tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26443498647761800222024-03-12T16:49:23.102-07:00Not InterestedAccept things as they areGurava Reddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304152864651989972noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644349864776180022.post-34727862892148468322013-03-10T09:49:00.002-07:002013-03-11T07:24:45.115-07:00The Unreasonable Leadership<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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are some excerpts from my mentor on leadership from his experience and success
over a period of 20 years in IT Industry. The definition of
leadership is simply difficult to state. However, it is not very difficult to state
the terms of leadership.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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all the four parameters are distinct and extremely important to deal with -
these are very much interconnected. One has to be extremely careful in
considering the change in any of these aspects as the impact will be severe in
at least one of the other aspects in the worst possible manner. Any of the
promises that a leader makes in any of these aspects will have impact over the
other parameters either positively or negatively or both. This is a
vicious cycle and each aspect of it needs to be dealt in very precise manner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is neither a position nor a designation. It’s the style as to how a person
leads his/her team. Unarguably, the progress of a leader depends on the
progress of his/her team. Leadership is not getting success/failure, it’s the
journey of the entire team to the success/failure. The true challenge for any
leader is to make this journey most fascinating and worthwhile for all the
stakeholders without compromising any of the above four
parameters. It is easier said than done, however, there are lot of
leaders who achieved it and showed to the world by
creating products/services which the world would never have been in existence
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The Obvious, The central aspect of the four pillars is Customer Satisfaction
which also results in all the other three pillars. Building trust
with the customers is the key for any business and taking it to a different
level is the business of the leader. The era is gone where we deliver what the
customer needs. This may build a professional relationship between the two
entities as it did in past decade for most of the businesses. Ownership of the
product/service and providing excellence by working relentlessly within the
business boundaries and giving the customers a wow factor for every release is
what builds trust. The only way it can happen is by building a team who
believes in Innovation as a process and not just a task. By giving a new
function - improved performance or enhanced stability or compatibility
with all browsers or simple to use User Interface which is not part of what the
user gave as a requirement. This kind of proactive ability to help the
product/service builds trust which otherwise takes decades to build. This helps
the client ignore escalating petty issues and request the team to help them in
a gentle manner. It is the job of the leader to make it happen, not by
dictating terms but by being part of that process and making the team
believe in this divine aspect and considering it as the only way to go forward
both for them and for the entire business as an entity. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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- The Conviction, of the leader in everything he talk about and everything he
does for achieving those four pillars. The leader is not an authoritarian and a
delegator of tasks but is an extended member of the team and is a facilitator
in the entire journey. He should help the team develop the same
conviction he/she has by being part of the team in all activities possible. The
team is a web and everybody knows one or the other way - even the slightest of
actions which are not in align with the envisioned thought
process. Knowing the pulse of the team in a most constructive manner
is the best means of understanding and correcting oneself by making the team part
of the decision making directly or indirectly. It gives them a sense of
belongingness and ownership to the entire mission. By being genuine to each and
every team member and by making them believe that they are secure with their
future in the organization with this team. By building a team where
one can say "I am very proud of my team, they know what they need to do to
handle an uncertain situation or approaching me to handle the situation"
is what a leader strives for. (Please read 'The
Power of Intent' a HBR Blog post by HCL CEO - Vineet Nayar : <a href="http://blogs.hbr.org/hbr/nayar/2013/02/the-power-of-intent.html"><span style="color: blue;">http://blogs.hbr.org/hbr/nayar/2013/02/the-power-of-intent.html</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The most important of all and the toughest to keep the four pillars intact is
to be unreasonable for taking any excuses for handling a situation or solving a
problem. One should be tough enough to say that it is not acceptable to give an
excuse and skip the process of resolving the situation. This should not be done
by giving orders but by being with the team in the entire process of resolving it,
helping the team with the required resources & time and by shielding the
team from any other external pressures. It is this support during the
challenges which ensures the team learns to challenge the challenges and handle
them to become confident about themselves. This is the period which genuinely
builds trust for the client with the belief that the team is here to provide
excellence with the product/service that they are building. This not
only makes the team tough but also the result provides great belief within the
team and in the circle of entire stakeholders about pursuing excellence. (Quitting
Versus Not Quitting - a beautiful poem which the leaders are made up of: <a href="http://www.thedontquitpoem.com/thePoem.htm"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.thedontquitpoem.com/thePoem.htm</span></a> )<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Gurava Reddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304152864651989972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644349864776180022.post-4108646469881117632011-01-29T11:20:00.000-08:002011-01-29T11:27:10.622-08:00Should there be a reason to love !!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I remember, my professor telling us about our innate feeling that we are intelligent and to prove to the world in every case possible. So, when we don’t know things, we try to guess with the knowledge that we have in past instead of answering genuinely that “I don’t know”. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">So, I don’t want to prove myself as an intelligent guy and define love - which I don’t know. I really don’t understand the purpose of my life except that there is a purpose – I remember reading in a book “The purpose of life is a life of purpose”. I agree with it and I am in search of the process to find that purpose. Without understanding myself, I feel it is absurd about assuming my relationship with people. I do not know on what parameters we call ourselves like/love certain people. I do not want to believe that there is certain criteria exist for this. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">What is the reason that I like people? Is It because they are like minded, they are good to me, they respect me, they belong to my family - or is it because I am a social animal and need company and obliged to like people around me - who don’t hurt my feelings. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">What is the reason that I want to help those people I like? Is it because I want to get their attention, I want them to be happy, I want them to acknowledge my friendship, something I feel as an obligation or is it something I feel they expect this from me or is it the way I am. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">When I search for the reason why I like and don’t have a persuading answer to myself – being a rational candidate, I am unable to believe the fact that “I have no reason to like/love somebody”.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When they book the tickets, make sure that the tickets are booked without any domestic flight. There is a high possibility of cancelling or delaying the domestic flight and hence missing the international flight. In this case, International airlines will not take the responsibility for the delay of domestic flight. And in the total frustration and after travelling so much you will not be able to go back to domestic airlines for requesting for the accommodation. In this case, you are the mercy of international airlines as you missed the flight even though there was collaboration between International and domestic airlines.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p>When we miss an international flight by any chance (because of delay in domestic flight or by your mistake), you might not be provided with any accommodation as the rules might say that they are not responsible for delays to due to weather etc. So, you need to fight in order to get the accommodation and ask them to provide with immediate next flight due the urgency you have. It is very important to talk to the domestic airlines prior departure about the delay and the consequences of that delay. We have not discussed this prior departure, so don’t know about it.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If it is you who have to pay for the hotel expenses because of the delay, then it is going to be more than $70 per night and around $20 for food if the airlines provide you with discount coupon for accommodation. Otherwise it is going to be more than $120 in total. So, in worst case request the airlines for the discount coupon for staying in airport hotels. (This case is with respect to United States and must be true for any other case)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Disclaimer: These insights are my opinions, Please consider them accordingly and use it based on the situation. </span></div>Gurava Reddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304152864651989972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644349864776180022.post-75596515232843427722011-01-05T09:18:00.000-08:002011-01-16T10:49:47.585-08:00Experience the uncertainty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It was19<sup>th</sup> Dec’10, the day we were waiting to come back home - . The flight was at 8 PM and we planned to start around 3:30 PM from our hotel. We did the packing of our 4 bags to keep the entire luggage according to the weight rules. We changed it 4 times in order to balance the weights. Finally our (Amit and mine) cabin bags weighed around 15 kgs. As we didn’t have any option, we felt we have to live with that.<o:p></o:p></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Wish, people have control over few things in their life. However, looking back at those things, they think it’s good as it was rather than what would have done if it was in their control and with their intervention. There are few situations where people cannot just give their suggestions, advises or learnings in life but only can direct to right people without any biased opinions. Just listen to those people in trouble carefully and seek clarifications if don’t understand. I strongly feel this is what they need – listening to them. This is mostly in case of personal issues in life which are mostly beyond the control of anybody except those who are facing it.</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBq92QSlRqDF584n2sYAnqlbOq0BzVHZM9lMa-01MZ5SQXQumEEysrJrGSKZC0I48V8NZ4r_dVpac73rwfpICqfB9uDypIWpClzOhAYnAs8yNhHSSr2VGAJqEfjPajxuVTJ_uyMA4Vg9tC/s1600/Listen+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="215" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBq92QSlRqDF584n2sYAnqlbOq0BzVHZM9lMa-01MZ5SQXQumEEysrJrGSKZC0I48V8NZ4r_dVpac73rwfpICqfB9uDypIWpClzOhAYnAs8yNhHSSr2VGAJqEfjPajxuVTJ_uyMA4Vg9tC/s320/Listen+2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">One may ask why we can’t help those in trouble (personal life mainly) with our knowledge, understanding or experience that gained over a period of time. The possible reason is the following as I stated in my earlier post. (http://mgreddy1111.blogspot.com/2010/07/dont-suggest-but-break-cloud.html) It needs special skill to make people understand their problems at root level and make them work on them to make themselves come out of them, which need lot of practice. </span></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
