It’s not how long a person has been into a system but how fast he wants to get adopted to the new system that matters.
Aug 25, 2012
Respect and identity… Take Home #171
One need not work where no identity. One should not work where no respect. But one should work to gain identity and respect but not for any one of them in unison.
Aug 19, 2012
Laxman – The Man Very Special
If there has been any one Indian cricketer from whom you can learn how to quietly accept the unfair done to you despite performing the best, that is the stylish batsman from Hyderabad, V.V.S.Laxman. Being quiet and answering the selectors with his bat has been his regular job since years. Being a south Indian cricketer and having been lacking in the lobbying skills, the way Laxman could still get through to the extent of being a legend is an inspiration for many.
He believed in his skill and that paid too. It’s paid in terms of the belief and love of crores of people. This Indian middle order batsman has been the pillar of Indian innings during the tenure of tail-enders in a match which is in its last overs probably. If Laxman is still there in the crease its never the right time to switch off the TVs or turn the channel.
Somehow Australians have been his biggest victims throughout. The unforgettable innings from him at the Eden gardens in 2001 when he made 281 runs playing follow-on will remain as one of the best innings in any format of the game since its inauguration back in 20th century. Very special Laxman’s special runs have been the legacy we all have enjoyed and would enjoy.
His retirement decision with immediate effect, all of a sudden one, has stunned many including his fellow team mates. That would have been different had he chosen to leave the game after the series with the Ausies. Anyway, I believe he has taken the best decision given the situations.
It seems it’s not too far away for Sachin, Sehwag and for that matter for Dhoni and Yuvi too to quit the game. However, every retirement appears as an unbridgeable gap but the young talents have been upcoming to show up the confidence on future. Let’s hope for the best.
Well, I would like to congratulate Laxman for his highly inspiring career of sixteen years and wish him all the best for everything he would love to return back to the game which has given him everything he is today.
He believed in his skill and that paid too. It’s paid in terms of the belief and love of crores of people. This Indian middle order batsman has been the pillar of Indian innings during the tenure of tail-enders in a match which is in its last overs probably. If Laxman is still there in the crease its never the right time to switch off the TVs or turn the channel.
Somehow Australians have been his biggest victims throughout. The unforgettable innings from him at the Eden gardens in 2001 when he made 281 runs playing follow-on will remain as one of the best innings in any format of the game since its inauguration back in 20th century. Very special Laxman’s special runs have been the legacy we all have enjoyed and would enjoy.His retirement decision with immediate effect, all of a sudden one, has stunned many including his fellow team mates. That would have been different had he chosen to leave the game after the series with the Ausies. Anyway, I believe he has taken the best decision given the situations.
It seems it’s not too far away for Sachin, Sehwag and for that matter for Dhoni and Yuvi too to quit the game. However, every retirement appears as an unbridgeable gap but the young talents have been upcoming to show up the confidence on future. Let’s hope for the best.
Well, I would like to congratulate Laxman for his highly inspiring career of sixteen years and wish him all the best for everything he would love to return back to the game which has given him everything he is today.
Aug 15, 2012
Medal, of any metal…
Olympics are done. Now it’s the time to look at the welcome every medal winner of Olympics has been getting in their respective nations. More than the moment of winning, players or I must say the winners must be getting the maximum feel of it as they receive the exhilarating welcome by their people back home.
Be it a gold or a silver or a bronze, medal of any metal is being received proudly amidst all the well deserved applauds.
As some have won back to back gold medals, some other have won medals of some metal back to back and some others have done it for the very first time in the history of games for their country. Well, the attention they have been getting and the love they have been experiencing are well deserved for all the efforts it took to march on to the podium.
Once again congratulations all the winners of any metal. You all made your countries, your people, and your coaches proud.
Jai ho, Team India of Olympics’2012. Six medals are just the start. The cricket crazy nation will now look forward for another Olympics to count the medals all again, this time at the Rio, Brazil.
Congratulations to Gagan Narang, Vijay Kumar, Saina Nehwal, Mary Kom, Yogeshwar Dut and Sushil Kumar. Four out of these six are from small town. That’s enough for the young India from the small towns to get inspired to gift the nation another memorable Olympic campaign, may be years later.
Farewell London, farewell summer Olympics’2012. Thanks for the fun and inspiration.
