When I was kid, I heard the word "Goal”, To hear and shout this word, I used to feel happy. It meant we have scored against the other team, while playing football. Every football player and fan is well versed at this word. When you enter into so called "corporate world", you once again hear this word. The word "Goal" is like "Sword", which has the ability to dismiss the person based on the performance. There are companies where the Goal is written on the walls. In every assessment that the organization undergoes, a group of so called Wiseman(Auditors) test the employees weather they know how these are cascaded in there department & into individual.
Many people does not understand what this “ Goals are & its importance ”. I feel sucked when I hear this word Goal. My class teacher, in Seventh standard - used to utter every week "Life without Aim, is like Bow without Arrow ". I still remember the teacher and her words, its humming in my ears. During my childhood days I could not understand what that meant to me. I used to think, then why you need bow and arrow? When you don’t want to aim and kill any animal.
When I was in Tenth Standard our drawing teacher at the end of the academic year wanted to know what we wish to be in future. You may agree that every boy Or girl from south India wish to become either doctor or engineer. But nobody wish to become Criminal or Police or even Teacher.
I said I am interested in Engineering, but didn’t knew is it Diploma Engineer or Graduate Engineer! what and which stream, which colleges etc. But many of my classmates said Engineers, Doctors, bankers, Accountants, and so on. When I reconnect my bench mates of school, I feel happy that 2 are doctors 3 are engineers and 1 Tax consultant. But the fact of the matter is no body are in touch neither through virtual means.
Many a times, I get screwed up when some do ask me what is your future Goal ! I get irritated by this word. When we don’t know our present ? what difference it makes on Future ??. Whole day & night hear, propagate and use all the known Management Jargons on Goal and end of the day at home I once again hear this ! Irritation word Goal !
My thought
What brings back to my mind is - is Goal necessary ? Without Goal cant we live happily ? How Goal makes a difference ?.
When I closely observe a number of people, working hard in life just to get their daily bread - Why should this hell goals is required ?
Is Goal - to become rich ? or to make lot of money and lead a life without peace ?
Ultimately Goal only brings stress and disturb the peace of mind
Bottom-line
I agree, and I have read many self help books, audios on Goals and Goal Setting.
But ultimately one has to leave this world and go in a simple clothes. The clothes on the final day does not have pockets to keep all the accolades & achievements !
So what ?
Goal is required ?
Why not a simple living having peaceful life be a goal ! that could relate humanity with happiness !! So What ??
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Are we Baised ?
When I go to the observatory level and have a cup of coffee, my favourite drink from my childhood, I just watch the construction of a commercial complex that’s coming up just next to my office. The work is happening in full swing. Construction is play of how much money you could spend. More money power, faster construction. As I sip my coffee, many thoughts come across my mind.
The first thought that come across is that of construction worker safety. The worker climbs up, pulls the iron bars, walk, run with bare foot, handles concrete with bare hands.
Is the life is so cheap of these? Is there value for their life & family.
I visited the middle east country as a part of safety implementation. I could observe the commitment of the government and client. Safety was integral part ! Although the worker is from India, at least far off from the country, at least they get safety gears. Those companies are Indian but they abide with law and at least provide the safety gears.
So why not in our own country, lift them up by providing at least minimum personal protective equipments.
The second thought was
construction labour family. I can observe 2 girl child always following their parents as they work. There is no separate crush for these, no timely meals but I can observe the happiness of both children’s and parents. Some times these small kids imitate their parents, by lifiting bricks and keeping those on their heads. Really heart touching sorry feeling for these kids.
The sudden thought which arise is are we biased? Many of the gen next parents, do not allow their own kids to play down or put them down on the floor and make them play. They are so protective, that they ensure that kids wear clothes to ensure that they don’t get cold. What about these kids?
Bottom line
Many of us are fortunate, we earn and spend. We give more than required comfort to our children’s. But still we are unsatisfied and unhappy most of the time. We keep grumbling and making comments. We compare for each and everything, we plan to buy everything, even though it is not required !
Off course, God is great, he keeps the children’s of these hardworking, struggling parents with a blessing of Good Health !
So What ??
The first thought that come across is that of construction worker safety. The worker climbs up, pulls the iron bars, walk, run with bare foot, handles concrete with bare hands.
Is the life is so cheap of these? Is there value for their life & family.
I visited the middle east country as a part of safety implementation. I could observe the commitment of the government and client. Safety was integral part ! Although the worker is from India, at least far off from the country, at least they get safety gears. Those companies are Indian but they abide with law and at least provide the safety gears.
So why not in our own country, lift them up by providing at least minimum personal protective equipments.
