Morons I Have Met

 Someone said I should write a book about them, and maybe I will, some day. But here's a preview on a couple.

I once had a one-hour meeting with a superior based in another city, about why our Diesel Generator expenses (on fuel) were high compared to his! We tried explaining (my admin was with me) that we were located in a rural area outside the municipal limits and therefore power cuts were rampant in the area. But after an hour or so, he wasn't convinced. He wanted to look at Power Cut announcements for our city, by the local Electricity board to verify our claims! 

But this may not be the worst of all the M's I have seen on the planet.. just wait for more. 

Women's Day- Women in the Family

 I have so many women in the family that I may have lost count. Cousins, sister, daughters, wife and spouses of cousins, nieces.. you get the picture. Here are some of them, remembered again for Women's Day..

The Big B - Bureaucracy

 The world over, bureaucracy rules, though politicians come and go. Over in Britain, we have had TV series that lampooned their bureaucrats and politicians. Most countries have their own versions of it.

Occasionally, they do some good. Mostly, they hinder any chance of benefiting a common citizen. Our license raj before 1991, in India, was infamous. You needed permission to manufacture anything, from a safety pin, to a rocket. That kept Indian entrepreneurs in check- and uncompetitive for decades.

Now, we have a friendlier version, but it's still way too complicated. Go to any govt. department, and you will see. Hopefully, you won't have to, but that's a pipe dream for some.

It's usually self-perpetuating. The recent Income Tax change may help some tax payers escape the big circus that they go through to pay (or not) their taxes. Hopefully.

The Greatest Show on Earth- Review of the Play

 A brilliant satire on many subjects- advertising, TV channels, politics, and a lot more.. Vikram Kapadia and team excels at the concept, and execution.

Saw it yesterday in Pune. Enjoyed every moment. Good choreography, acting by all the actors, and sets, sound and lighting. A must-watch, if you get a chance.

IMT Meet in Pune

 It was wonderful to meet some ex-colleagues from IMT Nagpur, some students I knew and more that I did not, at the alum meet last evening at the Orchid, Pune. Alcom managed it well. 

It was good to hear and feel the nostalgia that students felt for their Alma Mater, and promising to help improve its Branding and standing in the crowd of B schools. Many alumni are now in a position to influence hiring from their companies in diverse areas, so that's an obvious way to do it. But also participating in multiple ways through doing well in your career, going back for guest lectures or taking part in admission interviews, helping with case studies, and so on.. 

Some pics-

With the 2023 batch students. Two are in Barclays, Kharadi.

Garima, now in Kotak Mahindra, Pune.

Harshad Lunavat.. and Maheswaran, below.

One of a couple.. her husband is to her right!

Another alum.

Dressing Up for Guys

 All dressed up and nowhere to go? It can happen.

Some (guys) like to embellish their look via a Kurta. With a pyjama, of course, but sometimes over Jeans.

Others like a half or inner jacket. It can come in blazing colours too, to help you blaze a trail- sartorially.

The sober types stick to formal jackets, in a sober dark colour. With a light coloured shirt.

Ties seem to be out of fashion, as executives have loosened (literally) their stranglehold on their wardrobe.

Whatever your dressing up preferences, don't forget you gotta combine it with other kinds of chutzpah- intellectual.

Starting a Youtube channel

I plan to start a Youtube channel called Chat Masala. It will feature chats, sometimes me talking to myself, and sometimes with others.

It's an experiment, like this blog was a decade or more ago. Some experiments work. This one did.

It will feature varied content, from films, music, books, travel, views about life and some undisclosed areas of expert opinions from, well.. experts.

Stay tuned, and you won't regret it.. at least, that's what I think.