________ A DATE — À La Mode Story By Vikram Karve _______ Pune — circa 2012 _______ Monday Morning — 10:30 AM ______ A mobile cell-phone vibrates on the office table. The cell-phone is on silent mode. The smart young woman executive looks at the display of her cell-phone. It…

_________ MY UNFINISHED BOOK _________ Long back — around 12 years ago — I wanted to publish a novel. However — after a few disappointing experiences with publishers — I gave up the idea of a print book — and — I converted my novel into a series of stories…

________ SUNK COST FALLACY ________ Dear Reader — Since I am not a highfalutin economist — let me try and explain the SUNK COST FALLACY by telling you a simple story… ________ WAITING FOR THE SWEET CHILLI (Chilli is also spelt “Chili” or “Chilly”) aka “Hirvee Mirchi” Story By Vikram…

_________ A “BETTER LIFE” Story By Vikram Karve _________ Circa 2016 In the Lobby of a Hotel in Auckland — New Zealand _________ “Good Morning, Uncle…” the young man said. I recognized him at once. He was my friend’s son. “Oh — Hello…” I said, “it’s so nice to see…

_____________ ETHICAL DECISIONMAKING — THE STAKEHOLDER CONCEPT _____________ When you take a decision — do you identify all the stakeholders concerned with your decision…? Do you consider the perspectives of all stakeholders related to the decision…? If so — you are taking an Ethical Decision. Here is an easy way…

_________ SHORT FICTION _________ THIRD TIME LUCKY …? A Love Story By Vikram Karve _________ Mumbai (then known as Bombay) — circa 1978 ________ Part 1 LOVE MARRIAGE ________ When my course-mate Ashok got divorced within one year of his marriage — instead of sympathizing with him — I chastised…

__________ RUM AND THE NAVY A “Rum Tale” by Vikram Karve __________ If you like Rum — you must thank the Navy. It is the Navy which introduced Rum throughout the world. Here is a short history of Rum. _________ BLACK TOT DAY _________ Every year — July 31 is…

__________ DAVY JONES’S LOCKER Fiction Short Story By VIKRAM KARVE __________ A freak accident. A ghastly death. A gruesome sight. The young seaman fell off the ship’s towering main mast — his body somersaulting — tossed around by superstructures and bulkheads — till the seaman’s dead body lay mangled on…

__________ THE AIM OF AN OFFICER — “PEP TALK” __________ Dear Reader, I am posting this article on the request of a fellow Navy Veteran. I had originally written this article more than 7 years ago in May 2015. I have duly abridged, edited and revised the article for easy…