Raja-Krishna

Raja's Blog

My Rumblings on diverse observations and events.

Khichdi , A product manager’s dream

Khichdi is not just a classic Indian comfort food—it’s a masterclass in product management principles brought to the kitchen. Imagine a dish that began with the simplest possible ingredients, solved...

Art ? Not Art ?

What Is Art? Expanding the Question Art resists neat definitions precisely because it inhabits the borderlands—between the seen and the unseen, the conscious and the unconscious, the transient and the...

Coding with AI – list of issues.

Hey there, fellow tech enthusiasts and coders! AI in coding isn't a magic wand that works for everyone, everywhere. Let's break down where AI shines and where it might actually...

Consumers – A Historic view

A History of Us - A History of Consumers Consumer behavior has undergone a significant evolution over the last 600 years, transforming from a concept often linked to waste to...

Pattern Recognition == Intelligence ?

why pattern recognition is not considered true intelligence? True intelligence is defined by the ability to handle novelty – to deal with situations never encountered before and to spontaneously create new,...

 Emergence, or the Illusion Thereof

What Large Language Models Seem to Do — and What They Truly Don’t We are living in a moment of extraordinary enchantment — not unlike that of the ancients who...

Indian Advertising – Major Changes through decades

🕰️ 1. From Functional to Emotional Messaging Then (1940s–60s): Ads focused on rational benefits: “Whitens teeth”, “Cleans better”, “Freshens breath”. Brands sold features with direct language. Now: Emphasis on emotional resonance: love, pride, identity, inclusion....

Innovation Machine is a machine of low-cost mistakes and deviations – A story of Fenil Ladani.

It was late. Our team wrestled with a design challenge: we needed a vibration sensor, but every option meant extra cost, more I/O pins, and a PCB redesign. It felt like...

Filing Patents from Ahmedabad: What We Learned the Hard Way

When you're building deep tech products outside India’s metro innovation hubs, you're not just solving technical challenges—you're also navigating infrastructure gaps. One of the hardest things we did as a startup...

Siddhartha Lal’s Marketing Genius

Siddhartha Lal’s leadership at Royal Enfield transformed the brand from a struggling relic into a global cult icon. By focusing on marketing strategy—brand positioning, targeting youth, building a passionate community,...

Not Mainstream Economics – A Book Review of ‘The Deficit Myth’ , modern monetary theory.

Stephanie Kelton's "The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy" offers a paradigm-shifting reinterpretation of government finance and economic policy. The book aims to debunk deeply...