The Beautiful Life

Dr. Shreekant Chorghade Emotional intelligence (EI) is the skill of understanding, managing, and channeling emotions—yours and others'—to overcome challenges and foster positive outcomes. It’s the secret to navigating workplace dynamics, inspiring teams, and achieving personal and professional success. Remarkably, research shows that 90% of top performers possess high EI, making it a cornerstone of excellence and well-being. Renowned author and senior pediatrician Dr. Shreekant Chorghade reveals how emotional intelligence enriches personal connections and social interactions, leading to a fuller, happier life. Q: How would you define emotions? Dr. Chorghade: Emotions are an evolutionary inheritance from our non-human ancestors, deeply rooted in human history. The term "emotion" comes from the verb "to mote," meaning "to move." Q: What is Emotional Intelligence (EI)? Dr. Chorghade: Emotional Intelligence is the ability to understand and navigate both ...

  Sobhana Jaya-Madhavan Sobhana Jaya-Madhavan , Associate Vice President, Simon Fraser, University, shares her insights on domestic violence, the most common form of violence that impacts women globally, which is also termed as ‘Intimate Partner Violence’ (IPV), ‘Spousal Abuse’, ‘Relationship Violence’. Both men and women can be perpetrators or victims of domestic violence, which can be in the form of physical, sexual, psychological, emotional, economic, cyber etc. Sobhana is of the opinion that education and entertainment sectors can play a critical role by generating awareness on the subject. Impact on children   Domestic violence has very serious negative consequences on child development, as it can cause them a great deal of anxiety, stress and health problems, and can negatively impact their education and careers. They are exposed to bad role modelling whereby a child learns to behave in a manner that is neither appropriate nor positive, as a result they may not be c...

Anand Ganu, Founder and President of Garje Marathi Global ….At Garje Marathi Global, they build careers and lives of aspiring minds  “Supporting the youth evolve, defines our purpose,” said Anand Ganu as he made vivid his organisation, Garje Marathi Global (GMG) Inc goals, which has 60 domain experts grooming over 150 students the world over. “In fact, it’s so important that it’s part of Garje Marathi’s mission – to be a catalyst for change, growth, and a better future,” mentions Ganu, as he shares enthusiastically about the organisation which he had co-founded with his life partner Suneeta in 2016. Ganu, a successful businessman, with a background in the pharma sector, following his retirement found a new passion connecting with exemplary Marathi-speaking people across the globe, documenting their stories of triumph and connecting all of them together. This was a start of an interesting journey, soon his passion could lead to two epic books, Garje Marathi part 1 and part 2, ...