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Stop Letting Marks Choose Your Child’s Career
A girl walked into my office with her parents in Class 11. She had scored 95 percent in Class 10. Ninety-seven in Science. Ninety-eight in Mathematics. On paper she was a star. On paper she was meant for the sciences. On paper PCM was the obvious choice. So that is what she took. Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics. The path to engineering. The path her marks had chosen for her.
What One Person Saying The Right Thing Can Do
It was a group presentation. MBA Class. I do not remember being nervous. I was just going through the motions. Another presentation. Another assignment. Another day of drifting through a degree I had stumbled into because I had nothing better to do. I presented. I do not remember exactly what I said.
When did your teenager last tell you something real?
I want to ask you something before I tell you anything. When was the last time your teenager told you something real? Not the marks. Not the homework update. Not the one-word answer to how school was. Something real. Something that scared them. Something they were ashamed of. A friend who hurt them. A dream they are afraid to say out loud. A failure they are hiding from you.
Thinking More or Thinking Less
Players used computers to study patterns, test strategies and understand the game at a depth that was previously impossible. The average rating of professional chess players has risen significantly since computers entered the game. The tool did not replace the human. It raised the ceiling of what humans could achieve. That is the story most people are not telling about AI.
How India Stopped Copying And Started Building
India built something different. An open interoperable system that any bank, any app, any business could plug into. Free to use. Available to anyone with a phone number and a bank account. It was infrastructure. Like roads or electricity. But for money. And it worked because it was designed for India's reality not imported from someone else's. That is the shift. India stopped importing solutions and started building its own.
India Produces The Most Engineers. So Why So Few Inventors?
India produces more engineering graduates than any country in the world. Roughly 1.5 million every year. And yet when I look at the list of the world's most consequential technology companies, the ones that changed how billions of people live, almost none of them were founded by Indians in India. That bothers me. And I have been trying to understand why.
The Semiconductor Industry Is Coming To India
Every few decades, a technology comes along that every country in the world decides it cannot afford to be without. In the 1970s, it was oil. In the 1990s it was software. Today it is semiconductors. And India has decided it is not going to be left behind.
We Won An Award At The House of Lords
I had the honour of receiving an award on behalf of GIDE.AI at the House of Lords, UK Parliament, for Global College Counselling Excellence.
The Missing Half Of Your Child's Education
Only about half of Indian graduates are assessed as employable against industry standards at the time of graduation. Half. That means a significant number of students complete a degree without yet demonstrating all the skills employers are looking for.
What BRICS Means For Your Child's Future
I spend most of my time thinking about one thing. How to help Indian students build futures in a world that is changing faster than most people are willing to admit. And last week, watching what happened with BRICS, I kept thinking about the same question.
Finance Careers Worth Knowing
Finance is one of the broadest and most exciting fields in the world right now. And the most interesting careers within it are the ones nobody is talking about. Here are the finance careers worth knowing about that most Indian families have never considered.
The World's Best Universities : Canada, Australia, Singapore and India
Last week we covered the top universities in the US and UK. This week we are going further. Canada. Australia. Singapore. And India.
The Common App, Explained
A walkthrough of the Common App, what it actually asks for, and how to approach it without the panic.
The World's Best Universities
Here are the top 7 universities in the US and UK based on global rankings. What they are known for. What makes each one unique? And what Indian students should know before applying.
The Scholarship Guide - Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia
Singapore. Hong Kong. Australia. This newsletter covers scholarships and financial aid available specifically for undergraduate bachelor degrees.
The Scholarship Guide Most Indian Families Never Find
The scholarship routes most Indian families never hear about, and how to actually track them down.
AP Exams, Explained
What AP exams actually test, how colleges really use the scores, and how to plan around them.
Liberal Arts: What It Actually Is, and Why It Matters
Clearing up what a liberal arts education really means, and why it's worth taking seriously.
Build This List Now
The one list every student should start building well before senior year, and why waiting costs time later.
Psychology Is Not One Career, It Is a Foundation for Dozens
Why a psychology degree opens far more doors than most parents and students realize.
What Universities Are Actually Looking For
The traits and signals that actually catch an admissions officer's attention, beyond just grades and test scores.
The Careers Most Parents Have Never Heard Of
The world has moved. The opportunities have multiplied. And the families who understand what is coming are already giving their children a head start.
The Most Useful Thing That Will Ever Happen To Your Child
A note on the single most useful thing that can happen for a child growing up today.
The Grade by Grade Playbook — Part 6: The Year Everything Comes Together
What Grade 11 needs to accomplish before the applications begin.
The Grade by Grade Playbook — Part 5: The Curiosity Year
Why Grade 6 is about exposure, not decisions.
The Grade by Grade Playbook — Part 4: The Balancing Year
Boards, stream choices, and everything else Grade 10 asks of a family at once.
The Grade by Grade Playbook — Part 3: The Year the Clock Starts
Why Grade 9 matters more than most parents realize.
The Grade by Grade Playbook — Part 2: The Focus Year
Turning Grade 8 curiosity into real focus, without shutting doors too early.
The Grade by Grade Playbook: The Exploration Year
What to let a Grade 7 student explore, and what can wait.
The Clock Started in Grade 8
The moment more parents should start paying closer attention.