Delhi Barsaati and NRI

Delhi Barsaati has many interesting stories. Barsaati is a local slang meaning the top floor of a three storied house. Normally these are rented. The landlord and his family usually live in the ground floor and the other floors are rented out. Barsaati normally has one room, kitchen and toilet and an open space.
We have stayed in a barsaati. My father, mother and I. My brother was away abroad.
Barsaatis were very popular with Afghans during earlier times. Afghan refugees had come to Delhi and occupied the balconies predominantly. They were simple people and would offer namaaz in the open. They seemed to be contended people. But healthy and strong. Well, that is another story.
Most of the colonies having barsaatis were people from Pakistan and came to Delhi during partition. They have a lot of stories to tell. I personally have heard an old man recounting his tale dragging it for about two hours.
But time has changed now. The barsaatis have changed. Additional rooms have been added. The people in these colonies have sent their sons to USA/Canada. Their stories have gone.  Time changes. The small puppy which has grown big now no longer remember the old smell . . .

Poem

Kuch tumhari majboori rahi hogi
Kuch hamari kamzori.
Tumhare iraade ka mujhko pata nahin.
Hamara maqsad ekta-e-hind thi.

There is only a little that can be achieved by blogging your thoughts. You may have followers. You may be able to influence people. Hoping that mine can influence people, I will want my readers to be united for a strong India.
But my blogs have more or less become an open diary of thoughts. With most of the comments being mine.
India is 65 years old. The world over people are becoming smarter, stronger and more and more competitive. We should not be left behind. We need to be united in purpose and play the game by the rules of the game.

Unforgettable moment? Or compensation?

Events add up in memory. And reach till a boiling point. Like number addition.
The latest grid failure is an unforgettable moment. All the people have to be suitably compensated with money. But in India there is no compensation. They make it an unforgettable event.
People boil with rage due to power breaks and sometimes pick stones for pelting on government employees and buildings. The politicians say when electricity comes back everything will become thanda.
Buddhadeb has said that even the President has admitted that development does not trickle down from up. Maybe true. But what trickles down from up is playing politics.

Need for sleep of 7 hours

We all need sleep for 7 hours.
All the politicians and VIPs too need sleep for 7 hours. Whether they sleep in their houses or in a star hotel or in their girlfriend's house, it does not matter to me. Times have changed now. It is no longer the same old times of doing work in a relaxed (fursath mein !!) way.
Agreed that netas have to be spotless, high character, simple and high thinker. But believe me such a person will only get laughter in today's times. He will not get votes.
In today's world we have to be liberal, not conservative. Bold, not afraid. Competitive, not complacent. We need to look at what we get. We must learn to ignore the means of getting it.
In today's world, one needs to draw lines as to what is correct and what is not on our own. Not based on father's guidelines.
We all need to think in the way the world works. We need to decide for ourselves as to what is correct and what is not. India is going through a crucial period. The rains may fail this year. The industry is down. We have had no good news for the last so many days.
The collective will of people can fetch good results. Let us stand to the occassion.

Self help, The Da Vinci Code and me

I have been influenced the most by American self help methods. I have read a lot and browsed on self help methods for a considerable amount of time. I have done almost all the techniques preached by American self help teachers.
But there have been a lot of criticism for American self help methods. The major one is self help is just an elation and raising your self confidence but does not fetch practical results. Maybe true. But self help books are interesting reads and one enjoys discovering oneself.
Criticism by an Indian on self help, I would say is a big insult to all the self help teachers. Why? Because for ages we have been doing meditation, self enquiry. However I will quickly add here that American management methods which are for groups may fetch practical results. We are not known to follow American management methods and therefore targetting only the self help is very unfair.
Another thing that has influenced me is the book The Da Vinci code. I have changed a lot and have begun to look at the world from an absolutely different angle. My blogs on Measuring Behaviour(www.measuringbehaviour-ravi.blogspot.com) and Becoming Extroverted(www.extroverted-ravi.blogspot.com) have been influenced by about 20% due to the book. The other 80% is my own efforts, I would say.
I will rather like to think that Measuring Behaviour and Becoming Extroverted are actually American self help techniques applied from a Da Vinci angle !!! (Ha !! Ha !! Ha !!).
My journey towards conquering myself and the world around is far from over. I have to apply myself in Indian conditions. And you bet it is damn tough. But I hope to do that and get results for myself, my family and my company. Impossible task, you say. I am hoping for the best and God Willing, I shall succeed.

Finish the work in hand (FIFO)

Suppose you have two buckets to take and fill in the washing machine. How do you do it?
There are two approaches.
Step 1
Take both the buckets. Walk carefully till the washing machine.  Empty both the buckets. And then bring back the empty buckets.
Step 2
Take one bucket. Take it to the washing machine. Fill it up. Bring it back. Now take the second bucket. Take it to the washing machine. Empty the bucket. And bring it back.
The step 1 develops physical strength. The second one develops mental strength.
If you say you cannot empty both the buckets at the same time, then you are using intelligence. You are succumbing to FIFO pressure. FIFO is First In First Out. What is your take? Strength or Intelligence?

It is all in the family !!

In a family a parent makes changes. Those changes impact children. For e.g. A father earns. The money gives a good life to many of his children.
In the field of IT it is called as one to many relationship. One change is made. Many impact is achieved. Someone may say why father. Why not mother? Not so fast. Give me time to type.
What I am saying here is only one to many relationship. I have not taken up the topic of entities. And their relationship.
Yes, both are important. One to many is important. So is entity relationship. Only when you know both these can you call yourself a professional IT man.
I advise you to spend considerable time and using good imagination design database. Comments are welcome.