Random Thoughts

So I have decided to move out from the bachelor pad and take a separate apartment. Since my dad goes out on work for a few weeks out of Ranchi, I wanted my mom to stay with me during such times if not otherwise. However, this was not possible in the bachelor pad where I was living in with my iim friends. This new apartment flat is a 4 BHK- 1500 sq unfurnished flat in Jal Vaayu Towers in New Town, Rajarhat . While I will have to spend some money to furnish the house, but   I think that for 13K including maintenance, it is quite a deal. Calcutta is for these very reasons quite affordable as compared to other cities such as Bangalore and Hyderabad.

Well, my good friend Shashi Shekhar wanted me to write an article for his college magazine on Sustainability and Green Initiatives. After procrastinating for 2 weeks, i finally had to concede to his request. I decided to write the article in a case format. So here I paste the contents. What is the one of the questions that is one the top priority of all executives across the globe apart from the economic scenario? According to a recent ‘Top of the Mind’ study by ‘The Consumer Goods Forum’, sustainability and corporate social responsibility feature amongst the top three priorities of the consumer goods industry. A similar finding is resonated in the IBM Institute for Business Value study. Many of us would be thinking why companies and businesses are thinking about Green Initiatives, when they should be focusing their energies on growth and other strategic issues. Energy and water efficiency not only helps the planet, but also saves on bills. The technology employed to optimize logisti...

Continuing from my previous post on Anand Ashram, with each passing day the event was coming closer and the excitement meter was soaring. We discussed on the plans on how to go about it, working on the finer details like the events, the prizes, the co-ordination, the gifts and schedule. Well, it was decided that we would start the event with a prayer song, piano by Subashini, song and dance by our group, followed by talent show by our elders, followed by song and dance performances by the kids from Anand Ashram, and if still time remained by some more things. On Thursday, i and Shyam had tried to sing our songs, but my song didn't turn out very well (i had caught cough and cold). So, i decided to drop my solo performance and go for a group song, we narrowed down on 'Papa kehte hain' from QSQT. Subhashini narrowed down on her songs and practiced it at home. Subashini came up with the idea of two games, Bindi and Pictinary. On Thursday evening i sat with Subashini and finaliz...

As part of Shyam's Landmark Education's 'Self Expression and Leadership Program' (SELP), i and some of my colleagues and friends, got a wonderful opportunity to contribute to society. Shyam had narrowed down on an 'Old Age' home by the name 'Anand Ashram' on Bannergatta Road very close to IBM's Subramanyam Arcade office. A mail was circulated in IBM's On Demand Community about our intent.We got a good response from there and as a result we now had some company too!! I think all it takes is to take the plunge and start and as you walk the road you always get company. In Hindi, there is as popular saying which says that 'Uoon toh niklay thay hum akele, magar loog mitle gaye aur kaafila banta gaya'. On 25th May we went to Anand Ashram for the first time. To my suprise Anand Ashram was on Bannergatta Main road, just besides the IBM campus, the very same road which i traversed for three months during my training at IBM. And the irony was that ...