Indian Proverb of the Day by Swami Vivekananda: 'Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life; think of it, dream of it, live on that idea...' Timeless advice on how to turn all dreams dreams into reality by the Indian philosopherIndian Proverb of the Day by Swami Vivekananda explores the importance of focus, dedication, and persistence. Through his famous quote, “Ta...
06 Jun, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
Quote of the day by Sarah Brown: 'The only thing that ever sat its way to success was...' Life lessons on determination, hard work, human nature by American actorQuote of the day by Sarah Brown highlights determination, hard work, and human nature through the line, “The only thing that ever sat its w...
01 May, 2026, 04.39 PM IST
Tuesday Motivation by Canadian author Robin Sharma: 'Change is hardest at the beginning, messiest in the middle and...'Robin Sharma's quote, "Change is hardest at the beginning, messiest in the middle and best at the end," encapsulates the challenging yet re...
21 Apr, 2026, 08.40 AM IST
Monk who turned entrepreneur: How spirituality shapes CEO Shobhit Singh’s business philosophyShobhit Singh, CEO of Stone Sapphire India Pvt Ltd, transformed his life from a monk in a Rishikesh ashram to a successful entrepreneur. Gu...
19 May, 2025, 07.03 PM IST
Ananda Krishnan, Malaysian billionaire, once sponsored CSK in IPL. A look at his staggering net worth he left behindNoted Malaysian billionaire Ananda Krishnan passed away on Thursday. Krishnan’s vast business empire covered multiple sectors, and one of h...
29 Nov, 2024, 12.56 PM IST
Good reading between the linesNPR's Guy Raz, in his podcast How I Built This, explores the journeys of successful entrepreneurs, including Goodreads founders Otis and El...
22 Oct, 2024, 11.07 PM IST
Gagan Biyani was fired as Udemy chairman. Here’s how he converted the pink slip into a success storyBiyani was the former chairman of Udemy, a unicorn startup valued at $2 billion.
20 Mar, 2023, 11.46 AM IST
IIT Kharagpur to felicitate six luminaries with honorary awards for exemplary contributions to societyThis award is conferred as per approval by the Hon’ble President of India on the recommendation of the Institute.
05 Feb, 2021, 02.54 PM IST
IIT Madras student's startup Instipreneur acqui-hired by StartUp MonkThe startup was founded by Shree Pandey, a third-year student of IIT Madras four months ago.
05 Nov, 2020, 03.49 PM IST
ETGBS 2020: Priest Dandapani's smartwatch keeps him ahead of timeThree years ago, he was gifted a smartwatch in Seoul.
09 Mar, 2020, 11.36 AM IST
Practise concentration to become productive: Former Monk DandapaniHindu priest and speaker Dandapani said at the ET Global Business Summit on Saturday that 'epic proportions of time and resources' are wast...
09 Mar, 2020, 09.09 AM IST
Authenticity and science differentiate us: Andy Puddicome & Richard Pearson, Co-founders, HeadspaceHeadspace is looking to localise content to tap into non-English speaking markets like India amid a rush of similar apps, monk-turned entre...
09 Mar, 2020, 08.34 AM IST
Leaders need to push the horizon: Spiritual guru Dandapani at ET GBS 2020Defining concentration "as the ability to keep one's awareness on one thing for a prolonged period of time," he said, it was important to c...
07 Mar, 2020, 11.20 AM IST
Everyone knows meditation, but not many are doing it: Andy Puddicombe, cofounder, Headspace“Arguably, India is the birthplace of meditation. But it’s interesting that in the West, it was seen as a fad. If it is one, it’s one that ...
07 Mar, 2020, 09.27 AM IST
Everybody in India knows benefits of mediation but no one is doing it: Monk-turned tech entrepreneur Andy PuddicombeThe monk-turned tech entrepreneur was speaking at The Economic Times Global Business Summit in New Delhi, less than three weeks after Heads...
06 Mar, 2020, 07.49 PM IST
A startup that focuses on creating meditation zones in corporate campusesAshwin Srisailam, a former monk turned entrepreneur, who counts AR Rahman among his friends, and Diane Bacchus-Quddus got together to set u...
21 Feb, 2017, 09.11 AM IST
Digital and entertainment startup SillyMonks raises Rs 3 croreThe deal would help SillyMonks augment its market leadership and to introduce new digital media properties, the startup said in a statement.
06 Jun, 2016, 08.44 PM IST