The second thought was
construction labour family. I can observe 2 girl child always following their parents as they work. There is no separate crush for these, no timely meals but I can observe the happiness of both children’s and parents. Some times these small kids imitate their parents, by lifiting bricks and keeping those on their heads. Really heart touching sorry feeling for these kids.
The sudden thought which arise is are we biased? Many of the gen next parents, do not allow their own kids to play down or put them down on the floor and make them play. They are so protective, that they ensure that kids wear clothes to ensure that they don’t get cold. What about these kids?
Bottom line
Many of us are fortunate, we earn and spend. We give more than required comfort to our children’s. But still we are unsatisfied and unhappy most of the time. We keep grumbling and making comments. We compare for each and everything, we plan to buy everything, even though it is not required !
Off course, God is great, he keeps the children’s of these hardworking, struggling parents with a blessing of Good Health !
So What ??
Gods Unconditional Love
As I switched on the TV on 26th Jan 2012 at 8:30am after the flag hoisting in our layout, the electronic media was reporting breaking news. The breaking news was really a heart breaking news. A small child of 2 years old undergone an inhuman, brutal handling. The electronic media reported the critical condition that baby is going through ! Every electronic media was prorogating this news on this child has been undergoing. Really sad to hear. Anyone with heart or even any animal will not torture the child like this. Baby doent know what is love, is having its head smashed against wall, Human bites across the body and fractures ! Imagine the trauma the kid may be going through, cant express ! What are we into ? Does we have any values inherited ?
It was an habit, that every morning I used to attend the service at the church during my childhood & teenage days. The reasons might be my house was close proximate to church and other might be the immense faith in God by Parents & Grand Parents. Every day there was clear message delivered by the priest / pastor. As a child, I could not understand much and moreover neither I tried to understand since this was routine. When I was a teenager, I used to argue against many of the things based on the presumptions and the behavior of the elders with whom I used to sit , chat and play.
I can recollect an message from the old testament I heard many a times during the preaching’s & in word of God, the Lord says “ If your real mother forsake you, I will not”. During my adolance stage and teenage, I really doubted on the above sentence. I would categorically argue how come , our own mother forsaking her own child. Is it really possible ? Will not the child cry and mothers heart gets melted down and shower her love ? These questions in my mind got unanswered and I didn’t try much to understand. In most of the movies I used to watch, it was family story and in the story the mothers would love the child like anything ! that was my impression.
I make it to watch Aradana TV from 9:30 to 10:00pm , although there whole day telecast on it,. Actually 8 to 8:30pm was the prayer time with my parents. It brings memories of family prayer – dad sitting and praying in the bed room, and we rest brothers and mummy sit in front of the alter and do our prayer.
As the program continued Dr. Paul Dinakaran said to the gathering taking a quote from the old testament “ If your real mother forsake you, Lord will not”. And shared the part of his testimony, where in a women aborted her child. He made the picture clear – A child in the mother’s womb – still not seen the world is murdered.
Suddenly few of these thoughts came to my mind – What if God did the same ? God start killing the children’s – Then what would be the reaction of mothers ?
I deep in my heart I could feel “ Yes – There is unconditional love & Care showered by God “ maybe we could not understand. I can recollect an incident where in mummy along with the neighbors ran to watch a baby girl, left in the footsteps of the school nearby. A huge gathering and gossips about the poor baby. A poor family went, picked the baby and wrapped it in clothes before anyone could reach. The sad thing is that “Influential” from the nearby locality filed a complaint stating the back ground and took the baby with them so that they can up bring with good social environment. The point of matter is a baby girl was blessed with “care & Love” where her own mother forsaked.
We have mothers keeping the child so young as 3 months old in a crush, where in someone takes care ! Does the care taker provide the same love and affection as of the mother to the kid ? is it not forsaking the baby ??
We have become more selfish, we want to earn – so what ??
Bottom-line
Whatever may be Gods love is unconditional, and blessed are those children who could actually feel the parents love and care.
However are we return the same love and sacrifice our parents made to us, when they are old ? is the point to reflect and act upon !
Disclosure: There is nothing to harm or hurt anyone sentiments .
It was an habit, that every morning I used to attend the service at the church during my childhood & teenage days. The reasons might be my house was close proximate to church and other might be the immense faith in God by Parents & Grand Parents. Every day there was clear message delivered by the priest / pastor. As a child, I could not understand much and moreover neither I tried to understand since this was routine. When I was a teenager, I used to argue against many of the things based on the presumptions and the behavior of the elders with whom I used to sit , chat and play.
