Life, work, travel and everything in between
The Everyday Wander
Honest, rational takes on life, business, and leadership, for people who question things, enjoy a good conversation, and are genuinely happy to be here.
by Rahul Phukan
Life
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The Longest Friendship of My Life
For my first friend, my oldest witness and my constant home. A personal essay on growing up with a sibling, growing apart,…
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Time Moves Differently for Those We Love
I left home at six and grew up between visits. This is an essay about time: not the kind measured by clocks,…
Business
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KPI Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does
KPI usually means Key Performance Indicator. I think it should also mean Keep People In-Charge. Lessons from twenty years across law, investment…
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Building a Business vs Building an Institution
Why institutions have to survive their founders. Lessons from building a team from scratch, and what Amul and Toyota get right about…
Leadership
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More Leadership, Less Ego
Notes from twenty years in law, banking and retail on leadership and ego: taking a stand, listening, holding people accountable, and building…
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Why People Follow Some Leaders and Ignore Others
A personal take on the psychology of trust in leadership, drawing on Simon Sinek, Stephen M. R. Covey, Amy Edmondson, Peter Drucker…
Legal
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Citizen or Subject? Why Democracy Is More Than the Right to Vote
Voting alone doesn’t make a citizen. The difference between a citizen and a subject in India, Ambedkar’s social democracy, and the right…
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Property Due Diligence in India: 52 Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to 52 common legal, commercial, and practical questions on property due diligence, title verification, mortgages, and risk assessment in India.
Travel
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Are We Travelling to Experience a Place or to Prove We Were There?
How Instagram, TikTok and social media are changing travel, shaping our expectations and making us question the difference between seeing a place…
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Travel Without a Plan: Why I Prefer Going With the Flow
On spontaneous travel, chasing the 2018 World Cup across Europe, driving to Ooty for breakfast, and why I’ve never been much good…
Philosophy
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Why Do We Want to Be Remembered?
A personal essay on legacy, impermanence and memento mori, with Marcus Aurelius, Ernest Becker and Thich Nhat Hanh’s cloud metaphor, on why…
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The Trouble With Always Looking for Meaning
A personal essay on chasing purpose, the hedonic treadmill, Camus’s absurd, Viktor Frankl and Nietzsche, and why meaning might be smaller and…
About
Hi, I’m Rahul, a free thinker and seeker at heart. I write about life, business, leadership, and the legal and practical things worth understanding. Come for the ideas, stay for the conversation. More about me
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