Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Leave or Leave

Now, habitual absence from work without taking leave amounts to misconduct on the part of an employee. According to the ruling by the Mumbai HC, a person in the habit of being absent without prior sanction, is somebody who is not devoted to duty.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

reaction by Puru

hi

Sharpen Your Listening Skill

1.      Calling the subject “uninteresting”

2.      Criticizing the speaker’s delivery

3.      Getting over-stimulated

4.      Listening only for “facts”

5.      Trying to outline everything

6.      Faking attention to the speaker

7.      Tolerating or creating disturbances

8.      The avoidance of difficult or expository presentations

9.      Allowing “emotion-laden” words throw us out of time with the speaker

10.  Wasting differential time between speech speed and thought speed

 

Monday, December 28, 2009

Roshni ka saath

is kadar roshni ka saath tujko mil jaye

 

kee ujala use paane ko tarasta saa rahe

 

ek ek khwab seep ke moti sa ban jaaye

 

kii jis moti  se badkar kisi ka mol naa rahe

 

har pal se alag,

 

ek pal woh bhi shamil ho teri zindagi me

 

kee jab chahe to rang teri muthi me bhar aaye

 

yu rang jab bhi bikhre tere haatho se

 

ek ek rang bus kushiyu ka zaariya ban jaye

 

khilkhalti hasi har baar tere ghar kaa pata pooche

 

aur zindagi chan chan ke tere angan me barse

 

kuch aur dene ko nhi paas mere

 

per itna kehna hoga

 

jab bhi dua niklegi is dil se

 

tera naam usme shamil jaroor hoga!!

 

 

By: Sangeeta

Worth Reading

You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud, too. That's a part of it.

Saturday, December 26, 2009

I Observed

“There is no such thing as success and failure, only success and learning experiences.”

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Guzarta Waqt

Guzarte waqt ko jab chaha kii theher jaye,

Who waqt ko bhi cheerta sa beh gaya,

Beh gaya saagar se gehre neer me,

Jab ban gaya aankhoo ka koi aansoo naya.

Sangeeta!!

About VJ

VJ always believed in simplicity of life while following the great supernatural instinct. One thing I really like about him transparency in behavior and an attitude to explore his adroitness.

I know him from his childhood when he had no friends, no extreme pleasure, or sorrow. He was very close to his grandmother and grandfather. I remember how he grew eating by grandmother’s hand, and sleeping in grandfather’s arms. The best mentor and source of inspiration was his grandfather who was very caring to him. He learnt how to sketch, ride bicycle, swim, and other skills from his grandfather whereas grandmother taught him all religious and moral values. Since his early life, he is very helping and caring by nature, and always spends time mulling over the reason effects bad circumstances in society. Constantly he has been endeavoring for better and peaceful relations to make a vigorous society.

Now he is a Technical Writer with other creative skills, which include web-designing, transcription, software testing (manual), painting, and people handling skills that make him a successful professional.

He has work for leading organization, which are InnoData ISOGEN, Finedge India Pvt. Ltd. (For Hutch Inbound Process), eBIZ.Com Pvt. Ltd., and currently working with NexGEN Consultancy Pvt. Ltd since OCT 2009. He has more than four years industry experience in which he catered many responsibilities facing many challenges.

Now he also works as a freelancer in his free time.

VJ, wish you best luck for your bright future!

Mysterious Girl

A day with no errs, and all good news that is what I always wanted. You know it was my most beautiful day yet!

It was a lovely morning when I got a call (I was asleep) from one girl asking for my well being….I was frozen for a while and awaken as she repeated, “Hello, can u hear me?”. I suddenly replied, “Oh, yes. I am hearing you. How are you, and I am so excited to get your call today?” She again replied, “Good morning! I am good. There were some server problem here, and I was sitting idle. Hence, you came in mind and I called you?

Continued in next article…

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Truth Lies within You

I am really very glad to be read by you. Not because I am explaining the things better but I got the one who is really close to himself and want to uncover the beautiful, gleaming soul. I am simply a piece of writings with purpose to let you know your true and brilliant side.

