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These are the traits you should have as an Indian , See it for yourself

Your dad is some sort of engineer or doctor.
Your parents say, "Don't forget your heritage".
You know what's going to happen in every Hindi movie before it happens.
You either really, really want to go to New York or really, really want to stay away from it.
"You want a stereo! When I was your age, I didn't even have shoes!"
You arrive one or two hours late to a party and think it's normal
Everyone in your family has pet names, which sound nowhere close to their real names.
You are standing next to the two largest suitcases at the airport.
You talk for an hour at the front door when leaving someone's house.
When your parents meet strangers and talk for a few minutes, you discover you're talking to a distant cousin.
Your relatives alone could populate a small city.
Everyone is a family friend.
You went to a university as far away from home as possible.
You eat onions with everything.
You use chili sauce instead of tomato ketchup.
You say you hate Indian films but secretly watch them with your parents.
You avoid public places when with a member of the opposite sex, especially if there is an acquaintance within a 250 miles radius.
You secure your baggage with a rope
Your parents are panicking if you aren't married when you turn 25.
A horoscope must decide your wedding date.
Your parents push the concept of an arranged marriage on you and try and demonstrate how well it works whenever they're not fighting.

One more Unfinished Task

The marathon I was referring in my previous post,our research paper for Vista 05. It turned out to be one of those tasks I took up and as lady luck would have the last laugh, our work was not worthy enough to compete at the best possible level in India. We were not in the final 5 shortlisted. The news came in but it hardly took any time to take it down the throat as the selection list gave a clear picture who were the best in trade. Our joy of winning the event at MDI,Gurgoan thouhg gave us a real boost as you can see in the photo me n saurabh having gala time there, we were grounded equally fast from the result of IIMB.

The strange thing being I get up today morning I hardly have any trace of not getting selected I dont have a sense of failure in me. Have I become so unemotional and detached with things, I have put in one whole month of my third semister for this event at IIMB , one fine day I get to know I didnt make it, I hardly think about it and just laugh it out.

Well good things always come in parts, MDI happened , IIMB didnt happen we got one more test in IIM Indore in the waiting lets see whats in store for us there.

Over all good learning, My respect for the institution IIMB has grown many fold now.

One swallow doesnt make a summer - Aristotle

Taking if off from there one setback wouldnt close future for us, looking forward to unexpected glorious times ahead.

sundeep

Job is at Risk if it's done over Wire

This the message Mr. Nandan Nelekani gave for interview with NewYork Times. The way Indian companies are challenging the Big brothers of software industry, I feel very proud about it. We have developed the Global Delivery Model which is being widely copied by MNC now to be competitive and stay afloat.

Read the complete article : http://in.rediff.com/money/2005/oct/15infy.htm

The ending of the article is a master stroke.

Does he feel odd to lecture Americans on the joys of capitalism? Nilekani at his best: "You guys told us for so many years to cut out the socialist rubbish and go to free markets. We came to free markets, and now you're telling us, "Stop, don't come."


There is only one way Indian Software Industry can go from here that is to the top. Future generations of Indian will be proud how we as a country challenged the might of Americans in Software which was their forte few years ago.

Jai Hind.

Meeting with Sudha Murthy

Today reached MDI in the morning after 5 hour journey from Gwalior.
The day started on a good note with a healthy and sumptous breakfast - bread n butter, boiled egg, puri and sabji. Sudha Murthy was the first speaker as a part of the Change Master series.
Was glad to occupy my chair before the event started. Waited patiently for her to arrive. Had some description about her in the mind before she came, what all i knew about her was from her book " Wise and Otherwise " , a couple of articles by her and on her.

She arrived at 1030 sharp. She kicked off after a brief intro by a impressive lady. She occupied the podium with such ease and composure. Let me first describe how she came in there. I could just feel her as one of the typical south indian ladies you can see on bangalore streets. She was dressed in a grey color cotton sari which I could figure out was not costly. She had an air of simplisity around her.

Once she started talking the whole auditorium was just silent. She started talking about her real life experience and how as budding MBA we can learn from her success or failure which ever way we want to see the incidents. She went on narrating her life the same way she put them in her book. She talked abt various topics from why you didnt go on with ur career and become the IT Women in India, why did you break the rules n go for love marriage, what is a human for you. Do you think we can have a compassionate heart and a career mind, how difficult is it for a women to choose between career and family, how do you manage smart people working under you, What do you do when you get cheated.

She took all the array of questions with such a ease I was thouroughly impressed.
I wanted to touch her feet, but she had to rush to her other commitments.

Take home for me from the hour long talk, keep atleast some part of your income for philanthropy purposes, it could be any meager amount but make sure it comes form heart.

Sudha Murthy a legend in the making. Hats off to you madam. I salute you for all you are doing for the society.