A NRI (non-resident Indian) family decides to visit India to spend time with family and friends. It’s a happy family comprising of two small children who are loved dearly by their parents.

THE SPIRIT OF MUMBAI...its the phrase I strongly denounce, with all the
respect to Mumbaikars, this statement has been abused to such an extent
that suddenly it feels like there is no value to the sheer fact that
people have lost lives, people have died and died a gruesome death for
a spending an evening at a cafe, for dining at a hotel, for heading
back home, FOR LIVING THEIR OWN LIFE.

Four years ago, I was flying from JFK NY Airport to SFO to attend a meeting at Monterey, CA.

An American girl was sitting on the right side, near window seat. It indeed was a long journey - it would take nearly seven hours!

I was surprised to see the young girl reading a Bible - unusual of young Americans! (Later I came to know that September 11 has changed mind-set of lot of US citizens. They suddenly turned religious, it seemed.) After some time she smiled and we had few acquaintances talk. I told her that I am from India.

Then suddenly the girl asked: 'What's your faith?' 'What?' I didn't understand the question.

Something i found from my old notes. Still valid,
relevent & useful. Check out:

1. I have the right to express my thoughts and opinions,
even though they may be different from those of others.

2. I have the right to express my feelings and to take
responsibilities for them.

3. I have the right to say YES to people.

4. I have the right to change my mind making excuses.

5. I have the right to make mistakes and to be
resposibile for them.

6. I have the right to say, 'I dont know'.

Azamgarh, a small sleepy town in eastern UP, is in news again, for all the wrong reasons.


Of late it has been contributing to human resource planning of the chote bhais and bade bhais of underworld. The two terrorist shot down in encounter on friday in delhi were from Azamgarh. And now three more nabbed today by Delhi Police are also from the same place.

No doubt its one of the poor districts of UP (but not most), lack of irrigation facility, poverty, unemployment, and all those traits good books on Indian economy are full of, but so are other neighbouring districts in eastern UP and else where in India.

mystery indeed! 


By this time, I am sure you have heard of Dr Randy Pausch and of the last lecture.

If not  here are a few links that you can use to catch up : 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Pausch

Aug 25 is the one month anniversary of the passing away of this true legend.

His last lecture delivered on Sept 18,2007 has changed the lives of many.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Really_Achieving_Your_Childhood_Dreams

~~ the world will miss him.

Today after reading sad news about suicide of Sandip Shelke who was Software Professional at Persistent-Pune, thought of sharing few words with friends. Everyone’s life is the most important & precious thing than anything else in life!

Last week it was tragic demise of Star Voice of India, Ishmeet and this week Sandip. They both represent our young struggling achievers. Both of them were human beings like us with extra-ordinary abilities and drive to reach higher. Both of them successfully achieved certain career milestones too but both of them became victim of an unfortunate moment. Maybe triggered by someone around them.

Its been some time since I saw a descent shower (Not the one from the tap) in Pune. Have been trying to guage the reason for failure of rains in the city , and suddenly something struck me . I travel frequently to Delhi , where the rains have failed consecutively over last few years. On discussing the matter with my friends there ,they had a very funny way of putting it. Delhi main  pap bahut badh gaya hai !!!! isiliye barish nahi hoti. And yes I too have started introspecting on the same and am trying to relate the situtaion in Pune with that in Delhi !!!.

Few of the problems that you may face on a Monday if you are a hostilite and doing your MBA in PUMBA: