Showing posts with label Literature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Literature. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

OBQ 1666: The mouthpiece.

Media and Journalists find it hard to be influenced by those in power, however in some cases there reason to exist itself is to be the mouthpiece for their masters. Here is one such case.

This person is associated with such media entity, name the entity and the person.

Answer: He is Hu Xijin the editor of Chinese government mouthpiece "Global Times"


Saturday, December 18, 2021

OBQ 1665: The IN Thing

Here are two images that connect to a term that is gaining more and more popularity in the management world.

What is the term and how are they connected to these images?

Answer: Blink the term first popularized by Malcolm Gladwell and being recently adapted by Grofers to rebrand itself



Sunday, December 12, 2021

OBQ 1663: Thinking about thinking.

Here is a guy who has dedicated his life to decipher how we think what we think, and in the process has given rise to a new school of thought.

Who is he?

Answer: Daniel Kahnemann the father of behavioural science


Sunday, November 14, 2021

OBQ 1653: Not on my reading list.

 The author of this cook book is fairly famous but not for this kind of books, who is he?

You can easily google this answer and I won't know it....but you would😉

Answer: Abhijit Banerjee, the winner of Nobel in Economics


Thursday, August 12, 2021

OBQ 1619: Diverse literature.

 Simply identify the logo of one of the oldest publication that has decided to come out of closet!


Answer: Mills and Boons publications



Tuesday, July 13, 2021

OBQ 1616: No stopping!

They along with a like minded readers started something that has changed the way India reads. They are now unstoppable force in the publishing world.

Identify the firm and its founders.


Answer: Juggernaut Books started by Durga Raghunath and Chiki Sarkar.



Tuesday, June 29, 2021

OBQ 1611: Powerplay.

In the powerplay of Geopolitics brute force sometime is given too much importance, this gentleman however coined a term/concept that is far more powerful in the long run...and at end of the day Geopolitics is a Test match so powerplay doesn't even matter!

Answer: Joseph Nye, and the term is Soft Power.



Friday, May 28, 2021

OBQ 1599: She/Her/Legend!

Some real life stories are even more amazing than the fiction, here is one such story of a person of Indian origin breaking it through the "white glass ceiling".

Identify the woman with guts and glory.

Answer: Anjali Sud of Vimeo


Wednesday, May 26, 2021

OBQ 1598: The connoisseur.

Connect to a giant from its industry that has curated a nice collection of product line that serves all taste over the last 100+ years of its existence.

Answer: Conde Nast group of publications.


Monday, May 10, 2021

OBQ 1592: Cutting through the noise.

News and social media has been a crazy combinations where people have formed their own eco chambers to hear what they like, In time of Coronavirus there is one publication started almost 200 years ago by a doctor that is proving itself to be a great medicine against all the misinformation.

Identify the well revered publication and its founder.

Answer:Thomas Wakley the founder of Science Journal lancet.


Thursday, March 25, 2021

OBQ 1578: Art is eternal.

 A ridiculous amount of money is spent on upkeeping some of the masterpieces by artists of acclaim, just so that the future generation can savor and appreciate it. However there is a new art form that is inherently eternal and doesn't need anything apart from a constant supply of electricity.

Here is one such example of this art form, identify this new "art form".


Answer: Digital art that are paid for by Non-fungible tokens (NFT) this is Picasso's Bull.



Wednesday, February 24, 2021

OBQ 1568: A story of two platforms.

Journalism is changing and all of it is not the troll armies taking sides on social network, some of it is very civilized and well organized.

Here is a guy who created multiple platforms at either end of the spectrum of journalism/reporting.

Who is he?

Answer: Evan Williams the founder of Medium, Twitter, Blogger and many more!









Saturday, September 19, 2020

OBQ 1539: The word of subcontinent.

 India for its sheer size and variety truly justifies itself being described as a sub-continent. Here is a word that provides some proof. Though loosely based on same theme it takes-up different meaning in different parts of India,


Connect these images to the word.

Answer: Tiffin!


Saturday, February 1, 2020

OBQ 1438:The bard of our times.

19th and 20th century has seen the rise and rise of Capitalism, and this publication has been one of the biggest cheer leader for this change. With Capitalism they also managed to take deep roots and changed the way information is generated and consumed.

Connect these images to identify the company.

Answer: Financial times



Friday, January 24, 2020

OBQ 1434: The book seller.

Selling used book is probably one of the simplest business to do, but not for them...started as a place that gathers and sells some good book collections more than 250 years ago this company has transformed itself into a mega mart where the rich and the filthy rich spend their fortunes.

Connect to a company.

Answer: Sotheby's auctions.




Friday, January 10, 2020

OBQ 1427: The patron saint of Tech revolution.




Every religion needs a bunch of high priests and patron saints who can spread the gospel and sometime go to extremes to do it!, here is one such academician who has a profound impact on the tech world.



Connect these images and name him.

Answer: Nicholas Negroponte


Saturday, December 7, 2019

OBQ 1411: Humanizing Technology.

With technological enhancements come the challenges of managing them so that they work as the obedient servant of mankind and doesnt turn into the ultimate Terminator of all things we love and care about.

Here is a philosopher who has dedicated life to make technology more human, he might be not famous as some of the people he inspired, but his wisdom will help us make the most out of the coming technological revolution.

Who is he?

Answer: Stewart Brand the creator of The Whole Earth Catalog among many other things.

Sunday, December 1, 2019

OBQ 1408: The men's club.

There are brands that have done pretty well to position themselves to make most out of what men wants. Here is one corporation that is collection of such brands.

Identify the company.

Answer: Hearst Corporation.

Saturday, March 16, 2019

OBQ 1287: Capitalism's twin brother.

This firm/institution has thrived along with Capitalism since 19th century as it makes it primary job to defend capitalism and in return capitalism has returned the favor, its owned by the high priests of capitalism and has managed to make its business relevant for the digital world that we live in.

Connect and identify.

Answer: The Economist.



Wednesday, February 13, 2019

OBQ 1273: I told you so...

As protectionism rises and world trade growth slows this gem of an economist and author of many bestsellers has a smirk on his face and he is thinking "I told you so!!!"

Who is he?

Answer: Joseph Stiglitz