All around, one sees youngsters crazily competing to crack entrance exams to get into the IITs, NITs, AIIMS, IIMS and other engineering and medical colleges. Most of the youngsters today are running in this rat-race. Does the future of India lie just in these professions? Certainly not. There are many more areas where the youth of the nation need to put in their immense...

There was a time when as soon as a child was born, the parents declared his future profession to be doctor, engineer or lawyer. A clerical government job or teaching was the only option for women. A six-digit salary per month was just a dream. But today, with the advent of globalisation and modernisation, people have come out of their shells and are now exploring careers...

There was a time, when in India you felt like there are only two respectable professions in the world, Doctor and Engineer. Ask most professionals in those fields why they chose it, and almost 70% will say “because my Parents wanted me to” or “My father is a Doctor/Engineer”. Some children don’t even think about what they are going to do...

Gone are the days where young students are forced to choose between engineering, medicine, law and business. The roads less travelled are starting to become popular paths and exciting journeys. There are so many new, unconventional career options now that are not only challenging and interesting but which also pay attractive salaries. Although doctors, lawyers, businessmen...

“He was blessed with an unconventional mind, which overcame his conventional middle-class upbringing.” – Michael Lewis(Liar’s Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street) This is the high time one paid heed to their inner callings and took notice of their passions. As far as jobs are concerned, the herd mentality of pre-recession time is...