Innocence of a Kid, On the eve of Janmashtami!!!

          Devotees were rushing in to the Krishna temple, on the eve of Janmashtami  to have a glimpse of the cute new born Lord Krishna. I was about to enter the temple and was seriously confused about where to keep my shoes. The entrance was full. People of all ages have come to see the lord.

       In between all this, I heard a very cute voice, "Mamma, jaldi aao, mujhe dekhna hai ki Krishna ji jyada cute hai ya main zyada cute hun... Jaldi aao mummy" She was a very cute and jolly little 6 years old girl, who came with her mother to have a glimpse of Lord Krishna.

                     I went to her and asked,"Aapko kaise pata k Krishna ji cute hai?"

                     She Said,"Mummy boli thi ki aaj Krishnaji bacche bane hai, aur bacche toh cute hote hai naa!!!"

          The cuteness in her words drew me to harmony & I was really happy  to hear her innocent words. Her mom visualizing the huge crowd told her, " Beta, abhi bahut bheed hai, chaliye ghar chalte hai, hum baad main aayenge"  The cute one dragged her mom inside the temple telling her, "Nahin mummy, hame abhi dekhna hai" .

           We somehow made way to reach the holy place where Lord Krishna's Idol had been kept in a beautifully decorated bed. The girl rushed nearer as quickly as possible and called for her mom,"Mamma, aap sahi bol rahi thi, Krishna ji sach main bahut Cute hai. Hum unko ghar le sakte hai kya???" To this question, her mom even had no answer. She however told her that, "Beta, yeh toh krishnaji ki Murti hai, sacchi wale Krishna ji aaynge toh hum unko ghar le jaynge"

               Few seconds later,  A boy fancied like Krishna entered, who was a part of the fancy dress compitition scheduled to held later that evening. 

The girl exclaimed in excitement,"mamma dekho Krishna Ji aa gaye, chalo unko leke ghar chalte hai!!!"

The Uniqueness of I.E.M.(Indian Ethos of Management)

               A child grows by learning from others, not by imitating them... and so does a nation! The growth of a nation lies in the sense of Identity. Every nation has its own management ethics, based on its unique cultural ethos. This is called its 'Management Identity'

              The British make loyalty their management mantra. Performance means the most to the Americans. Japanese management theories are based on Buddhism and Confucianism, while Europeans management techniques run on Protestant beliefs. What is India's 'Management Identity'?

              In the ancient world, India stood foremost in Industry & Business. In 1001, 33% of the world trade was India's share. Are we, their descendants making any significant contribution to the global management system?Or are we just quoting Abraham Maslow, Herzberg, Peter Drucker, etc?

What about opening our eyes to India's Management excellence?

            The central idea in Indian Approach to Management is to empower 'Man'. Machines, materials and Money will be taken care of when man is taken care of.

When we are asked what is Management, 99 out of 100 times we reply, "The art of getting things done by others". The I.E.M. says,"Management is helping ordinary people to achieve extra-ordinary results". Productivity of men's capacity is more important than plant capacity.

The foundation pillars of Indian Ethos of Management

1. Unleashing Infinite Potential: Tat Tvam Asi(Meaning: you're that supreme). We are born with a super-computer(our brain), a stereosystem(the ears), audiovisual unit and the best camera(the eyes). Mahatma Gandhi, Amitabh Bachhan, etc discovered their potential, translated their potential to performance and performed to their potential. 

2. Why Work? Atmano Mokshaya Jagat Hitaaya Ca( For my personal growth, for the welfare of the world) i.e. Synchronize your private benefits with public benefits.

3. What is Work? (i)Yagnayacharatah karma(work is to be done with the spirit of yagna i.e. Teamwork, Selflessness) (ii) Parasparam bhavayantah: Nurture each other(Win-Win approach)

4. How to Work? Seva+ Tyag (Serve others. Give your best for the good of others

5. Spirit of Work: Yogah Karmasu Kaushalam(Dexterity & Excellence in action is Yoga.

What should be the mind-set of a manager according to IEM?

Difference between modern concepts and IEM concepts

Modern Concepts                                                        IEM Concepts

1. Produce Results                                                          Produce Performers

2. Manage others                                                            Manage yourself

3. I-centered                                                                   We- centered

4. Organize men, material, money & machines                 Mobilise men and sound out other

                                                                                       readines

5. Motivate, praise, punish, push people                          Inspire, empower, draw people

6. Instruct, issue notices, order, demand for                     Make queries, sound out ideas,

    compliance of projects                                                 encourage suggestions

          Producing result is not the manager's job. Workers are to produce results. Manager's job is to produce performers.

Awakening INDIANS to INDIA....

Awakening INDIANS to INDIA....

"I really am feeling devastated being at India. If I could have been at US of A, It would have been better because we follow their Inventions and Discoveries" said one of my friend a few days back.

His words cut through my mind's thought and I was forced to think what the world thinks of India.

A country which says," Satyameva Jayate (meaning: "Truth alone Triumphs"),  which showed the world a path, of which the world wants to be a part of. Still some of us believe that we shouldn't be a part of it?

My Mind recollected the lest few words of the great Albert Einstein, 

"We owe a lot to the Indian, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made"

Long before 2000 years, when the world was uncivilized, Indian craftsmen built "Rock cut culture" which still remains the best in the world.

         Starting from Chaitanya Hall to Kailas temple at Ellora (Which still is the largest single piece sculpture of the world), the Dock of Lothal to Mysore palace, from Taj Mahal(The best among the 7 wonders of the world) to Agra  Fort, From Mahabalipuram to Sun Temple, and many more... They are just a breed apart.