I can recollect an message from the old testament I heard many a times during the preaching’s & in word of God, the Lord says “ If your real mother forsake you, I will not”. During my adolance stage and teenage, I really doubted on the above sentence. I would categorically argue how come , our own mother forsaking her own child. Is it really possible ? Will not the child cry and mothers heart gets melted down and shower her love ? These questions in my mind got unanswered and I didn’t try much to understand. In most of the movies I used to watch, it was family story and in the story the mothers would love the child like anything ! that was my impression.
I make it to watch Aradana TV from 9:30 to 10:00pm , although there whole day telecast on it,. Actually 8 to 8:30pm was the prayer time with my parents. It brings memories of family prayer – dad sitting and praying in the bed room, and we rest brothers and mummy sit in front of the alter and do our prayer.
As the program continued Dr. Paul Dinakaran said to the gathering taking a quote from the old testament “ If your real mother forsake you, Lord will not”. And shared the part of his testimony, where in a women aborted her child. He made the picture clear – A child in the mother’s womb – still not seen the world is murdered.
Suddenly few of these thoughts came to my mind – What if God did the same ? God start killing the children’s – Then what would be the reaction of mothers ?
I deep in my heart I could feel “ Yes – There is unconditional love & Care showered by God “ maybe we could not understand. I can recollect an incident where in mummy along with the neighbors ran to watch a baby girl, left in the footsteps of the school nearby. A huge gathering and gossips about the poor baby. A poor family went, picked the baby and wrapped it in clothes before anyone could reach. The sad thing is that “Influential” from the nearby locality filed a complaint stating the back ground and took the baby with them so that they can up bring with good social environment. The point of matter is a baby girl was blessed with “care & Love” where her own mother forsaked.
We have mothers keeping the child so young as 3 months old in a crush, where in someone takes care ! Does the care taker provide the same love and affection as of the mother to the kid ? is it not forsaking the baby ??
We have become more selfish, we want to earn – so what ??
Bottom-line
Whatever may be Gods love is unconditional, and blessed are those children who could actually feel the parents love and care.
However are we return the same love and sacrifice our parents made to us, when they are old ? is the point to reflect and act upon !
Disclosure: There is nothing to harm or hurt anyone sentiments .
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Admission Blue !!
Every parent rich or poor wants his children to be admitted in an Good School and have good education. The word Good is subjective based on the expectations and spending power of the parent. In last 70's and 80's there were few schools and some reputed schools. Parents would choose a school nearby and try for admission so that their children are not stressed of commuting. The process of admission was very easy one, I think so. But fairly depending upon the school capacity and influential power. Once the child is selected, It was assumed that child would love the school. The school encouraged admission to siblings and hence the parents had one time activity as they would definitely get admission to their children’s. The concept of old students children was one more thing that was the differentiator.
Today the complete scenario has been changed, the parents need to plan before the child is born! They have to save money that needs to be Donated to make the child educated. The donation varies as per the reputation of the school. Today parents are not bothered to check for the school in the vicinity, but they wish to admit the child for reputation.
There is lack of good teachers, be it in reputed school or otherwise! Teachers lack the future knowledge and technological advantage. Today kids have technology advantage !
Whatever may be !
The thought that comes to my mind is Why should the child bear the stress? The great learned people say "Let the aim of education is for gaining Knowledge" . I remember a proverb, Skill is through knowldege and Wisdom is through observation. But the manifestation today is Education is for Employment that to for Senior level.
The struggle that parents take to just admit their child to kindergarten schools which have flourished like anything has become a nightmare. There is lot of choice with every choice has its own price tagg, that depends upon the capacity of deep pockets of parents.
Bottom line
I feel it is easy to get admission to colleges and do your PhD's in your favorite subject through correspondence courses, than getting admission to Nursery !
Where the child believes that their teacher is always right, even they need to be corrected at home !
Today the complete scenario has been changed, the parents need to plan before the child is born! They have to save money that needs to be Donated to make the child educated. The donation varies as per the reputation of the school. Today parents are not bothered to check for the school in the vicinity, but they wish to admit the child for reputation.
There is lack of good teachers, be it in reputed school or otherwise! Teachers lack the future knowledge and technological advantage. Today kids have technology advantage !
Whatever may be !
The thought that comes to my mind is Why should the child bear the stress? The great learned people say "Let the aim of education is for gaining Knowledge" . I remember a proverb, Skill is through knowldege and Wisdom is through observation. But the manifestation today is Education is for Employment that to for Senior level.
The struggle that parents take to just admit their child to kindergarten schools which have flourished like anything has become a nightmare. There is lot of choice with every choice has its own price tagg, that depends upon the capacity of deep pockets of parents.
Bottom line
I feel it is easy to get admission to colleges and do your PhD's in your favorite subject through correspondence courses, than getting admission to Nursery !
