Hi,
I watched movie Guru at least 10 times to get inspiration on the journey of a petrol pump worker to build a company whose owners combined wealth is top in the world, all done in 30 years in total.
Now, sometime last week, I was in discussion with a friend on how you can't get any work done in India without offering bribes. Even, my book ' Be THE CEO of LIFE' highlights this mad chase of money in recent times which has led people to take any decisions how unethical, immoral it might be. Everybody needs that extra money to afford a foreign holiday which 30 years back was a prerogative of elite class, now I think rightly so. As these things like Fancy Cars, Big Houses and Foreign holidays have come to few people belonging to masses, entire middle class is vying for it. It you can't get it from fair means, corruption, bribes, cheating and fraud are a way forward.
So, coming back in a scene in movie, the journalist describes Dhiru Bhai as someone who should be locked in a room and key thrown away. He categorically mentions how Guru is spreading corruption in India.
I wonder is that is where corruption started in India. Police, Judiciary, legislature everyone was bought over by Guru for business gains. laws were drafted keeping Guru's interest in mind and all.
This is what I have heard but last generation people can throw more light into this issue.
Help me !!!!11
Monday, December 28, 2009
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Gender Equality--Beyond a Point
Hi,
Since my childhood, I was made to believe that men are superior to women. This was essentially because of family background coupled with the schooling, both very ordinary
Then, by god bless, I studies in top colleges, Delhi College of Engineering and IIM Bangalore for my BTech and MBA which gave me a different learning. This education was supported by working in US based Fortune 20 companies like Coca Cola and American Express and I completely changed a man who would preach gender equality at any given moment.
I an happily doing that for about 8 years but recently, I have started to figure out that some Gender specific qualities do exist and it is better for humanity in general if we do not try to override them.
On one side, the work of child bearing is given to woman ( and it takes full 9 months, no scientific developments have succeeded in improving efficiencies here :) so they are also given far more patience and emotions than man. They are blessed to wear thousand kind of shades in Sarees, Salwars, Jeans, Long Skirts, Short skirts, Trousers etc etc making shopping necessary for them. To go with those thousand dresses, they need jewelery, shoes, nail polishes and lip sticks. To buy all those stuff, they need time so woman take time to dress up..Totally fair
Men on other hand have 8-10 or at max 20 options. In office, they can wear only trousers with very few shade and pattern options. They do not need to buy jewellary, costmetics etc also
So essentially by nature, I observed Men are asked to earn while Woman are destines to spend that money..Right
So, woman are generally mis fit in working/ corporate environment till men continue to be away from Child Birth, Shopping, Dressing and monthly cycles.
So it is not about glass ceiling for woman. I think the point is they have been destines to involve themselves in more fun so why to bother for late night meetings, 3 hrs travel one way to office or economic class travel 15 days/month.
Like Men help in Kitchen some times or do dishes, wash or press clothes, woman are also best till they provide support to Men at work.
Why do they need to be Vice oresidents???
Someone, please give me some answers
Since my childhood, I was made to believe that men are superior to women. This was essentially because of family background coupled with the schooling, both very ordinary
Then, by god bless, I studies in top colleges, Delhi College of Engineering and IIM Bangalore for my BTech and MBA which gave me a different learning. This education was supported by working in US based Fortune 20 companies like Coca Cola and American Express and I completely changed a man who would preach gender equality at any given moment.
I an happily doing that for about 8 years but recently, I have started to figure out that some Gender specific qualities do exist and it is better for humanity in general if we do not try to override them.
On one side, the work of child bearing is given to woman ( and it takes full 9 months, no scientific developments have succeeded in improving efficiencies here :) so they are also given far more patience and emotions than man. They are blessed to wear thousand kind of shades in Sarees, Salwars, Jeans, Long Skirts, Short skirts, Trousers etc etc making shopping necessary for them. To go with those thousand dresses, they need jewelery, shoes, nail polishes and lip sticks. To buy all those stuff, they need time so woman take time to dress up..Totally fair
Men on other hand have 8-10 or at max 20 options. In office, they can wear only trousers with very few shade and pattern options. They do not need to buy jewellary, costmetics etc also
So essentially by nature, I observed Men are asked to earn while Woman are destines to spend that money..Right
So, woman are generally mis fit in working/ corporate environment till men continue to be away from Child Birth, Shopping, Dressing and monthly cycles.
