Religiously


“Ramesh followed every processes and procedures religiously and encouraged his fellow team members to follow the defined processes religiously as well.”, I wrote my feedback as manager for Ramesh as part of the appraisal process. I stopped for a while thinking the choice of words and the truth behind this statement. It is not newContinueContinue reading “Religiously”

City of Chaos/Joy


Trying to avail the best suited shortcut to reach destination sacrificing physical comfort of self as well as others, frustration of not achieving goal, disturbance in the emotional space for undue expectations at home as well as work place, inconveniences caused by government or opposition and unkind nature (sun in specific) has irritated each and every passerbyContinueContinue reading “City of Chaos/Joy”

Good and bad


“Good and Bad!!” “Good or Bad!!” “No I would say Good and Bad” “It is sometimes good to be bad and bad to be good. As goodness of good sometime hurts and badness of bad when predictable feels good”, Rohit, was blabbering,”What are you blabbering?”, I asked. “It hurts when somebody talks about goodness oftenContinueContinue reading “Good and bad”

2064 – My Encounter with Future


“Saagar!! Sagar!! Saaagar!! Sagar!!”, huge sound waves coming from the partially opened window. Sagar was unaffected by this affectionate roar of his fan following, as it is since past 20 years he has been hearing. Presence of this is not making his life any different and it must be hard for him to believe thatContinueContinue reading “2064 – My Encounter with Future”

The Power within


 A very powerful stanza from a poetry by Muhammad Iqbal.keeps inspiring generations, to go beyond what others think you can do, what you think you can do and even what god thinks you can do. But still I see the helplessness when I look at the mirror or look into eyes of many. The powerContinueContinue reading “The Power within”

One Billion Rupees


“Your account credited with Rs. 1,00,00,00,000 on 5th May, 2013.”, A bizarre habit of checking emails on smart phone when sleep gets thin made me look at my newly received text message which gave me shock of my life. Wanted to see the source of the money hence immediately started laptop to log-in to myContinueContinue reading “One Billion Rupees”

Spirit – Spiritless – Spiritual


“When a person dies his spirit is put on to rest but when the spirit dies person goes through hell. Person without spirit is good for nothing. The external energy will only help to rot faster. A good for nothing object. Every attempt to rejuvenate that person will go in vein as the energy within died. “,ContinueContinue reading “Spirit – Spiritless – Spiritual”

The Pretender: Me, my daughter and Auto-rickshaw


“Baba, Why don’t you buy an auto-rickshaw?”, Hiya asked while coming back from school. I laughed at her silly request and like an assumed knowledgeable senior thought of explaining her. I asked, “Why you want Auto? Isn’t our car and bike better than the auto rickshaw?”. She immediately responded, “No”. “Why?”, I asked. “Because AutoContinueContinue reading “The Pretender: Me, my daughter and Auto-rickshaw”

Happy Birthday!!! Father of the Nation


“Father of the Nation!! Like I never followed strange principles of my father, nobody in this nation follows the philosophy of father of the nation. When people don’t care about their father how do you expect people to be respectful to the father of the nation. Interestingly father of the nation’s photo and name isContinueContinue reading “Happy Birthday!!! Father of the Nation”