·Diversity & Inclusion
The Blind Spots of India Inc
Disability inclusion, leadership imagination, and the limits of intent
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·Leadership Practice and Development
When AI Raises the Average, Who Protects the Breakthrough?
Artificial intelligence is superb at optimisation. But transformation still comes from the deviations leaders choose to back.
·Arts & Culture
The Light and the Lotus
What the return of the Piprahwa relics asks of us—about restraint, remembrance, and how we practice attention today
·Organisational Culture, Transformation and Change
The Quiet Work of Branding
Five shifts shaping how organisations build clarity, continuity and trust in 2025
·Behavioural Science,
When Stories Move Faster Than Systems
Why AI-accelerated narratives are exposing leadership and capability gaps across organisations
·Crisis Leadership, Reputation and Trust
When A Leader Stumbles
How an airline’s crisis became an industry’s test. The concluding part of a two part special series
·Organisational Culture, Transformation and Change
The Paradox of Excellence
How IndiGo’s greatest strengths created the conditions for the December 2025 crisis — and what it reveals about the limits of high-performance systems. Part One of a two part special series
·Nature & Wilderness
On the Edge: Urgent Stories Our Wild Places Tell—A Tribute to Ramki
In memory of a friend, mentor, and conservationist, we present the 2025 Ramki Sreenivasan Conservation Photography Award—images that reveal the startling, intimate, and often uncomfortable ways in which human lives now intersect with the wild
·Travel & Journeys
Between Two Worlds: Tokyo’s Electric Rush, Kyoto’s Serene Embrace
From neon-lit intersections to tranquil bamboo forests, a mother and daughter journey through Japan’s vibrant streets, tech marvels, and timeless traditions
·Leadership Practice and Development
Strong Opinions, Loosely Held: How to Escape the Halfpinion Trap
In a world of echo chambers, courage and curiosity keep us honest
·Arts & Culture
The 10 Best Durga Puja Pandals from Kolkata, 2025
An exploration on the art of Kolkata during Durga Puja
·Leadership Practice and Development
Terry Szuplat on the Art of Powerful Communication
Seven takeaways from a conversation with President Barack Obama’s speechwriter
·Leadership Practice and Development
From Cubs to Leaders
What the tiger’s journey through the wild teaches us about leadership growth
·Arts & Culture
Curtain Raiser: The Durga Puja Experience in Kolkata
Experiencing the world’s largest street art festival
·Arts & Culture
How to make cultural festivals independent, inclusive, and sustainable
Cultural festivals succeed when they put community before commerce and independence before sponsorship—while continuously experimenting to stay relevant and inclusive. Insights from the builders of the Bangalore Lit Fest and Mumbai’s MAMI film festival
·Travel & Journeys
France’s Wine Cities: A Feast Beyond the Glass
A journey through Dijon and Lyon reveals France at its finest—sublime food, world-class wines, and centuries of history
·Travel & Journeys
In the Heart of the Serengeti
A journey through Tanzania’s landscapes, wildlife, and the drama of the migration
·Leadership Practice and Development
They Don't Make Them Like Tino Anymore
McKinsey’s first Indian hire. Mentor to generations. Architect of an enduring legacy
·Leadership Practice and Development
Zoho’s New CEO, Same Grounded Playbook
As Sridhar Vembu steps back to focus on AI, Shailesh Davey takes the lead, steering Zoho into the future, on its own terms
·Leadership Practice and Development
My 10 best business books of summer 2025
On what makes a leader, how to stop wasting energy on the wrong things, speaking well, the history of attention, understanding India’s economic planning, and more
·Crisis Leadership, Reputation and Trust
After the Crash: A Test of Leadership and Legacy
In the shadow of the Air India AI171 tragedy, the Tata Group faces a crucible moment—echoing a corporate crisis from four decades ago that still defines leadership under pressure
·Travel & Journeys
To Georgia: Where geography meets destiny
Five days in a small country with a large narrative, exploring history, the art of dissent, and an old wine culture
·Travel & Journeys
Echoes Through Time: Civilizations, Continuities & Contrasts
A six-day odyssey through Gujarat's Harappan cities, colonial mansions, ancient temples and the lunar landscape of the Rann of Kutch
·Leadership Practice and Development
The checklist trap: How we turned leadership into a lifestyle product
Leadership conversations are increasingly about what can be measured and instant results. Yet, many of the most powerful shifts in leadership show up quietly
·Books, Music & Film
Summer Reading | Children’s Books
A selection of books for different age groups (and for the child in you)
·Arts & Culture
FF Life: Beyond the Gate of Conquest
Ramzaan at the Saifee Masjid Complex, in South Mumbai's Bhendi Bazaar: In the heart of chaos, an ode to modernity that embraces the Dawoodi Bohra community's heritage and aspirations
·Crisis Leadership, Reputation and Trust
FF Live: Managing Corporate Reputation in the Digital Age
18 takeaways on crisis management and trust-building
·Books, Music & Film
FF Life: The Oscar Rosters 2025
A review and breakdown of the nominees of the main categories of the 2025 Oscars and their chances of winning
·Crisis Leadership, Reputation and Trust
How L&T completely muffed up a valuable teachable moment
Around the world, CEOs, even the smartest of the lot, are known to occasionally suffer from a foot-in-the-mouth disease. Yet there are playbooks in place on how to deal with such crises–something that L&T has chosen to ignore.
·Arts & Culture
The best of FF Life in 2024
Nine stories that took us close to Frida Kahlo’s art; inside the best Durga Puja pandals; the most memorable moments from the Lok Sabha elections; into the world of graphic novels; a trek to Sandakphu near Darjeeling; and Ramzaan in South Mumbai’s Bhendi Bazaar
·Leadership Practice and Development
Leaders vs. bosses: What does it take to become a leader?
Fireside chat: Ajay Piramal, Nitin Paranjpe and Dr Anil Khandelwal, in conversation with Indrajit Gupta
·Leadership Practice and Development
Founding Fuel Live | The Best Business Books of 2024
A Founding Fuel Live conversation between D Shivakumar and Ramesh Srinivasan, co-author, ‘The Journey of Leadership’
·Arts & Culture
Pursuit of Identity: ‘Voices’ from Within and Without
My 10 recommendations of avant-garde films screened at the MAMI film festival, 2024
·Arts & Culture
Art under the eye of the Mother Goddess
10 best Durga Puja pandals of Kolkata 2024 | Art in the shadow of trauma: Durga Puja art is, more often than not, the art of social cause. Many of the pandals this year were muted, yet displayed a burst of breathtaking creativity
·Travel & Journeys
The Japanese way of life and business
Inside Kamata, Hiyoshiya, 7Eleven: In the land of the rising sun, there are many tell-tale signs of the unique culture across businesses, both big and small. Here’s what I discovered
·Philanthropy
FF Life: Shivendra Dungarpur begins a new Manthan
For a decade, Shivendra Singh Dungarpur took on the formidable challenge of almost single-handedly resurrecting India’s film heritage. The Film Heritage Foundation, his not-for-profit venture, now has an ambitious, new plan for the next decade
·Travel & Journeys
FF Life: A whale of a time in Alaska
Mixing the luxury of a cruise ship and the stark beauty of a still wild land
·Travel & Journeys
FF Life: Mexico City - A City of Dualities
Four days with Frida Kahlo’s art, the election of the first lady president, and a road called Mahatma Gandhi