You have really very beautiful heart that always makes you feel good and bad in you and your society. It’s just your ego driving you away sometime from your novelty. See yourself how good you are, and what you do most of time even after realizing that those do not match to your intuitions.

You know how powerful and determined you are; destiny always presents you with two choices, and it’s in your hand which you opt. So don’t ever blame your fate, which is only a replica of your deeds.

My dearest friend, you are the rare who is responsible to carry on the great culture, civilization, and of course the value of life. There are millions who want to see a leader in you who will head them towards bright and golden morning, not a person carrying the burden of his own negative shadow.

Thanks for knowing yourself and wish you all the best for your next positive step.

Yours,

Innerself!!

New Discoveries Could Improve Climate Projections

New discoveries about the deep ocean’s temperature variability and circulation system could help improve projections of future climate conditions.

The deep ocean is affected more by surface warming than previously thought, and this understanding allows for more accurate predictions of factors such as sea level rise and ice volume changes.

High ocean surface temperatures have also been found to result in a more vigorous deep ocean circulation system. This increase results in a faster transport of large quantities of warm water, with possible impacts including reduction of sea ice extent and overall warming of the Arctic.

“The deep ocean is relatively unexplored, and we need a true understanding of its many complex processes,” said U.S. Geological Survey Director Marcia McNutt. “An understanding of climate change and its impacts based on sound, objective data is a keystone to the type of long-term strategies and solutions that are being discussed now at the United Nations conference in Copenhagen.”

USGS scientists created the first ever 3-D reconstruction of an ocean during a past warm period, focusing on the mid-Pliocene warm period 3.3 to 3 million years ago.

“Our findings are significant because they improve our previous understanding that the deep ocean stayed at relatively constant, cold temperatures and that the deep ocean circulation system would slow down as surface temperatures increased,” said USGS scientist Harry Dowsett. “By looking at conditions in the past, we acquire real data that allow us to see the global climate system as it actually functioned.”

“The average temperature of the entire ocean during the mid-Pliocene was approximately one degree warmer than current conditions, showing that warming wasn’t just at the surface but occurred at all depths” said USGS scientist Marci Robinson. “Temperatures were determined by analyzing marine plankton fossils, which are organisms that inhabited the water’s surface, as well as fossils of bottom-dwelling organisms, known as ostracodes.”

Global average surface temperatures during the mid-Pliocene were about 3°C (5.5°F) greater than today and within the range projected for the 21st century by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Therefore it may be one of the closest analogs in helping to understand Earth’s current and future conditions. USGS research on the mid-Pliocene is also the most comprehensive global reconstruction for any warm period.

Read the full article, published in Climate of the Past.

The USGS led this research through the Pliocene Research, Interpretation and Synoptic Mapping group. The primary collaborators in PRISM are Columbia University, Brown University, University of Leeds, University of Bristol, the British Geological Survey and the British Antarctic Survey. Learn more about PRISM research.

Friday, December 4, 2009

Human Being: A Renovator or Destructive Force

I proud being human that has the ability to nourish the earth, and also care for all creatures surviving here. Most of creatures are living just to maintain the cycle but we are there to care, save, and of course, to nurture them. We explore the things while satisfying other basic needs; this is our best quality, which makes us the most powerful creature on the earth.

From many years, there have been many people contributing their excellence in revealing the mysterious nature, and reaching the stars as well; but as the same time, many of us have also been involved in destroying the beautiful nature and harming many other living beings. Due to our negative approach, and bad antiquities, many animals, plants, and other living or non-living things are about to reach its existence, or have lost their existence. Now we can foresee our own existence, which has many relentless issues including burgeoning population, global warming, food crisis, various diseases, etc.

Though, we are playing both role, as a renovator and a destroyer, which is too weird that even after knowing all the facts and the scenario we cannot control it. It means, we have no self control, and it’s all our selfishness that stops us doing right things. We have been changed in every aspect, the purpose has been changed, and even we don’t love ourselves that is why we have reached this condition where we cannot go back, and cannot control the increasing problems across the globe.

It signifies end of the human being’s existence like other great animals had on earth.

