Enough is Enough!!

மும்பை தாக்குதலினால் பலியான பல உயிர்களோடு இந்திய பொருளாதாரமும் சிதைக்கப்பட்டதோ என்ற பயம் ஏற்படுகிறது. பல வெளிநாட்டு நிறுவனங்கள் இந்தியாவில் முதலீடு செய்வதை தள்ளிப் போட்டிருக்கின்றன. நிறுவனங்களின் உயர் அதிகாரிகள் இந்தியாவுக்கு, முக்கியமாக மும்பைக்கு, செல்லக்கூடாது என்று பல வெளிநாட்டு நிறுவனங்கள் கருதுகின்றன.இவை அனைத்துக்கும் மேலாக இப்போதுள்ள சூழ்நிலையில் இந்தியாவில் முதலீடு செய்வதை விட சீனாவில் முதலீடு செய்வது நல்லது என்று ஜாக் வெல்ச் போன்றவர்கள் கூட சொல்வது கவலைக்குரிய விஷயம்.



மும்பை தாக்குதலை இந்திய அரசாங்கமும் மகாராஷ்டிர அரசாங்கமும் கையாண்ட விதம், இந்தியாவின் தற்காப்பு திறமையைப் பற்றிய மோசமான இமேஜை உலகத்துக்கு கொடுத்திருக்கின்றது. ஆரம்ப தினங்களில் அரசியல்வாதிகள் முட்டாள்தனமாக நிலைமையை கையாண்டாலும், மக்களின் கொதிப்பை பார்த்து திரைமறைவில் பாகிஸ்தானை படிய வைக்க முயற்சி செய்கின்றது. அதன் விளைவால் Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi போன்ற தீவிரவாதிகள் பிடிக்கப்பட்டிருக்கின்றார்கள். அந்த தீவிரவாதிகளை பாகிஸ்தான் இந்தியாவுக்கு ஒப்படைக்குமா அல்லது நாம்கே வாஸ் விசாரணை நடத்தி விடுதலை செய்யுமா என்பதை பொறுத்திருந்து பார்க்கலாம்.எது எப்படி இருந்தாலும், மும்பை தாக்குதல் மக்களிடம் ஒரு புரட்சியை உருவாக்கியிருக்கிறது. இது வரை "adjust karo" என்ற எண்ணத்தால் வாழ்ந்தவர்கள் "பொறுத்தது போதும்" என்று போங்கி எழுந்திருப்பது இந்தியாவின் திருப்புமுனையாக இருக்கும்.

அது பொறுப்பில்லாத அரசியல்வாதிகளுக்கு சாவு மணியாகவும் இருக்கும்.இந்த பதிவுக்கு தொடர்புள்ள புத்தகம்: The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell. இந்தியாவில் இந்த புத்தகம் குறைந்த விலைக்கு கிடைக்கலாம். நேரம் கிடைத்தால் அவசியம் படியுங்கள். சில திருப்புமுனைகளால் சரித்திரங்கள் திருத்தி எழுதப்படுவதை அருமையாக விளக்கும் புத்தகம் இது.

MANTRA

Hai..

After seeing the title, don't come to conclusion that i am writing reviews abt the Telugu Movie " Mantra"....lol...Being serious, I am here to share about WORK-LIFE BALANCE, the most powerful term in today's Women's Life!!!

Here goes the Mantra of India's Top 25 Powerful Women

My inner growth must match my material growth and achievements. Learning, living and actions. I move in oneness. There is no positive. There is no negative. Simply there “is.”
- Ms. Indu Jain, Chairman, Times Group.

We, in the corporate world, are obsessed with work and tend to sacrifice social commitments to our families and friends. Family and friends bring about a great balance: Make time for them.

- Ms.Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, MD, Biocon.

Understand your strengths; Do what you are good at doing; Have a flexible approach and a set approach to work and life, But go with the flow.
- Ms.Mallika Srinivasan, Director, TAFE.

I was helped immensely by a support structure when I was a young mother. But today, new economy companies offer all employees, not just women, facilities that were not there earlier.
- Ms. Neelam Dhawan, MD, Hewlett- Packard India.

Be like a Buddhist. Be dispassionate about all decisions. Particularly the ones that involve a choice between the hospitals betterment and personal betterment. That way there will be no regrets.
- Ms. Preetha Reddy, MD, Apollo Hospitals.

Merge the two worlds, do not have separate spaces. Go to the beauty parlour on Monday mornings if you need to, and to meetings on Sunday afternoon if you want to.
- Ms. Rama Bijapurkar, Management Consultant.

Enjoy every moment, with a smile and a sparkle in the eye. Do what you love, so work is a passion and relaxation.

- Ms. Swati Piramal, Director, Piramal Healthcare Ltd.

Live like there is a tomorrow in work and live like there is no tomorrow in my personal life.

- Ms. Punitha Arumugam, CEO, Madison Media.


