This particular topic have been for long a matter of debate with me and many of my friends…Probably from the time i have came over to bangalore and started working ,I have been  part of this debate for a long time…It just got refreshed yesterday when i was out with few of my friends.And one thing i have notices over time is that i used to vouch for Capitalism as the correct system once upon a time when i was in bangalore supporting business particularly large business’s as the only correct system of administration for the development of a place…but of late i have starting believing in inclusive development that include features of communism as the correct system where in all the people involved in the state administration are made a part of the development and hence we don’t have this IT culture where in IT is the only source of revenue for the government and the people into IT….But as a result the whole society being left out or being made to suffer due to the various side effects of such a system…

But still i am not able to make out a clear differentiation between Capitalsm and Communism.

And i got this funny representation of the 2 ideologies

CUSTOMMERCE and SDM IMD are jointly conducting a conference focussed on acheiving  market leadership through Customer Service.We had Mr.Andrew Hendrian-(GM,The LEELA Kempinski,Bgl) as one of  our speakers from Industry.Hearing about his long career  in hospitality sector,i was waiting to hear him.He started as a cook and have climbed up the ladder and after working at various places around the world,now he is the General manager at The Leela Kempinski,bangalore.He has worked with many leading hotels in Dubai,Berlin,bangalore  and many more.He told during his brief talk about starting his work and going around the world to explore it.How true it had been in his case.He gave us a brief talk on the importance of Customer Satisfaction in hospitality sector and the Industry as a whole.

His talk centered around having Customer at the centre of everything that a organisation does.The two most important things are Customer Retention and Customer Acquisition.Any Organisation must make the customer believe that they know him.This creates a emotional bonding in the customer and thats a major differentiating factor.It all depends on the Customers mind of wat he makes out from the organisation and whether he would like come back and do business again.So the first thing would be to know the customer and then serve him.

“Invest in your Employees-They are the core asset on your balance sheet.”-These were the words told by him to the new budding managers.Andrew had worked in many hotels and he made it a point to spend some timw with each of the employees and know them better and call them by their name.I think this is a remarkable attitude .And as he told even being Strict and rigid can work in most cases but a litle differently.You got to feel what they feel.

It was a good talk and more important it was nice hear such a person.Waiting for the talk by jagdish Seth tomorrow.

One of the biggest icon of my time or may be an icon who evolved during our times.

His life have been a sort of troubled one starting from his makeover to his child abuse case and his addiction but someone told me that he never grew…”He remained a child till death.”

RIP MJ.The world will miss you.

Not that i am great supporter of pakistan..ratherbeing an Indian i would not support Pakistan to win the trophyBut one thing really stuck me during the opening match for pakistan in the T20 world cup.During a pre match conference Pakistan captain said that his team would strive hard to bring atleast some cheers to the people of the WAR torn nation PAKISTAN.And that showed the importance why they needed to get the cup.Its been true that sports do bring in many smiles and happiness.all said i supported pakistan only when India was out of the World Cup due to oo performance God bless those people who have been suffering due to the misdeeds of other in the name of religion or ideology.

Actually as usual was going through a lot of blog stuff when i came around a organisation called COMPASSION…This organisation works by visiting countries badly in poverty and each member sponsors a child..They sponsor the education and basic stuffs for the poor child…And they have made some trips and sponsored some.Just a excerpt from one of their blog

“Our kids write their sponsored children almost every month.  They read the letters they get in return.  They pray for their child and even contribute some of their own money toward their care.  Our kids don’t walk on water.  Not even close. They grumble when something they don’t like hits their plate and say “mine” as much if not more than your kids do. But they’re learning. They know the difference between hungry and starving now. And they can find Ethiopia, India, Uganda and El Slavador on a globe for sure.”