Remember, no one can realize you the forthcoming problems unless you will make your individual efforts. We have no control over the result but we can control the reason causes the worst conditions in every aspect.”

We need unity and favor in doing these things because it will work only if we get together.

We seek you presence at “Our Earth”.

Be the Hero!!

Yours,

VJ- Vishwajit Vatsa

Thursday, November 26, 2009

The Guide- Let Your Soul Head You

Complete this blog...

I know that you guys have great instinct that led you at your current position. :)
Waiting for your writing so soon.

Enjoy your work!

Monday, November 16, 2009

Nature: A Wonderful Mystery

Nature has written a wonderful mystery. The plot continually changes and the most important clues come from seemingly unrelated investigations. These sudden and drastic changes of scientific scene appear to be Nature's way of revealing the unity of all fundamental science.

The mystery begins in the middle of the nineteenth century with the puzzle: How does the sun shine? Almost immediately, the plot switches to questions about how fast natural selection occurs and at what rate geological formations are created. The best theoretical physics of the nineteenth century gave the wrong answer to all these questions. The first hint of the correct answer came, at the very end of the nineteenth century, from the discovery of radioactivity with accidentally darkened photographic plates.

The right direction in which to search for the detailed solution was revealed by the 1905 discovery of the special theory of relativity, by the 1920 measurement of the nuclear masses of hydrogen and helium, and by the 1928 quantum mechanical explanation of how charged particles get close to each other. These crucial investigations were not directly related to the study of stars.

By the middle of the twentieth century, nuclear physicists and astrophysicists could calculate theoretically the rate of nuclear burning in the interiors of stars like the sun. But, just when we thought we had Nature figured out, experiments showed that fewer solar neutrinos were observed at earth than were predicted by the standard theory of how stars shine and how sub-atomic particles behave.

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, we have learned that solar neutrinos tell us not only about the interior of the sun, but also something about the nature of neutrinos. No one knows what surprises will be revealed by the new solar neutrino experiments that are currently underway or are planned. The richness and the humor with which Nature has written her mystery, in an international language that can be read by curious people of all nations, is beautiful, awesome, and humbling.


Source: http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/articles/fusion/index.html

Thursday, November 12, 2009

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Monday, November 2, 2009

Nature's Call

Now everything has calmed down........................................

 

 

 

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

Let's listen to the time!!

It says love the Nature more than you...

Love its gift, and preserve it forever...

Doing this, you will get supreme peace, which you always wanted...

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

No pay hike, this man lives on Rs 70 per month salary

Jaipur: While many complain of a bad raise in these times of recession, 
there is someone who has spent 27 years of his life earning only Rs 70 per 
month. 

Kailash Chandra who is a peon in a Rajasthan school can now finally see some 
light at the end of a really long tunnel. 

It is hard to believe but this grade four employee's salary has remained 
unchanged at Rs 70 per month ever since he joined a government school in 
Jamwa Ramgarh near Jaipur. But now the Rajasthan High court has asked the 
Director of Elementary Education to explain how someone can sustain himself 
on this paltry sum. 

"The honorable court has expressed concerns about the how a person can live 
and look after his family in Rs two per day. This is unfair considering the 
seriousness of the matter the court has summoned the Director Education in 
person" says Rajasthan High Court lawyer, Ameen Ali. 
Kailash joined work in 1982. But after his services were illegally 
terminated in 1991, he moved the labour court. While he was reinstated four 
years later, his salary was never revised. 

A report by the Central Statistical Organisation estimates the average 
monthly income of an Indian has for the first time crossed Rs 3,000 a month 
in 2008-2009. 

A grade four employee elsewhere in the state, draws around Rs 10,000 per 
month. 

An amount Kailash prays he too will get with arrears! 

"I have left it to God, and I'm holding on to doing this job hoping that 
someday he'll listen to me and give me justice" says Kailash. 

For the moment Kailash sustains his family through the efforts of his 
younger son, who earns a decent wage under the NREGA scheme. 

Kailash is due to retire in a few years. He hopes that fortune smiles on him 
and at least his retired life would be a lesser struggle. 