So it is not about glass ceiling for woman. I think the point is they have been destines to involve themselves in more fun so why to bother for late night meetings, 3 hrs travel one way to office or economic class travel 15 days/month.
Like Men help in Kitchen some times or do dishes, wash or press clothes, woman are also best till they provide support to Men at work.
Why do they need to be Vice oresidents???
Someone, please give me some answers
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Telengana--What is the issue
Telengana creation has created a huge national debate?? is it ??
After reading and hearing in all channels, I decided to look into this matter also a little deeply to understand the perspective of various stakeholders
First of all, I should congratulate central Congress leadership to take this step..Why..Because after analyzing from every corner, I was not able to find any advantage to them but only lot of disadvantages. So I , though not at all Congress supporter looks at this as a pure ' Fulfillment of promise' in the best interest of people of Telengana,.
Why disadvantage is proven by why Mayawati is suddenly in favour of Harit pradesh. She got about 55% majority in UP. She has least clout in that area so taking her out from UP increases her majority in rest of UP. This makes her CM of UP for next many years very comfortably.
But for Congress, They are equally powerful in both areas. They do not have any particular clout in that area. So doing this split doesn't give them an extra state to rule in bigger scheme of things.
So, now why local leaders across parties are against this move.
Many people have brought the issue of investment in Hyderabad and those points. Somehow, I think this is true but there is one more angle toward this. Hyderabad is surely the key element but with a different perspective.
During my analysis, I figured out that though Andhra is prosperous in general vis a vis many other states In India, they do not have second city other than Hyderabad. With over 10% of current state population, it is the only metropolitan/ cosmopolitan city in Andhra.
I last went saw Vijaywada/ Guntur 7 years back and just the thought of them being capital city of just a big and prosperous state makes me laugh
For that matter, even UP have Kanpur, Noida which are actually bigger than Luchnow. Gujarat has Baroda, Maharashtra have Pune, Nagpur, Punjab have got Mohali, Haryana have got Punchkula, Gurgaon but Andhra without Hyderabad would be like Assam at best with capital city developed like Guwahati.
Now without world class Airports, Malls, Hotels like Ramada, Taj and Grand kakatiya, Residential places like Banjara and Jubilee hill, where these politicians go. Where would they live?? The local businessman like Raju :) can continue to live in Hyderabad. But politicians and superstars haev to shift where their state is. So be it Chiru or a MLA from a small town, he is living in Jubilee hills now. I do not know a single place outside Hyderabad who is even 10% developed like Jubilee hills so there would be a big change in life style of these people
Even Jharkhand had Ranchi, Uttrakhand had Dehradoon which are far more cosmopiltans than Vijaywada and Guntur for sure.
And why we all make money, to live in style, eat food in exotic locations, travel to places etc etc.
Just few thoughts from me.
After reading and hearing in all channels, I decided to look into this matter also a little deeply to understand the perspective of various stakeholders
First of all, I should congratulate central Congress leadership to take this step..Why..Because after analyzing from every corner, I was not able to find any advantage to them but only lot of disadvantages. So I , though not at all Congress supporter looks at this as a pure ' Fulfillment of promise' in the best interest of people of Telengana,.
Why disadvantage is proven by why Mayawati is suddenly in favour of Harit pradesh. She got about 55% majority in UP. She has least clout in that area so taking her out from UP increases her majority in rest of UP. This makes her CM of UP for next many years very comfortably.
But for Congress, They are equally powerful in both areas. They do not have any particular clout in that area. So doing this split doesn't give them an extra state to rule in bigger scheme of things.
So, now why local leaders across parties are against this move.
Many people have brought the issue of investment in Hyderabad and those points. Somehow, I think this is true but there is one more angle toward this. Hyderabad is surely the key element but with a different perspective.
During my analysis, I figured out that though Andhra is prosperous in general vis a vis many other states In India, they do not have second city other than Hyderabad. With over 10% of current state population, it is the only metropolitan/ cosmopolitan city in Andhra.