Maintain a daily time schedule and prioritize things depending on the situation. - Ms. Chanda Kochhar, Joint MD, ICICI Bank.

What is a work- life balance. To me work is life.
- Ms. Kalpana Morpuria, CEO, JP Morgan India.

Just don’t give yourself a choice and live life to the fullest.
- Ms.Leena Nair, Executive Director, HUL.

I am good at managing professional time but not personal time.

- Ms. Renu Sud Karnad, Joint Managing Director, HDFC.

Prioritize the needs depending on the situation.

- Ms. Renuka Ramnath, MD, ICICI Venture.

Look at work as life and vice versa.

- Ms. Vinita Bali, Managing Director, Britannia industries.

I don’t work on Saturdays and Sundays. That’s family time for me.

- Ms. Zarina Mehta, Co Founder, UTV.

Define priorities and be very clear about them.

- Ms. Anisha Motwani, Executive VP , Max New York Life Insurance.

Strive to clarify what you want must and prioritize life accordingly.

- Ms. Bharti Gupta Rumola, India leader.

Never to take your work home and vice versa.

- Ms. Deepa Misra Harris, Vice President (Marketing), Taj Hotels.

Don’t feel guilty about being a working Mom.

- Ms. Meena Chaturvedi, Executive Director, PFRDA.

To give your cent percent whether work or home.

- Ms. Meera H. Sanyal, Executive, ABN Amro.

When at work, focus on work. When at home focus on home.

- Ms. Smeeta Neogi, Head Marketing, West Side.

I haven’t discovered the mantra for work life balance – will be happy to learn the secret.

- Ms. Zia Mody , Senior partner, AZB & Partners.

SOURCE: BUSINESS TODAY DATED 19-10-08.

U can also read it online: http://businesstoday.digitaltoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&issueid=40&id=7741&Itemid=1&sectionid=22&completeview=1

Financial Crisis

Well frends,

Thought of writing sumthing useful, so came up with the post abt “Financial Crisis”.
I am here to write wat I feel, my way of understanding things…cheer me up by writing ur views.

Financial crisis is a situation wen sum institutions suddenly lose a large part of their value/money. Recently the financial crisis in Us, had shaken the entire world.

I am hearing various terms like recession, inflation…What r all these…what thy exactly mean?? Y the financial crisis in one country is affecting the whole world… Y the rich get richer and the poor get poorer… Is it the right time to buy a house/property? Or should v invest our money in GOLD... (which is considered always as a profitable asset..) Is software industry is stable?? Is it the right time to do an MBA (due to shrinking job market in US and UK)?? Does the financial crisis affect the Real-estates business and Construction industry?? Will financial crisis change the India’s attitude towards MONEY? Is it safe to use credit cards while shopping (Due to bankrupt!!)

Let me start my views on these questions!!

As the financial crisis hit US, there was the downfall in the turnover for most of the companies….Many banks like ICICI (though thy didn’t accept the fact) in India also faced such situation. The case of ICICI is the worst as I saw many ppl standing in long queue withdrawing the entire amount thy deposited.

Due to financial crisis in US, Almost all the countries was affected including India which depends upon US for its software development/Projects….Most of the Software companies get their projects from US.. Many software companies in order to sustain thier profit, they reduced the salary by certain percent and many even gave pink slips (Remove the employess with no reason) to their employee’s.

Let me ask one thing? Is this financial crisis affects Ashiwarya or Big B in spending their money? Is it affecting Sachin Tendulakar or Ambani brothers in any way? They are still spending money lavishly . Mukesh Ambani bought his wife Nita Ambani a Rs. 242 crore Airbus 319 corporate jet as a birthday gift (What she gonna do with that yaar…is she gonna drive it all alone...). Mukesh is probably hoping to give his wife Nita a gift most women can only dream of - a 27-storey mansion. The house is currently under construction and is expected to be ready by next year. Next year I ll suggest Mukesh to buy a country and name it Nitaland!!! Sounds very silly na!!!!

Then it makes me to ask whether software industry is stable or not? Cost-cutting by companies is the most famous term that u can come across any paper. Cost cutting in terms of giving Pink slips, no hike in salary, reduction in wages to certain percent, no extra allowances like medical, travel etc. were the steps taken by the companies.

Placement cell is affected vigorously… Still companies like Wipro have not called up the students whom they recruited recently.

Nowadays MBA students are facing a bizarre job scenario. Though MBA degree is a long term value addition to one’s resume and will not lose its value at any cost. My question is “ Is this the right time to do an MBA from reputed foreign university? A shrinkage job market in the US & UK, bad education loans, increased rate of interest, rupee depreciation, rising cost of living abroad are the reasons which makes ppl to think twice before flying abroad.

Finding Answers to rest of the Questions!!!! Meanwhile Knowledge shared is like knowledge gained!!! So start sharing it!!!!