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These assumptions influence our perceptions and may reinforce the assumptions.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 0in; text-indent: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">If there is any conflict in life with the way we are living that is because of our untested assumptions about people and the reason behind those assumptions. So, when people come up with their troubles (Basically conflicts with certain situations) we try to provide them with readymade solutions which we may have with us from the past. And we assume it will work because of the similar situation we encountered in the past. However, we do not understand the assumptions on which the situation is based and the assumption on which the people in that situation are involved in.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 0in; text-indent: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">The problem comes when we are completely different individual from the other person, which is true in most of the cases. So, how they live, how they behave, how they deal and how they respond is completely different from how we do it. Generally people ask suggestions, when they don’t have clarity on the situation or when they are in some conflict with the situation. So, our suggestions do more harm than help to those people if we follow our intuition and experience and give them the solutions when the reality is completely out of sync.</span></span></p></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnjfk1ku9EDjvmQkMYZKts9ZArIhZPjgN197d8PKYbOmf_YoxTegKEQ-stbeBeA901TbEeQ9Z7zeekyMx0sNe4n8IIX4pYvCRO3eAvqhOmNPkAiFIdKOyOMfdlwV7-aUYi3rFbxWZ2Em16/s1600/Picture1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnjfk1ku9EDjvmQkMYZKts9ZArIhZPjgN197d8PKYbOmf_YoxTegKEQ-stbeBeA901TbEeQ9Z7zeekyMx0sNe4n8IIX4pYvCRO3eAvqhOmNPkAiFIdKOyOMfdlwV7-aUYi3rFbxWZ2Em16/s320/Picture1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491985895638511682" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-right: 0in; text-indent: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">However, considering the intellectual capabilities you can help them without making any suggestions. This can be done by providing with the clarity of the situation they are facing, what are the assumptions on which the situation became conflict and examining those assumptions. You can give the clarity by reiterating what the other person said and you can make them understand their situation better which led to the conflict by questioning the assumptions and hence you can break the cloud and help them to help themselves in finding solutions.</span></span></p>Gurava Reddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304152864651989972noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644349864776180022.post-88422982778998047702010-06-28T13:11:00.000-07:002010-06-28T13:13:16.601-07:00Joining ACO Children and meeting with Agriculture Scientists<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0in; "><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Joining ACO Children in Schools:</span></span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">That day was one of my busiest days after passing out of my MBA. It’s Friday the 18th. We started early morning at 4:30 AM from Hyderabad to Guntur. We picked up Sunil on the way and went. We really enjoyed the journey of nearly 300 Km with lot of hot discussions, nice visits (Ethipothala etc) and some playing. We reached Guntur by 11 AM and had a meeting with Mr. Siva Rami Reddy, head of Avagahana NGO, who head Loksatta, Guntur few years back and did more than 5000 programmes in his career of last 20 years.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The purpose of our trip is to join ACO Children in schools. (</span></span><a href="http://www.acoindia.org"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">www.acoindia.org</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">) As a board of director, the responsibility for Guntur, we gave to Mr. Siva Rami Reddy, who is doing a great job in Guntur. So, we met him and discussed about how to go ahead in joining the children. We met with the head of orphanage and few parents there and found about the schools where we are going to join the children.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We went to Naveena Vidhyalaya first to meet the principal and ask for some concession for the students that we are joining. We (I, Eswar and Sunil) explained the concept of ACO and made him understand why we started such an institution to help the poor children. He was so impressed with our organization and more with us (being so young and concerned about the needy children’s education) and told he will sponsor not only the 5 children that ACO adopted but all the 20 children that are about to join that school. We bowed to his humanity and responsiveness and thanked him for his consideration. We also asked him to be part of ACO and he is more than willing to join ACO and joined.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After that, we went to Kanna English Medium School (My friend Vishnu’s father’s school) and explained him the concept of ACO. We got amazing response from him and he was so happy to meet us. He is very energetic and showed us why it matters to provide education to children. He showed how much concessions he is giving to the children. He also gave us the reasoning for why it is difficult for them to fight corporate schools which charges very high for children and pay more for the teachers. So, we completely convinced to pay the complete fee, however we got Rs 1000/- concession, which we thought, we can educate on more poor child. However the boon he gave us is, he is going to give free education to 15 children whether they get sponsors or not. We felt very happy and he wanted to be part of ACO and he became integral part of ACO.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We wished all the children best wishes and went for the meeting with Agriculture scientists and officers.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0in; "><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Meeting with Agriculture Scientists and Agriculture officers in Guntur:</span></span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Its 6:15 PM and I reached Avagahana office. There are around 15 members waiting for me to speak on the model that I presented in United States on Agriculture. All of them are more than 60 at least, who worked in rural India all their life time. Their experience is almost double that of my age and most of them are in the field of agriculture. I was introduced as a young mind, who is striving to make the agriculture profitable and presented a model in University of California, Berkeley. I spoke about my model for around 45 min.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1. Automation - Reducing cost and increasing yield for the farmer. So, overall productivity goes up by using lean principles. We can double the productivity which is missing now because of lot of loopholes.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2. Creating a hub and spoke model, where each hub acts as an aggregation of supply from farmers and aggregation of demand for retailers and where there is a seamless supply and demand with high quality without any intermediary. So, farmers get more prices for their goods and retailers can buy at cheaper prices with assured quality from farmers.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3. Creating self employment Units and creating direct markets for them. Like Dairy Farms, Organic fertilizers, Chutneys and handmade things etc. it’s based on location and their expertise. This increases the income levels of the farmers and hence the way they live.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">4. We can create huge retail outlets at each hub where farmers can sell their goods directly. Just like Wal-Mart concept. Because each hub connects around 50 villages and 2/3 towns. They get enough market. This provides farmers good prices and very cost effective for consumers with good quality.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Then, the scientists asked me many questions and few of them I was unable to answer and they suggested different methods. Also, they gave few suggestions of how to go ahead with pilot plan. They were very happy with us and asked us to go ahead with our plan. They told, they will provide 100% support all the time and they gave me a book as a token of appreciation. (Pedda Bala Siksha) The discussion happened almost for 3 hours with different points from different angles and provided me a very good direction for my business plan. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p>Gurava Reddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304152864651989972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644349864776180022.post-48565174739468189382010-06-27T00:53:00.000-07:002010-06-27T00:56:33.199-07:00Fruitful Saturday<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">It’s been 45 days since I complete my MBA. Joined ADP as a business analyst immediately after completing my MBA just with a break of 5 days.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">On Friday, My uncle called me and asked to prepare a business presentation for the investors about starting a training institute in </span></span><st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Hyderabad</span></span></st1:place></st1:city><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">. After participating in many business plan competitions and winning at </span></span><st1:place st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Asia</span></span></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> level and participating at global level, it’s not a difficult thing to do. I just had one evening to complete. I got a call in the evening at 9 PM to give a guest lecture in </span></span><st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Silver</span></span></st1:placename><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span><st1:placename st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Oaks</span></span></st1:placename><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span><st1:placetype st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">School</span></span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> on Business studies and its importance for 11</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> standard students - from the school principal Mrs. Seetha Murthy one of the dynamic personalities that I ever met. So, I accepted that, considering it’s a privilege to have that opportunity. So, worked on both the presentations on Friday, when I saw the time 1:30 AM.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">On Saturday, Missed both my jogging and car class and went to give the business presentation to more than 10 investors (IT stalwarts) about why it makes lot of sense to do the business. Then immediately went to school to talk about business studies to 11</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> standard students who took a revolutionary step not to go for Engineering and Medicine but for business studies. So, I took the initiative to motivate them and internalize on the importance of non science subjects (though I am an engineer from NIT) and its future wrt career opportunities. I almost spoke for 1 hour what is meant by business studies and what is the importance of it. I just wondered for the answer students gave “Being Busy” for “What is business”. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">When I was in guest lecture, got a call from my uncle about the appointment that we have with Ex MP about the business plan meeting (Agriculture that I proposed and presented in US). Happened to meet him explain about the business model and importance of it. “I just got surprised when they told me that they want to invest in agriculture not in India but in US or AUS”, I just felt helpless and don’t want persuade them anymore and returned home </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">J</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> (then I thought I will meet only those whose thoughts are in align with my thoughts .. at least those who think doing business in rural india is important)</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Ended with lot of calls when I reached home, as 26</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> June was my birthday for last three years, when my father called last year and told me that its not 26</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> but it 28</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">J</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> . I came to my sister’s home away from all the business plans, NGO activities and other reading stuff and just felt free.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Gurava Reddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304152864651989972noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644349864776180022.post-12963393457760231862010-04-10T14:35:00.000-07:002010-04-10T14:40:23.513-07:00Expect The Unexpected<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The puzzling thing about life is, the source of satisfaction differs from person to person. It will not be same most of the times. For me, it’s difficult to comprehend, where I get satisfaction from. May be helping friends, challenging myself with tough situations and cracking tough competitions. Frankly speaking, not sure. I tried different things, but unluckily didn’t find one till now.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Expectations about anything lead to misery. I trust this statement and I try to avoid it. The problem comes, when you find someone trustworthy. There the problem starts, once they become trust worthy, you start trusting them with some expectations which will break at one point of time to give you disappointment. However life is fully all about ups and downs and staying equanimous at all points of time.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBwFxKEobQJDNbAO0JLQuPVS6QODhSohLKf5oWZddczjxSe7Chdod5FPlLYpaRNDPH_MYY7clrmE_rbR1KWYq3g4a5FOHjINV2gKWTKxHPDCIJ_4E_-IoeIpcjCa-q3ZZ984YHWTzQUX_/s1600/greatExpectations.jpg"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBwFxKEobQJDNbAO0JLQuPVS6QODhSohLKf5oWZddczjxSe7Chdod5FPlLYpaRNDPH_MYY7clrmE_rbR1KWYq3g4a5FOHjINV2gKWTKxHPDCIJ_4E_-IoeIpcjCa-q3ZZ984YHWTzQUX_/s320/greatExpectations.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458626434179292946" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-right: 0in; text-indent: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">If you don’t dream, you will not have it. This puts you into the soup of expecting something wholeheartedly and hence the result. I am confused about this. I believe in creating positive pressure for whatever I do and then complete the task. So far it worked for me. However, I am in the quest of finding the answer to the same question what makes me more satisfied with what I am doing.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-right: 0in; text-indent: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">We live in the world of hope. “The Next is going to be the best”. The fact is, as long we start to live in present, the future will keep chasing us and put us in that misery all the time. So, trusting ourselves and making things we like and make us feel proud probably the best things to do at present no matter how difficult and challenging they are. Be ready for unexpected, it makes life exciting…</span></span></p>Gurava Reddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304152864651989972noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644349864776180022.post-23209836692731957602010-03-17T10:47:00.000-07:002010-03-17T10:56:09.636-07:00Reality Vs Idealism<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Reality is looking, experiencing and feeling the things around as it is. It’s the ability of perceiving things in the frame of the source itself, which otherwise the reality has no meaning but become only relative reality. I doubt the existence of reality and I feel it’s a dogma. Because nobody knows what is real and what is not. It’s only the perception which most of the times depends on the frame of reference which we look at. The frames of reference vary from person to person where he belongs to, the kind of environment they grew up, their genes and everything surrounded by them so far. So, when the frames are different, the way each look at something different and the reality is nothing but a perception and hence become relative for measurement.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMH78jVDaNznyLLhhI_SR2Uffkb-fiJrebNAk2Cb-tIiqRM6JGBVs5kEvGISPzzDKgOC-NJ1Ug4xuMmNjmArlP4BtfrvP1kDgf5BbZBsEyIc28iw84JAUtRlaUrLyGHqXmmiWSo0amods/s1600-h/Picture1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMH78jVDaNznyLLhhI_SR2Uffkb-fiJrebNAk2Cb-tIiqRM6JGBVs5kEvGISPzzDKgOC-NJ1Ug4xuMmNjmArlP4BtfrvP1kDgf5BbZBsEyIc28iw84JAUtRlaUrLyGHqXmmiWSo0amods/s320/Picture1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449662550627344914" /></a><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So, the term absolute we are talking about (Reality) is never so. However, Considering the experience, knowledge of the people who gained the ability to see things as they are can perceive the reality and act upon it. This needs lot of patience, practice and power to live life without attachment from any source and able to break through all the frames that the world creates around.</span></span></p></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0in; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Idealism is perfection with which we do things in consideration with the absolute values, ethics and morals that our ideologies since generations taught us. Again, what is ideal is may not be ideal to others as each is different with respect to their ideologies which has been penetrated and inculcated in each and every nerve of the people.</span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0in; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Reality is wrt a person and idealism is wrt a race. Both are different for different people depending on who both the individuals are. So, the distinction between reality and Idealism comes when the perceptions of one person from one race meets the perceptions of other person from another race. Where the frame of reality is different and the frame of ideologies are different. So, whats true for one person may be true for another or false for another based on what the other person is.</span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0in; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The one who can control all the senses and able to absorb the power of nature and feels it can understand the reality and idealism and their difference in all situations. It’s the non attachment with the world which breaks the barriers and moves towards the idealism and breaks the barriers between different ideologies and brings all of them to one. The one who can feel both of these can enjoy each and every moment of life as he can connect to the nature all the time and able to see it from the frame of nature itself. </span></span></o:p></p>Gurava Reddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304152864651989972noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644349864776180022.post-38767892142947245252010-02-09T10:07:00.000-08:002010-02-10T22:29:01.556-08:00Disruptive Innovation<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I loved great lakes for its faculty. It’s a great learning throughout the year with the harmony of theoretical concepts by great faculty and industrial outlook by CEOs, CFOs, COOs, great doctors, IAS officers, Chief Ministers through guest lectures. Today we are fortunate to have Mr.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; "><em style="font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; ">Shibulal</em> </span>, the Chief Operating Officer and one of the founding members of Infosys addressing us on technology innovation in the future.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">He provided me with a paradigm shift in my thought process by giving insights and direction to look at and think through the spectrum of technology and its growth. It’s not about adding improvements to new products which make you unique but by moving towards disruptive innovation and making others follow you. When whole the world is thinking in one direction, you need to think through another direction to make some space in the market. Tata Nano is one such example, where whole automobile industry is looking towards convenience and Tata looked towards affordability. And the so called world giants started following it. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Disruptive innovation is what makes the world moving in right direction. Big companies which forget to handle this will lose out in long term to the firms which come up with these kinds of innovations. So, these companies need to start their own small firm with new clients when they come up with such an innovation and the world is not yet ready, so that it will not lose its big pool of customers who are accustomed to past. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Healthcare is just booming looking towards the global trend of aging population. Except India, almost all countries are moving towards that. So there is a need for lot of innovation both in products and processes considering the gaps that health care industry is going to face in the near future. Connecting and contacting the aged people is going to be one of the most important things in healthcare industry where there can be a great innovation happen. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Another example is Power sector. Reduction of use of power by big firms and making power multi directional may be a big thing. Lot of power can be saved and transferred to require through this. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The world is going to becoming more and more multi directional and multi dimensional from uni-directional and uni-dimensional just like what happened in Web 2.0.</span></span></p>Gurava Reddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304152864651989972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644349864776180022.post-64110980048299286692010-02-06T01:49:00.000-08:002010-02-06T01:50:30.205-08:00Intelligence is all about asking right questions<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">It is not our intelligence, but it is the direction of the intelligence that determines the pace of our progress. And, our intelligence can be directed, if only we know how to ask right questions.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> Questions have great power. One right question asked at right time, can change the direction of our intelligence, and thus can change the direction of life.</span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> We are more humane than what we think we are, we are more capable than what we think we are, no matter we believe it or not.