Recipe For Making Interesting Humans

I am proposing a recipe of another kind. How do you create an interesting human?

Take a human who is willing to become interesting- this selection is an important part of your success.

Add some good habits. Reading is essential, others can be added as per your choice. 

Add a taste for music.. of any kind. And a sport, again of his/her choice.

Expose to different people of all age groups.

Add a high level of curiosity, and a dash of speaking skills. Some listening skills too.

Some social grace for how to behave (kindly?) with others in society.

Activism is optional.

Add a generous dose of SMILES, and a sense of humour.

You are done! Serve to society at large, unless you want to keep him/her to yourself!

Project Charcoal

 It's not what you think. It's the name of a rooftop restaurant in Indore, which we accidentally discovered. Great views of some greenery around, a great ambience and good food. Includes a bakery on the ground floor too. Had a good outing- recommended! He's got some Mario Miranda cartoons framed too.

Jayasimha and Mrs. Jayasimha- Archana.

Adi, their son in other pics.

Charminar Trip

 A historic building, right in the middle of the (old) city. A landmark not to be missed. Happened to go there on a quick trip to meet my brother who was visiting from the U.S., partly on a working trip.

We also caught up on a few other sights, but this is about Charminar. 

The last one is from Taj Mahal at Abids, another iconic place that has had a makeover.

Celebrity Weddings

 Disclaimer- No celebrities were hurt during the writing of this blog.

Their wedding and ours (those of lesser mortals) are very similar.

There is one bride, and one groom.. mostly.

There is a ceremony of some kind, usually involving fire.

People attending are too dressed-up for their own good.

The women have elaborate make-up; hence, they look better than the men, on an average. 

There are shoots. I mean photographers- a couple, at least. Videographers too.

There is a long line to meet the groom and bride. They actually feel like a celebrity!

But I still prefer Punjabi weddings, for obvious reasons ...

Maintenance Schedule for Humans

 Apart from the weekly off, there's no maintenance schedule for humans. If machines can have ones, shouldn't humans?

I suggest the following- 

A foot massage every 2 weeks, and additional doses when required.

A head massage every 10 days.

A swim in the pool, every 5-6 days. 

A beach visit, every 3 months- quarterly.

A mountain visit, every 6 months, when it's not crowded- or else, it'll feel like Silk Board Junction!

A game with a kid of 4-6 years. Once in a while

A game of Golf/Badminton or whatever, every Sunday or two Sundays.

A cruise, every year.

Start with 60% of these immediately. Change dosage as required.

Foreign Jaunts

 We are all familiar with 'jaunty' government officials going to a foreign country at the drop of a hat- even while not wearing hats, but the virus is more widespread.

Celebs and corporates also go on foreign jaunts, for their own reasons. Yeah, you guessed right. The reasons mostly include showing off that they are capable of going where they please.

Companies also use foreign jaunts as rewards - for salespeople, dealers etc. who perform well. 

Lesser mortals may spend their own money and do an all-inclusive 12-day Europe trip once in a lifetime, to be able to claim some brownie points.

Parents who have kids in the U.S., go there regularly as baby-sitters for their grandkids.

Academics like me just go there to attend conferences, and contribute to the state of knowledge!

Guest Lecture by a Former Student

 Pratima Gaikwad, a former IIM Indore student who is now with MyDNA in Hyderabad, came for a guest session to our University. She spoke about marketing and branding of products and services, including those of her own company, MyDNA, that is into preventive testing based on genetic mapping. Students enjoyed the interaction and she did too.

Outdoors and Indoors, at Indore- Prestige University campus.

and in class with MBA students.. below.