Not the past moment, but what you are in the current moments paves the path for your next moment.
Nov 23, 2023
Nov 22, 2023
The toughest to break - Take Home #679
The toughest to break is the motivation that comes from within. It's also the easiest to get, provided one is sticking to the basics & values that one believes in.
Nov 19, 2023
The helpless disclaimer!
Of all the disclaimers I have seen, the most difficult one to accept is the one that runs before the beginning of the movie in theaters, about the usage of paan, gutka and tambaku. Also, when they write that smoking & drinking alcohol is injurious to health in the scenes where the characters are shown either smoking or drinking. In some commercial oriented movies, it's even difficult to find a frame without this written, especially in the scenes of protagonist or antagonist with the respective habits.
Does it really help? I don't think so.
Many a times I ask this question myself, may be many out there have it too, that why can't the sale of these products be stopped by government. In fact, some actors and players had gone ahead and endorsed the respective brands. There was a backlash I recall, which didn't help much though.
As I understand it, there will be a lot of political influence on that decision to not sell those products. Practically it is not even possible to completely enforce a law to ban those products, at least under the current circumstances. With that concern, it seems some mid-way was found out under the guiding principles of democracy that a disclaimer needed to be shown on the screen!
Such a helpless one though!
Nov 15, 2023
The difficult responsibility!
Out of all the responsibilities I handle, the responsibilities towards bringing up the next generation is the most difficult I feel. We all handle diverse responsibilities hence it cannot be generically said if this is applicable to everyone. As far as I'm concerned, it's absolutely true that nurturing kids is the most difficult one that I feel.
The highest challenge is especially when I cannot answer them with facts; rather when they ask questions that cannot be answered with facts. The collective wisdom of this generation of kids helps in framing up deeper questions!
As I say it, nurturing kids is also the most beautiful thing which makes me feel accomplished a lot of times and frustrated a few times too. Everything has two sides; it's just about what we want to see, which side we want to hang onto in our thoughts.
Such a key responsibility cannot be handled alone. Society and people around play a huge role, including the family, friends, neighbors, school, teachers, maids and everyone involved. Of all these, at least in the circumstances I'm in, I observe that kids have huge influence of their maid. They are friends with her. They consider her as a family member; according to them, we are five people in our family, including her.
While they are lucky to have got her, I too feel blessed a lot of times. The discipline with which she handles things out is unmatchable at least to me! The way I'm damn involved in the job that I do, she is a totally involved woman in her job. And that makes her achieve a special place in kids' hearts. So much that at times they wake up suddenly at night asking for her.
I realize that she is good at what she does and that makes me good at what I do, eventually. This fact cannot be denied. There is no regret about not being available to kids all the times. I have never developed that thinking in my entire parenthood journey. I have accepted the fact that I will be away from kids at times; that might make me miss out on some important moments, but no regrets. No point regretting when you are doing what you need to do.
Nov 14, 2023
Contribution matters - Take Home #678
Contribution and actions are rewarded. Neither capability nor intention. Hence it's important to make actionable resolutions around our intentions. Having capability alone is not the strength one can rely upon every time. Capability is at its place but how we are putting that capability to the best use is something that differentiates successful people from the rest.
Nov 8, 2023
Team India @ICC CWC 2023
Irrespective of what's going to happen in the remaining ten days of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, on this day at this moment, the performance statistics put up by Team India are the "Never-before" for all of us who grew up following cricket in India.
Not the best team but the team that puts up the best performance at right time wins, always.
May Team India continue to be the best in the remaining three matches too!
Nov 3, 2023
Webseries: Taali
I have not watched the Webseries "Taali" yet. But I cannot stop appreciating the bold decision by Susmita Sen to play the role of a transgender woman. Being a Miss Universe herself, it absolutely takes guts and boldness to have accepted that role. By far, I consider this as one of the boldest decisions by an actress in the recent times. One of the truest demonstrations of the moto of the beauty pageant, 'beauty with a purpose".
Happy to see great feedback about the whole series. Would be looking forward to watching it sometime!
Oct 30, 2023
Quality 168 hours!
'Pandemic' and 'Parenthood' have changed my perception about work-life balance. It's not about a defined hours of work a week. It's about a quality 168 hours of life a week! The real 24/7.
It's about the contribution to the organization and doing full justification to the qualities & skills we possess as individuals, as professionals.
It's about being there for family, facing the situations, and developing the capability to prioritize.
It's about taking care of oneself, so that the genuine care for others can be expressed.
