Intelligentle

That's the problem with time, it's never enough. And you see, I have not written a blog post in the last 5 months, no kidding LAST. FIVE. MONTHS! In 2012 I wrote 25 blog posts, 2013 it was four and going by the trends, this year is no different. I started this blog to share my experiences and views, and also to enhance my writing skills. To be honest, I am not sure what happened over the last three year, but 24 hours were good enough for me. Now that I need to keep it going, both because of personal and professional reasons. I need to manage time in a better manner, I need to be a role model for my kid and above all, I need to chase my dreams with renewed spirit. Let this be a start, I shall be back with more interesting and refreshing thoughts. Hasta la vista.

I would not call 2013 eventful except that it ended with a big happiness. Otherwise, it was as normal as it could be. I don't mean to say that normal is bad, sometimes you just wish that you have a normal day, don't you? For me, normal is good, unless it's making me complacent. Learning was one of the better parts of 2013. As I say goodbye to my 20s, I'm realizing that I need many tweaks. Last year, I came across people who are genuinely concerned about this planet and its inhabitants. On the other hand, I also had to tolerate people who seriously take civility, and humanity, in general, for granted.  So 2013 was good to me, however somehow I feel that I have not done justice to myself during the year. During the next 365 days I will make every effort to make up for this. First and foremost, I will go after my dreams with renewed spirit Will finish everything that I start with better pace and precision Will try and be more compassionate about human relation...

So, you have gradated from that crème de la crème management school and all set to take over the world. Have you ever gave it a thought on what really matters? Is it knowledge, talent, smartness, networking skills or your live project experiences? None of this. Your attitude, that is what really matters, or so it has proven many a time. Who's the cat? Yes, you are. I started my career almost six years back, and I have had the privilege of working with a lot of respectable colleagues; respectable in terms of knowledge, managerial skills and networking skills. More importantly, they believed that mutual respect is the only way to have an inclusive workplace. Obviously, you do not have to worry about any of these, as you have that flashy academic tag around your neck and street smartness in your mind. Though I'm sure you must have picked up a lot from your alma mater, here is my 1.32 rupees (that roughly converts to 2 cents) on how to sound like a (pompous) leader eve...

Causation is a belief that events occur in predictable ways and that one event leads to another.[1] (Source: Wikipedia). As usual, I was going through a mid-week crisis this week. Sometimes I think I hate Wednesdays more than Mondays. I can explain why; a week feels like this for me: Monday, I start on a desert safari, by Tuesday I so want to go back home, on Wednesday my imaginary SUV breaks down in the desert. Rest of the two weekdays I desperately search for water until Saturday comes (the greener patch is still so far) and this repeats.  Good news; some time during this week's mid-week crisis, I logged on to my blogger account after almost three months. Considering that I wrote 25 blogposts in 2012, I figured that there is something seriously wrong or something extraordinarily right with my life.  I tried to put my hypothesis in to a research paper, starting with sending a questionnaire to myself with questions such as 'who am I?', 'what I do?...

We are almost done with a quarter of 2013, hard to believe, but as ' cliché ' says, time flies. However, talking like a true Indian, I feel that 'I have not done the needful' yet. Yes, I am bidding adieu to 2012 in March 2013, better late than never.  I should be grateful to 2012 for what it was to me. 2012 was generous, peaceful and moreover gentle when it came to 'surprises'. It was slow, kept a low profile and so, was beautiful and tranquil. 2012 was not a 'problem-free' year, but it threw comparatively lesser lemons at me to make pickle. was generous and peaceful.. So let me rewind and go through the major happenings of last year: Job : After a two-year long tenure with my last employer, I had to move on. The job was good in the beginning and I had the privilege to be a part of one the best teams I ever worked with. As with any other story, the good times did not last forever and I had to quit when the going became an improbability. My j...

Do you know what I hate most? Others dictating the terms of MY life, that's what. I am well convinced that I should abide to rules, laws and regulations, but within the limits of logic. However, what if someone says that I give your bread and (peanut) butter every month, hence you need to sleep in the office compound every night. That is something inadmissible. We all have commitments, obligations and responsibilities, but I believe that none of these should come in the way of free will. Every human being has choices, even with in the constraints imposed by the society. For instance, it's good to have acquaintances and spending time with them but it starts to interfere with free will when they force you to comply with their idea of fun and likewise. As I perceive* it, unless it is not causing any inconvenience to any other individual or group, it's a person's choice to live as s/he wants. By any professional or personal affiliation or attachment, free will cannot ...

Fellow men, I understand that some of us still have primitive instincts in our blood. But there's something which tell us that we came a long way from the age of hunting down and satiating our appetite; appetite for money, fame and sex. We are trying to form a civilized society, some of us are rich some are not, some are educated some are not. However, we know that our mother deserves respect and our sister needs care. So we know what is wrong and what is right, sometimes we just choose to be animals. For example, right now my brain is full of expletives and negative thoughts for the animals  who committed  this  heinous crime, just like any other middle class Indian. Deep inside me, a voice says that they must go through a life full of pain and sufferings, instead of letting them die fast by the way of capital punishment. But again, will that solve the problem forever. No? Will the aggression last forever? No. And am I able to provide a solution...