A vent in the Delirium

IF is a word of losers who are stuck at their failures and don't dare to think forward but are stuck in the past. IF let's you build castles in air. It let's you dream and drown. It let's you create a world for you which has no base but it let's you live in illusions. It let's you live in self-pity, "if i had done this at that moment, today i have been there in place of him" but the fact is that it's he who moved on and persevered while you were stuck in your IF. "IF wishes were horses, then beggars would ride." You need to do and not just think to be successful. Even the greatest of ideas required work to materialize. Nothing happens by dreaming. IF only Gibbs would have taken that catch, Australia wouldn't have been in the 1999 World cup Final. IF we could remove all corruption, ours would be an ideal state. A similar IF was dreamt by our forefathers in the colonial period. IF we get independence, we will be prosperous and that...

If life had to be a mathematical notation. It would most certainly be π. It's one expression which has been at the center of every mathematicians curiosity. Pi is random, simple yet of utmost importance. It has so many definitions, so many purposes. It's simplicity with usefulness is what makes it the cynosure of mathematicians. Life just as pi is random. Pi is inaccurate just as our life which is ridden with mistakes. It is simple and complex at the same time. The superficially you look, the simple it becomes, the deeper you look the complex it gets (the record for the most accurate calculation of π is upto 5 trillion digits). In life you can't really predict what is going to happen. Life is completely random, it follows no pattern. Just as π has no set pattern. What happens next in life is just an outcome of what has already happened or what is happening now. Similarly, what happens to the value of Pi is the outcome of 22/7. Life like Pi can never be made perfect, wha...

What tie brings with it is an attitude which is formal. It brings with it a sense of respect, respect that others show you and also the respect you have for your profession. Tie is more of a symbolism for being sincere towards one's job and respecting the general order of an organisation. Accepting all this, what I am against, is "necessary". Living in a free world, a democracy which gives you right, we have freedom to choose for ourselves. We should be allowed and entrusted with making our own decisions. For me tie represents following the conventions and getting involved in a rat's race. It leads you to restricting your own thought flow. The restrictions limit your creativity. You will never know your boundaries if you don't dare to approach them. The people who did something memorable didn't only raise the bar, they rose the bar and then broke it. Someone like Michael Jackson , he came out with something which wasn't even considered a dance form. He...

If every other public officer has a retirement age, then why not our ministers. Don't the reasons plausible enough to make a case for the retirement of other public office posts apply to our ministers. What distinct abilities and capabilities do our ministers possess that they enjoy a sense of immortality in their posts. What makes them to keep running offices in the same old ways over and over again. It's only the irony of our country that we have the world's largest population of youngsters below 24 but our ministers will all be over 60 and Prime Minister over 75. What new perspectives do they bring to the table. They can never aptly represent the aspirations and dreams of the country's youth. They also therefore don't represent a majority of the country. A democracy is all about providing everyone a say in the government, but when the representation of the majority of the population is so less, it becomes a major setback to our democracy. What long hauls at m...

The common exclamation is often used to depict shock. Shock that may be pleasant or sad. Shock that maybe cause of an event or a news. Oh my God! is an expression often been used to pity on the several plights of our nation. Be it at Taj Mahal, Gateway of India or elsewhere. People who come to India form the so called developed world to our land, often use this expression to sympathise with the conditions prevailing in "the real India." They pity on the conditions in the slums, curse the polluted cities, and frown on seeing the child labour. They despise every social aspect of our nation. But, today India has forced them to use this expression for the impressive growth in our country. The "OMG! How do they live here?" has changed to "OMG! They are growing faster than us." The same expression has transformed in meaning. It's also the result of the amazing transformation we have brought about in our own economy. The era before and after the liberalis...

