
About Pavan Choudary
Pavan Choudary is a public intellectual, corporate leader, keynote speaker, and accomplished moderator renowned for his in-depth insights into wisdom and ethical leadership. His expertise spans leadership, business strategy, marketing, and communication. Through empirical research and real-world examples, Pavan motivates leaders and entrepreneurs to pursue excellence with integrity.
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What BRICS and India Can Learn from the Bystander Effect
The famous bystander effect was first noticed by two psychologists, Latane and Darley, after a murder occurred in New York’s Kew Gardens at 3:00 a.m. There was nothing extraordinary […]
Vaccine hesitancy - India hesitancy: Two sides of the same dangerous coin
First Published in India Today on on 6th July 2025 Vaccine hesitancy has a long history. Initially, vaccines were opposed on religious grounds, viewed as interference with divine will. Later, in liberal societies, they were resisted as infringements on personal freedom, especially when made mandatory. In modern times, the anti-vaccine movement gained steam from 1998 […]
When Everyone's Responsible, No One Is: The Hidden Cost of Diffused Ownership
I came across this striking experiment by social psychologist Bibb Latané. Participants were placed in separate booths and asked to cheer as loudly as possible. In some cases, they were told they were shouting alone; in others, that their shouts would be combined with others in a group. In truth, they were always shouting alone. […]
Flattening Historical Nuance Flattens Truth: Trump’s Bomb Analogy
Last week, Trump Compared Bunker Busters to Atom Bombs. That’s like comparing: Firing your apprentice to decimating a civilization! The MOAB (Mother of All Bombs) may be America’s biggest non-nuclear bomb, but it doesn’t come with the generational radiation, surrender of nations, or the rewriting of world history. The illusion here is not just technical, […]