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Profile of Puneet Chhatwal: CEO of The Taj hotels
The new Taj CEO's first media interview -- with me. Can a hotel brand be both iconic and hugely profitable, I ask Puneet Chhatwal. “Why not?” he asks back. “We are already iconic. Now we just need to be profitable.” The 54-year-old took charge as the CEO and managing director of Indian Hotels Co. Ltd (IHCL), which runs the Taj chain of hotels, in November and is charting the next phase of growth for one of India’s oldest hospitality brands.
Mothers and Sons…and the complicated dynamic between them
I loved writing this piece. Cos it is a theme I have seen— played out time and time again.
Sunlight Press- I love your work, thanks!
I love this interview for many reasons. I love literary journals and Sunlight Press carries such nuanced essays, poems and interviews. Just lovely.
My Hometown Paper plugs the book
Deccan Herald is my hometown newspaper. Here, they talk about my book.
The Craziness of Vacation planning: HT Brunch
Want peace and harmony within the family? Check out the Abilene Paradox
Thank you for the lovely piece
Out of all the things an #author can write about #Bangalore, @ShobaNarayan decided to title her non-fiction book, 'The Cows of Bangalore'. We were just as curious as you and asked her why. Here's what she had to say -
The Saturday Interview: Divya Spandana
Unlike BJP, Congress doesn’t hit below the belt: Divya Spandana Ahead of Karnataka elections, Congress social media head Divya Spandana in an interview spoke of giving the grand old party a new and young voice and BJP a run for [...]
Summer pleasures: the intoxicating taste of padaneer
Come summer and I think of the time my grandmother and I got drunk together. Our libation was the sap of the palmyra tree and it appeared like clockwork this time of year. Called padaneer in Tamil and neera up North, this sap of the Borassus flabellifer tree tasted of jaggery, coconut, and water. The men who sold it to us insisted that it had “no kick,” but was full of “strength and vitamins.”
Thank you India Today
For the lovely interview here and below
Role reversal: you become an adult when your parents becomes the child
When do you become an adult? People have different answers for this. Some say that they become adults when they leave home for college, when they make decisions on their own. Others link it to their first kiss, or more prosaically, their first paycheck. One friend said that she became an adult when her parents died. My parents’ relationship is beyond the realm of words or date nights or flowers on anniversaries. Their bond is primal.
My Charge Chargers
The best chargers are those that you don’t have to think about. By which I mean that they ought to juice up quickly, hold their charge till that emergency moment when you need backup.
Of Snapchat stalkers and Musical.ly yours
Living our lives on social media may be great for our personal brand, but it also means giving up a bit of our soul