If you’ve ever worked in software, consulting, engineering, development projects—or even government—you’ve probably smiled at this famous Tree Swing cartoon: I certainly did. For almost a decade, it found its way into presentations while discussing stakeholder management, expectation setting and why projects often end up looking very different from what anyone originally imagined. Every frame […]
March this year was probably my lowest point. We had run out of funds. None of my plans to boost cash flows or raise funds had materialized on time. Projects needed to be paused. Decisions needed to be made. Expectations needed to be managed. For most of my life, my response to difficult situations had […]
Mango season in India is not just a harvest. It’s a festival. For many of us born in the 80s and 90s, mangoes carry memories: Last year, when my son was around one year old, he had the opportunity to eat the first mangoes of his life from our farm — Bhima Kamat – Natural […]
Six years ago, I returned to my family’s farm. Ironically, I was still an outsider. Even though I was born here. Even though I am the seventh generation on this land. Land remembers. People do too. And when you come back after living a different life, the village watches you quietly. They wait to see […]
The Day We Started Taking More Than We Needed There was a time when agriculture worked on a very simple principle: Take what you need. Leave the rest for the earth. The farmer harvested grain. The soil kept the straw, the roots, the leaves, the life. Nothing was wasted. Nothing was extracted beyond balance. Then […]
