Sunday, May 8, 2011
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Friends
What would our life be without friends? It would be morose, monotonous, dreary, blue, deserted and meaningless. Friends are there for you always, through thick and thin. They do not gauge you. You can be yourself without having to worry about what they will think or say. They accept you for what you are and even condone you for the mistakes you make. You can have long inane confabulations with them. They do not trample you; they tread with you. They fill ho-hum moments with fun and laughter. If you are feeling down or low, they lift your spirits.
They are by your side in times of exigency. Friends are special people who like us inspite of our flaws.
Even if you are taciturn or cantankerous, they allow you to be so and in fact are helpful in shaking the dysphoria. Friends are the greatest boon in life.
They are by your side in times of exigency. Friends are special people who like us inspite of our flaws.
Even if you are taciturn or cantankerous, they allow you to be so and in fact are helpful in shaking the dysphoria. Friends are the greatest boon in life.
Friday, August 21, 2009
India
India is a melting pot. People from across the world visit our country but are often here for too fleeting a time to grasp the complex nature of the nation. Some believe that we are not a progressive people, and still call it a third world country. Many foreigners still harbour the illusion that our country is backward, poverty stricken and a land of snake charmers and cart drivers. It is a little disconcerting to think that outsiders may have such a skewed image of a country which is really too diverse to fit into a mould. That is probably why there were many who were not particularly happy when a rather dismal and squalid portrayal of our very own Mumbai slum-dwellers found a global viewership through the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire. Personally however, I was euphoric and over the moon when the movie won accolades from across the world. The riveting and sweeping Slumdog Millionaire is truly a classic.
If you ask me, India is a multi-religious, secular, cosmopolitan and enterprising country. Indians are doing phenomenally well in all areas, be it education, management, business, music, films, science, or even the pageant industry. Any discerning world citizen, irrespective of where he hails from and takes more than a passing interest in world affairs will know that we are ready to join the list of superpowers of this century. Jai ho!
If you ask me, India is a multi-religious, secular, cosmopolitan and enterprising country. Indians are doing phenomenally well in all areas, be it education, management, business, music, films, science, or even the pageant industry. Any discerning world citizen, irrespective of where he hails from and takes more than a passing interest in world affairs will know that we are ready to join the list of superpowers of this century. Jai ho!
Phases of Life
Phases of Life
Perhaps the happiest days of our life are those during infancy – days of unbridled joy and insouciance. You don’t have to worry about work, or responsibility, or anything at all. You are mollycoddled and taken care of. You are so naïve and oblivious to your surroundings and can get away with the most outrageous of activities. To me, a timeworn, tired adult, childhood seems to be a phase when I was perpetually dazed, not bothered about anything and leading a perfectly placid life.
As we reach our teens, peer pressure catches up with us. Some even give in to this pressure because they want to be liked and feel coerced to change their attitude and follow the herd.
And finally when you reach adulthood life’s complexity overwhelms us completely. We wish we could go back to the simplicity that we enjoyed as children. We look in vain for what we never lost in the first place but which simply got obscured by the concerns of the present. And sometimes we forget that all we have to do is ask.
Perhaps the happiest days of our life are those during infancy – days of unbridled joy and insouciance. You don’t have to worry about work, or responsibility, or anything at all. You are mollycoddled and taken care of. You are so naïve and oblivious to your surroundings and can get away with the most outrageous of activities. To me, a timeworn, tired adult, childhood seems to be a phase when I was perpetually dazed, not bothered about anything and leading a perfectly placid life.
As we reach our teens, peer pressure catches up with us. Some even give in to this pressure because they want to be liked and feel coerced to change their attitude and follow the herd.
And finally when you reach adulthood life’s complexity overwhelms us completely. We wish we could go back to the simplicity that we enjoyed as children. We look in vain for what we never lost in the first place but which simply got obscured by the concerns of the present. And sometimes we forget that all we have to do is ask.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Saturday, February 28, 2009
LIFE LESSONS FROM SATYAM
A Life Driven with blinkers in search of popular defiantion namely money,fame and power begets cancereous Greed that can potentially invade the basic moral values,enslave us to peer pressure and leave us with permanent sence of insecurity .
The dogged pursuit of sucha success largely governed by external paramteres largely governed by happiness.
Much has bee return about the Satyam saga since the day MR Raju pulished the sensational story about the tigers tail.
Does this event raise an alaram much of something much deeper engulfing our socitey given the increasing number of corporate scandals acroos the world? Are We to blame ?The fundamental attibutes that governed his actions involved the desire to maximise wealth and power not only for himself and for his family too with scant regard for other stakeholders not minding the dishonest and unethical means to achieve above purpose.
Although the full extent of financial activities that went behind the scenes are unearthed , it apperas that they constitue one or more of the following :funeeling out cash from parent company ,establishing a shady nexus between with politicians keeping up bogus numbers to keep performance in line with leading peers and gradually reducing personal shareholding .Investing company wealth in personal real estate holdings,patronising the son's firm at the cost of parent.
lets take the atttribute Hoarding of personal wealth and gaining precendence over all else
Aren't most of our lives driven by thios shallow goal .As employees howm many of us really care about the long term goals of the company what we are really intrested is in our salary bonus or stock options and most money for ourselve in matter few time period.
It is these attitudes that led to the collapse of wall street and borught the global finacial market to its Knees.
CEOs and staff in leading investment banks acted ina way that would maximise their year end bonus with little regard fotr how their actions would haunt the company in mere future and now th same guys crying for their jobs and shouting out slogans against the companies .What an Irnoy.
What is Necessary for a strong economy is that the employees and promoter should be driven by passion and not by greed.A passion to love your job and not only your title,networth ,salaries or perks.
The dogged pursuit of sucha success largely governed by external paramteres largely governed by happiness.
Much has bee return about the Satyam saga since the day MR Raju pulished the sensational story about the tigers tail.
Does this event raise an alaram much of something much deeper engulfing our socitey given the increasing number of corporate scandals acroos the world? Are We to blame ?The fundamental attibutes that governed his actions involved the desire to maximise wealth and power not only for himself and for his family too with scant regard for other stakeholders not minding the dishonest and unethical means to achieve above purpose.
Although the full extent of financial activities that went behind the scenes are unearthed , it apperas that they constitue one or more of the following :funeeling out cash from parent company ,establishing a shady nexus between with politicians keeping up bogus numbers to keep performance in line with leading peers and gradually reducing personal shareholding .Investing company wealth in personal real estate holdings,patronising the son's firm at the cost of parent.
lets take the atttribute Hoarding of personal wealth and gaining precendence over all else
Aren't most of our lives driven by thios shallow goal .As employees howm many of us really care about the long term goals of the company what we are really intrested is in our salary bonus or stock options and most money for ourselve in matter few time period.
It is these attitudes that led to the collapse of wall street and borught the global finacial market to its Knees.
CEOs and staff in leading investment banks acted ina way that would maximise their year end bonus with little regard fotr how their actions would haunt the company in mere future and now th same guys crying for their jobs and shouting out slogans against the companies .What an Irnoy.
What is Necessary for a strong economy is that the employees and promoter should be driven by passion and not by greed.A passion to love your job and not only your title,networth ,salaries or perks.
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