Creating an identity for yourself takes years and years, whereas policies change according to the demand of the situation. Our policies are the response to the current situation but it always imbibes our identity. Identity building is a long process, result of a lot of conscious policy making to create that identity. Even a very good policy might not result in any significant gains if you don't have the right identity. India has created for itself a role in world diplomacy as a peaceful nation. This identity has been built as a result of the 1000 years in which we haven't attacked any nation. This identity has been built over the years and gives it certain credibility on the world stage. The symbolisms are of great importance in global diplomacy. To show the impact of Identity, look at the United States, it has created an identity for itself as an economic superpower, that's why even the poor policies that caused recession were never noticed. If you create an identity i...

The Business of Business in Businesses is increasingly getting reduced. In the liberalised, globalised and privatised world merely the business part of business is not sufficient to survive. It only forms a small part of what is required to survive and thrive in an competitive open market. As the businesses get organised and humongous in every aspect be it in terms of the number of people it employs, number of people it provides service, revenues or the area it covers and effects; it's important that they understand the social and national responsibilities they carry. Businesses today, to be successful, require good Branding, Marketing, Analysis, Supply Chain and Service. Merely doing business is not enough. After 1991 when the economy liberalised, many companies who couldn't adapt and upgrade fell, but the likes of Bajaj who could implement it well, came out to be successful. Businesses today need to understand how they will be branding there product in their market. How wil...

Nature has this strange way of running time in circles. The history keeps on repeating itself. Man, so many times fails to learn from its history and falls prey to similar situations. History repeating itself is a chance but mostly its our failure to learn from experiences and improve. Those who learn well from their glorious past could also seek inspiration from history and replicate it all over again. The recession of recent years was a case of history repeating itself as we hadn't quite learned enough. The sub-prime lending and audacity of the "big" banks, thought of to be too big to fall caused havoc in the global village. A similar event as that of the Great Depression, when the banks because of their careless attitude ended up falling down. The banks were again trusted this time for a responsible behaviour but the big shots like AIG, Lehmann Brothers couldn't prevent themselves. The history also saw India at the helm of the ancient civilised world. That hist...

The iconic college song brings in nostalgia and takes you down memory lane into your college days. Being in the last year of college, we could most certainly identify what the symbolism represents. Youth that follows its passion and cares less for the orthodox. A new generation that has found for itself a profession in unconventional territory. It's about following your dream, following the passion and not caring what the world thinks. We Gen-next loves to make our own mistakes, but it's also why they learn so much so early in life. We are giving a new outlook on the conventional things. Bringing in a new perspective to everything whether new or old. A man who truly represents the spirit of Purani jeans and Guitar is Mr. Jairam Ramesh. The example might not match your imaginations but he captures the spirit perfectly. As someone who renewed a timid Department of the Government, into a visible and responsible force without caring about what others might feel about it. He has...

The recent economic crisis proved the resilience of the Indian economy. The growth pattern of India is resilient. It sustained the worst of times and is also leading the recovery out of recession. The country which is relatively new to the open markets has shown great understanding and resilience in the difficult times for the world economy. The reasons that attribute to the already proven resilience as well as a sustainable economy for the future, are many. The Indian regulator , The Reserve Bank of India, has shown in these tough times that it's a responsible regulator and is shrewd in decidion making. The cautious approach of control and restrain which was earlier criticised by the free economies of the world, is now being applauded. The mix of control with freedom allowed India to be resilient and the effects from the other parts of the world were reduced. The Indian democracy is also an asset for the countries growth. The fact that it doesn't depend on one individual,...

The early mornings and the evenings when you as ardent lovers of cricket filled the cricket fields, gone are those days. Children today love the Cricket and FIFA from the luxury of their couches. Gone are the days when watching TV was an exercise, now we have remotes. Gone are those days when you had 2 years wait list for landline connections, now its mobile in seconds. Gone are the days of tape recorders, now its iPods. Gone are the days when people looked at who's talking, now hey look at their phones and only hear you talking. Gone are the days of calmness, of ease, of subtle emotions and of life's little romances. Now, life's fast, instant, "on the go" and lost in competition. Everyone is now involved in a rat's race. A race that has no finish line. An endless race into the darkness. The real life is now lived in virtual world; but virtual, no matter how good, can never replace the real. "No news is good news." But what we have today is an ov...

