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4 days ago

To Visit or Not to Visit

I was sitting with my manager one evening in Mumbai. We were discussing a difficult situation in the factory to find a suitable resolution. Mankame, my group leader, walked in for my signature on his leave form. On checking, I discovered that he was visiting his mother in Ratnagiri. We…

Visit

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Aug 5

The Ninety-Second Pause

I did not realise the importance of a ninety-second pause till I met Stephen on a Friday morning in Bangalore. He came to our office to coach executives in our office. My manager could not attend the session and delegated the task to me. I was very fortunate to participate…

Public Speaking

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Jul 29

The Curse of Knowledge

People often say, “knowledge is power.” But what happens when we all have different levels of knowledge? My uncle Murthy turned 94 recently. He is always dressed up neat with formal wear and a golf hat. He remains dapper commanding attention wherever he goes. His kind face and warm personality…

Seniors

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Jul 22

Godbole at ease

Boss, Godbole, the office clerk and buxom Anglo-Indian Secretary Miss. Fonseca. I loved the pocket cartoons of Mario Miranda in The Economic Times. These characters always appear vividly in front of me though I have not met Mr Miranda. In a particular strip, Godbole tells Fonseca — I am not…

Leadership

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Jul 15

Uppada Experiment

When I was in engineering college, a few of my friends got together one sultry evening and decided to head to Uppada beach. This brilliant idea came from my roommate. He was a local guy, and we assumed he must be familiar with the location. Without batting an eyelid, I…

Groupthink

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Jul 8

Social Space

My mom hailed from a small village near Bangalore and lived all her life in a neighbouring state, Andhra Pradesh. The language was different, people were other, and so were the cultures. I am sure she had aspirations and a portrait of her future life when she married a teacher…

Social

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Jul 1

Quiz Time

I had an excellent talent for participating in and winning the quizzes. I was good at historical dates, geography, science, math and current affairs. I had all the trivia on my tips, and the answers came out to me as bullets when the question came out of the quiz master…

Quiz

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Jun 24

Assignment to remember

Poetry is not my cup of tea. I realised this fact early in my life. When I was growing up, I loved regional poetry. Learning to read and write in Telugu at home and school, I read prevalent Telugu poetry. My first exposure was to the poetry of Yogi Vemana…

Poetry

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Jun 17

86 Express

Guntakal has been a six-point junction and divisional headquarters since 1953 and is one of the most profitable divisions in Indian Railways. It has lines to Mumbai, Vasco da Gama, Hyderabad, Howrah, Bangalore, and Chennai. Trains from east to west and north to south cross here. The station is bustling…

Trains

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86 Express
86 Express

Jun 10

DGK@80

Everyone knows him as DGK. I am sure many would not know his complete name. You find him sitting in a chair on the patio of his house in deep thought. While thinking, he strokes his right hand over hair strands on the head as if smoothing them from habit and…

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DGK@80
DGK@80
Dravida Seetharam

Dravida Seetharam

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