Revealinginside stories Looking Inside For Wellness Over the last decade or so, we have seen a whole bunch of gyms (even women only gyms!), dieticians, cosmetologists, health foods mushroom across cities in India. They celebrate healthy living. The concept of health goes beyond fitness, but more importantly includes ‘Wellness’ where one is looking inside as…
Revealinginside stories Yayati Complex “The psychoanalyst Freud proposed the theory of the Oedipus complex based on the Greek myths to explain the human need to compete with the father for the mother’s affection. The son always triumphs over the father and is consequently consumed by guilt. Indian psychoanalysts believe that this concept is inadequate in…
Revealinginside stories Dichotomous Thinking Consumer buying behaviour most times works on the critical thinking paradigm – making clear, rational and informed decisions. However, we see some decision making patterns straying from this process and entering the cognitive bias domain. Like for most, absence of ill health equals good health or higher price equals better quality.…
Revealinginside stories Spoilt For Choices Making a choice seems like ‘the great Indian time-pass’. We take pleasure in the process, relishing the journey. Food menus, shopping, political parties, education boards, IPL teams – Indians love being spoilt for choices. This has nothing to do with the inefficiency in the decision making process but with the…
Revealinginside stories Bobble Head When it comes to non-verbal communication, Indians display one of the most confusing gestures – ‘the head bobble’…a cross between a nod and a shake, implying a cross between yes and no! It is an intentionally ambiguous gesture and in isolation does not convey any meaning but leaves the communication open…
Revealinginside stories IST ‘Time waits for none’, must be true for everyone on the planet…except Indians. We don’t follow the hands of the clock, it follows us!‘When others wait to meet you, you must be really important’ is the #1 mental rationale Indians have which motivate them to be intentionally late. Being late = busy…
Revealinginside stories Horizontal E-Commerce Our recent researches on the segment led us to understand a complete lack of site loyalty in the horizontal e-retailers space. Knowing that our choices are guided by assumed favourable outcomes…this insight doesn’t really come as a shocker. E-retailers today leave no stone unturned in wooing customers and attracting them…from heavy…
Revealinginside stories Hip To Be Sober India has seen a big shift in the drinking culture in just over a decade. Parties and get-togethers are synonymous with alcohol where age and gender, which were big determiners, has taken a back seat. This is not only a metropolitan thing but has been slowly catching up in…
Revealinginside stories Custom Made The rising trend of custom made products and services make us wonder about the growing need for individualization that India is expressing. Not only in apparels, customization today is offered across segments from handbags, shoes, and jewellery to sleeping mattresses, household linen, food menus and even motorbikes/cars.The ‘custom made’ concept adds…
Revealinginside stories Desi Swag The evident rise of India on the global map is instrumental in instilling a sense of pride the youth is taking in its country. Whether it be a push from the political side with movements like ‘Make in India’; widespread recognition of popular media, sports, fashion; respect and keen interest of…