[Reported in CNN IBN] 

Monday, October 26, 2009

A Letter to You...

Dear Friend,

How are you?

I wish everything is well at your side, and time presents you with all the happiest moment as it passes.

I do not know why, but I feel so excited and happy when think of you. It feels great pleasure while writing something for you, it excites me to think more, and write more about you.

In fact, I have become your great fan, and you have many things that inspire me in happiness, and sorrow. Now I can say that you are my true friend, and we have built-up such a great bond that made us very special for each other.

I am waiting for your reply…

Take Good Care, and Have a Great Time Forever!

Your Truly,

VJ

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

14 year old Indian wins global scientific competition

Sharad Mirani, a 14-year-old from Ahmedabad has won the maiden bronze medal in the global scientific competition, International Earth Science Olympiads (IESO) in Taiwan.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

13 year old Indian girl to address UN summit

A 13-year-old Indian girl from Lucknow, Yugratna Srivastava has won the honour to address U.S. President Barack Obama, President Hu Jintao of China and other world leaders on behalf of the world's three billion youth and children.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Someone to Understand

A store owner was tacking a sign above his door that read: "Puppies For
Sale". Signs like that have a way of attracting small children and sure
enough, a little boy appeared under the store owner's sign.

"How much are you going to sell the puppies for?" he asked.

The store owner replied, "Anywhere from $30 to $50."

The little boy reached in his pocket and pulled out some change.

"I have $2.37," he said. "Can I please look at them?"

The store owner smiled and whistled and out of the kennel came Lady, who ran
out in the aisle of his store followed by five teeny, tiny balls of fur. One
puppy was lagging considerably behind.

Immediately the little boy singled out the lagging, limping puppy and said,
"What's wrong with that little dog?"

The store owner explained that the veterinarian had examined the little
puppy and had discovered it didn't have a hip socket. It would always be
lame.

The little boy became excited. "That is the puppy that I want to buy."

The store owner said, "No, you don't want to buy that little dog. If you
really want him, I'll just give him to you."

The little boy got quite upset. He looked straight into the store owner's
eyes, pointing his finger, and said, "I don't want you to give him to me.
That little dog is worth every bit as much as all the other dogs and I'll
pay full price. In fact, I'll give you $2.37 now, and 50 cents a month until
I have him paid for."

The store owner countered, "You really don't want to buy this little dog. He
is never going to be able to run and jump and play with you like the other
puppies."

To his surprise, the little boy reached down and rolled up his pant leg to
reveal a badly twisted, crippled left leg supported by a big metal brace. He
looked up at the store owner and softly replied, "Well, I don't run so well
myself, and the little puppy will need someone who understands."

Don't we all need someone who understands?

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Does Anyone Know These

1.       Information Protection

2.       Anywhere Anytime Access

3.       Cloud Computing

Monday, August 17, 2009

Swine Flu

Dear all,
 
With the first swine flu death being recorded in INDIA yesterday, it will be all important to  keep a ready recknor at hand. More so we need to be aware of the correct symptoms and the right place for treatment. So in case we have someone who is seen to have symptoms  we could guide them to the right hospital.
 
 The attached presentation would give you additional details about the swine flu, its symptoms and the actions that need to be initiated.
 
As a Unified Force we can stop the spread of this EPIDEMIC and cure the affected ones with timely and correct treatment.
 
                Please forward the brochure  to as many known people as possible so as to make them aware and be part of the Unified Force.
 
        Take care.
 
 
 

               
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GOVERNMENT AUTHORIZED HOSPITALS FOR TREATMENT OF SWINE FLU

 

City

Hospital

Address

Contact

Chennai

King Institute of Preventive Medicine (24/7 Service)