Where the child believes that their teacher is always right, even they need to be corrected at home !
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
So what - Nun or None !
Every day I take a walk to the station and then catch a bus to my office. Today I found an leprosy patient sitting and begging on the street. This reminded me the incident that I witnessed in Mumbai .
Mumbai is a dream city, no doubt about it. Everyone who comes and get adjusted to Mumbai, does not like to leave the city. The city is vibrant. I miss now. You dream and you work hard either through hook or crook, you can realize your dreams.
Every Wednesday, you find large number of people attending the hourly prayer service at Mahim Church, It is believed if you pray their for nine weeks your petitions will be heard and you wll be blessed. Our needs does not get satisfied, one is satisfied, automatically we want much more .
It was one of those Wednesdays, it was around 11:00 am busy weekday. On the way to the Mahim church we find lot of people of various ages begging. As I was walking, I found a person who had lot of wounds and foul smell. As I about to pass through him, I noticed a Nun with a bucket of water alighting from a jeep. I found little strange, by her dress I could make out she belonged to Missionary of charity congregation. Suddenly a large crowd gathered near that place.
Believe it or not,
I was stunned to see the nun giving bath to the person who was actually having leprosy. I just watched as others did, she gave bath has if she was giving morning bath to a new born baby. The gesture is still in my heart and I felt like crying. She applied powder dressed the wounds and went in search of others to whom she can serve.
Bottom line
Can I do that way ?
I should confess I am selfish, i do not have that guts, I live for ourselves. Leave giving bath, we shove away the beggars
These nuns leave their family and serve the downtrodden with love and care! They are my heroes. I salute them their belief and their motto. I can understand what compromise, sacrifice they might have given. Money is not everything. !
I can just pray that God give these selfless nuns internal strength, attitude of courage and experience of love and Gods Blessing.
Off course this world curse them !
So what?? Right !
Mumbai is a dream city, no doubt about it. Everyone who comes and get adjusted to Mumbai, does not like to leave the city. The city is vibrant. I miss now. You dream and you work hard either through hook or crook, you can realize your dreams.
Every Wednesday, you find large number of people attending the hourly prayer service at Mahim Church, It is believed if you pray their for nine weeks your petitions will be heard and you wll be blessed. Our needs does not get satisfied, one is satisfied, automatically we want much more .
It was one of those Wednesdays, it was around 11:00 am busy weekday. On the way to the Mahim church we find lot of people of various ages begging. As I was walking, I found a person who had lot of wounds and foul smell. As I about to pass through him, I noticed a Nun with a bucket of water alighting from a jeep. I found little strange, by her dress I could make out she belonged to Missionary of charity congregation. Suddenly a large crowd gathered near that place.
Believe it or not,
I was stunned to see the nun giving bath to the person who was actually having leprosy. I just watched as others did, she gave bath has if she was giving morning bath to a new born baby. The gesture is still in my heart and I felt like crying. She applied powder dressed the wounds and went in search of others to whom she can serve.
Bottom line
Can I do that way ?
I should confess I am selfish, i do not have that guts, I live for ourselves. Leave giving bath, we shove away the beggars
These nuns leave their family and serve the downtrodden with love and care! They are my heroes. I salute them their belief and their motto. I can understand what compromise, sacrifice they might have given. Money is not everything. !
I can just pray that God give these selfless nuns internal strength, attitude of courage and experience of love and Gods Blessing.
Off course this world curse them !
So what?? Right !
Traffic baby begging !
Everyone in India, I believe might have gone through these sceneries in their way of life. Some might have observed this and felt petty and tried to do something like talking or donate , some might have shoved them away with abuse, and some including me we have just ignored as this is every day event.
Everyday when I commute from home to office and then office to home, I happened to see in the major junction when the vehicle stops when the signal goes red, then a Women carrying small child come and pled for help, in other words an young lady begging with the help of small baby. They need only cash. Be it in the hot sunlight or at cold evenings. I thought this was an unique feature of Mumbai at the traffic junctions., but I was wrong and I can observe at most of the junctions in tier II cities. This is just as controlled & planned mafia....
I have noticed even hours together the children doesn't cry , even for a while, when the lady is begging. what comes to my mind is, Is the child well feed ? or doesn’t bother at all or is the baby drugged as it gets into sleep. Is this the case of helplessness of a baby ??
we observe the reverse of the above when we visit and closely observe the parents and child behavior in restaurants, malls and movie houses. These parents are so concerned of their children and their cry. They start to give everything the child wants to ensure that it stops crying and try their best to ensure that the child understand their love. Is this a case of helplessness of parents??.
The thought that comes to my mind is:
To beg each and every day - Year after Year from where do they get babies ??
