Monthly Archives: October 2012

Make your obituary shape your life The title of this piece may look strange. Indeed no one will normally think of his or her death, when they are still active in life, let alone thinking of writing an obituary. Imagine … Continue reading →

A SIMPLE formula for Successful Leadership Successful leadership demands certain qualities in the leader. While one can certainly think of several such qualities, a simple formula could also bring out an effective leader. The SIMPLE formula that is mentioned here … Continue reading →

Building PR – through personal relationship I am talking here of my twenty-five years of life and career I’n Delhi. Delhi is the city where you have the most number of Government offices – Ministries, Departments, attached offices, autonomous bodies, … Continue reading →

The three idiots? Several years ago, in my early career, I was working in AIR, Bombay ( it was not Mumbai then), as a Program Secretary. This was some time in the 1960s. The work involved was not so great … Continue reading →

Blissful Ignorance Blessed are those indeed, who are ignorant. And so I thought once, when,with all my so -called intelligence, I did consider how ignorance bestowed on me a sort of celestial bliss. I had anticipated so much in terms … Continue reading →

Sachin – the only Rival to Lord Indra! (by C.V. Subramaniam) After having scored 99 centuries, each time he walked on to the pitch, the very name SACHIN must have spurred him to score the hundredth century, for the letters … Continue reading →

Patience – A Virtue? We all know of Sir Isaac Newton, his discovery and the laws of Newton; and we all certainly adore him for this great achievement. But, according to Newton himself, ‘If I have ever made any valuable … Continue reading →

Why corruption cannot be eliminated. Honesty at what cost? I’n his book Revolution 2020 Chetan Bhagat talks of the euphoria, when a young intelligent boy gets motivated to fight corruption by exposing corrupt people and corrupt deals. The one page … Continue reading →

Cataract Catastrophe Perhaps destiny doesn’t spare anyone. Even God will console you in sorrowful situations only saying, you cannot escape what has already been destined for you. I decided to go for operation of my right eye for cataract, when … Continue reading →

SHIV VADA-PAV What is in a name, you may ask? Well,as in the case of a rose by any other name will smell as sweet, a vada-pav by any other name may taste as spicy too. Vada pav, being already … Continue reading →