</span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> As Socrates puts it, </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">the overall purpose of asking right questions is to challenge accuracy and completeness of thinking in a way that acts to move people towards their ultimate goal. Don't waste time by doing it for your own gratification. Get your kicks vicariously, from the movement you create.</span></span></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> The following is the direction Socrates gave for asking right questions.</span></span></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0in;mso-outline-level: 2"><b><span style="color: navy; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Conceptual clarification questions</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:1.5pt; margin-bottom:.75pt;margin-left:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0in"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Get them to think more about what exactly they are asking or thinking about. Prove the concepts behind their argument. Basic 'tell me more' questions that get them to go deeper.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Why are you saying that?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">What exactly does this mean?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">How does this relate to what we have been talking about?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">What is the nature of ...?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">What do we already know about this?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Can you give me an example?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Are you saying ... or ... ?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Can you rephrase that, please?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0in;mso-outline-level: 2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><a name="assumption"></a></span></span><b><span style="color: navy; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Probing assumptions</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:1.5pt; margin-bottom:.75pt;margin-left:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0in"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Probing of assumptions makes them think about the presuppositions and unquestioned beliefs on which they are founding their argument. This is shaking the bedrock and should get them really going!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">What else could we assume?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">You seem to be assuming ... ?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">How did you choose those assumptions?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Please explain why/how ... ?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">How can you verify or disprove that assumption?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">What would happen if ... ?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Do you agree or disagree with ... ?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0in;mso-outline-level: 2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><a name="rationale"></a></span></span><b><span style="color: navy; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Probing rationale, reasons and evidence</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:1.5pt; margin-bottom:.75pt;margin-left:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0in"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">When they give a rationale for their arguments, dig into that reasoning rather than assuming it is a given. People often use un-thought-through or weakly understood supports for their arguments.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Why is that happening?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">How do you know this?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Show me ... ?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Can you give me an example of that?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">What do you think causes ... ?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">What is the nature of this?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Are these reasons good enough?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Would it stand up in court?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">How might it be refuted?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">How can I be sure of what you are saying?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Why is ... happening?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Why? (keep asking it -- you'll never get past a few times)</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">What evidence is there to support what you are saying?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">On what authority are you basing your argument?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0in;mso-outline-level: 2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><a name="view"></a></span></span><b><span style="color: navy; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Questioning viewpoints and perspectives</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:1.5pt; margin-bottom:.75pt;margin-left:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0in"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Most arguments are given from a particular position. So attack the position. Show that there are other, equally valid, viewpoints.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Another way of looking at this is ..., does this seem reasonable?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">What alternative ways of looking at this are there?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Why it is ... necessary?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Who benefits from this?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">What is the difference between... and...?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Why is it better than ...?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">What are the strengths and weaknesses of...?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">How are ... and ... similar?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">What would ... say about it?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">What if you compared ... and ... ?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">How could you look another way at this?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0in;mso-outline-level: 2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><a name="implications"></a></span></span><b><span style="color: navy; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Probe implications and consequences</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:1.5pt; margin-bottom:.75pt;margin-left:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0in"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">The argument that they give may have logical implications that can be forecast. Do these make sense? Are they desirable?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Then what would happen?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">What are the consequences of that assumption?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">How could ... be used to ... ?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">What are the implications of ... ?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">How does ... affect ... ?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">How does ... fit with what we learned before?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Why is ... important?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">What is the best ... ? Why?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0in;mso-outline-level: 2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><a name="questions"></a></span></span><b><span style="color: navy; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Questions about the question</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:1.5pt; margin-bottom:.75pt;margin-left:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0in"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">And you can also get reflexive about the whole thing, turning the question in on itself. Use their attack against themselves. Bounce the ball back into their court, etc.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">What was the point of asking that question?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Why do you think I asked this question?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6; tab-stops:list .5in"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">What does that mean?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span></o:p></p>Gurava Reddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304152864651989972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644349864776180022.post-14756589103890936332009-12-10T02:49:00.000-08:002009-12-10T02:55:19.683-08:00Why experience matters? - Analytics perspective<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">It is very important to understand the past to make a right move in the future. It is what makes people wise if they are able to learn from the past i.e. the reflection from the past experience. So, what is it makes experienced people more capable than who are not. As for as the field where creativity is concerned, it’s the unlearning what matters than the learning. However in most cases, where re-engineering or revamping the processes or restructuring the organizations is concerned what matters is the analysis of the past and its reflection for the future. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Experience is nothing but the analytical models that were built in the minds of the professionals which they learned from their past or from their peers. So, these models gives a prediction which is of equal credibility and reliability when you compare with analytical models using softwares like SAS, Business Objects, SPSS etc. As Malcolm Gladwell says, in a blink of an eye, Dr.John Gottsman's intuitive judgement gives whether this married couple will stay for long or not, a manager looking at a process and says right or wrong in an instant. These people, for the last 10-15 years whatever they observed, captured it, refined it, cleansed it and derived patterns to bring about certain conclusions which are of high quality. So, as long as the situation does not change where these people are expertise of, these gut feelings will work. </span></span></p>Gurava Reddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304152864651989972noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644349864776180022.post-9453084744127751292009-12-09T21:26:00.000-08:002009-12-09T21:36:12.714-08:00The Relevance of Mahatma Today<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">India</span></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> has always been the country which inherits the good of everything around. It is always believed that the weapons of peace are inescapably powerful than the most destructive weapons that man has created since the last two centuries. It was proved many times since the ancient times and will be proved in present and future as well. There are people who disciplined the world with the way this hostility to be treated in every generation. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">At present, the world is running at superior pace, where no one knows what is happening round and technology turned man into a machine. The very basic quality of man’s “thinking power” is being lost since the last decade and he is obeying to machines, turning our world into a helpless destination. The current world has lost the meaning of peace and is running after it without actually thinking over it for a few seconds. Now is the time for us to revisit at our great leaders who designed a strategy for tackling such situations like violence, racism, conflicts, war, terrorism, hatred and slavery. It is their indomitable courage to fight and their discipline to stick to their values that made the world a better place those times. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It is utmost important for everyone to learn what these people have done to maintain the peace in the world and use them in the situations of crisis to fight them in order to make the world livable. One such great personalities in 20</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> century was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Father of our nation and the profounder of ahimsa and truth, was a humanitarian and much more. His role in establishing peace in the world is unequivocal. He was considered as one of the best strategists born in this world. He helped the world with the weapons, the world never ever thought of, which are indestructible, unquenchable till it realizes its purpose. Non Violence, Non co-operation moment, Social protest, Mass civil disobedience and non violent resistance are the esteemed weapons he gifted the world which changed the way to fight hostility, violence and destruction. This seems the only way for the helpless people in all over the world to fight with the mighty in mightier manner and help them realize the humanity in them to put an end to this hostile process. This is the only way to resolve the problems which can never be solved with sword and gun. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The one who was admired by one billion people as </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">MAHATMA</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> gave every reason to keep smile on the face of each and every common man who was harassed by white people both in </span></span><st1:country-region st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">India</span></span></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and </span></span><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">South Africa</span></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. The solutions he came up for every situation that he faced lead to the common good of human kind gave a rejuvenated hope in the lives of helpless people throughout the world. It is worth calling them resolutions rather than solutions to the problems. However the current world is facing those issues again in the absence of peace making ideals. It’s a need for the world to revisit and help the world in establishing peace through Gandhian way.</span></span></p>Gurava Reddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304152864651989972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644349864776180022.post-83437972901687815932009-08-22T22:10:00.000-07:002009-08-22T22:24:25.762-07:00Conspiracy of Inspiration - The New Name of The Game<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The first question I raised myself is – Is it new? – My answer is certainly “No”, then why I kept its new name of the game. I believe, the concept of conspiracy of inspiration used by all our great cherished leaders in the past, however the way they used this is more strategic and for the benefit of the society in most of the cases (debatable). And I feel this is prevailing again in modern era, considering the vulnerable society. Now, every person is acting like an automated machine, and feels the necessity of being humane at times. This feeling of being part of the human generation will be provided by our so called inspirers. But the way it is being done is what I feel is conspiracy!!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIE6y9xYIEsHYjlHEv7JTGmVHut91FxxaXt3hOet0oG3cG4V4aGJJxrVstfrdWnr7SceYN8bwtKZxuGph3cV4jGNQia28sJVbGQ2CUuLBicZD-smYZJOrcbEsL4V4pbsdobO-lg8Un23s/s320/Conspiracy1.jpg" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 244px; " border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373024142745195074" /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Let me tell you what I mean by Conspiracy of Inspiration. This is the process of mystifying people with what they like rather than what’s correct. In this process, people will listen to what these people say because it is in tune with their belief system, which don’t need any change of their existing beliefs and will be carried away with this. And by this process, they create an image of leadership, which I feel pseudo leadership. Of course, this process needs innate potential and intrinsic capabilities powered by indomitable genius.</span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jesus Christ and Mahatma Gandhi are best examples of this kind. Their vision is selfless and the way they inspired people is in that direction hence they reached the state of god. Of course these cases are extreme cases, however they did this. How the modern world is reacting to these kinds of situations is questionable. The modern era questions everything and if they are able to get the answers they want, they are ready to accept the leadership and become followers without any further validity of the truth. However getting them to listen to what we say is difficult. However a situation of vulnerability may let people cross this barrier and let them listen to the world of inspiration to get carried away with. Because they are supposed to listen to, what they want to listen to and hence they got into the trap that cannot be realized. I am not sure, is it good or bad, I saw both the extreme cases, who utilized these situations for their benefit and also those who ridiculed themselves with these thoughts. However, by introspection and by going deep inside, one can really feel the necessity of being humane and hence come out of this trap, if it is truly a trap.</span></span></o:p></p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH87a5WmoKISPW-OAS2yUMq6Ps-VNMWtdcA8rl6OPMcoOo8y1Es3alr0fRg2Lb2R0MtQM5GLn2QZugKf0DOWXaUHxPJeOo_Ouqz0clQY69c15d-KzpYlluMq53s-beKmSwnk5eOecwJncB/s320/Conspiracy2.jpg" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 298px; " border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373024240604656194" /> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I feel, this is important considering the way technology is changing the way people interact. Now, people rarely talk verbally. The communication happens by means of electronic media, if at all people talk, they use mobile phones or voice chat in computers. So, when there exists a communication gap between individuals, they feel the necessity of being prone to pseudo spirituality which can be attained by words of wisdom which they want to hear rather than what they need to be heard.</span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So, Individuals need to start thinking. Thinking is a cognitive process and needs time. If you are not giving enough time to think and blame your decision process, it’s a lame excuse. You ought to derive the consciousness by the process of thinking which otherwise is impossible to be provided with. This ability is what make humans what they are and create a sense of self esteem and pride to die with.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><o:p></o:p></p>Gurava Reddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304152864651989972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644349864776180022.post-90920185455922218872009-08-07T07:19:00.000-07:002009-08-07T07:25:48.464-07:00Life as sea<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 13px; ">The Beauty of life depends on what are difficult and troubling circumstances that are unexpected. It’s like lightening in the mid of the sea which gives the jerk to your current life to change its path slightly to move ahead. When you go through such challenges you will feel the heat of it and may hate it, but for the outside world, what is visible is the attitude with which you handle the situation. If one is so calm and peaceful, that doesn’t mean, he is out of troubles and challenging situations. But it is just that, he crossed the stage of reacting to those situations. It’s action that matters than reacting to those situations.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDD723ZeOPZBFZKt5TEB9RifIKNT6r-KQkHPnNt00suLeYI6eHZF9-7P_KY5zNzoFGunWyKXlbwHtC_AdT1oHz0yvhi_mWWRFjei8XIHRHM-6DvSDCSxZYwhM21shocDcfegPjbx7H2ydk/s320/Lightning.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367227627171962066" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">If you happen to go to a beach, observe carefully, how much time it takes for a small thing to go little deeper in to the sea. It may take hours, the reason being one wave will pull into the sea and at the same time other wave pushes it out of the sea. If it happen to move into the mid of the sea then it will stay calm and composed without any further push – pull process. Life is just like that, when you are ready to enter into a challenging world to get something you will experience both the things positive and negative. Positive gives you motivation to move further and Negative gives you the strength to handle the incoming challenges for the future.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The serenity of life doesn’t depend on how the external circumstances impact you but how you project your life to be. The beauty of life depends on the kind of challenges that one undergo. This is what is visible to others. Because everyone want to view themselves as what others want them to be, rather than what they want to see themselves to be. It is those situations that project your attitude to the outside world just like lightening in the mid of the sea, which is one of the most beautiful things to see. </span></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><o:p></o:p></p></div>Gurava Reddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304152864651989972noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644349864776180022.post-63388068474404863182009-05-23T11:49:00.000-07:002009-05-23T12:19:18.497-07:00Indian Philosophy in brief<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 13px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:3.0pt;text-align:justify"> <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region> never felt the world was a field of battle and hence people began to think of the higher life, how to life more perfectly in the spirit. None of the rulers of <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place> affected the spiritual integrity of Indian Culture. Be it Greeks, Huns, Scythians or Moguls. <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place> escaped the doom that Plato pronounced as the worst of all “The hatred of reason”. The Conservative Liberalism is the secret of the success of Indian culture and civilization.<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Periods of Indian Thought :</span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 21.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Vedic Period (1500 – 600 BC)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 21.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Epic Period (600 BC – 200 AD)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 21.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Suthra and scholastic period (from 200 AD)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Broad domain of religious and philosophic thoughts :</span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 21.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Weltanschauung (or world view) : Hinduism is a world view</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:57.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops:list 57.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Vedas (Shruthis)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:93.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops:list 93.0pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Samhitha</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:129.