Be it a gold or a silver or a bronze, medal of any metal is being received proudly amidst all the well deserved applauds.
As some have won back to back gold medals, some other have won medals of some metal back to back and some others have done it for the very first time in the history of games for their country. Well, the attention they have been getting and the love they have been experiencing are well deserved for all the efforts it took to march on to the podium.
Once again congratulations all the winners of any metal. You all made your countries, your people, and your coaches proud.
Jai ho, Team India of Olympics’2012. Six medals are just the start. The cricket crazy nation will now look forward for another Olympics to count the medals all again, this time at the Rio, Brazil.
Congratulations to Gagan Narang, Vijay Kumar, Saina Nehwal, Mary Kom, Yogeshwar Dut and Sushil Kumar. Four out of these six are from small town. That’s enough for the young India from the small towns to get inspired to gift the nation another memorable Olympic campaign, may be years later.
Farewell London, farewell summer Olympics’2012. Thanks for the fun and inspiration.
Aug 7, 2012
Differentiate… Take Home #170
Some are great achievements and some achievements enjoy the greatness with the way they are celebrated. It’s important to differentiate these two not to pull down the later but to respect the former.
Aug 5, 2012
4 years and 4 Days, it’s been more than just a professional life…!
What I was four years before and what I am now is what makes me thank my colleagues, my boss and Tata Motors. Keeping things simple is the best learning I’ve ever had here. I’d love to keep this post as simpler as possible.
Starting the work life right after the college life along with the college-mates does not give you a real chance to get to know the practical difficulties in understanding colleagues. Experience pops in as the time goes on which makes one conscious before calling hurdle a hurdle.
Rather than the good times, the tough times show how important it is to be tough and rightly disciplined to the point. Support in tough times cannot be forgotten. But one must take care that he or she would not get surrendered to the people who supported in tough times which might happen due to some eventual emotional reasons.
Few colleagues turn out to be good friends but again, professional relationship shall be maintained with utmost care be it with a colleague or with boss or for that matter with a friend as well.
Knowledge is always the biggest advantage. Something else supersedes in contention and that’s the communication and managerial skills. Well, people with perfect combination of all three are the complete packages every organization proudly possesses.
Being competitive all the time is important than getting succeeded and getting settled. Experienced people who always are ready to learn new things even when they are almost at the end of their long careers inspire the next generation.
All the improvement happened in me with all the learning of these years make me say that it’s been more than just a professional life. Work is part of life and what stays with and runs us whole life is the right spirit we gain.
Parents give the best moral support everywhere you go. My mom is the inspiration for me for a disciplined working style and my dad is an inspiration for me to keep doing the things of my passion as the second job though unprofitable.
That’s how it’s been and yet a lot to say.
Congratulations to my friends and colleagues who have also completed same tenure.
Experience always counts; when it fails, again experience counts to be calm, to get through and to come back.
Starting the work life right after the college life along with the college-mates does not give you a real chance to get to know the practical difficulties in understanding colleagues. Experience pops in as the time goes on which makes one conscious before calling hurdle a hurdle.
Rather than the good times, the tough times show how important it is to be tough and rightly disciplined to the point. Support in tough times cannot be forgotten. But one must take care that he or she would not get surrendered to the people who supported in tough times which might happen due to some eventual emotional reasons.
Few colleagues turn out to be good friends but again, professional relationship shall be maintained with utmost care be it with a colleague or with boss or for that matter with a friend as well.
Knowledge is always the biggest advantage. Something else supersedes in contention and that’s the communication and managerial skills. Well, people with perfect combination of all three are the complete packages every organization proudly possesses.
Being competitive all the time is important than getting succeeded and getting settled. Experienced people who always are ready to learn new things even when they are almost at the end of their long careers inspire the next generation.
All the improvement happened in me with all the learning of these years make me say that it’s been more than just a professional life. Work is part of life and what stays with and runs us whole life is the right spirit we gain.
Parents give the best moral support everywhere you go. My mom is the inspiration for me for a disciplined working style and my dad is an inspiration for me to keep doing the things of my passion as the second job though unprofitable.
That’s how it’s been and yet a lot to say.
Congratulations to my friends and colleagues who have also completed same tenure.