We feel petty about the child, and we give out money, but whether they deserve ?
I
n one of the articles in the print media and an episode in electronic media , they had reported about the child begging mafia ! but so far no action on it. this menes is growing stronger and stronger !
The TV media has got higher TRP rating and public has poor memory so it is wiped out.
Now a day’s every Sunday, if you surf TV you would at least see one or the other award or reward programs recognizing efforts of the common people who have succeeded in changing social life. I happened to watch an program, where in an NGO -Essas for runaway street kids was recognized. They are really doing an good job in educating street kids.
My point is why not such an NGO come forward and try this for small kids carried for begging. What is the life expectancy of the baby, when it is exposed to high pollution at the traffic junctions !
Bottom-line
God is great, he cares everyone and does not baise on poor or middle class or rich!
"The most important thing in this is not to see whether the baby is happy or laughing but according to me, it is necessary that the baby doesn’t have to suffer or die due to hunger. At least the alms collected by the lady will give the baby the much required food that’s required for his survival, isn’t it?(hope So) After all to survive in this big mean world, is more important than anything else"
So what ??
Everyday when I commute from home to office and then office to home, I happened to see in the major junction when the vehicle stops when the signal goes red, then a Women carrying small child come and pled for help, in other words an young lady begging with the help of small baby. They need only cash. Be it in the hot sunlight or at cold evenings. I thought this was an unique feature of Mumbai at the traffic junctions., but I was wrong and I can observe at most of the junctions in tier II cities. This is just as controlled & planned mafia....
I have noticed even hours together the children doesn't cry , even for a while, when the lady is begging. what comes to my mind is, Is the child well feed ? or doesn’t bother at all or is the baby drugged as it gets into sleep. Is this the case of helplessness of a baby ??
we observe the reverse of the above when we visit and closely observe the parents and child behavior in restaurants, malls and movie houses. These parents are so concerned of their children and their cry. They start to give everything the child wants to ensure that it stops crying and try their best to ensure that the child understand their love. Is this a case of helplessness of parents??.
The thought that comes to my mind is:
To beg each and every day - Year after Year from where do they get babies ??
We feel petty about the child, and we give out money, but whether they deserve ?
I
n one of the articles in the print media and an episode in electronic media , they had reported about the child begging mafia ! but so far no action on it. this menes is growing stronger and stronger !
The TV media has got higher TRP rating and public has poor memory so it is wiped out.
Now a day’s every Sunday, if you surf TV you would at least see one or the other award or reward programs recognizing efforts of the common people who have succeeded in changing social life. I happened to watch an program, where in an NGO -Essas for runaway street kids was recognized. They are really doing an good job in educating street kids.
My point is why not such an NGO come forward and try this for small kids carried for begging. What is the life expectancy of the baby, when it is exposed to high pollution at the traffic junctions !
Bottom-line
God is great, he cares everyone and does not baise on poor or middle class or rich!
"The most important thing in this is not to see whether the baby is happy or laughing but according to me, it is necessary that the baby doesn’t have to suffer or die due to hunger. At least the alms collected by the lady will give the baby the much required food that’s required for his survival, isn’t it?(hope So) After all to survive in this big mean world, is more important than anything else"
So what ??
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Helplessness
When we walk around the heritage site or pilgrim places across, we always come across people requesting for help for going back to their own village or native. The common reason they say is that they have lost their money or someone had pick pocketed their valet. Very often we distrust just because we do not know him, a stranger and doubt on his intensions. Many of the times even our heart try to influence our mind to help them out, but the mind which always looks deep at the pockets and put a stopper there by resisting providing any help to a stranger. We always judge the intention of that person, based on our own assumptions and past experience, Often we make a comment that he is a dunked and needs money for buying alcohol. We try to examine him based on his dressing sense, the way he appears and so forth. We fail to understand the helplessness that the person is undergoing, the mental agony of lost document and stress of arranging alternatives to reach the loved ones. We doubt and mistrust them and their story. In most of the cases we just abuse and ignore. I remember one of such cases, It was an evening I along with my friends were standing near a tea shop, a man appeared and started begging in front of a group of people who were chit chatting for help for buying an train ticket to join his family. He narrated the story of how his lost his valet. He had come for some work in Mumbai and the train reached during early morning and he saw people sleeping in the platform and so he rested there. When he got up in the morning, he found that his valet containing his document and money was missing. A new place, no one to help and nothing to eat. He made-up his mind to ask the strangers in the city to help me out to buy a ticket so that he can reach his home, we were watching him begging and plead for help him. When he came to us, out of curiosity and making fun, we enquired how this had happened and why was he not attentive ?, why couldn’t he sought the help from police or seek help from his employer who had sent him. After hearing his part of the story, we realized and thought that we spend lot of money smoking, why not gift that amount and think we have spent on cigarette. I handed over some money; We were surprised when he refused to take the money and informing us, that he is not begging for money but actually looking for a day’s work to earn and buy a train ticket. We were taken aback on his thought ! We come across in daily news, people just cheating to make money, earn prestige, and showoff the pride. This came as an revelation that thoughts of the needy may be different, however it is care and sympathy needed to come over. We arranged food for him as he said he had nothing from the morning. But this incident has given enough thoughts to realize the pain when someone lose money and become helpless in new city when everywhere and everything is new and strange.
