So called Ashraf’s who monopolised Muslim leadership throughout, always made use of this political situation to gain powerful positions or favour from the rulers. This situation continued till the arrival of BJP on political horizon. It shattered ..

“No, two rounds of walking are remaining, I am just waiting for my wife, she is coming in. If I do that now, she will come and I will be forced to go for two more rounds with her, so I am just waiting for her to come, just relaxing.”..

Throughout his career, he got regular promotions but more than that, he never got really very busy. Once I took up the liberty with him to ask him “How that is possible, in Army one has to be busy at least 14-15 hours per day if one is really required ..

What about office relationship? So many of us depend upon third party to nurture our relationship and understanding with our manager. Why? Even in hierarchical organisations, we should find the way to establish a positive relationship. It is not ..

So, the kid was alright throughout the night, however in the morning when she was getting ready for the school bus, she complained of stomach ache. The mother got worried so told her to miss the school and relax in the home. As she came back, she ..

“I want to have both, feeling as well as looks ...but please note I am already sixty and it may not be possible to have that look or feel as I grow old. Obviously, we cannot do that much exercise which we used to do in earlier days.” I thought ..

I was just coming back from my evening walk, after a long time, in Viman Nagar, Pune. It was 6.45 PM and corona curfew(?) was to start at 7 PM. I was just rushing back to my home when I saw a policeman just deployed at road junction Infront of Symbiosis ..

How many times did you find any corporate executive to be so aggressive about his company or exhibit that much loyalty to the company? Very rare?..

I have lived the Army life for twenty-six years and corporate life for eight years and interacted with folks at the top at both places. I can say with conviction that I have not found a single gentleman who is in the top hierarchy and is in the ..

I am taking you to the corporate context. In all the good companies, one is supposed to train his next in line. Some do it but most of the breed is so insecure that they will do everything but to put the second in command in lime light...

But one role has a special corner in my heart. That person has touched me with her innocence and belief. For her I was the champion and superhero. In her eyes my every play and lesson was a stroke of a genius, I could do no wrong. ..

Though I felt happy that my wife showed faith in my capability to lift 6 Kg weight for one Km. It proved to be short lived faith as we realised. Excitement is not endurance as we concluded. ..

“Do not worry, she will be through in the very first attempt, your daughter is intelligent and she is tough also, she should be able to clear physical tests as well. You do not worry; I will give you sweets on her selection.” My wife assured her...

You will find people ready to go to doctor on regular basis and follow the timings of medications as per his advice but are not prepared to follow the regular exercise or walking routine? I met a young enthusiast who had a night shift because his ..

We are struck up with the resistance of our Muslim community and resultant resistance of so many of opposition parties in view of their vote bank politics. None of these parties are worried about unabated population growth and its consequences for ..

Col Srivastava was staying in this colony only …and in his run up to life, he passed away at the age of 85, some post covid complications and age-related complications played the role. unfortunate but it happened...

As luck could have had it, her Boss moved out and here was the opportunity for her BUT neither she nor the management perceived that she could handle elevated position competently. This happens with so many of us and unless we can break the pigeonhole, ..

Doctor was quite surprised to see his blood pressure and other parameters and wanted to know how he is keeping it in normal range. He mentioned about his strict diet regime and life style...

So, I found myself just behind two ladies engrossed in discussion while walking at leisurely pace. Their discussion point was Visa problem for USA, it sounded like that both their kids were studying/ working in USA. Since I was immediately behind ..

Let me share my story of " fitness and looks" in the family, in the right perspective so that we you take right resolutions in the new year...

This is a story of a passionate teacher to prove the point, how a single individual can make a difference in the society. Kandhla is famous for two schools, National college and Hindu Inter college, both up to Class 10 plus two. These two colleges ..

I was uneasy and just pondering how to manage. I certainly was not keen to be ticked off. Somehow the traveller sitting beside me could get my uneasiness. I did not know him but he offered …. ..

Appreciation is also the subject of group dynamics in the age of social media. If one appreciates, others too appreciate. No body normally wants to miss out on appreciation even if it is not warranted or genuinely earned...

One to one counselling was part of the programme and you will agree that each one of us, is a sample in itself. Good or bad, that we can decide later...