Experience always counts; when it fails, again experience counts to be calm, to get through and to come back.Aug 4, 2012
Inspire a Generation!
“Inspire a generation” is the slogan I saw on one of the banners in the ongoing Olympic telecasts and that itself is an inspiring one I would say.
Congratulations to the Olympic Medal winners (so far)!
In the pool, a 0.01 second has made the top seed miss the Gold and that’s why they say, ask an Olympic medalist if you want to know the importance of mille second. As Phelps is looking for the record 18th Gold at the games over all, I wish him all the best.
Badminton fixing racket has certainly made the real damage as one woman of the top seed pair has retired from the sport after being expelled from the games following their so called intentional loss to gamble it out for an easy quarter finals draw. Having a person who has always appreciated the sportive spirit I would go with the WBF’s decision but it’s very unfortunate to the sport. Years long efforts going in vain in undesirable way hurts, deeply hurts. Hope this would be the first and last time Olympics see such incidents.
Luck going in Nehwal’s way has been the talk of the new
s channels since last couple of hours. Congratulations to her for becoming the second Indian woman in the history of Olympics to win a medal for India. Gopi Chand must be the proudest coach. He could not win one but his academy is on its course to bring up many medals for India in the years to come with Saina raising the curtain.
Following the recent Tsunami in Japan it was said a lot about the hard work and the discipline of the Japanese people. In the ongoing women doubles gold medal match, the Japanese pair has been playing it with an inspiring smile despite the loss of the first game.
It seems the referees in the boxing rings are having tough time in raising the correct hand. Unfortunate for Vikas Krishnan from India! I’m sure crores of Indians would be looking forward for Vijender and Devender singh(s). Not to forget, the woman world champion in boxing, Mary Kom, is yet to start her journey at the Olympics. Best wishes to the boxing mom.
I’ve just seen another 0.02 seconds loss in cycling. We say anything can happen in a second and in Olympics it proves that whole efforts add to a loss in the matter of fraction of seconds. A pregnant woman is racing hard in the cycling arena to get gold medal for her baby. Another woman with her eight months baby in belly has participated confidently in shooting. Hats off to the to-be-mom Olympians.!
Gagan Narang’s gun had the broze bullets
. The gold of last year by Abhinav Bindra is still in the good memories and the Silver from Vijay Kumar has created another memorable Olympics for the Indian shooting.
Well, more days to go at Olympics. Interesting part ahead as they are on track now. Looking forward for the Jamaicans to run the 100 meters. I’d like to end the post here with wishing Krishna Punia for the best throw of her life. Go India Go.
Congratulations to the Olympic Medal winners (so far)!
In the pool, a 0.01 second has made the top seed miss the Gold and that’s why they say, ask an Olympic medalist if you want to know the importance of mille second. As Phelps is looking for the record 18th Gold at the games over all, I wish him all the best.
Badminton fixing racket has certainly made the real damage as one woman of the top seed pair has retired from the sport after being expelled from the games following their so called intentional loss to gamble it out for an easy quarter finals draw. Having a person who has always appreciated the sportive spirit I would go with the WBF’s decision but it’s very unfortunate to the sport. Years long efforts going in vain in undesirable way hurts, deeply hurts. Hope this would be the first and last time Olympics see such incidents.
Luck going in Nehwal’s way has been the talk of the new
s channels since last couple of hours. Congratulations to her for becoming the second Indian woman in the history of Olympics to win a medal for India. Gopi Chand must be the proudest coach. He could not win one but his academy is on its course to bring up many medals for India in the years to come with Saina raising the curtain.Following the recent Tsunami in Japan it was said a lot about the hard work and the discipline of the Japanese people. In the ongoing women doubles gold medal match, the Japanese pair has been playing it with an inspiring smile despite the loss of the first game.
It seems the referees in the boxing rings are having tough time in raising the correct hand. Unfortunate for Vikas Krishnan from India! I’m sure crores of Indians would be looking forward for Vijender and Devender singh(s). Not to forget, the woman world champion in boxing, Mary Kom, is yet to start her journey at the Olympics. Best wishes to the boxing mom.
I’ve just seen another 0.02 seconds loss in cycling. We say anything can happen in a second and in Olympics it proves that whole efforts add to a loss in the matter of fraction of seconds. A pregnant woman is racing hard in the cycling arena to get gold medal for her baby. Another woman with her eight months baby in belly has participated confidently in shooting. Hats off to the to-be-mom Olympians.!
