Here’s a story: One evening a man was addressing a workshop on the concept of work culture. One of the participants asked, “I am a senior manager of a materials department and joined an organization twenty five years ago as an engineer trainee and over the last 25 years I…
Convert Your Work Into Service..!
The Petrol Price Relief..!
‘Central government reduces petrol, diesel prices by Rs 2’…. India Today, 14th March There was a burst of crackers downstairs, and thinking they were gunshots I ran to the window. It was my rich neighbour letting loose fireworks around his fancy Mercedes, “What’s the occasion?” I asked. “I’m taking out the…
Lent and the Angels…!
And as the world below goes through their forty days of Lent, in my imagination, two heavenly angels, one senior and the other many years junior are sent on a tour of earth. “Why look so despondent little angel?” asked the senior angel, looking at the face of the young…
Next to a Negro, She Stood..!
As I hear rumours that the government if voted to power again, will change the secular nature of the country do realise we will only have ourselves to blame for this future mess as what is being used by these cunning politicians are the very prejudices we have for each…
A Different Answer to Prayer..!
This happened a few years back when I flew back home. While meeting friends in New York, many would tell me how they longed to visit India, “But your flights are so long!” they groaned, “Seventeen long hours! How do you manage?” Well I’ve managed pretty well, I must say,…
Break those Breakable Toys..!
When doing my brisk walk every morning I keep my earphones on and listen to either good music or an inspirational message or sermon. Quite often I don’t take them off and as I sit in my garden later and sip my coffee I continue listening to what I’d put…
Delivering Judgements with Wrong Glasses..!
“These judges,” swore the village chieftain as he stood at the edge of his village along with his deputy and looked back at the village, somewhere near Lilliput, they ruled together, “something is wrong with their vision!” “I totally agree,” said his bald chief, “When almost the whole of our…
Police Knock on the Door..!
The most dreaded sound we Indians heard during our freedom struggle during British rule, was of police knocking at our door at midnight, “Who’s it?” we asked, voices fearful. “Police! Open up!” came a British or Anglo-Indian accent. We threw the English out, but suddenly our police are doing the…
Clinging on to Ancestry…!
“My grandfather!” says a Christian, “Was a Brahmin before he converted!” “Yes, it’s the second time you’ve told me that!” I tell him pleasantly. “We even told our daughter this, so she can be proud of her heritage!” says his wife to me. “You should add that after your name!”…
Dialoguing with Dissent..!
The present government seems to be pressing all the right buttons to come back for a third term. They are projecting the prime minister as a powerful figure in the international arena, while also showing all welfare schemes at home stem from his office. They have used the ‘religion card’…