Guindy, Chennai – 32

(044) 22501520, 22501521 & 22501522

Communicable Diseases Hospital

Thondiarpet, Chennai

(044) 25912686/87/ 88, 9444459543

Government General Hospital

Opp. Central Railway Station, Chennai – 03

(044) 25305000, 25305723, 25305721, 25330300

Pune

Naidu Hospital

Nr Le'Meridian, Raja Bahadur Mill, GPO, Pune - 01

(020) 26058243

National Institute of Virology

20A Ambedkar Road, Pune - 11

(020) 26006290

Kolkata

ID Hospital

57,Beliaghata, Beliaghata Road, Kolkata - 10

(033) 23701252

Coimbatore

Government General Hospital

Near Railway Station,
Trichy Road, Coimbatore - 18

(0422) 2301393, 2301394, 2301395, 2301396

Hyderabad

Govt. General and Chest Diseases Hospital,

Erragadda, Hyderabad

(040) 23814939

Mumbai

Kasturba Gandhi Hospital

Arthur Road, N M Joshi Marg, Jacob Circle, Mumbai - 11

(022) 23083901, 23092458, 23004512

Sir J J Hospital

J J Marg, Byculla, Mumbai - 08

(022) 23735555, 23739031, 23760943, 23768400 / 23731144 / 5555 / 23701393 / 1366

Haffkine Institute

Acharya Donde Marg, Parel, Mumbai - 12

(022) 24160947, 24160961, 24160962

Kochi

Government Medical College

Gandhi Nagar P O, Kottayam - 08

(0481) 2597311,2597312

Government Medical College

Vandanam P O, Allapuzha - 05

(0477) 2282015

Taluk Hospital

Railway Station Road, Alwaye, Ernakulam

(0484) 2624040  Sathyajit - 09847840051

Taluk Hospital

Perumbavoor PO, Ernakulam 542

(0484) 2523138  Vipin - 09447305200

Gurgaon &
Delhi

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)

Ansari Nagar, Aurobindo Marg Ring Road, New Delhi - 29

(011) 26594404, 26861698  Prof. R C Deka - 9868397464

National Institute for Communicable Diseases

22, Sham Nath Marg,
New Delhi - 54

(011) 23971272/060/ 344/524/449/ 326

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital

Kharak Singh Marg,
New Delhi - 01

(011) 23741640, 23741649, 23741639
Dr. N K Chaturvedi – 9811101704

Vallabhai Patel Chest Institute

University Enclave, New Delhi- 07

(011) 27667102, 27667441, 27667667, 27666182

Bangalore

Victoria Hospital

K R Market, Kalasipalayam, Bangalore - 02

(080) 26703294  Dr. Gangadhar - 94480-49863

SDS Tuberculosis & Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases

Hosur Road, Hombegowda Nagar, Bangalore - 29

(080) 26631923  Dr. Shivaraj - 99801-48780


 



STAY ALERT! PREVENT AGAINST SWINE FLU

 



Thursday, August 13, 2009

Thought of the day : Think about it

90 people get Swine Flu and the whole world wants to wear a surgical mask

but

20 million people have AIDS but still nobody wants to wear a condom.

 

 

 

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

JRD TATA - by Sudha Murthy (worth Reading)

 

Have Passion!

Article sourced from: Lasting Legacies (Tata Review- Special Commemorative Issue 2004), brought out by the house of Tatas to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of JRD Tata on July 29, 2004.


It was probably the April of 1974. Bangalore was getting warm and gulmohars were blooming at the IISc campus. I was the only girl in my postgraduate department and was staying at the ladies' hostel. Other girls were pursuing research in different departments of Science.

I was looking forward to going abroad to complete a doctorate in computer science. I had been offered scholarships from Universities in the US ... I had not thought of taking up a job in India .

One day, while on the way to my hostel from our lecture-hall complex, I saw an advertisement on the notice board. It was a standard job-requirement notice from the famous automobile company Telco (now Tata Motors)... It stated that the company required young, bright engineers, hardworking and with an excellent academic background, etc.

At the bottom was a small line: 'Lady Candidates need not apply.'

I read it and was very upset. For the first time in my life I was up against gender discrimination.

Though I was not keen on taking up the job, I saw it as a challenge. I had done extremely well in academics, better than most of my male peers...
Little did I know then that in real life academic excellence is not enough to be successful?

