Career is the most discussed topic among the youth. This six letter word is one of the top searched words on the internet. Unlike earlier, today’s youth is much more disciplined and focused on their future… and rightly so. But the problem is, most of the youth’s vision is unidirectional; they are following what others are following. Either they want to be doctors,...

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...

A career according to me should be decided not just for the sake of money earned, but the amount of satisfaction returned. My choice for today from the plenitude of options goes with the same logic and reason.

Truly said, life is a race with no stoppage. The theory of survival of the fittest has been applied in every case where it comes handy. Like Sir Nikumbh had said in ‘Tare Zameen Par’, “Everybody wants to sprout engineers, doctors from their own family, without any consent of what their children might have thought of.” It’s just not the parents, but a different...

I recollect an incident from years ago when I was in class eight, suddenly in the middle of the class lighting struck our math teacher and in repercussion he thrust on us to disclose our respective aims in life. Though nothing clandestine but perplex the question was, as none of us knew what we wanted to be.

Gone are the days when Engineering, Medicine, Law and Management were the only career paths one opted for after finishing school. Though there are still many people going for these conventional courses, youngsters today are more open to trying something new that interests them and going for an offbeat career. Most of the parents are still skeptical about unconventional...