Gagan Narang’s gun had the broze bullets
. The gold of last year by Abhinav Bindra is still in the good memories and the Silver from Vijay Kumar has created another memorable Olympics for the Indian shooting.Well, more days to go at Olympics. Interesting part ahead as they are on track now. Looking forward for the Jamaicans to run the 100 meters. I’d like to end the post here with wishing Krishna Punia for the best throw of her life. Go India Go.
Lucky Win… Take Home #169
As we accept the unlucky losses we must also accept and enjoy the lucky wins.
Jul 28, 2012
The London Feast’2012
Thanks to the London Olympic organizers for choosing the weekend, fourth weekend of the month which is a two day holiday for me, as the start to the awaited event featuring 26 sports and 36 disciplines.
Opening ceremony was of course a well-organized one as I especially loved the helicopter stunt, depiction of the industrial revolution and the march fast. Indian women players in yellow sarees looked beautiful and cultural. Sushil Kumar got the opportunity to hold the Indian flag and he will of course look forward to march onto the podium one more time in a row.
I’m especially looking forward for the events of Archery, shooting, badminton and tennis for Indian medalists. Overall, I would love to watch each and every event, but I’m very sure I would not be able to. Well, I will like to witness at least the finals of Marathon, 4x100 m relay, 4x400 m relay, badminton, tennis, volley ball, Gymnastics and Hockey. I’ve seen the Archery few hours back in which Indian men team lost to Japanese team. The wrong shots at right time have taken it away from the Indian team. Well, congratulations to the South Korean Archer for the world record holder who is legally blind and could still get through. Believing in oneself magically wins the moments.
With the regular articles in news papers on the upcoming Olympics since last few weeks I could get to know some of the world’s famous athletes eyeing for the gold or a medal. I’m looking forward for inspiring performances and entertaining Olympics.
Opening ceremony was of course a well-organized one as I especially loved the helicopter stunt, depiction of the industrial revolution and the march fast. Indian women players in yellow sarees looked beautiful and cultural. Sushil Kumar got the opportunity to hold the Indian flag and he will of course look forward to march onto the podium one more time in a row.
I’m especially looking forward for the events of Archery, shooting, badminton and tennis for Indian medalists. Overall, I would love to watch each and every event, but I’m very sure I would not be able to. Well, I will like to witness at least the finals of Marathon, 4x100 m relay, 4x400 m relay, badminton, tennis, volley ball, Gymnastics and Hockey. I’ve seen the Archery few hours back in which Indian men team lost to Japanese team. The wrong shots at right time have taken it away from the Indian team. Well, congratulations to the South Korean Archer for the world record holder who is legally blind and could still get through. Believing in oneself magically wins the moments.
With the regular articles in news papers on the upcoming Olympics since last few weeks I could get to know some of the world’s famous athletes eyeing for the gold or a medal. I’m looking forward for inspiring performances and entertaining Olympics.
Never Late!
It’s never late to change the attitude right towards the opponents, contemporary rivals or for that matter the enemies. As a matter of fact, we all face each other for the sole reason called success which is of none but visit everyone time to time. All we need to do is to be in a right arena with a right mind set to turn the disappointing failure into a deserving success.
Jul 27, 2012
The Olympics, 1996 to 2008…
Sports are back and I’m back into the form which I almost lost these days!
London must be the most scintillating city now. As the curtain is about to rise for one more time for the world’s biggest sports event, I wish all the players and their coaches a very happy Olympics ahead.
I’ve not paid much attention to the Olympics previous times. First games I remember were the 1996 Atlanta ones, hosted by the United States, in which the Indian Tennis ace, Leander Peas, won an Individual Bronze medal in lawn tennis, the only medal India bagged. Well I remember answering this question in one of the quiz competition held at school. That age was of course not an age where you get inspired by the sport, rather it was the age that would take winning the country’s whole and sole attention as a passionate imagination.
The Sydney Olympics in 2000 were all overshadowed by the EAMCET preparation and the extra care of the Intermediate colleges. I did not even know that something of Olympics or of that sort was going on in the world. Karanam Malleswari proudly won the bronze for India which I got to know only from the crazy repeated telecasts of TV and news channels during my vacation.