After reading the notice I went fuming to my room. I decided to inform the topmost person in Telco's management about the injustice the company was perpetrating. I got a postcard and started to write, but there was a problem: I did not know who headed Telco

I thought it must be one of the Tatas. I knew JRD Tata was the head of the Tata Group; I had seen his pictures in newspapers (actually, Sumant Moolgaokar was the company's chairman then) I took the card, addressed it to JRD and started writing. To this day I remember clearly what I wrote.

'The great Tatas have always been pioneers. They are the people who started the basic infrastructure industries in India , such as iron and steel, chemicals, textiles and locomotives they have cared for higher education in India since 1900 and they were responsible for the establishment of the Indian Institute of Science. Fortunately, I study there. But I am surprised how a company such as Telco is discriminating on the basis of gender.'

I posted the letter and forgot about it. Less than 10 days later, I received a telegram stating that I had to appear for an interview at Telco's Pune facility at the company's expense. I was taken aback by the telegram. My hostel mate told me I should use the opportunity to go to Pune free of cost and buy them the famous Pune saris for cheap! I collected Rs30 each from everyone who wanted a sari when I look back, I feel like laughing at the reasons for my going, but back then they seemed good enough to make the trip.

It was my first visit to Pune and I immediately fell in love with the city.

To this day it remains dear to me. I feel as much at home in Pune as I do in Hubli, my hometown. The place changed my life in so many ways. As directed, I went to Telco's Pimpri office for the interview.

There were six people on the panel and I realized then that this was serious business.

'This is the girl who wrote to JRD,' I heard somebody whisper as soon as I entered the room. By then I knew for sure that I would not get the job. The realization abolished all fear from my mind, so I was rather cool while the interview was being conducted.

Even before the interview started, I reckoned the panel was biased, so I told them, rather impolitely, 'I hope this is only a technical interview.'

They were taken aback by my rudeness, and even today I am ashamed about my attitude.
The panel asked me technical questions and I answered all of them.

Then an elderly gentleman with an affectionate voice told me, 'Do you know why we said lady candidates need not apply? The reason is that we have never employed any ladies on the shop floor. This is not a co-ed college; this is a factory. When it comes to academics, you are a first ranker throughout. We appreciate that, but people like you should work in research laboratories.

I was a young girl from small-town Hubli. My world had been a limited place.

I did not know the ways of large corporate houses and their difficulties, so I answered, 'But you must start somewhere, otherwise no woman will ever be able to work in your factories.'

Finally, after a long interview, I was told I had been successful. So this was what the future had in store for me. Never had I thought I would take up a job in Pune. I met a shy young man from Karnataka there, we became good friends and we got married.

It was only after joining Telco that I realized who JRD was: the uncrowned king of Indian industry.. Now I was scared, but I did not get to meet him till I was transferred to Bombay. One day I had to show some reports to Mr Moolgaokar, our chairman, who we all knew as SM.. I was in his office on the first floor of Bombay House (the Tata headquarters) when, suddenly JRD walked in. That was the first time I saw 'appro JRD'. Appro means 'our' in Gujarati. This was the affectionate term by which people at Bombay House called him.

I was feeling very nervous, remembering my postcard episode. SM introduced me nicely, 'Jeh (that's what his close associates called him), this young woman is an engineer and that too a postgraduate.

She is the first woman to work on the Telco shop floor.' JRD looked at me. I was praying he would not ask me any questions about my interview (or the postcard that preceded it).

Thankfully, he didn't. Instead, he remarked. 'It is nice that girls are getting into engineering in our country. By the way, what is your name?'

'When I joined Telco I was Sudha Kulkarni, Sir,' I replied. 'Now I am Sudha Murthy.' He smiled and kindly smile and started a discussion with SM. As for me, I almost ran out of the room.

After that I used to see JRD on and off. He was the Tata Group chairman and I was merely an engineer. There was nothing that we had in common. I was in awe of him.

One day I was waiting for Murthy, my husband, to pick me up after office hours. To my surprise I saw JRD standing next to me. I did not know how to react. Yet again I started worrying about that postcard. Looking back, I realize JRD had forgotten about it. It must have been a small incident for him, but not so for me.