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level4 lfo1; tab-stops:list 129.0pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Collection of mantras(hymns),prayers,charms,litanies,fromula</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:93.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops:list 93.0pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Brahmanas</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:129.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level4 lfo1; tab-stops:list 129.0pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Meaning of mantras and their application, related stories, ritualistic portion, sacrifices Rajasuya,Ashvamedha,Agnishtoma and Soma Yaga</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:93.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops:list 93.0pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Aranyakas</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:129.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level4 lfo1; tab-stops:list 129.0pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Using mantras and samhithas as spiritual exercises in prayer and meditation – aspect of philosophic mysticism</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:93.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops:list 93.0pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Upanisahds</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:129.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level4 lfo1; tab-stops:list 129.0pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Philosophiccal discussions of the hermits and ascetics on soul, god, world, and human being.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:57.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops:list 57.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Smrithis</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:93.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops:list 93.0pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Ithihasa</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:93.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops:list 93.0pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Dharmashastras</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:93.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops:list 93.0pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Purana</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:93.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops:list 93.0pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Agama</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 21.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Philosophy</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 21.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Religion(or sect)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Six Orthodox schools</span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 21.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Nyaya</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 21.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Vaisheshika</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 21.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Sankhya</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 21.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Yoga</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 21.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Purva Mimamsa</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 21.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Vedanta</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:57.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops:list 57.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Non Dualism or Advaitha – Sankara</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:57.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops:list 57.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Qualified non dualism – Ramanuja</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:57.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops:list 57.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Dualism – Madhava</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">Vedas</span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 21.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Rg-Veda Samhita </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:57.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops:list 57.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Collection of Manthras(hymns), primarily concerned with praise to the gods, and the main book of Manthras</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 21.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Sama Veda</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:57.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops:list 57.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Collection of songs mostly taken from the Rg-Veda set to music for singing during the sacrifice</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 21.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Yajur Veda</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:57.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops:list 57.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Collection of sacrificial formulas in prose and verse to be chanted at the proformance of sacrifice (<st1:place st="on">Krishna</st1:place> , Sukla recensions)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 21.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Atharva Veda</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:57.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops:list 57.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Collection of spells, charms and incantations in verse meant for different lower purposes than the purely spiritual</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Gurava Reddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304152864651989972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644349864776180022.post-34482060545658107272009-05-08T06:34:00.000-07:002009-05-14T05:03:49.816-07:00Outbound Training @ Great Lakes<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;">“When the going is tough, the tough gets going”, this was the case for two days in our OBT (Out Bound Training at Adventure Zone) which happened very recently. It was fun, adventurous and good learning experience. It was a very good team building program which consisted of Rappelling, Rock Climbing, Obstacle block, orienteering and some psychological test (similar to SSC test).<br /><br />The first day of our college life started with a big bang. I felt this program conducted to show us, life is not going to be so easy for us in the incoming days, who have been sitting in A/C rooms and having coffee and tea whenever get bored in corporate offices till recently. It was like getting us ready physically first.<br /><br />Major Roy, the facilitator for the OBT divided us into 6 teams (total of 120 students). We got our first activity as Obstacle Block. It was just like a military training where you need to do 10 things consecutively In 4 minutes. It included balanced walk on a narrow wood plate, crawling on rope, crawling through a pipe followed by tyres, Cheetah ladder, climbing rope ladder, mines, spider web and snake walk on a wire. I thought this was the easiest one, however after completion of the activity, I felt, probably it was the most difficult of all. Its not only squeezes your energy but also your team members while helping the person who is actually doing it. For the first member it was difficult as we don’t know how to do the activity in the best manner. It was happened to be me in Obstacle block. In spite of few mistakes I was able to complete it in 4 min and got 100 marks (10 activities). And all the members successfully completed it with few injuries in our bucket and good score. The second session was the same where group need to complete the task together including a pole which should be held by 3 people at every point of time. We considered this as a liability except the 50 points it brings. So we were unable to derive any benefit out of it as we ignored the hidden benefits that we can get with it. So each and every thing has its own importance and using it effectively makes it as an asset rather than liability.<br /><br />Rappelling was real fun. Though people were scared a lot, they enjoyed it the most. First 10-15 members completed it very quickly (including me). The wall is straight rather than little bent which we see in IMAX. With first few steps we need to ensure that we are perpendicular to the wall. Then keeping your legs straight (90 degrees to wall) makes it very easy to come down just like walking. They bind us with a cantilever kind of lock which ensured our safety. When we are walking on a wall which is vertical we really enjoyed each and every step we made and loved every moment of it. Once we complete it we reached the terrace which is 4 floors above through steps without worrying about it at all and ready for the second time. Though we wished to do the third, the time is over and was unable to finish. If I get the time, I will surely go for it without any hesitation at any point of time.<br /><br />After some time, I went upstairs to mentor our guys. Two people were toppled at the top in the first few steps which must be taken very carefully, however they were balanced and was able to complete it successfully. However after looking at them few of our guys were really scared to participate and missed the fun. So it depends not only on how good you are but also how your previous candidate is acting on it. If he is successful there is 100% scope for the other one to attempt it. Also it needs trust from other team members who are helping him by mentoring and by holding the rope. You need to trust your team and start doing things without hesitation. But doing things is important as your participatation effectively impacts the performance of your team.<br /><br />Before we go to Rock Climbing, we were informed the scores of our team and other team. Other team scored 540 in Rock Climbing. We used that score and thought little logically and found we can do much better job by doing things strategically. For each candidate we get 20 points. And we got 20 members in our team where in 10 are thin and 10 are heavy. While climbing we can pull the rope so that the candidate can climb it easily. So we sent the first 10 thin members first and then the rest. As it included 3 laps where each lap need to be completed by all the members. Usually it is difficult as the wall is vertical and with the blocks which are not giving proper grip. Whenever you need help, if you ask to pull, our guys will pull us and you can reach the top in no time. So it was also fun however for pulling it needed lot of energy for heavy guys.<br /><br />As for as the Orienteering is concerned it’s just like a treasure hunt however there is a difference. You will be given a card which consists of an angle and distance. Using Compass and foot steps of one candidate we need to measure angle and distance. With the given details you can find second card which leads to third and so forth. However the fun was that, all this happened in a jungle. With 300 meters to go, we walked all around the bushes, big tress etc and were able to found 2 cards. And for the third we ended up in a farm field which is completely out of the adventure zone. And we took some photos there and reached the destination 13 min late. We got 20 points however for each minute late 5 points will be deducted, so we ended up with -45 points. And our team was disappointed.<br /><br />The real fun was at night. As we were given tents with AC and fan which wouldn’t be available during day time. So all people were settled in canteen and starting playing games. Dumbsharads (Hindi) with 6-8 people which was expanded to 30 members later. All our guys were acting superbly guessing with different words and the other team making fun of them.