One Brigadier and two Colonels after retirement, planned to visit Masai Mara Safari in Kenya. Trip was going on very well. They went to the park along with other tourists, and were enjoying thoroughly...

One afternoon, went to a medical unit for some official job. The concerned officer was not available for me, so landed up in their Basketball court for some friendly shooting. They told me to pick up my team, since I was guest to them and a young ..

In the biodiversity park in Pune, there are many small trees and generally walkers pick it up as they move along because it is not really a tall tree...

Being an Army Veteran, I am aware that there is a responsibility of co -driver, he /she has to keep control on Driver …in Army if Co- Driver is an officer, his responsibility is more than that of driver, in case of mishap. ..

Akash went on leave for about a month and new guy ‘Gagan’ came in his place. Taste of Dosa also changed with the arrival of Gagan and me and my wife, both noticed it. We were just wondering, how it could happen. ..

I landed up in Bangalore as per the plan and went to his home in the afternoon…. he took me to a South Indian restaurant...

Just 200 meters ahead of my home, there is a red light. On One side of it, two street vendors sell their eatables. One sells the idly, dosa, vada and another one sells vada-pao, Bread-pakora, and Onion pakora. Since lot of corporate professionals ..

I was looking for the driver and the car at the gate but he was not to be seen for those 10 minutes and I got further drenched… (Not fully though?). In those 10 minutes, I made 15 calls to the driver and every time his phone was found to be engaged...

I met him one afternoon, congratulated him on the latest wall paintings in the society since it was giving a colourful look to the entrance of society which was otherwise dull in appearance. ..

It is well maintained with the help of corporate support. However, one thing I noticed that lot many senior citizens were frequenting the park which was not the case earlier. ..

We generally purchase vegetables from her. However, our small interaction with her continued for a longer time and we started knowing her. We got to know her family details...

Please do not take me wrong, your family happiness and back pain are two different issues. Though these may interact with each other at some point of time...

Where do we really stand on this question? I will not emphasize whether one or both the spouses are working. Question is how much appreciation you are providing to your life partner and how you value this relationship and how much you contribute ..

Focus on your strength. Everyone has weakness, but weakness comes and gets exposed only when you forget your strength. ..

A simple check on the wrong assumption, makes the way in right direction...

My wife developed a problem with her right-hand thumb, it was getting stiff and bit painful. ..

While we go through the campaigning models of two political powers in the current elections, both have distinct approaches. While Congress talks of redistribution of wealth through freebies and free allotment of resources, BJP talks of generation ..

Today we are talking of The Kerala Story. The film which has been released on 05 May and story line is about three girls who have been converted, married and sent to ISIS. Number of converted girls are more and not all of them have been sent to ..

The don who was above the system, made the best used of lacunae in the system, got killed because of lacunae of same system. If some one is feeling bad, assume that he has guilty conscience. ..

If you are not attentive in the class, it is sure that you will not get good marks. So, system ensured that if you miss the class, you miss the exam in toto and secondly, if you are not attentive, you score poorly in the quiz...

What is Chinese basic core interest? To be recognised at global super power, may be at par with USA. China wants to become a Banyan tree first in Asia and no nation is allowed to grow under it beyond a certain limit...

No party in Israel can take liberty with any national issue which deals with existential threat to Israel. So, why all these issues now? How judicial reforms are related with Arabs, middle east nations, govt officials and even reservists? How USA ..

Surendra was heading the business and one of the Zonal Business Manager decided to move to better pastures and no body internally was prepared to take that position after the failure of two senior managers and third one in the selection list opting ..

As on now, India is sitting on an international sweet spot. We are the member of QUAD as well as BRICS, holding the chairmanship of G20 as well. ..

What was the feedback? Well, it was mostly in terms of extra drill or road march. For someone who is already undergoing rigorous training, the extra drill does not add to the burden. But it does cut down your free time (if at all you get). Sample ..

Well, here was the gentleman who understood the dignity and ethical aspect of labour. How many times we meet the people of this calibre in our life. We keep on looking for heroes in our life. Here was the real hero...

The honest feedback provided by legendary Sam Manekshaw regarding the timing of 1971 war to Mrs. Indira Gandhi is now a part of folklore. Had we fought in August 1971 instead of December 1971, the history would have been different...