'Young lady, why are you here?' he asked. 'Office time is over.' I said, 'Sir, I'm waiting for my husband to come and pick me up.' JRD said, 'It is getting dark and there's no one in the corridor.

I'll wait with you till your husband comes..'

I was quite used to waiting for Murthy, but having JRD waiting alongside made me extremely uncomfortable.

I was nervous. Out of the corner of my eye I looked at him. He wore a simple white pant and shirt. He was old, yet his face was glowing. There wasn't any air of superiority about him. I was thinking, 'Look at this person. He is a chairman, a well-respected man in our country and he is waiting for the sake of an ordinary employee.'

Then I saw Murthy and I rushed out. JRD called and said, 'Young lady, tell your husband never to make his wife wait again.' In 1982 I had to resign from my job at Telco. I was reluctant to go, but I really did not have a choice. I was coming down the steps of Bombay House after wrapping up my final settlement when I saw JRD coming up.. He was absorbed in thought. I wanted to say goodbye to him, so I stopped. He saw me and paused.

Gently, he said, 'So what are you doing, Mrs. Kulkarni?' (That was the way he always addressed me..) 'Sir, I am leaving Telco.'

'Where are you going?' he asked. 'Pune, Sir. My husband is starting a company called Infosys and I'm shifting to Pune.'

'Oh! And what will you do when you are successful.'

'Sir, I don't know whether we will be successful.' 'Never start with diffidence,' he advised me 'Always start with confidence. When you are successful you must give back to society. Society gives us so much; we must reciprocate. Wish you all the best.'

Then JRD continued walking up the stairs. I stood there for what seemed like a millennium. That was the last time I saw him alive.

Many years later I met Ratan Tata in the same Bombay House, occupying the chair JRD once did. I told him of my many sweet memories of working with Telco. Later, he wrote to me, 'It was nice hearing about Jeh from you.
The sad part is that he's not alive to see you today.'

I consider JRD a great man because, despite being an extremely busy person, he valued one postcard written by a young girl seeking justice. He must have received thousands of letters everyday. He could have thrown mine away, but he didn't do that. He respected the intentions of that unknown girl, who had neither influence nor money, and gave her an opportunity in his company. He did not merely give her a job; he changed her life and mindset forever.

Close to 50 per cent of the students in today's engineering colleges are girls. And there are women on the shop floor in many industry segments. I see these changes and I think of JRD. If at all time stops and asks me what I want from life, I would say I wish JRD were alive today to see how the company we started has grown. He would have enjoyed it wholeheartedly.

My love and respect for the House of Tata remains undiminished by the passage of time. I always looked up to JRD. I saw him as a role model for his simplicity, his generosity, his kindness and the care he took of his employees. Those blue eyes always reminded me of the sky; they had the same vastness and magnificence.


(Sudha Murthy is a widely published writer and chairperson of the Infosys Foundation involved in a number of social development initiatives. Infosys chairman Narayana Murthy is her husband..)

BE NICE TO PEOPLE ON YOUR WAY UP,
FOR YOU NEVER KNOW,
WHOM YOU WILL MEET, ON YOUR WAY DOWN

 

 

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Saturday, August 8, 2009

Wonderful Snaps

HIN1 - Your Enemy in Friends

Source: Ministry of Health
Courtesy : Rediff News Bureau
http://www.rediff.com/
Everything you need to know about swine flu
India is grappling with a swine flu epidemic.There is heightened panic among people following reports of growing number of HIN1 cases and the recent death of a school child in Pune.


Here's an FAQ on the dreaded virus:

  • How do people become infected with influenza A (H1N1)?

Outbreaks in humans are now occurring from human-to-human transmission. When infected people cough or sneeze, infected droplets get on their hands, drop onto surfaces, or are dispersed into the air. Another person can breathe in contaminated air, or touch infected hands or surfaces, and be exposed.

  • What are the signs and symptoms of infection?
    Early signs of influenza A (H1N1) are flu-like, including fever, cough, headache, muscle and joint pain, sore throat and runny nose, and sometimes vomiting or diarrhoea. Like seasonal flu, swine flu may cause a worsening of underlying chronic medical conditions.
  • Is there any confirmation of transmission between pigs and humans at this point?