After Athens Olympics in 2004, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was the hero of the nation as TV channels went on showing him up everywhere possible with a gun in hand. He appeared as a super hero from the Indian defense services. United Stated lead the way with a century medals and topped the table. Michale Phelps, the golden guy of the pool, was the cynosure of all most all discussions on sports on TV.
The Beijing 2008 was a wonderful experience with the Indian golden gun boy, Abhinav Bindra, won the first Individual gold for India. That was the first time ever in an individual event Indian national anthem was played on the world’s biggest podium. Two more bronzes, one in boxing and other in wrestling, came our way and added to the celebrations. I’m yet to read ‘The Shot at History’, a book written by Abhinav Bindra himself. That was the first time I kept wondering what it would take to stand as calm as Bindra on the podium with the national anthem running in the back ground. Probably, it takes the stableness of a player to win big shots.
Post on the London games, 2012, to follow.
London must be the most scintillating city now. As the curtain is about to rise for one more time for the world’s biggest sports event, I wish all the players and their coaches a very happy Olympics ahead.
I’ve not paid much attention to the Olympics previous times. First games I remember were the 1996 Atlanta ones, hosted by the United States, in which the Indian Tennis ace, Leander Peas, won an Individual Bronze medal in lawn tennis, the only medal India bagged. Well I remember answering this question in one of the quiz competition held at school. That age was of course not an age where you get inspired by the sport, rather it was the age that would take winning the country’s whole and sole attention as a passionate imagination.
The Sydney Olympics in 2000 were all overshadowed by the EAMCET preparation and the extra care of the Intermediate colleges. I did not even know that something of Olympics or of that sort was going on in the world. Karanam Malleswari proudly won the bronze for India which I got to know only from the crazy repeated telecasts of TV and news channels during my vacation.
After Athens Olympics in 2004, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was the hero of the nation as TV channels went on showing him up everywhere possible with a gun in hand. He appeared as a super hero from the Indian defense services. United Stated lead the way with a century medals and topped the table. Michale Phelps, the golden guy of the pool, was the cynosure of all most all discussions on sports on TV.
The Beijing 2008 was a wonderful experience with the Indian golden gun boy, Abhinav Bindra, won the first Individual gold for India. That was the first time ever in an individual event Indian national anthem was played on the world’s biggest podium. Two more bronzes, one in boxing and other in wrestling, came our way and added to the celebrations. I’m yet to read ‘The Shot at History’, a book written by Abhinav Bindra himself. That was the first time I kept wondering what it would take to stand as calm as Bindra on the podium with the national anthem running in the back ground. Probably, it takes the stableness of a player to win big shots.
Post on the London games, 2012, to follow.
Jul 26, 2012
Manager and qualities… Take Home #168
Manager should not lose such qualities seeing which he is made a manager.
Jul 17, 2012
Lessons learnt hard fought… Take Home #167
Lessons learnt hard fought shall be the most remembered and no excuse shall be expected on making another mistake of the same or similar sort.
Expecting the change!
Sometimes I feel I’m being stupid by expecting people to change who need not change just for me and things to change which never change for anyone. Leaving all the expectations behind and moving forward in the day to day life is not as easy as we say it. Of course we eventually lose the respect we have for such people and belief in such things but one must take care that he or she does not lose too much of either. Everyone and everything shall be given excuse and tolerance, respectively, considering the human characteristics in case of people and natural phenomenon in case of things. It takes a bit of control on one’s own mind to carry along with such situations and to leave behind such expectations. At the same time it takes a lot of self-discipline and determination to be practical as much as possible in the contemporary world. Not everyone and everything is born or made for you in the world. The sooner we realize this fact, the better we perform with cool mind and complete heart. Otherwise we will be lost in the logistics which are for no one’s rescue.
As we are born we must live. As we live we must contribute. Sitting back and expecting people and things to change for us will help the least.
As we are born we must live. As we live we must contribute. Sitting back and expecting people and things to change for us will help the least.
Jul 15, 2012
Ability… Take Home #166
The ability to be walking with the day and done with the day respectively during and after the working hours establishes a successful career and satisfied mind.
One of the ironies…!
