Tushaar Shah , Emeritus Professor, Institute of Rural Management, Anand In 1977, I was ready to leave NDDB. I had joined as a young economist. Within two weeks, I had seen a senior officer publicly dressed down by the CEO. In another division, five young officers were doing sit-ups for arriving late. IIMA had taught…
I was watching a YouTube short the other day. Avadh Ojha talking about a liquor bottle caught in school and how his father handled it. Reminded me of an incident in the early 1980s. Babuji was visiting Anand and I was staying in the C-10 flat of NDDB. Anand* for us in those days revolved…
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…