Not just this,

• We were the 1st to use Rockets (the Tipu Sultan Army used them, and the Britishers learnt about accurate rocket propulsion from them.
• We launched the world's first 4-stroke Scooter Engine(Bajaj Auto Ltd.)
• We are the largest professional standing army of  1.6 Million
• We made the fastest full lenght feature film ever(14 heros; 12 heriones; 1 villian; cast crew & supporting artistes of 3,026; Crammed into 24-hour Schedule to make SWAYAMVARAM)
• We made the world's 1st hospital on wheels(The Jeevan-Rekha(Lifeline) Express on June16, 1991)
• We have the world's largest English Speaking graduates.
• We are held first, when it comes to number of listed companies.
• The ATM in banking system was an Indian development.
• The art of Navigation was developed by us in the river Sindhu 6000 years ago.
• IIM-A is the toughest Management School of the world to get into, ahead of Havard B. School and Columbia University.
• India posses the largest Postal Network in the world with 154149 post offices.
• We taught the world how to teach. The oldest University is Takshasila (1000 BC to 500AD)
• We first found Diamonds
• We hold the company which is the largest employer in the world (Indian Railways)

This is just a small Saga of the whole story  "INDIA"

       Do we Still believe that we should be any where else?

      PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN....

The Drop-out Story

"I was a DROP-OUT during 3rd year of my graduation", says Mr. Sandeep Maheshwari, one of the most inspiring youth of India & the owner of ImagesBaazar, the world's biggest collection of Indian Images and Videos. He also holds the "Limca book of records" in Photography.

Same is the case with many successful people around the globe. to name a few most famous are Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, Michael Dell, Ty Warner, Gautam Adani etc...

Does the secret of success lies in Dropping-Out?

The answer is a big YES!!!
Some of them say, "I failed Then, and that's why I'm successful Now"
Some others say," Its not like I was pushed out of school, rather I quit school to chase my dreams. That single stem made me live my dreams".

Now another question strikes our mind:
    Should we need to be a drop-out in order to be successful?
                           or
    Do every drop-out is Successful?

According to a recent survey,
"Just 0.00001% of drop-outs are successful"

Now that's a pretty few number...
The reason behind such a few numbers is:
      When someone drops out, he usually does either of these two
         i) Start chasing his dream seriously
         ii) Stop dreaming & just live life as it comes.

The story doesn't end here...
Around 97%  of the option-i people Quit due to difficulties. Those who overcome their problems are SUCCESSFUL.

They Say,"We love to fail, because that is the reason for what I'm today"

AND the CORRUPTION continues......

My eyes opened as I found my-self comfortable in the side-upper berth where I laid last night. I was travelling from Bhubaneswar to Rajgangpur by Utkal Express. The train was over-crowded. Only an hour left to complete my journey, I thought of coming down to fresh myself up before I reach. Just on the lower berth I found the T.T.E. (Train Ticket Examiner) sleeping. It wasn't an usual site as they are provided with separate personal seats. After a few minutes, the T.T.E. woke up and walked to the nearest  compartment. I thought of Following him.

   What happened next was beyond my expectation. A normal passenger was sleeping in the T.T.E. seat, when he went to him and asked for money. I was confused.

   Surveying into the matter I came to know that the T.T.E. gave his seat to someone for र500 and he himself was sleeping in a vacant seat, without thinking about other people, who were even wanting a seat to just sit and cover the journey.

Guyz, Its not the end of the story, After a few minuites, enters an R.P.F (Railway Protection Force) & wakes up the T.T.E.. The TTE then counts some money and gives away almost half of the money. I guess it would be around र2000.

It was around half of the money they both earned last night, by CORRUPTION.....

SUCCESS

What is Success? “It has never been MINE”

In this different ways, people do DEFINE…

Some see Success as money to their NAME,

Or as end of reaching the FAME…

“Success is never temporary”, I heard someone Say,

Coz if it isn’t Permanent, You’re still not at the Bay…

Set your dreams printed in your Heart,

Follow your actions to achieve That…

Always choose the toughest Path,

With those difficulties, You’ll have a grooming Bath…

Stick to HOPE like BEES on FLOWER,

And talk of it, in life’s every HOUR…

For, this dear friend is the greatest POWER,

That lets You reach the Success TOWER…

Remember one thing dear, always TRY,

To wipe tears that stays in Your EYE…

Success lies in being Happy, after losing the GAME,

Success lies in giving Credit & taking up the BLAME…

Success lies in enjoying the JOURNEY,

Not in reaching the Hall of FAME…

A LESSON FOR HUMANISM

It was a long waiting hall, & my Dad handed me his clothes after changing into the operation gown. Dad was about to enter the OT for his Cataract Surgery at L.V. Prasad Eye Institute.
In the waiting area were people of all ages. Some were patients waiting for their surgery, some were patients who waited for the green flag to go back home after surgery and the rest were attendants. In between all these my eyes were drawn to 2 little kids who were innocently doing their usual kiddy activities. From their outfit & appearance I could easily guess that they belonged to the Below Poverty Line. The sorrow & grief in their parents eyes, showed their pathetic condition.
Of the 2 kids, there was a girl (about 6 years) whose face showed clear innocence like any other child, but she was blind on one eye. Due to her blindness she felt like an alien in the midst of normal people. The way she tried to look minutely at tiny things showed that she has been trying to concentrate very very hard to see things around her. Having a talk with her parents I came to know that they are very very poor to afford a surgery for their child's eye. My mind got shattered when I started thinking how lucky we are but still we complain of not getting several things.These parents have been waiting for 4 long years constantly saving penny by penny to give colors to their child's eye.
I again looked at the girl and thanked God for making me so special.While returning back after my Dad's surgery, I asked the receptionist about the fees that those poor people had to spend for the surgery?
I was really happy to hear the answer
he said."Sir, its free of cost"..
I thought, "Thank you God for still keeping Humanism in this world"...