LUCID INTUITIONS

“Has The King of Good Times lost his Midas touch?” At age 28 Vijay took control of United Breweries Ltd (UB Group) on the demise of his father Vittal Mallya, who lost his life to heart attack in 1983. A man of high ambition Mallya went on an acquisition spree which included Berger Paints (which was later sold off); Best and Crompton (an engineering film in 1988); Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilisers (called Malabar Chemicals and Fertilisers in 1990). The UB Group which owns some of the biggest Indian alcohol brands, like Royal Challenge, controls 40% of Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) acquired companies like Whyte and Mackay and Liquidity Inc which turned Vijay Mallya into a billionaire. UB Group has extended its wings in sports as they entered a joint venture with the Kolkata-based Mohun Bagan football club in 1998. In the same year, the company picked up stake in another club, the Kingfisher East Bengal Football Club. Mallya went on to buy Spyker Ferrari formula one te...

Pain? Is it being unsuccessful? Is it being told you can’t? No pain is; when the doer stops, That my friend; is deat h.

Window to a child’s heart. Places ridden by poverty are saved only by hope. The children living there can’t differentiate desire from despair, rich from poor; they are fascinated only by the unknown. Mysteries of life; what attracts one would be redundant for the other. This was one such place and Mohini was one of the many children living in those places. She smiled as she saw her dolls dressed in wedding attire and made them walk down the aisle hand in hand. A sparkle caught her eye which distracted her and she followed the reflection in search of its source.   She tracked a glittering piece of object; not knowing what is was got her enthralled.   Mohini wanted the piece as its sparkle would enhance the beauty of her dolls, but got scared as it was in the possession of a stranger. Mohini picked up her dolls and followed the stranger. Mohini kept her distance and watched the stranger talk to a woman; their conversation turned aggressive and the woman started to poi...

Doggedness v/s flair” At the final whistle the 1-1 score line gave Juventus an overall 3-2 victory over the two legs against the defending champions Real Madrid. The result might come as a shock to many but one must applaud the tenacity shown by the Turin side. The determination showed by Juventus players against a side constituted of superstars who were carefully handpicked by spending obscene amount of money is commendable. The Old lady fully deserves its place in the show piece final being held at the Berlin’s Olympic stadium. Lets cast our eyes back to the start of the season when Juventus former coach Antonio Conte three times consecutive Serie A winner from 2012 -2014 left citing ideological differences with the board, he is now the head coach of Italian national team. His position was taken by the much maligned former AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri. No one gave them any chance; but what transpired over the season has stopped those loose talks. Juventus win over Re...

I saw a lamenting man once; on inquiring he said, “My life is tough” I said, “Observe and adapt.” He looked at me in confusion and said, “No one is trustworthy.” I said, “Watch the wave, and learn to merge into the whole despite being different.” He thought for a moment, and said, “Will my dreams be fulfilled?” I said, “Look at the wheel, and learn to keep churning despite fully understanding that it will disintegrate in time.” He quietened. I laid my hand on his shoulder and said, “Just move forward without giving excuses.”