Meeting with Mr Kapil Dev, Yes, the Great Cricketer

It was one of the surprises these days and also only pleasant surprise in the near past. I was told to receive Mr Kapil Dev and was there for November 14th function. He was going live to students across the nation through our network. He interacted with students of various schools and institutions.
We got an opportunity to interact with him. Students asked many questions. One of the question is related to his fitness and he thanks God and parents for the great body that he was given which he managed with discipline and rigor.
People asked him question about Sachin Tendulakar. He told about his bet with Tendulakar which as per his opinion he does not mind losing again! He had put a bet to Tendulkar about completing ten years in cricket at international level. He has completed twenty years and Kapil has lost twice; but he does not mind loosing again as he loves cricket, nation and Tendulkar. He put Tendulakar and Sivramkrishnan, the spinner in the same bracket as genius. Sachin could make his career due to discipline whereas Siva missed due ti indiscipline.
One of the students asked about role models. Kapil had an apt answer. He told that he didn’t have a specific role model, as life grew and he moved around the world, his role models changed a lot and he assimilated many things from many people. Initially Viswanath was his idol and that changed as life moved on.
Success depends on character and character is built on personality and personality is shaped by behavior. A good behavior leads to good result and fortune. According to him, 80% is luck in life and 20% is hard work.
What else to write these days…. The last friendship built on professional world is lost as people took all benefits when you are giving and latter walked out of life!! But such treacherous acts no more surprises me!!!!

A Good All around at My Old School

Dear good friend VKG spoke to me after a long long time. He is one of the close friends at Indore with whom I have shared some of the fine moments of life.

Though IIMIndore is history now and I have no interest with IIMIndore, but some good three plsu years of life has gone there and many of the good things I had made it possible at Indore, Fellow Program, Broadband, Journal, Post Doctoral Program, international conference..... so many things. Everytime in those moments VK and Ashish had motivated me a lot.

Its good to know from VK about things changing positively at IIMI under the captainship of new Director. I have never met him nor did I talk to him ever, but from VK it seems he is doing a great job. I have seen this boldness in decision making with many people in academics and he has shown such charisma also.

I had a very wrong perception about him initially although my perception has no meaning, but one should not judge a person in short term, he should be judged in long term. when I look at him and his decisions, I can read noble intent that he wants to remove the weeds and bring fresh culture inside the organization where everything will be judged objectively.

Thanks VK, for showing me the real light. Any interest with IIMIndore ? definitely no, as some people illo treated me at the last two months of my time. But I have no complain.

Forgiveness is a great virtue and forgiveness means life moving ahead. Life moving ahead means more progress and more learning. Staying back with old stuff is painful and getting involved into the same set of mindness.

It gives a great relief to talk to VK after such a long time, it has been more than 13 months and time flies bullet these days.

Meeting with Sera Sera

It was a nice experience meeting with Sera Sera after such a long time. Sonu Nigam was also there in the meeting and its good to know what multitude of interest people puruse.

Life is teaching you baby, learn them and adapt them to the next level so that you cann survive in this dirty world!

Really dirty world with so meaningless creations, biological animals with no meaning in life other than giving pain to others

Fire and Ice

Fire and Ice

Some say the world will end in fire,

Some say in ice.

From what I've tasted of desire

I hold with those who favor fire.

But if it had to perish twice,

I think I know enough of hate

To say that for destruction ice

Is also great

And would suffice.
Robert Frost

(For Gaurav)

May Be Bhaiyu Will Read Someday

Maybe we were supposed to meet the wrong people before meeting the right one so that, when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift.
Maybe it is true that we don't know what we have until we lose it, but it is also true that we don't know what we have been missing until it arrives.
Maybe the brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; after all, you can't go on successfully in life until you let go of your past mistakes, failures and heartaches.
Maybe you should hope for enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, and enough hope to make you happy.
Maybe you should hope for enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, and enough hope to make you happy.
Maybe the best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.
Maybe happiness waits for all those who cry, all those who hurt, all those who have searched, and all those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of all the people who have touched their lives.
May be you should do something nice for someone every single day, even if it is simply to leave them alone.
May be there are moments in life when you miss someone -- a parent, a spouse, a friend, a child so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real, so that once they are around you appreciate them more.
Maybe giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart; but, if it doesn't, be content that it grew in yours.
Maybe you should dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go, be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you dream of, and want to do.

No Need To Say Goodbye

It started out as a feeling
Which then grew into a hope
Which then turned into a quiet thought
Which then turned into a quiet word
And then that word grew louder and louder'
Till it was a battle cry

I'll come back
When you call me
No need to say goodbye

Just because everything's changing
Doesn't mean it's never
Been this way before
All you can do is try to know
Who your friends are

As you head off to the war
Pick a star on the dark horizon
And follow the light
You'll come back
When it's over
No need to say good bye

Now we're back to the beginning
It's just a feeling and now one knows yet
But just because they can't feel it too
mean that you have to forget
Let your memories grow stronger and stronger
'Till they're before your eyes

You'll come back
When it's over
No need to say good bye

How dreams come true

All your dreams will come true if you have the courage to pursue them, all alone, when everything is ripped off you, when nobody believes in your dreams and with no backing, if you still feel the power of your dream and are working to make it real. You have got it in you, what success is already. Rest is just a manifestation of the mind, what it asks for. Behold that part of life, for that may never return. Dream on, live on.