I remembered the whole incident, when I lost my valet when I was an stranger in an new place. Although I was fortunate to make alternative arrangements, but this left me a thought what about helpless people !
I remembered the whole incident, when I lost my valet when I was an stranger in an new place. Although I was fortunate to make alternative arrangements, but this left me a thought what about helpless people !
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Reverse Migration.
The people living in the rural area migrate to urban area for improving their living standard or in search of work or for better prospectus. Today the population in urban area is growing faster, people who came for job gets some work and try to help their friends and family by inviting them to urban life style. People in rural area dream about the urban lifestyle and utilities. Movies show that urban life style is more glumes, affordable, enjoyable. People who migrate then adapt to the urban life style they do not want to look back. When they go to their native village or town they share their life and lifestyle inviting more people to settle in urban area. People who migrate from rural to urban are educated, have their own agricultural land, house in their own village, but they are always tempted about the life style and urban culture.
The political parties during the time of election always raise the question of Insider and Outsider, even though they come from the same state and we all live in our own country. This is done to just get a political millage and advertisement. The media keep the flame burning and sensitizing to grab the ratings. Flash backs with breaking news are flashed on the net, making the situation look scary and requirement of high attention from the concerned.
Although all the migrated people do not land up in good paying jobs, only a few percentages of people do land up and become successful. Others live a marginal life in a shabby locality trying to meet their requirements. The question always arise in mind is when you have enough agricultural land at your native, why need to take up a job and work under some one when you can be the owner.
As per the planning commission of India, Government has come out with statistical figures defining the BPL level for urban and rural area. It is to be noted that this is a revised criteria, the earlier borderline was drawn at a daily expense of Rs 20 in the urban areas and Rs 14 in the rural areas as per 2004-05 prices. Out of this, Rs 12 and Rs 17 were supposed to take care of just food needs.
Will this raising cost of inflation, price rise and pathetic living conditions in Urban area, makeup the minds of the migrated people who owns agricultural land, cattle farming etc decide to migrate to village?. Will this cause reverse migration of hard working people of rural areas? The struggle remains the same, be it working in urban or rural, only they will be happy to see their own fertile land giving higher yield of product. Now a day there is scarcity of labor even for agricultural farming, will these people take up this as an opportunity to live? The media has access to rural areas, the benefits and luxury that urban people were enjoying is now available in rural areas. So will be there any change in mind set?
Time will test! And let’s be hopeful.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Wonder the price of Milk
"Doodh, Doodh, Doodh wonderful doodh, Pio glass full doodh” this was the tag line in television advertisement for popularizing and capturing the market in India. The mothers of young Indian children’s took this as advertisement to explain and encourage the kids to drink a glass of milk both in the morning and before going to bed. Creative skills such as the story of old man, policeman, neighbors children and cricketers were some other examples where told to ensure kids drink the milk.
India is the second largest producer of milk in the world. There are reports which suggest the consumption of milk will increase in the years to come. We have some heart touching stories of entrepreneurs who had given up the lavish and high profile job, to start their own milk federation. Few in the villages just think milk production and cattle rising are just to ensure that second income is in line. Dr. Varghese kurain started the milk revolution in India in a small village in Gujrat, the story of the legend is inspirational. In India there are more than 1000 milk federations operating and producing milk and milk products.
For the last few years the price of milk is just hitting high at every quarter. Come festival season, there is a shock of milk price hike. If the current inflation rate and growing food inflation rates are considered, the cost of milk for one liter will touch Rs 100.
The Rich and Niche class would not mind spending the money as it is essential. The middle class will have to put checks and balances to ensure that their kids become stronger by drinking milk. I wonder what the low and poor people do. Then drinking a glass of milk would be like getting something which makes them strongest. One day one visitor, who visited a very rural village in Karnataka, described his experience of distributing milk to the school children. He distributed a Glass of milk to all the school children on the children’s day, the children were very happy to have a glass full of milk and some were skeptical that they would get every day.