Posted in north east, he developed a rapport with the Bodo informers at lot of personal risk that avoided lot of casualties to own troops and ensured surrender of more than 100 militants, though it was nowhere in his charter of duties. From top ..

About a week back, I finished my round early and came to pick up my wife after Yoga session but it was still on. I had some time. I looked around and found one father and son combination playing Badminton. Father was keen to do Yoga but son was ..

He had the option of settling down either in Chandigarh or Gurgaon or Sonipat. He wanted to align this aspect with his post retirement vocation. We discussed so many options, permutations and combinations but somehow, we could not find the right ..

Akhand Bharat means concept of Bharat and it includes boundaries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri-Lanka and Nepal as part of Akhand Bharat. All these nations were part of Bharat at one time and have been separated by Britishers or circumstances ..

Well, I am going to narrate about true personality who is not holding a senior position in the office but in my opinion is a leader without title...

As I started on my circle of walk, I found a young mother with two-year-old kid along with some toys, probably she brought the toys from home so that boy can play and she can do some exercise there only. However, the kid had other ideas...

I got seat in the back of the aircraft and the old couple were sitting in front row of the aircraft...

So, I happened to go and meet one of my friends, it was around lunch time so he insisted that I should have working lunch with him, which I did...

Let us put it in the perspective! How many times it happens in our official life? We get new bosses, new colleagues, new subordinates? We keep on opening them with the same old key and they do not open? We complain without any realisation that lock ..

Course was going on smoothly, all the student officers were working hard since it was a career course. As part of the normal working, self-assessment test was conducted and then feedback was given to officers. It was close to Johari table if you ..

Neither the lady of the house got up to tell her anything nor anybody else uttered a single word but she , in flat 45 minutes finished her job and came to us on the dining table so that we get up and she cleans this up, without saying the single ..

Today, one ex participant of my programme called me in the morning for some different purpose. So, I asked him “Is it not your exercise time?” ..

As luck could have had it, her Boss moved out and here was the opportunity for her BUT neither she nor the management perceived that she could handle elevated position competently. Strong desire inside her compelled her to take the challenge...

There was a lady , who just came in and started entertaining the patients and helping out the staff in distributing the medicines as per the prescription...

I moved my car a bit on right side, assuming that she must be planning to go to left since there was a school about 500 meters ahead on the road. I thought kids must be in a hurry to go to school. ..

We all were quite surprised how Abhishek, who was in the younger age group and unmarried too, was giving the arguments in favour of getting married to manage the inflation to someone who was at least 8-9 years older than him...

The support staff told me to wait since one vial contains 10 doses and only five have come. Secondly, Nursing Assistant was not there...

Things were quite good initially and he moved to middle management cadre. I felt quite happy for him. We were touching the base once in a while...

Most of the time my focus was on the leg revolving around the standing leg and it seems to be a herculean task for me to manage...

" In fact , he is going down …..only". Our sale is going down drastically because of his poor attitude and I am worried about this. ..

Mountains are the biggest teachers, so they say and they don’t forgive you for your bad moves. ..

It so happened that I landed up there and was supposed to stay for one day only. Sitting for my dinner in a quiet corner, I was just glancing through the hall, if I could find out some one known to me but it did not happen. Surprisingly, all the ..

As part of my daily morning schedule , I go for a walk in the joggers park which is about one km away from my home , in Pune...

Whenever We are in Pune, my wife generally ensures that we go to an “Less Pleasure and More Exercise” session once a week. This session includes going to Sabji( Vegetable) Mandi in Chandan Nagar which is about five Kms from our place ,..

Last time, when I visited my ex corporate office, some of my good former colleagues asked me “how come you are looking physically so fit? I told them " Yes, I have lost almost four kg of fat in last two months and another two Kg will be lost in ..

Why do we require a kick to act. It is a fact that we generally follow the route of inertia to act and need a kick start. We need to get up and change that. ..

You have some hard nuts in your team at work or in your family at home. Hold them tightly, even if it is small distance. Ensure that they do not rattle against each other...

If we practice how to navigate through difficulties, rather than avoiding them, it will make us a successful managers and leaders...