In my last column, I had stated that, broadly, over the short- to medium-term, the Sensex would remain range-bound between 13,500 and 15,500. I had identified major support levels at 13,454 and 14,063 and resistance at 15,167 and 15,565. The immediate resistance is at 15,167 which had acted as a support once earlier (week ended 8 August 2008). This very short-term rise on the weekly charts...

ML: Let’s start with your background.
NS: I was born and brought up in the Kalbadevi area of Mumbai which used to be the hub of wholesale trading in textiles. I always stood first in school. However, when I got into Sydenham, which was an elite college, I realised that everyone else is far ahead of me. That was when I came down to earth. We had industrialists’ sons studying with us, who were...

Redundancy is not a reflection of your performance, so be confident and truthful

The other day, I was conducting interviews and met a person who had lost his job recently. He actually fared quite well and yet made some classic errors that people normally make in such situations. This set me thinking. Careers undergo transformation and jobs are lost and found in a matter of days; sometimes...