Nervous when speaking in public? I still remember the tight slap I received from my teacher when I was in the fifth standard. I had mustered up all my courage to tell her that I did not want to participate in a school play as I could not utter the two-line dialogue I was given …
Speak without Fear #3 The thought of standing before an audience and delivering a speech once sent shivers down my spine. I was an introvert, my mind often racing with self-doubt and fear of judgement. My inabilities to communicate effectively or express my thoughts clearly were a persistent hurdle in my personal and professional growth. …
Lessons from my month as Buddhist Monk By Ujaya Shakya (sakkavanso) For almost 25 years, I have lived the high-pressure world of brand marketing, advertising and creativity – a field driven by innovation, quick decision making and constant deadlines. In the month of December 2024, I took an extraordinary detour – a month-long ordination into …
Samikshya Rana is the Human Resource Head at IME Pay. She has been in the HR profession for over a decade. She began her career in recruitment and gradually transitioned into broader HR functions, gaining invaluable experience and a deep understanding of workplace culture, employee engagement and talent development. In a conversation with the HRM …
Neeti Bhalla Saini is the Principal of Mayo College Girls’ School, Ajmer, India, where she has served for the past year. Founded in 1988, Mayo College Girls’ School is a residential school operating under the Cambridge and CISCE (ICSE and ISC) boards. The school focuses on developing creative and critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and providing …
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Suresh Maharjan is the Chief Marketing Officer of Siddhartha Bank Limited, where he currently leads the marketing division. He previously led the bank’s operations and payment solutions functions. Before joining Siddhartha Bank, he worked at Global IME Bank, where he served in operations, marketing, remittance, compliance, and credit administration. Maharjan began his banking career as …
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Jabbor Kayumov, the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Ncell, is a seasoned leader with more than two decades of senior management experience in the telecommunications industry worldwide. Before stepping into his current role at Ncell, Kayumov held leadership positions in some of the largest and most respected names in the telecom industry. His …
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The agricultural revolution played a crucial role in the global economic leap forward. Theodore William Schultz, an American agricultural economist and chairman of the University of Chicago Department of Economics (who was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in 1979), and other economic historians have concluded that a revolution in the primary sector (agriculture) is key …
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After assuming office as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump announced a private sector investment of up to $500 billion to develop artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, aiming to outpace global competitors in this business-critical technology. Within a week of President Trump’s announcement, the Chinese AI bot DeepSeek delivered a major surprise to …
Whenever Nepal faces a natural calamity, such as floods or landslides, borders are often closed. This, coupled with calamities in neighbouring countries that disrupt exports to Nepal, frequently underscores the critical need for self-sufficiency in the field of medicine. For years, Nepal’s pharmaceutical market has been dominated by medicines from neighbouring countries like India and …
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