We have the potential to make everything fall in place. At times when we fail, we must have the attitude to learn and keep going. That's all. No need to think if life is easy or difficult. Just live it full throttle and give it the best version of ourselves.
Let's have the quality 168 hours ahead!
Oct 29, 2023
Colours & Cricket - ParenthoodDiaries #59
So, my kids have a different definition for colours now. Courtesy, Cricket World Cup!
Oct 10, 2023
Digital Generation - ParenthoodDiaries #58
Indeed, it's the "Digital Generation" of kids in the making, who push the parents to be thinking digital too!
- Their toothpaste had got over; they came to me and said "Tell Big Basket uncle to bring it".
- After learning about Chandrayan-3, they now want a rocket with a remote!
Now that technology is contagious, even I keep thinking if I can get a Digital Twin of myself made. Or if I can get a colour changing car, so that kids won't recognize me going out of the society if they see while playing!!
Sep 10, 2023
Movie: Jawan
With the whopping world-wide collection of this film, Jawan producers can clear few farmers' loans, can equip few government hospitals with medical facilities. They wont do that. I won't ask that either. They can just return the ticket amount, if I may ask. They can't anyway return the time I lost watching the film's lost-story.
Sep 3, 2023
Aug 29, 2023
Aug 26, 2023
Colour theme in metro and a mother's perspective!
Yet another addition to my list of "mother's perspective" on System Engineering!
Today we traveled in Pune Metro along with kids. At first, I really liked that idea of maintaining colour theme inside the train based on the line's name, like purple line trains in purple color and blue line trains in blue colour.
I wouldn't have thought of this use case, even if I myself was designing those system requirements related to colour theme!
Aug 23, 2023
Chandrayaan 3 - India's Landing on Moon
The joy of seeing moon is changed forever. The Indian Flag is up above there, standing tall, signifying the momentous achievement of Team ISRO.
India is indeed on the moon. Equally pleasingly, moon is in many Indian households tonight.
My joy multiplied, when I showed my 5 year old boys the Chandrayan-3's soft landing, and we together made the below drawing. Hope we will one day witness the first Indians stepping on moon. #Gaganyaan.
Aug 12, 2023
Learning from sport - Cricket World Cup 2023
As India is gearing up to host the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, I go back to my memories from the first ever world cup I watched, back in 1999. And that SA vs AUS semi-final has had a long lasting impact!
Hansie Cronje was the first "captain" I remember admiring. There is this dialogue in a movie made on his story - "You do not get 100% better by doing one thing 100% better. You get there by doing a hundred things 1% better".
Irrespective of what later happened in Hansie Cronje's life, my admiration towards his captaincy has remained intact. Mistakes happen; traits stay.
Aug 8, 2023
Viral effect - ParenthoodDiaries #57
Irony but that's how it is!
The moment I get to know that kids are recovering from viral infection is also the same moment I realize I have started showing its symptoms. Masks are the new myth, unless used aptly!
Jul 30, 2023
Toys are the path way - ParenthoodDiaries #56
Kids came to receive me, as I had returned from a 9 day business tour. They were absolutely excited to see me, and even more excited to see the toys I brought along.
Toys are my pathway to their heart!
Jul 17, 2023
Because toys are their language - ParenthoodDiaries #55
Because, toys are their language.
My mom keeps telling me the story about how I used to take out all the toys on Sunday, play the whole day, sleep getting tired and she would arrange the toys back in the rack on the Monday morning.
Jul 15, 2023
Relating to their names - ParenthoodDiaries #54
Kids learnt "Bharat Maata Ki Jai" and Orissa's capital as "Bhuvaneshwar", during their course work at school. So they came home and said:
After hearing about Mahabharat, Bharat says "Amma, I'm Mahabharat". I'm thinking that I must be narrating the story of 'Lagaan' to Bhuvan!
The Mahabharat exposure - ParenthoodDiaries #53
First exposure of Bharat & Bhuvan to "The Mahabharat" - here are their 5 Pandavas. They are eagerly waiting to get 100 Kauravas now!!!
We purchased these toys at ISCON, so they initially thought these are all different forms of Krishna. Later we told them about Pandavas.
Jul 11, 2023
Plants & gardening - ParenthoodDiaries #52
I picked up gardening from my mom. I'm glad Bharat & Bhuvan are, probably, picking the same from me.
They have planted seeds of Tomato, Methi, Jack fruit and Dates lately. Here are their first little plants, and they are waiting for the fruits already! The backyard in our society has been their favorite play-time-place since an year.
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