Sonya Dutta Choudhury's Blog

[image error] 1. It is the leading form of cryptocurrency in the world

With a popularity of 400,000 subscribers on Reddit’s subreddit r/bitcoin, 12 million Coinbase users, 18.5 million of blockchain.info wallets and almost 80,000 tweets with #bitcoin sent per day it’s no surprise that Bitcoin dominates 58% of the cryptocurrency market. With more users than any digital currency, bitcoin is the most common form of cryptocurrency in the world.

2. The founder’s identity still hasn’t been confirmed

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What can the story of a  sexy housewife turned radio jockey teach an aspiring CEO?

If you’ve watched ‘Tumhari Sulu’ you probably know what I’m talking about. And if you haven’t , go see it now. It’s the story of Sulochana aka Sulu, the desperate housewife. Sulu is desperate – for a  career, a job , or the chance to be an entrepreneur.

Her work experience extends from ‘Winner – Mummy dance show’ to ‘Final round audition Asli mummy contest in Goregaon East’. And she’s failed Class 12 three time...

Sundays too my father got up early

and put his clothes on in the blueblack cold,

then with cracked hands that ached

from labor in the weekday weather made

banked fires blaze. No one ever thanked him.

I’d wake and hear the cold splintering, breaking.

When the rooms were warm, he’d call,

and slowly I would rise and dress,

fearing the chronic angers of that house,

Speaking indifferently to him,

who had driven out the cold

and polished my good shoes as well.

What did I know, what did I know

of lo...

Who would have thought a high school kid who hung out in the black neighbourhoods of South Africa, selling pirated CD’s and other stolen goods , would one day become the star host at The Daily Show ?

Moving from  petty crime to comedy show host is a pretty remarkable career transformation. And after you read ‘Born a Crime‘  , you begin to understand why. The story of  Trevor Noah, host of popular The Daily Show on Comedy Central,  is a remarkable tale , and one worth reading.

Noah was born in...

Last year at this time , we were living in Nicholas’ flat. A living room full of books, pencil sketches of cats and horses, and a dining room with a polished mahogany table. Even our hard to please three teenage daughters were charmed. And this sumptuous apartment, next to the Jardins du Trocadero was less than the price of two Parisian hotel rooms. Such is the power of the famous 6 letter word in today’s holiday & hospitality world – Airbnb.

If you have stayed in an Airbnb apartment, you’d p...

Last year at this time , we were living in Nicholas’ flat. A living room full of books, pencil sketches of cats and horses, and a dining room with a polished mahogany table. Even our hard to please three teenage daughters were charmed. And this sumptuous apartment, next to the Jardins du Trocadero was less than the price of two Parisian hotel rooms. Such is the power of the famous 6 letter word in today’s holiday & hospitality world – Airbnb.

If you have stayed in an Airbnb apartment, you’d p...

‘In a society divided into 5 different factions based on human virtues, what makes you different makes you dangerous. Take the test to find out what you are made of ’ . It’s irresistible. 10 questions and it tells you your strengths.

If you’ve read the book or watched the movie,  you’ll know that the action in  Divergent  starts with an aptitude test. Will Tris get to join the Dauntless faction with its  bravery , Erudite with its brains,  Abnegation with it’s self sacrifice or some other ? I...

Commissioner Martin Beck is the original Swedish detective, the inspiration for cops like Henning Mankell’s Kurt Wallander.  Written years ago , much before the popular Girl with the Dragon Tattoo , it was even was made into  a popular Hollywood movie. Very Scandinavian. The weather is gloomy, the landscape is lonely and brooding and there is an undercurrent of violence.

It’s hard being a policeman. Martin Beck has a bad back and a nagging wife. He’s lately taken to sleeping on the extra bed...

Holidays are a time for fun, but it also makes you wonder where you are heading in terms of your career. I binge watched ‘Entourage’ only to have an existential crisis . And then decided to save my life by heading for a career fair .

It had been advertised in the Times of India the day before and promised lots of interesting workshops . At noon, when I entered the Sahara Star conference rooms on the 3rd floor, where the fair was, there must have been at least 200 visitors. But it didn’t feel...

“Suits are expensive , but you need at least 2 for the placement season“ says Ganesh Shashank. The 24 year is completing his MBA from Management Development Institute  (MDI) Gurgaon, & he has a job already – with Spencers Supermarkets. Here he talks about how to dress for interview success.

“ I have two suits , both Peter England, one in charcoal grey and one in dark blue . People sometimes wear black, but I prefer not to . Black is supposed to be a colour of authority ,and as a trainee that...