: About Me

A writer, a journalist and public relations consultant.

I have spent over 18 years as a journalist. During this period I have worked with leading English newspapers like The Telegraph, Financial Express and Business Standard. I retired from the profession voluntarily in 2002. Last position held was Chief of Markets Bureau. In the process, I came in close contact with high profile bankers, finance professionals, fund managers, business leaders and brokers/investors.

As a journalist I reported extensively on large and mid-size Indian corporates, commodites, banking/finance and the stock markets.

As a PR professional I served large and mid-size corporates. The list includes ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, M & M, L & T, Reliance Industries, JSW Steel and Eastern Silk among others.

I am now into active article writing and blogging besides pursuing other interests like public relations and investing. Have just completed a coffee table book on Calcutta Polo Club, the world's oldest polo club.

My passion is ...

Writing

I know too much about ...

Nothing...

My parents always told me ...

to be a good human being

My childhood ambition ...

to be a writer

My favorite memory ...

coming first in class III

Why I write ...

to express my sentiments and a lot more...

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Swami Vivekananda, devotional music

My first job ...

taught me that is it does not pay to pick a fight with your boss

My best moment ...

When I scooped a story as a journalist on amalgamation of a finance company with a leading financial institution. It was the lead story of the day and took my rivals by complete surprise!

My inspiration ...

Lord Almighty!

Personal Finance > Stock Market Events that can cause a bear market

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A bear market is a prolonged period of pessimism which results in steady erosion in the value of various asset classes. In such market conditions, it becomes virtually impossible to predict the ‘floor’ (the price at which selling subsides and buyers begin to outnumber sellers). The overriding concern of an investor is: how to overcome this crisis and come out relatively unscathed with minimum losses. There have been a number of bear market phases in our stock market history, each offering unique lessons on their duration and how stock prices behaved in adverse economic conditio...

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