 

 

Was shocked to see INDIA one among the lists like Uganda,Ethiopia and a thinking deeply set in as Is India doing that bad or this is the wat people from foreign countries perceive India to be ???I dont think India has gone to that extent where majority of the people are living for someone to help them out.I do agree that most of the population is poor and they need help in some way to go through life but India as a collective nation of states doesn’t definitely has to appear so poor to others.Every nation has its own share of Poverty bugging them and they try to cope with it.I can show such people in richest of the richest nations too.But why is that India being shown in such bad light.Most foreigners see India as a place for charity where they can pour in their surplus and add their names to the list of Donors.But the real India doesn’t really come to their Eyes.Do they just see Calcutta as India.Whenever i have read such a article the only mentioned Indian state is Calcutta.I agree that worse conditions exist in calcutta and poverty is everywhere there but that is not INDIA.Its just a small part of India.And films like SlumDog have infact made this view of India strong in the minds of those foreigners.It would not be surprising to see a increase in donations after this movie.Its true that India has bad roads ,Houses are small,you don’t find big buildings,But still the truth is people are happy living here.They don’t want to go to places having good roads,Huge buildings,posh areas…And that  is wat that matters the most or should matter the most to any nation. 

The truth may be that government in the name of communism has not done enough to uplift the people there(But Communism suggests growth in the interest of all labour and people….Exactly opposite in Calcutta).Is Communism working in such parts .A age when the whole nation or parts of it are seeing major growth and betterment of at-least some lives why are they still clinging on to the old concept of Communism .Don’t know but for the past few days i have been having some really bad examples of Communism.This thinking of mine were further aggravated due to the recent visit to Kerala-one more communist state in India.I do agree Communism has its own benefits but i have seen many negatives rather than positives.

All views expressed in my blog are personal views and has no resemblance to my working with any organistaion or anyone related to me.

Just came upon this article …Very Interesting one.

There is a big, wide, glossy world out there benchpressing our idea of what it means to appear Indian.

 From Arunachal Pradesh to Lakshadweep to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to Himachal Pradesh, Indians look extremely different from each other, our lives are extremely different from each other. But if you were a Martian trying to understand India through popular media you would not see this abundance, and you certainly would not believe Dr Majumdar. A Martian would assume from advertisements that Indians are a nation of tall, fair, Hindu, affluent people who live in cities. A Martian would assume that most Indians are only a hair’s breadth away in appearance from white people.

In India, religious and linguistic identity deeply defines political life. The idea of pretending blindness to identity is absurd. However, Indian popular culture does not reflect our wide differences and is increasingly forcing us to present a uniform formulaic face to the world. And to ourselves. Here are some basic rules to understand who the cloned Indian of popular culture is.

RULE 1

All Indians are north Indian unless proven otherwise.
Of the 28 states and seven union territories of India, the people we see in popular culture are broadly from the Hindi-speaking states. South Indians in advertising land — that fictional universe that dominates our imagination and designs our emotions — speak Brahmin Tamil, bear lavish sandalwood paste marks and speak exclusively in a comic manner. In a country where it is a tired cliché that everyone south of the Vindhyas is Madrasi, large swathes are simply invisible.
RULE 2

All Indians are Hindu unless proven otherwise.

RULE 3

All Indians are fair, except when they don’t try.

RULE 4

All Indians live in cities and are rich.
The world of Indians in popular culture is highly aspirational. From the breakfast counters of advertising land’s imagined kitchens to the models walking down streets with French loaves sticking attractively out of shopping bags, much of Indian advertising is hungry for a global romance.

RULE 5

Indians look exactly like Caucasians.

For the full article go here, http://www.tehelka.com/story_main41.asp?filename=Ne210309coverstory.asp

Finally what everyone have been thinking should not happen is going to happen…Mr.M.K.Alagiri have been given the ticket to contest from madurai…It was never expected that he would go in for some post like a MP or MLA….But its gonna happen soon…And going by the trend he has created and knowing the power he has in south tamil nadu it is highly probable that soon he would be an MP and that would be rather funny to see…From now on no one can expect
what will be the future of madurai…Hope something good happens.

Probably the next turn in my circle of life would be joining SDM IMD  soon for doing my MBA.I just got selected and doing the initial formalities.As for the college ,its in mysore amid very scenic location on the way to chamundi hill.Hope this next phase of my life turns out to be a good one with good results:-)