so what's the point!
Think of the funniest Bollywood movies ever, and Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron can’t escape your list. Pause a moment and visualize the Draupadhi scene at the end – “yeh sab kya ho raha hai beta Duryodhan?” “ab Cheerharan ka program cancel.” Remember Ravi Baswani, the one with the squint behind the specs. Another famous dialog, “yeh American cake hai, thoda khayega thoda phekega.” Now on a personal note. In 1994 I spent an hour with Ravi Baswani at his home in Bombay – trying to persuade him (and separately the other four...
Fuad you don’t need to introduce yourself. Everyone (not just in Kumaon) remembers you (fondly) and admires you for your pluck. I think you’ve done more for India (and perhaps spent more time in India) than many who were born here. Some may not agree with your perspective but we all want it. It’s rare that we get a chance to reexamine stereotypes, assumptions, who we are, and who we might be. First a request to you and to the Group. Controversial references to G(h)andi are best avoided. There have been precedents...
Vinod’s mother There was this less quoted dialog of Sholay for a son who’d been killed by Gabbar. And so said A.K.Hangal, “maloom hai duniya main sabse bada bojh kya hota hai?...baap ke kandhe par bete ka janaza (coffin).” (Jagtiani’s house) There was a colleague of his from IIM Bangalore who left behind a bound folder of condolences from friends posted on Facebook. I don’t think his mother even looked at it. There was a picture of Vinod with a mala on the table. Vinod’s brother said that for two days their mother...
My friend Jagtiani, I first met him at ragging time when he said he’d got the second prize in shooting in Springdales. That was the only time I’ve heard him being vain about anything. I knew him well – three years in Aravali, some weekends at his home in Patel Nagar and then on a weeklong trek together. Vinod was great to be with. I don’t mean the kind who fills up the sird-shops with anecdotes or those who ponder over the state of society or the future of our world. He was good company – (truthfully, I felt...
My dear friend Shekhar Govind (RIP 2009) We sat on the banks of Lake Travis (Austin, Texas) smoking unbranded cigarettes and pondering over the futility of the rat race. Shekhar Govind was the one who’d act on it. Shekhar was different from you and me. He passed out of the IIT with plans to do – nothing. Yes, in April 1979 he actually said he wanted to catalog his book collection for a while and collate his pre-apps for the NEXT year. All of you with kids you’d freak at the thought of them and a gap year sitting...
We’ve just come back from the Gurudwara to mark Baldeep's wife Param’s barsi (11 months after she died of a freak malaria attack). We all stared solemnly at her picture during the ardaas. From our batch – Mirchi, Vinit Taneja, Davar, Deepak Aggarwal, Kenneth D’Souza commiserated with Baldip. But I think we could have (and should have) come back wiser. Baldip’s wife Param wouldn’t have liked us to spread sorrow and grief, and now it’s been a year since she’s gone. A bit about her - Param was at one time an Executive...
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sunil Agarwal Date: Sun, 25th July, 2010 at 12:27 PM Subject: KM To: Sunil PVT The challenges of putting together a knowledge management system for 20:20 Media First, have one; second, keep it simple. I’ve learnt that “not perfect” is better than “not at all,” and that I should want to use it. My ideal KM system would be an invisible one, so that people use it as part of their day to day work, without realizing that they are doing knowledge management. I am talking...
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