Listening is also debating
A college debate reveals how easily forceful speaking can be mistaken for a good argument—and how much we miss when we fail to listen.
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Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
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Be Unreasonable
How photographer Amit Verma turned a series of unconventional and “unreasonable” bets into a distinctive body of work—and a reputation to match.
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Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
The Courage to Be Tested Again
What an examination taught me that four decades of experience could not
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Indranil Gupta
Founder Director | BrandNEW Associates
Forks in the Road
What happens when progress stops asking for permission?
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Kavi Arasu
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Leadership Is Inner Work
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Vanashree Ghate
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Embracing Life’s Second Arc
When success no longer answers “What now?”
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Armed with a diary and pen, I set out on a solo two-and-a-half-month ‘journalling adventure’ through Malaysia and Indonesia. Every little self-musing helped me remember my old self and awaken a new one
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Piya Bose
Founder | Girls On The Go & Cave of Plato
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Who Gets to Decide What Happens at the End of Your Life?
Living wills remain on the fringes, but they are forcing India to confront family power, cultural taboo, and the realities of end-of-life care—signalling a profound shift in how the country thinks about dignity and medical decision-making
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Sveta Basraon
Editor and Head of Operations | Founding Fuel
·Health & Wellbeing
What Quiet Men Teach Us About Love
How men learn—and unlearn—the language of emotion
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Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
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