As per statically data available on nets, the supply exceeds demand, the cooperatives collect milk from the villagers who raise the cattle’s in the fields. Most of the houses which has cattle’s have agricultural land and graze them there, so the input cost is very less as they don’t have to feed them using fodder which needs to purchased. The Question still remains unanswered is at what cost.
Now a day’s it’s next to impossible to identify which is original and adulterated milk. What if just to make profits due to greed, adulterated milk is sold? Government thinks price rise by the milk federation is justified, by deregularising the Government has lost its control.
One day will come when MILK is just chemical.
India is the second largest producer of milk in the world. There are reports which suggest the consumption of milk will increase in the years to come. We have some heart touching stories of entrepreneurs who had given up the lavish and high profile job, to start their own milk federation. Few in the villages just think milk production and cattle rising are just to ensure that second income is in line. Dr. Varghese kurain started the milk revolution in India in a small village in Gujrat, the story of the legend is inspirational. In India there are more than 1000 milk federations operating and producing milk and milk products.
For the last few years the price of milk is just hitting high at every quarter. Come festival season, there is a shock of milk price hike. If the current inflation rate and growing food inflation rates are considered, the cost of milk for one liter will touch Rs 100.
The Rich and Niche class would not mind spending the money as it is essential. The middle class will have to put checks and balances to ensure that their kids become stronger by drinking milk. I wonder what the low and poor people do. Then drinking a glass of milk would be like getting something which makes them strongest. One day one visitor, who visited a very rural village in Karnataka, described his experience of distributing milk to the school children. He distributed a Glass of milk to all the school children on the children’s day, the children were very happy to have a glass full of milk and some were skeptical that they would get every day.
As per statically data available on nets, the supply exceeds demand, the cooperatives collect milk from the villagers who raise the cattle’s in the fields. Most of the houses which has cattle’s have agricultural land and graze them there, so the input cost is very less as they don’t have to feed them using fodder which needs to purchased. The Question still remains unanswered is at what cost.
Now a day’s it’s next to impossible to identify which is original and adulterated milk. What if just to make profits due to greed, adulterated milk is sold? Government thinks price rise by the milk federation is justified, by deregularising the Government has lost its control.
One day will come when MILK is just chemical.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Leadership -
Alan Keith of Genentech states that, "Leadership is ultimately about creating a way for people to contribute to making something extraordinary happen".
"Leadership seems to be the marsheling of skills possed by a majority but used by the mintority, and its smothing that can be learned by anyone, thought to everyone, denied to no one".
People working in any organization look on the leader and his attributes. Strong leadership has a positive impact on the culture and has positive impact on bottom line results. Looking at the leadership style one can make out how the organisation is moving without looking at the financial part. Great leaders have followers whos words were inspirational to climb up the ladder. Effective leadershop development is achieved through a systems approach, by incorporating on and off the job experience with mentoring, coaching or training all closely alligned to the business requirment.
"Leadership seems to be the marsheling of skills possed by a majority but used by the mintority, and its smothing that can be learned by anyone, thought to everyone, denied to no one".
People working in any organization look on the leader and his attributes. Strong leadership has a positive impact on the culture and has positive impact on bottom line results. Looking at the leadership style one can make out how the organisation is moving without looking at the financial part. Great leaders have followers whos words were inspirational to climb up the ladder. Effective leadershop development is achieved through a systems approach, by incorporating on and off the job experience with mentoring, coaching or training all closely alligned to the business requirment.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Outline of thought
Obviously with many and many fans just getting mad on the play, parents dream about encouraging the kids to take the game of cricket. Before the kid starts crawling, A plastic material which is called Bat suddenly appears in the household and it gets upgraded every year from the soft toy to a great bat. When there are several indoor and outdoor games and games sets available, still all go over the great cricket bat. And once the kid holds the bat the grandparents smile get more enthusiastic, Even forget their name and start recalling the masters of cricket and sow a dream of making big in cricket.
Remember when the kid gets failed an examination. the same people who encourged him to hold and swing the bat, starts criticizing the game . If we keep introspecting and go into a shell when people most of whom don’t matter a dime in your life criticize, back bite you, make fun of you. You are left sad and shattered and you cry
You say I am feeling low today. It takes a lot from us to come out of these everyday situations and move on. A lot??? really?
Remember when the kid gets failed an examination. the same people who encourged him to hold and swing the bat, starts criticizing the game . If we keep introspecting and go into a shell when people most of whom don’t matter a dime in your life criticize, back bite you, make fun of you. You are left sad and shattered and you cry
You say I am feeling low today. It takes a lot from us to come out of these everyday situations and move on. A lot??? really?
Friday, March 18, 2011
thought on wednesday !