I last went saw Vijaywada/ Guntur 7 years back and just the thought of them being capital city of just a big and prosperous state makes me laugh
For that matter, even UP have Kanpur, Noida which are actually bigger than Luchnow. Gujarat has Baroda, Maharashtra have Pune, Nagpur, Punjab have got Mohali, Haryana have got Punchkula, Gurgaon but Andhra without Hyderabad would be like Assam at best with capital city developed like Guwahati.
Now without world class Airports, Malls, Hotels like Ramada, Taj and Grand kakatiya, Residential places like Banjara and Jubilee hill, where these politicians go. Where would they live?? The local businessman like Raju :) can continue to live in Hyderabad. But politicians and superstars haev to shift where their state is. So be it Chiru or a MLA from a small town, he is living in Jubilee hills now. I do not know a single place outside Hyderabad who is even 10% developed like Jubilee hills so there would be a big change in life style of these people
Even Jharkhand had Ranchi, Uttrakhand had Dehradoon which are far more cosmopiltans than Vijaywada and Guntur for sure.
And why we all make money, to live in style, eat food in exotic locations, travel to places etc etc.
Just few thoughts from me.
Friday, December 4, 2009
I am Busy--How true is the statement
Hi All,
This is one more issue which drives me to think beyond what is said. Many times, this would have happened with you also that you call up a friend/ relative and he is not able to talk to you properly because he is busy.
This is fine as you can be busy at that particular moment. But what I am not able to comprehend is that the person is not able to call you back or meet you for a week/ month etc etc.
I hear someone saying that I didn't called you back because I am busy for last 15 days. I wonder how busy can you be in 24 hrs x 15 days that you didn't get time to give a 5 minute cal back to a person who supposedly holds a very special place in your life.
Let me clarify further. During my 8 years of work and 6 years of professional studies ( DCE and IIMB), I was busy for 8 months when I was with Studyplaces.com. I used to live in Dwarka and office was in Gurgaon. Because of pressure on start up and my position and sense of accountability, I needed to work 9 AM to 8 PM everyday including some Sundays.
Now, many of others do have these office timing as normal so what so special. The special thigj was 50% of those days, I never had Lunch and rest 50% , I ate with left hand and right hand typing.
So from 9 AM to 8 PM, if there are 11 hours, I was involved in hands on work for at elast 10.45 hrs. I never loggod on to any messenger, the stock market crashed from 21000 to 8000 but I was not able to open my demat account as it might have taken 15 minutes. I guess this is enough to prove my point.
Now, when I talk to few of these people who claim that they are busy for last 15 days, they were having one hour Lunch break as usual, though there is lot of fire fighting in office but you were leaving at 6 everyday, you went for Movie with your spouse last weekend and did tons of shopping but still were very busy.
I am just not able to understand the criteria of someone to be busy !!
Please help me
This is one more issue which drives me to think beyond what is said. Many times, this would have happened with you also that you call up a friend/ relative and he is not able to talk to you properly because he is busy.
This is fine as you can be busy at that particular moment. But what I am not able to comprehend is that the person is not able to call you back or meet you for a week/ month etc etc.
I hear someone saying that I didn't called you back because I am busy for last 15 days. I wonder how busy can you be in 24 hrs x 15 days that you didn't get time to give a 5 minute cal back to a person who supposedly holds a very special place in your life.
Let me clarify further. During my 8 years of work and 6 years of professional studies ( DCE and IIMB), I was busy for 8 months when I was with Studyplaces.com. I used to live in Dwarka and office was in Gurgaon. Because of pressure on start up and my position and sense of accountability, I needed to work 9 AM to 8 PM everyday including some Sundays.
Now, many of others do have these office timing as normal so what so special. The special thigj was 50% of those days, I never had Lunch and rest 50% , I ate with left hand and right hand typing.
So from 9 AM to 8 PM, if there are 11 hours, I was involved in hands on work for at elast 10.45 hrs. I never loggod on to any messenger, the stock market crashed from 21000 to 8000 but I was not able to open my demat account as it might have taken 15 minutes. I guess this is enough to prove my point.
Now, when I talk to few of these people who claim that they are busy for last 15 days, they were having one hour Lunch break as usual, though there is lot of fire fighting in office but you were leaving at 6 everyday, you went for Movie with your spouse last weekend and did tons of shopping but still were very busy.
I am just not able to understand the criteria of someone to be busy !!
Please help me
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