Press & media.
Everything published under my name in one place — research articles and book chapters, teaching cases, essays for a general audience, and the interviews and quotes national outlets have carried.
- Research & chapters
- 7
- Case studies
- 3
- Essays
- 27
- Press mentions
- 17
Worth asking
Two questions worth asking of anything published under a name.
Does this still hold up once the news cycle — or the semester — has moved on?
Would the same explanation survive being read by the person it's actually about?
01 / Research publications
Journal articles.

Entrepreneurship Under Constraint: How Bricolage Transitions into Effectuation in Family Businesses
with Munish Thakur · Academy of Management Proceedings
Evaluating the Efficiency of Van Dhan Yojana Using DEA: Strategic Insights for Tribal Development
with N. Mishra & N. Mishra · International Research Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies
Impact of Institutional Pressures and Security on Blockchain Technology Adoption and Organizational Performance: An Empirical Study
The Journal of Technology Transfer · Springer
Toward a Theory of Coopetitive Energy: A Systems Model of Strategic Interactions under Institutional Influence
Game theory · potential-game model of coopetition and institutional design
02 / Book chapters
Edited volumes.
Magnificence of Being Human: A Creative Critique for Human Flourishing Inspired by Pope Francis
Edited volume · Cambridge Scholars Publishing
An Overview of Ethics and the Indian Philosophy
In: Applied Ethics and Rationality (SAPERE, Vol. 74) · Springer · ed. Kuruvilla Pandikattu
Pulling the Chariot Together: Jagannath, Collective Spirituality, and the Future of Inclusive Organizations
In: Inclusive Spirituality and Ethical Leadership · Spirituality Centre, XLRI · ed. Kuruvilla Pandikattu SJ · pp. 49–58
03 / Case studies
Short-form strategy cases.
Three cases on Indian companies, published in Business Standard Smart (2026).
Case · 2026
How Granules India Rebuilt Trust Through Radical Transparency
Business Standard Smart
Case · 2026
How Cycle Pure and Wagh Bakri Built Moats Out of Value
Business Standard Smart
Case · 2026
Silence as Strategy: How Zerodha and Razorpay Won Without Noise
Business Standard Smart
04 / Authored essays
Writing for a general audience.
CSR Times · Jun 2026
Sustainability and Strategy: Why Responsible Growth Is Now a Business Imperative
Education Times · May 2026
B-Schools Must Produce Entrepreneurs, Not Just Employees
CSR Times · Feb 2026
Why Budget 2026 Must Be a Doctrine of Defence, Not Just a Statement of Accounts
India Today · Dec 2025
VRS or Early Retirement? Why Your PF Needs a New Story for a New Life
Indian Express · Nov 2025
CAT 2025: How to Master the 40-Minute Race Per Section
BW Education · Jul 2025
Neuroscience of Learning in an AI Era
DataQuest · Feb 2025
How Entrepreneurs Are Building a More Secure Digital Future
05 / LinkedIn writing
A public record of thinking out loud.
20 long-form articles published on LinkedIn since 2014 — from early writing on banking, telecom and enterprise mobility to a 2026 series on artificial intelligence and a handful of essays on language and perspective.
- A True Fanboy Moment: Meeting Prof. Saras Sarasvathy at AOM 2026LinkedIn · Aug 2026
- Eloquence: The Gift — and the Danger — of Powerful WordsLinkedIn · Jul 2026
- Day 5: Data — Why Machines Stop Following Rules and Start Finding PatternsLinkedIn · Jul 2026
- Why Outsiders Often See What Insiders MissLinkedIn · Jul 2026
- Day 4: What Is Machine Learning?LinkedIn · Jul 2026
- Day 3: Types of AI — Predictive, Generative and AgenticLinkedIn · Jul 2026
- Beyond the Hype: Why AI Isn't Magic (and Why That's a Good Thing)LinkedIn · Jul 2026
- Day 2: A Short History of AILinkedIn · Jul 2026
- Day 1: What Is Artificial Intelligence?LinkedIn · Jul 2026
- The Ghost in the Machine — Can AI Be Conscious?LinkedIn · Jun 2026
- Calling All Family Business Owners and EntrepreneursLinkedIn · Oct 2024
- Eliminating Mobility SilosLinkedIn · Aug 2018
- India's EdTech Industry and FutureLinkedIn · Jul 2018
- Future of Financial Markets in the United Kingdom Post-BrexitLinkedIn · Jul 2018
- The Future of Global Digital PaymentsLinkedIn · Apr 2017
- Millennials: The Fastest-Growing Customer Base — A Banking Point of ViewLinkedIn · Apr 2017
- Banking on Blockchain — LiterallyLinkedIn · Apr 2017
- Value-Added Services and Big Data: To Be or Not to BeLinkedIn · Aug 2015
- Data Post 1LinkedIn · May 2015
- Harnessing BILinkedIn · Jun 2014
06 / Quoted in the press
Media coverage.
17 mentions · 14 outlets · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026
- Open MagazineJun 2026OpenAI's $2.4B ad bet before its IPO, and the shift to point-of-intent advertising
- NDTVSep 2025India's employability gap & Yogya Bharat Mission
- Business StandardJul 2025Depositing big cash sums: tax rules & I-T notices
- GoodReturnsJul 2025Why earning just over ₹50L can be a net loss
- India TodayJul 2025Who is poor? Income inequality & the PPP debate
- Business StandardJun 2025RBI MPC meeting highlights
- CNBC TV18Jan 2025Budget 2025 expectations & the steel industry
- Times NowJan 2025Economic Survey 2025 live commentary
- Financial ExpressJan 2025Budget 2025: transforming India's education landscape
- Business StandardJan 2025Budget 2025 expectations: geospatial & satellite tech
- ET NowJan 2025Budget 2025: education sector's expectations from this year's budget
- Education21Jan 2025Budget 2025: Startup India, skill gaps & tax relief
- Curriculum MagazineJan 2025Budget 2025: closing skill gaps in AI, IoT & green tech
- Brainfeed Higher Education PlusJan 2025Budget 2025: higher education sector's hopes for reforms, investments & incentives
- Nagaland PostJan 2025Pre-budget expectations of the higher education sector
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