Many a times we think about our past and grumble, because of some or the other excuses that we narrate, we could not achieve what we wished. Life becomes a trebling wheel between the past and future. The past reminds us the failures and the future m scares about the past and reminds the failures, just because we have not seen.
Many a times, at many places we read and some say, everything in life is destiny and its the will of God the Almighty. Intellect people argue that everything could be achieved in life, by dedication and will power. Now a days high profile trainers advertise with testimony of achieving the results of our destiny. One of the consultant where i was accompanying while traveling had other view. He said we may be to intellect, have a will power and dedicated, planned etc we can just try our luck, but its the destiny that what makes what we are. We cannot raise our both legs in air and stand, Even if we try to stand on air by lifting both legs ........ off course we can try and realize
I listened to a preacher, last week in an gathering. It was the end of the sermon and the preacher said, You might have lot of money and enjoying a good life with all luxury and some simple pain in the body and consultancy with the family doctor makes you feel that days are counted. Some times we even witness our self the people walking on the footpath are just smashed by the drunken driver. Some times life is just crazy and we have no control on it.
Many a times we put our self into so called performance measures for our own activities and try to do better and better ! Thats really a sarcastic. In work places we display the performance measures and advise our subordinates saying "If you cant measure, then you cannot improve", when you can do it in a industry, off course you can practice in our own life and start measuring. Then to achieve this targets we just keep working and working and forget to take rest and even smile. One of the biggest advice we take is to take some loan from banks to achieve our dream and they pay in installments. This installment becomes burden having its effect on the health...........
I sometimes think how the families have spent their time and work as a Joint family ? Was this an good culture ? an booster for relationship and emotions ?. I share and remember when schools were used to close for summer holidays the joy of visiting relatives........... now vacation has no meaning unless its a paid trip to a unknow place to see unknow face to taste unheard food and just to put an artificial smile saying Wow taste was good, coz at home nobody cooks !
Many a times, at many places we read and some say, everything in life is destiny and its the will of God the Almighty. Intellect people argue that everything could be achieved in life, by dedication and will power. Now a days high profile trainers advertise with testimony of achieving the results of our destiny. One of the consultant where i was accompanying while traveling had other view. He said we may be to intellect, have a will power and dedicated, planned etc we can just try our luck, but its the destiny that what makes what we are. We cannot raise our both legs in air and stand, Even if we try to stand on air by lifting both legs ........ off course we can try and realize
I listened to a preacher, last week in an gathering. It was the end of the sermon and the preacher said, You might have lot of money and enjoying a good life with all luxury and some simple pain in the body and consultancy with the family doctor makes you feel that days are counted. Some times we even witness our self the people walking on the footpath are just smashed by the drunken driver. Some times life is just crazy and we have no control on it.
Many a times we put our self into so called performance measures for our own activities and try to do better and better ! Thats really a sarcastic. In work places we display the performance measures and advise our subordinates saying "If you cant measure, then you cannot improve", when you can do it in a industry, off course you can practice in our own life and start measuring. Then to achieve this targets we just keep working and working and forget to take rest and even smile. One of the biggest advice we take is to take some loan from banks to achieve our dream and they pay in installments. This installment becomes burden having its effect on the health...........
I sometimes think how the families have spent their time and work as a Joint family ? Was this an good culture ? an booster for relationship and emotions ?. I share and remember when schools were used to close for summer holidays the joy of visiting relatives........... now vacation has no meaning unless its a paid trip to a unknow place to see unknow face to taste unheard food and just to put an artificial smile saying Wow taste was good, coz at home nobody cooks !
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Brand and Brand followers
Life style and living cost creates brand. This Brand is followed by the people who are crazy on it. Whenever we interact with young people, they speak about brands and its brand ambassadors, So Is this craze on the brand is justified ? is it really required.
May be industrial products and house holds may add some advantage but in and everything that come across in our day to day activity is really needs branding? Brands create an identify of it self, value for Money ? is what is depends upon the perception.
Branded clothes comes in sizes that for some one it requires alteration and some it is over sized.
But is these actually have the durability, comfort and really Value for Money !
The thought is higher the price and greater the brand, lesser its utilization and waste of money. Some of the branded can be only worn on some auspicious occasions so why Spend much on this one day !
May be industrial products and house holds may add some advantage but in and everything that come across in our day to day activity is really needs branding? Brands create an identify of it self, value for Money ? is what is depends upon the perception.
Branded clothes comes in sizes that for some one it requires alteration and some it is over sized.
But is these actually have the durability, comfort and really Value for Money !
The thought is higher the price and greater the brand, lesser its utilization and waste of money. Some of the branded can be only worn on some auspicious occasions so why Spend much on this one day !
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