We do and don’t mind about same issue at different point of times. When we mind we don’t mind giving it a big cry. When we don’t mind we don’t mind not giving it a bloody thought.
Sometimes we react more than required and sometimes we do not do so to be up to the mark.
At times we challenge the unnecessary and end up having no time for the needy.
When we have so much to do we don’t do anything, and when we have lot to do we have no time.
When we want to do so much we are not required to do it and when we have to do something we are deliberated to do nothing.
Many such facts are faced and accepted by us every day. Yet at times we cannot accept some facts doing which might result in good for many.
Such stupidity is an integral part of all of us. Some turn stupid again and again. Some turn occasionally. Some stay stupid always.
All this is one of the ironies of life!
Sometimes we react more than required and sometimes we do not do so to be up to the mark.
At times we challenge the unnecessary and end up having no time for the needy.
When we have so much to do we don’t do anything, and when we have lot to do we have no time.
When we want to do so much we are not required to do it and when we have to do something we are deliberated to do nothing.
Many such facts are faced and accepted by us every day. Yet at times we cannot accept some facts doing which might result in good for many.
Such stupidity is an integral part of all of us. Some turn stupid again and again. Some turn occasionally. Some stay stupid always.
All this is one of the ironies of life!
Acknowledge a deed… Take Home #165
Be ready to give and take praising or scolding as deserved. Acknowledging a deed completes the deed.
Jul 11, 2012
Support in bad times… Take Home #164
The support you get in bad times is much remembered than the appreciation you get in good times. Amidst all the mistakes and misery, keeping up the smile still keeps the spirit up.
Jul 9, 2012
I miss myself…
In the deep thoughts of you
I lost myself to you.
As I live life without you
I miss myself too.
I lost myself to you.
As I live life without you
I miss myself too.
Being loyal in marriage!
Being loyal in marriage is not just about being loyal to each other. It’s also about being loyal to two families.
Women and men contribute equally, almost, in every called-off relationship which otherwise would have been long lived and mutually loved having put little more efforts in terms of having the emotional responsibilities towards each other’s families. Having understood the responsibilities of each other towards each other’s families has always catalyzed the relationships towards a stronger bong at its early ages itself, which eventually strengthen the bond between the two too.
It seems as if some of the educated ones are just educated about taking care of their own family by ignoring the partner’s family in some cases and in some more cases by keeping the partner’s family out of the family picture. This at most of the time shortens the life time of the love bond the two share provided the victim understands the unfair done to him or her. In some other cases there is no sense of urgency shown by some people even if their own families are being ignored by their partners or kept intentionally away. They are just happy as always and as usual without thinking much about their own families being ill treated by their partners. I pity such. That’s the biggest mistake a son or a daughter do to their own families who have lost too much in the process of bringing their kids up.
Well, up to the two and the situations.
Being loyal in marriage is not just about being loyal to each other. It’s also about being loyal to two families.
Women and men contribute equally, almost, in every called-off relationship which otherwise would have been long lived and mutually loved having put little more efforts in terms of having the emotional responsibilities towards each other’s families. Having understood the responsibilities of each other towards each other’s families has always catalyzed the relationships towards a stronger bong at its early ages itself, which eventually strengthen the bond between the two too.
It seems as if some of the educated ones are just educated about taking care of their own family by ignoring the partner’s family in some cases and in some more cases by keeping the partner’s family out of the family picture. This at most of the time shortens the life time of the love bond the two share provided the victim understands the unfair done to him or her. In some other cases there is no sense of urgency shown by some people even if their own families are being ignored by their partners or kept intentionally away. They are just happy as always and as usual without thinking much about their own families being ill treated by their partners. I pity such. That’s the biggest mistake a son or a daughter do to their own families who have lost too much in the process of bringing their kids up.
Well, up to the two and the situations.
Being loyal in marriage is not just about being loyal to each other. It’s also about being loyal to two families.
Understand and act… Take Home #163
With some you need to be diplomatic where as with some you should not be. Understand and act.
Jun 30, 2012
Be in full spirits… Take Home #161
When people are given a choice to accept or reject you and they choose to reject you, next time put all your efforts to make them have no choice than accepting you. Be in full spirits always.
Jun 29, 2012
Happiness and Satisfaction…Take Home #160
Congratulating the winner gives you happiness. Supporting the loser gives you satisfaction.
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