The Idea and the Spadework. It was the year 1984. An Austrian Marketing Director of a toothpaste Manufacturing Co. was on a business trip to Bangkok. On reaching Bangkok, the Executive experienced Jetlag and was advised to have a bottle of Krating Daeng, a Thai beverage which claimed to boost concentration and performance. Effectively KratingContinue reading “Red Bull & The Success of the Bizarre”
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Ms. Matty Fernandes: A Great Change Agent
Teachers Day Special A change agent by definition is an individual from inside or outside of a company/organisation, whose objective is to help revitalise a company/organisation in response to changing circumstances. However there are a few special individuals who not only revitalise organisations but also revitalise lives. Ms. Matty Fernandes was one such Teacher. SheContinue reading “Ms. Matty Fernandes: A Great Change Agent”
Flawed Perceptions
Teachers Day Special ‘School Days are the best days’ is a cliched statement heard from many. Though this may be debatable, there is absolutely no doubt that the lessons learnt at school remain with us for a lifetime and more often than not these lessons are applied later in life. Mrs. Fijardo, a senior Teacher inContinue reading “Flawed Perceptions”
Dr. Sethuraman : A fine Speech Therapist
Teacher’s Day Special The Teacher’s Day is a few days away and I thought it would be appropriate to pen down a few blogs on the people who have helped me improve my shortcomings (which were many) in all these years and made me into a decent enough individual who could stand on his feet.Continue reading “Dr. Sethuraman : A fine Speech Therapist”
Love Thy Barcelona..??
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, was not only a great scientist but a great teacher and philosopher with several of his speeches and quotes being testimony to this fact. In one of his famous quotes he said that ‘you should love your work and not your organisation‘. I was rather surprised at this statement from theContinue reading “Love Thy Barcelona..??”
DISCIDIUM- POTESTATEM
Discidium (Latin for separation) is common to human life and shapes it more often than not. And there is ample proof that every Discidium has a Potestatem (Latin for opportunity) attached to it. Discidium may be painful at times, but leads to great opportunities. The infant leaves the womb of the mother to embrace life and new relationships. TheContinue reading “DISCIDIUM- POTESTATEM”
The Taxi Driver
Driving Taxis is still a male bastion though a lot of Lady drivers have forayed in this profession off late, mainly due to the advent of Pink taxis for women passengers and families. I happened to meet one such Lady driver on a brief visit to the UAE with my family a few years agoContinue reading “The Taxi Driver”
The Gypsy
1991 While out for an errand on the streets of Colaba, I happened to lay eyes on an open Jeep parked at a Petrol Pump just behind our residence. The black coloured, open Jeep, though a bit dilapidated, was a sight to behold and I simply couldn’t resist. Of the many interests I had in thatContinue reading “The Gypsy”
Puran: My Man Friday
It was a very hot summer of 2006, when I travelled to Varanasi on a transfer, with a plastered hand. I had been playing cricket and a freak injury happened. The base of my little finger in my left palm had broken. Notwithstanding the inconvenience caused out of a plastered hand, the more difficult proposition wasContinue reading “Puran: My Man Friday”
Indal and the bananas
My stay in Bihar for almost half a decade entailed a decent amount of travelling. It really was an important part of the process to meet the given objective. Notwithstanding the issues related to a developing infrastructure in Bihar at that time, travelling was an endearing experience particularly when the rains arrived. The greenery was richContinue reading “Indal and the bananas”