Prakash Kumar

It was a pure joy, fun on wheel on a 15-year-old Zen Estilo from Dwarka, Delhi to Patna on 5th Feb 2023. My beauty and most trusted car Zen Estilo turned 15 on 6th Feb 2023. As per Delhi rule, I have to dispose of the car or bring back to Patna for a further lease of life of five years to my "Basanti". I was so attached to this car so I decided to bring it back to Patna to apply for a 5-year extension by paying road tax at Patna with Bihar number. I got NOC online in December at Delhi and then looking for a time to go to Delhi and bring back the car. In any case I have to bring back before 6th Feb 2023. My friend and his wife were returning to Delhi on 2nd Feb with car so I decided to join them. His car was new Kia sonet. It was a new car with less than 10000 km run. We started at 6.15 am precisely from Patna and took Patna-Bihta-Koilwar-Buxar-Purvanchal Eway-Lucknow -Agra Eway -Yamuna Eway -Sarita Vihar-Outer ring road-Dwarka with leisurely 3 stops and two fuel stops. ...

  Second time in this century world-wide mindless rush for Gold has been witnessed. First in 2008-2009 during financial crisis and the second still in progress during Corona pandemic. But this time it is speedier and in a very short time Gold prices reached a new level. Gold has been for centuries a dead investment product but psychologically very fulfilling as a possession to feel good. It does not have any sustainable growth potential but soothes the nerves as a hedge product during difficult times. So, it fit perfectly well during Corona outbreak to possess and feel the power of yellow metal. Gold and its associated generational feelings passed from generation to generation has maintained its glitter and genetic response to own it. It has no parallel and stand out as the most precious possession generation by generation. Older civilizations of India and Italy has much more fascination and crave for yellow metal and it is not only individual but family tradition and custom to own...

     The recent China-India conflict in the midst of pandemic Corona has confused many strategic thinkers as well as common people like us about its timing, need and its overall effect on the India-China relations and the  World order.      The way Chinese economy has grown in last four decades was unthinkable and it put China as the number two economy in absolute dollar terms but on the basis of purchasing power parity it already surpassed USA to become number one. And not only economic , militarily also China has advanced very rapidly.       The economic prosperity has helped China in reducing its poverty in record time and also raising the living condition of its citizens almost comparable to middle income countries. The World envy the growth and power of China and in return China seek to be treated as world power by rest of the world. Both are right in their perception, those who are envying China is also being threatened by the...

Building a robust stock portfolio  is like chasing a dream that never comes true. It is like finding the meeting point between earth and sky, balancing your greed and rationality , fear and triumph , finding a common thread between logical and illogical , emotion and detachment, loss and profit , stillness and response , being patient and impatient , picking up fast and slow, able to see long and short etc. It seek a balance between  almost all human behaviors and then only one can think of building a robust portfolio.  It is about diving deep inside the business and understanding more and more about the company and its future. There are so many determinants that it is sheer impossible to satisfy all parameters and then comes the emotion , likeness and longing for a particular stock or sector or business. It only indicates that trying to build or construct such portfolio is almost near impossible. There are few wizards who may have achieved this but for a normal worldly h...

Life presents a dilemma. Mind knows the answer and its reason but the heart always like to deny it. The tussle between both creates a situation where you are torn between the reason and your desires. There are days when mind overtakes heart and prevails. But lo when it seems that confusion is over it resurfaces again and this time on the day powered by heart. You are again in a  flux situation. Which way to go! This goes on   goes on and by this you keep unnecessary thinking and at the end no result. After a long time you find that you simply wasted your precious time,energy and happiness. This becomes even more interesting when it have another actor. Situation becomes more complex . when your heart prevails then other person mind and vice versa. This keeps going on make miserable both lives. The only solution is to sync your heart with the other person or sync mind and take a decision that suits both. Otherwise left, this play will drain vital energy of both. Choice is...