August 1st and the nine years at work!

August 1st marks the completion of nine years for me at work, at Tata Motors.

Reading sports news

To following technology news,

Hanging out with friends

To having fun with colleagues,

Shedding tears in farewells

To hiding back tears while delivering the farewell note,

Working on weekends

To hanging out on weekends,

Having lunch-table-full of friends

To having to go to lunch alone at times,

Debating on every topic under the sun

To realizing not all topics are worthwhile,

Believing in everything said and shown

To understanding the importance of reading between the lines,

Getting personal

To being professional,

A lot has changed. Life has changed, towards better and better in many aspects, and towards realization in some other. 

Credit to the people came, gone and stood by. Credit to the situations said 'hi'. Looking forward for much more change and many more memories in the years to come. 

Welcoming the first of the decade-mark in all hope and enthusiasm. 

113th birthday of J.R.D. Tata!

I feel privileged to be part of the business excellence journey of Tata group. What a thought way of celebrating the birthday of a great entrepreneur, a great man. Bharat Ratna, Mr. J.R.D.Tata.

Movie: Fidaa and Mom

For Shekhar Kammula, there couldn't have been a better way of knocking  the doors of box office, after a considerable gap, than doing this masterpiece of emotions and simplicity. It's occasional that the depiction of emotions in films come closer to reality which we cannot help but accept. Fidaa is a perfect example of this sort.

Shekhar Kammula played it utterly safe this time by relying on his skill of showing an attitude-full female lead. Sai Pallavi has done an exceptional job. Kuddos to her characterization. Great picturization and camera work. It always feels good to see people whose work once you admired come back with a bang; happy for Shekhar Kammula and team.

By the way, watch #Mom, if you haven't. I used to think that if there would be a movie made in India with the title 'mom', it could only be about the Mars Orbiter Mission! Well, as Mr PM also mentioned once, mom never disappoints. #Mom doesn't disappoint too. Congratulations to Sridevi for her 300th film! And I will continue to look forward for a film on Mars Orbiter Mission from the Indian cast and crew.

No comparison... Take Home #639

Many of the people today we compare ourselves with, down the line few years our paths could be entirely different and there won't be anymore space for comparison, only moment to cherish remain.

No comparison. No stress. Full of life, laughter and some meaningful moments.

Coach-Player relationship!

Coach-player relationship is beyond the difference of opinion both of them may have. Dispute with coach will remain as a black-page in every player's history, no matter how skillful he or she is. A given player may look important at the given moment but inclusiveness is important at any moment!

Handling the situations between coach and player is not an easy task. And the best people who can resolve that are the coach and player themselves. Whatever said and done, there can be a situation that leads to the ultimate decision. How that whole decision process happens and what happens post the decision process elevates the integrity of everyone involved. 

Hope for... Take Home #638

The easier it is to hope for, the tougher it is to let go.

Ifs and buts... Take Home #637

Not clarity but ifs and buts give us exciting memories to cherish and motivating stories to share! 

Being aware... Take Home #636

We need not wait for hard times to come to us to know who our friends are. If we are fully aware at every moment and are not easily gone by the momentum of the moments, we come to know, rather realise, who our friends are!

The record '10'!

Coming back from a career threatening injury to win the record 10th french open title and 15th grand slam title, Rafael Nadal's this journey shows the art of possible! A lot to get motivated from. Injuries may hurt you but they cannot stop you. 

At times it feels as if everything that's earned hard-fought is gone for a toss! It feels as if everything is at stake, as if everything has come to standstill. If anything that can pull a person from state to the glory yet again is belief. Belief, induced by friends and family in us. Belief, that we have on our potential. Belief, that time works things for us provided we work towards our goal. Belief is an important aspect of life, of success. Nurturing the belief is not always easy. It takes a lot of effort time in time out. The one who constantly attempts to hold onto the belief is the one complemented by it. 

Congratulations to the champion player and his team! Looking forward to watch more motivating games from Nadal and co. 

Mortality, the truth!

Life keeps giving us constant reminders that we are mortal. If only that's realized fully, there will be no space, rather time, for hatred, anger and jealousy in us. We are what we are and others are what they are. We better be. We better live. And let everyone else be and live too! 

Talking positive!

Bothered by truth... Take Home #635

If we are aware from within that a truth is hurting us, first we must feel happy to have known the truth. Next comes the course correction or whatever that can settle the matter for us. 

Better to be bothered by truth than to be innocent of it! 

Performance feedback... Take Home #634

Performance feedback shall be given in terms of what a given person can do in the given circumstances and what's actually done! There is no point giving comparative feedback, especially when it its intended for improvement. Everyone is unique hence can uniquely contribute. It's important to nurture the uniqueness to establish diversity which leads to better creativity and efficiency.