Germany tonight at the Maracana stadium at the ongoing FIFA World ...

The unbearable burden of being David Moyes

As a Spurs fan I never thought a day would come when I’d end up feeling sorry for Manchester United. But that ...

Spare a thought for this man too

Amidst all the hype surrounding Sachin Tendulkar’s farewell test series, it’s heartening to note that at least ...

The crazy world of football transfers

If there’s one area which has remained completely untouched by the ongoing economic slowdown in Europe, it is ...

The Tendulkar revelations

Now, I must start with a disclaimer. Having plodded on in the comforting anonymity of the editorial desk for ...

And the winner is .... Germany

The World Cup in the home of football has ended and the best team won it. Though the finals did not live up to ...

France vs Germany – A personal journey

The quarter final clash between France and Germany tonight at the Maracana stadium at the ongoing FIFA World ...

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Not a zero-sum game

Raising the retirement age will help us benefit from the experience and wisdom of seniors, especially since ...

A delicate balance

The directional thought to bring up the causative demographic patterns from 2020-2040 and why life expectancy ...

Is raising the retirement age a good idea?

The next generation of HR managers may have their work cut out as India’s demographic profile changes

OFFICE BUZZ: Skills survey

On the occasion of World Skills Day, July 15, HBR Ascend released a survey on the skills expectations of the ...

NFO: Parag Parikh Tax Saver Fund- Another addition to the ELSS bandwagon

The fund is eligible for tax deduction up to ₹1.50 lakh under Section 80C

HDFC Children’s Gift Fund: Proving its mettle over the long term

The fund has clocked a CAGR of 17 per cent over the last decade

Your Fund Portfolio

I have been reading BusinessLine for the last nine years and liked various articles published in the Monday ...

What Model Tenancy Act could mean to you

It sets limits on security deposits and provides for speedy dispute resolution

World Cup Cricket: The pitch is political

Politics, nationalism and cricket are an old triumvirate, having intersected ever since the beginning of the ...

A nuts-and-bolts Budget

For all its focus on the polestar of a $5-trillion economy, it lacks direction and resolve

Dynasty on edge

Rahul Gandhi is the first in the Nehru-Gandhi family to have resigned from a top post in the Congress. What ...

The lungi talks back in Aravind SA style

Meet the ‘Madrasi’ comedian who jokes about his Tamil milieu even as he packs a sucker punch for the North ...

A golden opportunity in the silver space

Marketers have long ignored the senior citizen space, but an RPG group-backed venture, Seniority.in, shows the ...

Advertising’s hits and misses at the Cricket World Cup

It could have been the SuperBowl moment for Indian advertising but was a tame innings

Will 24 hour shopping work in India?

You need an ecosystem in place before all day all night retail can flourish

LOTS to learn from the Thai model

Thailand is a good bridge for modern retail in India, believes Tanit Chearavanont, MD of LOTS Wholesale ...

Who wants 'one nation, one poll’?

The political mood is ambivalent. A clutch of parties feels it will reduce costs while others perceive it as ...

Synchronised polls are a smokescreen

The elephant in the room as far as poll reform is concerned, namely funding of elections, is conveniently ...

Living without water in Chennai

Just like the flash floods, the scorching drought in Chennai is also a product of perverse urban development ...

Hyderabad blues

The delay in the onset of the South-West monsoon could well be the last straw for Hyderabad to get into a ...