Vivek Kaul's Blog
July 8, 2025
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi — The Last Tune I Still Hear
Tulsi and Mihir are back. Come July 29th, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (KSBKBT) returns to our screens. And for reasons I can’t entirely explain, I’m oddly thrilled about it. So much so, a friend quipped, “You must have been a die-hard fan once.” Honestly, I wasn’t. At least, I don’t think I was. ...
April 24, 2025
Sir, gold ka kya lagta hai?
In a world craving certainty, one man’s ego has become gold’s best friend. As Trump’s tariff chaos rattles global trade, traditional safe havens like the United States (US) dollar and treasury bonds have lost their shine. Enter gold — the metal surging not from clear trends, but sheer confusion. This piece unpacks how political volatility, misguided protectionism, and economic noise are pushing investors toward gold, even as predictions remain murky. No bold forecasts here — just a grounded look at why uncertainty, not clarity, is the real driver. And why good investing is less about certainty and more about preparedness.
Sir, gold ka kya lagta hai?.
In a world craving certainty, one man’s ego has become gold’s best friend. As Trump’s tariff chaos rattles global trade, traditional safe havens like the United States (US) dollar and treasury bonds have lost their shine. Enter gold — the metal surging not from clear trends, but sheer confusion. This piece unpacks how political volatility, misguided protectionism, and economic noise are pushing investors toward gold, even as predictions remain murky. No bold forecasts here — just a grounded look at why uncertainty, not clarity, is the real driver. And why good investing is less about certainty and more about preparedness.
June 29, 2024
We won. Hum jeet gaye.
My parents first bought a TV home on December 25, 1984. In the last four decades I have seen almost all the international cricket that has featured the Indian Men’s Cricket Team and has been broadcast live in India, even getting up for games in New Zealand starting at 2.30 in the morning in New ...
June 3, 2024
The BSE Sensex registers its 214th highest single day gain ever
The BSE Sensex–India’s most popular stock market index–closed the day today at an all-time-high of 76,468.78 points, a gain of 2,507.47 points from where it closed on Friday (May 31, 2024). It’s the highest gain single day gain that the Sensex has seen–of course, in absolute terms. And we love absolute numbers (ask all the ...
March 30, 2023
आज से शिक्षित बेरोज़गारी का बारहवां साल शुरू हो गया है.
आज से शिक्षित बेरोज़गारी का बारहवां (12th) साल शुरू हो गया है. अमूमन इस सालगिरह पर लिखने को काफी कुछ होता है. इस बार, बेरोज़गारी कि तरह, दिमाग भी कुछ सुन्न सा चल रहा है. जब शुरू किया था तब ये उम्मीद नहीं थी कि ग्यारह महीने भी चलेगा, पर लिखते-लिखते ग्यारह साल हो गए. ...
July 2, 2022
How the American real estate bubble impacts you and your investments
The era of easy money is coming to an end and this is already having repercussions all across the world.
March 30, 2022
शिक्षित बेरोज़गारी के दस साल
आज शिक्षित बेरोज़गारी के दस साल पूरे हो रहे हैं. 1 अप्रैल 2012 से शुरू किया था. शुरू क्या किया था, बस हो गया था. आराम से बैठकर तनख्वाह उठाने में शर्म सी आने लगी थी और किताब को किसी भी तरह से पूरा करके छपवाने का जुनून सिर पर सवार था. ये तो कभी नहीं ...
February 16, 2022
On Bappi Lahiri – He was way more than just the Disco King
Bappi Lahiri was an entertainer in an era when the word almost did not exist.
February 12, 2022
Gabbar’s motto would’ve been better than Lata’s song, Mr Das
The Reserve Bank of India under the current governor Shaktikanta Das likes to be an optimistic cheerleader rather than an institution which realistically assesses the state of the Indian economy.
