Writings
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May 2026
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Joining ICI in 1965: a chemistry graduate finds his place
The interview was conducted in English in a wood-panelled office in Bombay, by a Scotsman who had been with the company since the war. Forty years later, much of what he said…
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March 2026
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What the soda ash plant taught me about authority
Mithapur in 1972 was a place where decisions had to be made on the floor and defended in writing afterwards. The order was not optional, and the lesson took longer than expected…