<br /><br />We played another game named Mafia. In this game there will be one judge and judge will choose the mafia asking all the candidates to close their eyes. Then they will be asked to open the eyes and discuss to come out who is the mafia. Team should guess the mafia with the expressions on the face and way of defending. The guy who is mafia will defend himself and if he is able to come out in the last two people he is a good defender and the winner. It was fun when people choosing one who is not actually mafia and that guy defending he is not. If you are silent, as you are silent they will make you mafia and throw you out of the game and if you are making someone mafia they will make you mafia as you are imposing on others. So one need to be careful to be in the team and in choosing the right one.<br /><br />The last one was psychometric test, a colonel conducted. We nearly had written around 15 pages – A4 size. We were asked to write what parents, friends and teachers opinion on us and our opinion about ourselves. Then stories based on the pictures and sentences based on words and reaction tests. By the time we complete that our hands were paining. <br />Over all it was a good team building exercise where we had fun although each and every part of our body is paining. Kudos to Adventure Zone <br /></span></div>Gurava Reddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304152864651989972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644349864776180022.post-81001768984676305232009-04-14T09:05:00.000-07:002009-04-14T09:07:09.379-07:00The Idea That Can Change The World<div style="text-align: justify; font-family: times new roman;"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5Ceswar%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><sub><o:p></o:p></sub></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">If you have the will to do anything, you will be able to do it. I always question this statement; however I used to get the answer at times that you can. And within no time I will get the answer, “There is nothing beyond fate”. I am not equivocating or at the same time I am not deliberately ambiguous. Again I don’t want to state those people, whose lives are extraordinary and I don’t want to set them as an example for everyone. Like Ramanjan – maths genius who solved the questions on the floor for thousands of meters or Abraham Lincoln who used tree plates as the means of notes. Also not Lal Bahadur Shastri, who swam river to undergo his education at child level. These examples are too good to read but in realm its too difficult to set as example for simple lives. However, certainly the people of our nation who live in rural <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place>, certainly has the vision of achieving something. However the circumstances and the traditions that they follow blindfold them and make them unable to fulfill their dreams. I am happy with the recent times, where the world has become a global village and people have access to all kinds of information.<span style=""> </span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Everyone knows how to make our world beautiful in their minds. Certainly this can only be done with education and manifesting its true essence. However we have been trying to achieve this in many aspects since last 60 years and failing to make it happen. The reason is, the teachers and the beaurocrats behind this dream are not working as needed but only for their selfish reasons. Certainly we cannot change the way how they work, however there is a possibility to change things. One such possibility is this.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Our villages have many people who are educated till 12<sup>th</sup> standard.<span style=""> </span>They just sit at home without doing much in terms of anything. With my experience whatever I had with my cousins, they certainly have the fire to achieve something. With little motivation from their brothers or husbands (In case of women) then can really do it. The relevance with respect to education can be manifested as follows. When they are ready to get educated, they can undergo their graduation in any Open University. Those who are educated well enough can help them in informing the dates about the course. We can educate them about the cost of the courses and how to prepare, which won’t take more than few hours. Once they complete their graduation, It’s not difficult for them to get a B.Ed degree from a near by town. Once they complete their B.Ed by providing few training programmes, we can train them as good teachers. These are the people who really want to do something in its true sense. So they certainly take the challenge and will become a true pedagogy. </span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">I think the number is not limited in villages. We can easily find 10-15 such people. If all of them can do that, then villages certainly won’t lack good faculty for children till 10<sup>th</sup> standard. By establishing a school with values, we can certainly give education which manifests character rather than money making.<span style=""> </span>This certainly needs faculty with very good experience. By providing with necessary facilities in the village or School, we can request people from that village or nearby to help the school (those who worked for 20 years and want to do something certainly take up this). Having them at our place, who are really dedicated for this programme, and has full liberty to do things as they wish, help the school in all commercial aspects. They can prepare certain standards, material which can be commercialized so that it can help the school to establish its financial base.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">This programme certainly has some pros and cons. However getting dedicated staff for education can certainly be achieved with a programme like this and can help our nation a better place. <span style=""> </span></span></p> Gurava Reddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304152864651989972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644349864776180022.post-22990312869125118082009-04-04T07:01:00.000-07:002009-04-04T07:03:48.049-07:00A Small Poem for those who can feel it<span style="font-family: times new roman;">I miss, "You missing me"</span><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">I love, "You loving me"</span><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">I care, "You caring me"</span><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">I hate, "You hating me"</span>Gurava Reddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304152864651989972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644349864776180022.post-89686261018141741852009-03-22T10:50:00.000-07:002009-03-24T08:46:51.421-07:00The Serious Funny Moments of Life<div style="text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"><span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Bhim boy: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />A kid at the age of 2 years crawling on the floor and stairs to reach the terrace, probably to enjoy the beauty of nature. There is no fence to that terrace. He is looking down at the ground from the terrace which is around 20m height. He saw big stones everywhere on the ground and in next min, he is in between the stones .After sometime when everyone is searching for him, Someone heard small sounds from his side and guessed what had happened and they informed his mom. She lost her consciousness when she heard it. Then someone informed his grandfather who is playing cards, he rushed home immediately to take him to nearby good hospital as he is unconscious. Then doctor moved him little and removed all the dust in his mouth and used gave an injection. Then the little fellow brought back to the world. After hearing what happened to the kid, the doctor surprised to see not even a single injury on his body. He is so fortunate to be blessed by the god to live in this beautiful world. So all please bless him with your best wishes to do what he is born for.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Fishing:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />Three boys who are siblings always have the liberty of doing things which generally parents don’t prefer. Their mother always scolds for doing such things and his father is indifferent, rather supporting. There is a lake in their village and it is half dry as it is summer. And everyone is going to the lake and enjoying themselves with whatever they can do. And there are fishermen who are fishing to sell it off. And there are these boys trying to get appreciation from their parents. So they prepared a small pond and went to catch some fish. They were only able to catch small fish and kept them in the small pond they prepared. After trying 2 hrs they caught 15-20 small fish and they were proud to show them to their parents. After looking at them with the fish, their mom laughed like anything and father gave the fish to an uncle with a smile on his face. Though they enjoyed a lot catching those fish, though they were amused a lot holding the fish to keep in the pond to increase the count but they were unhappy with the result however they understood what it means after few years to cherish those memories.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Rock On: (Wrecked)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />He was the most diligent and Intelligent guy in the school. He was the class first since 6th standard till then. And there is no excuse for sports as well. He was one of the best players in Ball Badminton, Kho – Kho and was the champion in athletics. He was the best in essay writing and debate as well. August 15th came and everyone started their fight for the prizes and here is our guy with the best performance in everything. And it was time for singing, the only thing left for him as of now where he didn’t participate. And this time he want to win that as well. He looked forward for his chance and at last got his chance. He started singing Vandemataram and he as certain of what it meant to the audience. And that was the first and last time that he sang.<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Specs time:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />There are around 10-12 boys in that class with him who are very diligent and top scorers of that college. One day one of his friends was unable to see the board and went to doctor. Doctor said “you have sight and need to wear specs” and gave specs. After coming to room he started crying for having specs and his friend consoled him. No one in that batch guessed that it’s the beginning, and then on one by one started getting problems for looking at board. And every time they consulted doctor there is only one answer they got and returned wearing specs. And there is no excuse for him also and joined the elite with specs. All were surprised to see others with specs in a period of one month.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">If you say it won’t happen to me, It will surely happen:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />The curse of nature is inevitable when you challenge it. There is a guy who is too good physically. He didn’t remember when he took a tablet and when he visited a doctor. His roommates are little weak and this guy helped them when they need him. And this guy is so proud of himself and boasted before his friends saying nothing ever happens to me and I will never become ill. Soon after he and his roommates brought pooha from outside and had it. That night onwards he started suffering with diaheria. And it took one week for him to get relieved from that. When he was on the verge of recovery one of his friends asked him how he was? He told he was very fine. That day when he went to get some book from his seniors on bicycle, when taking turn at the hostel with a high speed, a crow hit him very hard and he fell on the ground and was injured little badly. And he got fever that night. And it took 2 days to get relieved from that. The worst part was, it was his exams time and he screwed the preparation leave by boasting and challenging the nature. So never challenge those, to whom you are no worthy of it.