Monday 26 August 2024

Patil Kulkarni Farms, USA


A Marathi couple, viz. Kiran and Parimal, both IT engineers from Pune have embraced the rural life in USA. They have a teenaged son who's now in college. They are now engaged in regenerative farming. 
They are living life on their own terms. 

Here's a sneek preview of their Patil Kulkarni Farms. 

How wonderful, isn't it 😲. 
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Tuesday 20 August 2024

Difference between annual salary package and actual in-hand pay: Palki Sharma explains


The difference between annual salary package and actual in-hand pay has been a pain point for employees around the world. One study found that employees only get 70% of their CTC as in-hand salary. Where does the remainder go? What can be done to bridge this gap? Palki Sharma tells you. 
Source: Firstpost (July 2024) 
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Friday 9 August 2024

IPS N. Ambika broke all odds and cracked the UPSC exams to become an IPS officer


Married at 14 and a mother by 18, N Ambika's journey to becoming an IPS officer is a tale of unwavering resolve. 

Initially, a formal education seemed out of reach for her, but a Republic Day parade that she witnessed with her police officer husband changed everything.

The respect and authority of senior officers sparked her desire to follow a similar path.

Despite being a school dropout with young children, Ambika was determined.
She completed Class 10, and Class 12, graduated through distance learning and relocated to Chennai for better coaching.

Her supportive husband managed childcare, allowing her to focus on her studies. After three attempts, Ambika’s perseverance finally paid off in 2008 when she aced the IPS exam and achieved her dream! 

Keshav Nandan Pandey became a bookstall owner after failing to crack the IAS exams 5 times


This story is about a village boy who in 2012 landed in Mukherjee Nagar, New Delhi with dreams of becoming an IAS officer, made 5 unsuccessful attempts upto 2018 to crack the tough UPSC exams. Thereafter, he gave up. For Keshav Nandan Pandey things didn’t quite work out as planned. Instead of returning to his village, he decided to change direction. He started a makeshift roadside bookstall in 2019 to serve the students in the same coaching ‘mandi’ where he had once studied. 
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