Two friends, Ahmed and Iqbal, both lived in the same city. Ahmed was a graduate, while Iqbal's education had not gone beyond the eighth standard. It happened once that Iqbal had to go to an office on…

The Times of India | December 08, 2025 It is hard to believe that any animal could be more dangerous or terrifying than the man-eating tiger. But it is not the tiger or the bear which is the most…

The Bata Shoe Company is named after the family, which founded it. Originally the Bata family lived in Czechoslovakia, where they began manufacturing shoes as far back as 1620. Thomas Bata Senior,…

Soulvida | October 13, 2023 As Dale Carnegie—the most pragmatic of modern thinkers—once remarked: “The most important thing in life is not to capitalize on your gains. Any fool can do that: the…

 Speaking Tree Weekly Blog | 30 Nov 2020 In the world of science, the standard measure of superior perform­ance is the Nobel Prize. How is it that one qualifies for such recogni­tion? Mr. H.A. Krebs…

SOULVEDA A western thinker once commented, “You have removed most of the road blocks to success when you have learnt the difference between motion and direction.” One intrinsic quality of activity…

Soulveda American Astronaut, Neil Armstrong, stepped on to the moon for the first time in July 1969. The moment he set his foot on the moon, the control mission in American received these words…

According to La Rochefoucauld: “Mediocre spirits generally condemn everything that exceeds their small stature.” Perceiving this common human failing, a modern poet implores people: “Don’t criticize…

Soulveda |  March 17, 2022  A young man who was employed as an ordinary worker in a Bidi factory soon learnt the entire art of the business and set up his own factory. He initially invested only Rs…