“Ma, me & mangoes” – Episode 3
on break-even

by chinmayadmin | Dec 30, 2022 | Episodes

on break-even (my mother, father and I were in the living room) My mother: Chinmay, tell your father with the profit I made by selling mangoes I would like to further develop our farmland. Me: (gave a typical Indian head nod) My father was pretending as if he did not...

“Ma, me & mangoes” – Episode 2
on pricing

by chinmayadmin | Dec 30, 2022 | Episodes

on pricing Mother: Chinmay, I don’t know what you had posted online last Sunday. I got so many calls from relatives & friends wishing me a ‘Happy wedding anniversary. Me: Ahh… you are welcome. Mother: Many also asked why did we sell the mangoes for only Rs....

“Ma, me & mangoes” – Episode 4
McD’s strategy

by chinmayadmin | Dec 30, 2022 | Episodes

McD’s strategy Context: As the lockdown restriction was eased last week, my mother and I went to our farm. We have two patches of farmland that are 5 mins drive from each other. On one farm (we call it old farm) we mainly grow mangoes and on the other (we call it a...

“Ma, me & mangoes” – Episode 5
Profit & cash

by chinmayadmin | Dec 30, 2022 | Episodes

Profit & cash (Earlier during the week, like most of you I had a long hectic day with back2back online meetings working from home. I decided to call it a day and came out of the room. As I was passing by the living room I overheard my mother talking to someone...

“Ma, me & mangoes” – Episode 7
money never sleeps

by chinmayadmin | Dec 30, 2022 | Episodes

money never sleeps (4-5 mins read) Mother: Chinmay, I am thinking of taking a bank loan. Me: May I know for what? Mother: The new person who is taking care of our farm knows how to drive a tractor. So, I am thinking of buying a tractor. Me: Hmm… and how many times in...