No.

  • How soon can someone with the flu infect someone else?
    Infected people may be able to infect others beginning one day before symptoms develop and up to seven or more days after becoming sick.
  • What surfaces are most likely to be sources of contamination?
    Germs can be spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth. Droplets from a cough or sneeze of an infected person move through the air.
  • How long can viruses live outside the body?
    We know that some viruses and bacteria can live two hours or longer on surfaces like cafeteria tables, doorknobs, and desks. Frequent hand washing will help you reduce the chance of getting contamination from these common surfaces.
  • How soon can someone with the flu infect someone else?
    Infected people may be able to infect others beginning one day before symptoms develop and up to seven or more days after becoming sick.
  • What surfaces are most likely to be sources of contamination?
    Germs can be spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth. Droplets from a cough or sneeze of an infected person move through the air.
  • How long can viruses live outside the body?
    We know that some viruses and bacteria can live two hours or longer on surfaces like cafeteria tables, doorknobs, and desks. Frequent hand washing will help you reduce the chance of getting contamination from these common surfaces.
  • What should I do to keep from getting the flu?
    First and most important: wash your hands frequently. Try to stay in good general health. Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids, and eat nutritious food. Avoid touching surfaces that may be contaminated with the flu virus. Avoid close contact with people having respiratory illness.
  • Are there medicines to treat swine flu?
    Yes. Oseltamivir is the recommended anti viral drug for the treatment and/or prevention of infection with the influenza A H1N1. If you get sick, antiviral drugs can make your illness milder and make you feel better faster.
    They may also prevent serious flu complications. For treatment, antiviral drugs work best if started soon after getting sick (within 2 days of symptoms). The government has adequate stock and the drug is made available to government hospitals at the time of outbreak and would be available to you free of cost. The drug is to be administered under supervision of clinicians.
  • What should I do if I get sick?
    If you live in areas where influenza A H1N1 cases have been identified and become ill with influenza like symptoms e.g. fever, body aches, runny nose, sore throat, nausea, or vomiting or diarrhea, you may contact their health care provider, particularly if you are worried about your symptoms.
    Your health care provider will determine whether influenza testing or treatment is needed.
    If you are sick, you should stay home and avoid contact with other people as much as possible to keep from spreading your illness to others. If you become ill and experience any of the following warning signs, seek emergency medical care.
    In children emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:
    · Fast breathing or trouble breathing
    · Bluish skin color
    · Not drinking enough fluids/eating food
    · Not waking up or not interacting
    · Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
    · Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough
    · Fever with a rash
    In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:
    · Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
    · Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
    · Sudden dizziness
    · Confusion
    · Severe or persistent vomiting
  • Can I get influenza A H1N1 from eating or preparing pork?
    No. swine influenza viruses are not spread by food. Eating properly handled and cooked pork products is safe.

DOs:
* Wash your hands

* Avoid crowded places

* Stay more than an arm's length from persons afflicted with flu

* Get plenty of sleep

* Drink plenty of water and eat nutritious food

DO NOTs:

* Shake hands or hug in greeting

* Spit in public

* Take medicines without consulting a physician

For people who are sick:

* Stay home and limit contacts with others as much as possible

* Rest and take plenty of liquids

* Cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze

* Seek medical advice if needed.Take good care about urself.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Yawning- In the lack of Oxygen

Many people gives many reasons for the phenomenon of yawning….Yawns are automatic reactions to the increased amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the blood. When people are exhausted, bored, fed up, tried, or being inactive, their respiration slows down. This phenomenon leads to decrease in the level of oxygen and an increase carbon dioxide level in the blood. By opening the mouth broad and inhaling genuinely, yawns draw in a big sum of oxygen while ejecting the accumulated carbon dioxide from your blood, bringing your body back to its normal condition. In other words, we can say it like this; yawns occur when the body needs additional oxygen, and being exhausted is one of the factors that make this happen. Unluckily, this biomedical clarification for yawns will cut the little ice with your chemistry professor or manager. If it catches you yawning at a critical instant, you can practice to control it for such critical moments.