I wonder about the many dimensions of existence that I am only now beginning to truly notice. Yet the fundamental question remains: Who am I? Perhaps I will never know for certain. Or perhaps I do know, but simply cannot express it fully. So am I only “that” which I can express? And what about…
I read somewhere that tales are born out of related stories. Or is it that stories carry tales within themselves. Also stories never die. They change, resurface with different actors, situations and modified events, and reappear as new stories or tales. Within every story there are hidden stories that require care to notice. Learning Canada…
By Dr Mukund Naware The News That Was Hard to Accept Narendra Vashi ( January 8, 1948 – 29 July, 2026) Narendra Vashi passed away on 29 July 2026. The news was difficult to believe. Once confirmed, like many others, I felt a deep sorrow. Although Vashi is no longer with us, I hope the…
By Dr Mukund Naware Reunion in California – July 2026 When we met now It was a wonderful gathering of both our families. Pramod Kumar (PK) Sinha had come with his wife Renu and was staying at their daughter Shilpa’s place. When I learnt that this old friend of mine was only thirty minutes away,…
98 की उम्र में आ चुका हूँ और अभी भी जितना कमाता था उससे ज़्यादा कमा रहा हूँ, लोग मुझसे पूछते हैं कि मैं ये कैसे करता हूँ। वे मुझे लंबी उम्र का एक्सपर्ट मानते हैं। मैंने इस विषय पर पहले भी कुछ कहा था; अब पिछले दो साल के अपने अनुभव के आधार पर…
मै अपना मौन हूँ I AM MY silence. 1 am not the busyness of my thoughts or the daily rhythm of my actions. 1 am not the stuff that constitutes my world. I am not my talk. 1 am not my actions. 1 am my silence. 1 am the consciousness that perceives all these things….
I first visited the ITC e-Choupal in Bhaukhedi, Sehore, in 2004, where I met Sanchalak Shri Gulab Singh. After 32 years with NDDB, I had been working since 2000 with Grow Talent Company Limited (a precursor to the SOIL Institute of Management). My visit to Bhaukhedi was part of a small consulting project with ITC……
“सिद्धांतवादी और व्यावहारिक: कनाडा का मार्ग” धन्यवाद, लैरी। मेरे लिए यह बड़ी खुशी की बात है – और एक फर्ज भी – कि मैं कनाडा और दुनिया के लिए इस निर्णायक मोड़ पर आज आपके साथ हूं। आज, मैं विश्व व्यवस्था में फूट, एक अच्छी कहानी के अंत, और एक क्रूर वास्तविकता की शुरुआत के…
Talent vs. Pay. Deserving vs. Non-Deserving. Achieving vs. Failing. We love to debate these things as if success is a neat formula of hard work plus skill. But a couple of real incidents from my early career still make me laugh — because they showed me that even the greatest leaders know the truth: most…
In the golden era of India’s White Revolution, a quiet but remarkable man stood tall at the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). His name was PG Gore. He joined NDDB in 1966 as an Apprentice Engineer at a stipend of Rs 300 per month , fresh out of IIT Mumbai, at a time when the…
Lalatendu Kar is Senior Vice President and Head of Workforce Management and Learning & Development at Reliance Retail. He previously served as HR Head for Mumbai Airport and various Reliance Retail businesses, after his tenure at NDDB.
While in Gurgaon we live in a flat — or what the westerners call an apartment — in a multi-storey middle-class gated community having five towers in Sector 52, Gurgaon, not far from Huda Metro station. Life here is usually peaceful and routine despite the residents, RWA and builder engaging in never-ending disputes. But middle-class…