What a professional training at a good B-School does to you, is that it imparts in you a sense of confidence and self-belief in your own abilities not just to do a job, but being able to handle the most adverse of situations. This is important because the business world offers you challenge beyond the helm of technical knowledge and there you need to have the belief in yourself that you'll find some solution. The arrogance helps you to undermine the difficulties in your path and even a mediocre talent can finally make it, if he persists on the path putting in the hard work. The arrogance helps you in a lot of ways, it lets you stick to your ideas. If Edison had not been arrogant, we wouldn't have had electricity and if Mr. Sivaram Dugal had not been arrogant, we would not have had world class Clinical Research Institute in India. When you have firm belief in your idea, you need to be arrogant and stay firm on your stand. Even the best of people with the best of ideas falter...

A person dying due to lack of food; death due to hunger is probably the most shameful thing for any nation. In our 63 years of independence we haven't even been able to provide food to our countrymen. The country's stats look pathetic in terms of Human Development Index. We might be 11th nation in terms of GDP but in terms of HDI we are at an absolute dismal 119, one of the worst, and some states doing even worse than African states which have been regarded as "failed state". Doesn't that mean we have failed in providing people with basics of life and yet we boast of 8.5% growth rates. The fact is that although we are growing at phenomenal rates but we have over 1 billion people to feed. This we haven't been able to achieve. The talk of the time is India Inc.- India Inclusive, but the growth has been anything but inclusive. 54% of our population is rural and they suffer from droughts, floods and depend largely on monsoons. It seems as if we have left it to t...

Awards can be bought, advertisements can be bought, brand ambassadors can be bought but what you can't buy is credibility. Current B-School rankings are lacking credibility. Rankings are supposed to be only an indicator of the quality of the B-School. I agree that judging and comparing various aspects of a B-School is very subjective, but the kind of variations that we see between the various rankings is astonishing. Some of the rankings defy common sense and general belief. With rankings rating some newcomer school above IIMs, it defies all logic and only forces us to believe that they are bought and forged. With everyone coming up with their own ratings, no one has really developed a sort of credibility which is admired. Even if someone tries his level best to achieve the most accurate rating, separating a school at number 10 and 11 with accuracy is not possible. A B-school isn't just about placements or infrastructure or only academics. It's a conglomeration of so many...

True Love elates you, pacifies you, calms you, motivates you and moves you into the right direction. Everything for which we fall back upon God. Love as God doesn't reside in any idols, it resides in everyone; it's omnipresent. It provides you faith and believe. Re-ignites your trust in others; humanity and brotherhood. Love provides you a language and a medium to interact with the most hostile of situations prudently. There are many places where we see Love playing God. A mother's selfless and motiveless love towards its child is Godly. It's the purest forms of Love which is actually the truest representation of God as well. Similarly, a person's persistent love for a thing he does, results in him getting the God on his side. "God helps those, who help themselves." Your love and passion for your work plays God and makes you succeed. Someone like Mr. Narendra Murkumbi of Shree Renuka Sugars, entered the sugar business; which is nothing new, leased mi...

The biggest mistake we could commit is to ignore the voice of silence. A successful decision maker listens to the voice of silence. Today we talk about inclusive growth and India inclusive, this can not be reached without listening to the silence and the silent. The uproar over the Dictatorship of Mr. Hosni Mubarak in Egypt and the uprooting of the Dictatorship of Mr. Ben Ali from Tunisia, exemplifies the consequences of ignoring the voice of silence. The silent people suffered the dictatorship for two-three decades but when the voice became a ROAR it uprooted the might of presidency. This shows that the silence of the people has a voice as well, just because they aren't channelised well to protest, doesn't mean that they don't have a voice. In India as well people have been suffering from the high food inflation and price rise but the silence should not be ignored as being voice less. The era of social networking and netizens have provided an additional voice to the...