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">When he met with an accident</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="Times New Roman","serif";font-family:";color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">He along with his friends planned a trip after a very long time and that day they were ready with everything. Everyone came to his home. Trip was planned to start at 6:30 in the morning however by the time they started it was 8:30. They were so enthusiastic for their first trip. And there started the troubles.</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"; font-family:";color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="Times New Roman","serif";font-family:";color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> One bike started giving trouble and that hero is a mechanical engineer. He told this is because bike was loaded with too much petrol and removed one liter from his bike. As it’s not solved and he didn’t leave his opinion and removed half a liter again which didn’t solve the problem either. After sometime, other bike’s clutch wire was broken. When they were searching for a mechanic, two guys came and fixed both the bikes. And there was a MAK hero saying a new term Torque meter in bike (probably new term to be joined in Automobile engg) which gave the trouble. And they started with full swing and scolding the last guy who never crossed 40 km to ride fast. They were going on 100 + speed and stopped at a breakfast center. The Idlis were the largest he had ever seen and enjoyed the breakfast after a long time. After that, they switched the bikes and our protagonist sat on MAK’s bike. And they were moving on air with 110 kmph speed and there came the shock. A car was suddenly stopped on the road and MAK guy was shocked as the bike was out of control at that speed. And he was able to manage to hit the side of the car and the feat is unforgettable. Our guy, who is looking at everything like a movie, was in air and toppled 4 - 5 times. And he didn’t have helmet also, however he was lucky and there was not even a single injury on his body. The moment when he fell on the ground, he knew that he was toppling however it’s like a dream. After stopping all that, he was unconscious for 10 seconds and felt safe as nothing happened to him and thought for MAK guy also nothing would have happened. And he went to MAK who was trying to remove his helmet , and was shocked to see blood in helmet – and he just stood there as he still not out of the shock . There are few people who came there and helped this MAK guy to get out of it fully. The blood is because of a small injury in mouth. There was a little fight with those CAR guys and we were managed to get out of it unconvincingly. And the MAK guy was pressing his hand as there was little pain and asking us to start to Shivsamudram which we planned. And others scolded and took him to hospital. As the time elapsed the pain had become unbearable by the time he reached the hospital. Doctor told there was a fracture and gave shock saying, this is the toughest and safest bone to fracture and gave medicine and asked for 2 months bed rest. 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And I owe the same to NSF feeding me at right time with the scholarship when I was really short of money and there is no source to pay the fees. NSF not only provided me the confidence on the humanitarian aspects but also the values that one needs to live with, which otherwise I wouldn’t have learned. After passing out from NIT Surat, worked 3 years in IT industry I am really honored to be part of NSF alumni. The team which I call intellectually honest is always a source of inspiration for me both directly as well as indirectly. I specially thank Dr.Ratnam for his vision without which I wouldn’t have been what I am right now. His inspiration let me to give part of what I earn to the needy people through our welfare society called Pragathi and I think we can do really well by following his footsteps.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;">NSF Link : www.northsouth.org</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Pragathi Link : www.pragathi.info
<br /></span></p> Gurava Reddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304152864651989972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644349864776180022.post-32359108308180629882009-02-11T04:37:00.000-08:002009-02-11T04:44:20.013-08:00Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">It’s an awesome book. </span></span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">It will answer most of your questions about life, sacrifice, marriage, friends etc. It gives the depth of reasoning as well. After reading this book, one thing everyone will do is, they call their favorite teacher and thank them or wish them; if they don’t have one, then they will dream of having a guide like Morrie. I say, it is a must read book for those who has questions on life like “how to life happy life?”, “How does human relations matter?”, “What it is, to be good to everyone?”. I am pretty sure, you will change the way you live if you read this book. You will become more optimistic, more forgiving, more energetic and more friendlier than ever. You will get to know what you need to do, when you are being haunted by past mistakes and how to overcome fear of something, how much dreadful it may be. He tuned with Chinese philosophy “Purana Culture ko thoodo” and says let’s not accept the old social obligations when it is not apply to you and he convinces you that you can go with your conviction whenever you have trouble of choosing the direction.</span></span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"> </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">As usual, I thank two people for introducing this to me directly or indirectly. Prathusha by telling Five people who you meet in Heaven which in turn provided me the introduction of this book and Deepthi who gave a good feedback on this book. </span></span></p>Gurava Reddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304152864651989972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644349864776180022.post-63583552342556025792009-02-09T02:30:00.000-08:002009-02-09T02:31:09.508-08:00Manufacturing Time<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><link style="font-family: times new roman;" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cgmaruri%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><link style="font-family: times new roman;" rel="themeData" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cgmaruri%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx"><link style="font-family: times new roman;" 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style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">I always think of our existence in this world and <span style="">during </span>those times I think of the time (amount) that we live on Earth. At times I <span style="">feel </span>we are living too much time (100yr<span style="">!!!</span>) and at times I <span style="">feel</span> we are living too little time (Just 100 yrs). When any of these thoughts strike my mind at any time, what I first think of is the productive time that we spare in our lives. Then one absurd thought will prattle my mind saying, “Why don’t you create time ... why don’t you do it ... why don’t you try it “. When I get this into my mind what I do is what<span style=""> I guess, </span>you are doing right now… I laugh at myself with exclamation. However I don’t want to be like Charles Darwin, Edison who created and published their hypothesis. Because I know that this is just a fictitious opinion, however I feel like crying “Eureka … Eureka”, like Archimedes when I find I really can create or manufacture time for me.</span> <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">
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<br />This <span style="">has</span> always been there at the back of my mind, which eventually I started practicing and got to know that it really works. The first thing that came to my mind is the adage that we hear from our parents since our childhood, “one penny saved is one penny earned”. I do not know whether this fits for <span style="">a</span> penny or not, but surely fits for time, “One second saved is one second created”. This is absolutely true and this makes me live a second life truly, realizing the importance of time in our life and what “wasting time” truly means. Also it conveys what do we miss by wasting time in this life time, that too when we are young. Being rational I always think, there is a reason for our existence and we need to fulfill that. I feel the most productive years of a person is between the ages of 20 and 40 and if we are wasting that time, it means we are really <span style="">wasting</span> our chance in this lifetime. The next thing that troubled me is how to save time... if it is money we can save it in <span style="">a</span> bank, but where can we save time? My manager gave me the link to this <span style="">process</span> which he is practicing and making us practice now <span style="">a</span> days i.e. we can save our time by building our knowledge base. By building it, we need to spend only <span style="">a</span> little time on things which we really struggle for longtime in normal process, so that we can minimize the time spent on things in general and save time. Earlier I <span style="">used to</span> do this by learning what is difficult and kill my time <span style="">in</span> most of the cases, however I do not know what difference and how much difference it makes. Now I know what it means and what I am earning from that. Also the difference is when I learn it I don’t document it but I use only for the purpose and leave it, but now by documenting it I can find the relevance in many of the other cases. Of course this needs lot of management in our day to day life like Prioritizing things, taking quick decisions , thinking less and acting more , stop worrying and start doing things and accepting things as they are and most importantly positive attitude.</span> <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">
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<br />I found few things which must be practiced. First one is not doing things which actually have negative effect on you (In my case I stopped watching horror movies, psycho movies, arguing unnecessarily, discussions with evil minded people), Second is not doing things which have no effect on you (I found watching Useless movies, sitting before TV and changing channels, browsing through net without any destination are few of them, chatting without any point). Third is self motivation or inspiration by completing what really you want. (By doing one thing, by pleasing yourself that you can do it (just not telling yourself that I can easily do it, but actually doing it)). Others I don’t need to tell you, I have lot more lists to go for me, as I may be one of the best people in wasting time. One thing is certain; try to stay with people where you will be really appreciated for your good and criticized for your bad. And my friend Sunil <span style="">says</span> “There is only one thing which is constant in this world and that is change”. We always need to be in sync with the nature otherwise we will think more than required. When nature is doing its duty by changing continually, if we are reluctant to change, what should not happen may happen. So my philosophy is “There is no wrong time to do a right thing”. By doing right things at right time we can become what we want and we don’t need to blame or curse someone else for your mistakes.</span></p> Gurava Reddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304152864651989972noreply@blogger.com0