Ankit Dangi

Spread the love..

Sun, 30 May 2010 15:30:58 GMT

I am here today putting up a LJ post after more than two and half months. Over these months, a couple of events have happened in my life, but today, I shall not be talking about any of them. I will try putting them soon, one after the other.

I am here to write about the book 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull' by Richard Bach. The title of this post has been one of the message that it tries to convey. This book was suggested to me, and other members of the audience, during a talk at our campus by Mr. Amit Rao on "Being a successful software professional" on March 26, 2009. Out of excitement, after a few days of the talk, I went ahead and bought the book, but for some reason, never touched it at all. After a long time, during the second week of this month, I decided to relocate the book and read it. So, on a local train journey of mine from Thane to Vashi, I started reading the book. By the time, I reached Vashi I was completely lost with the story that the book was telling me, and so, I decided to stay at a coffee shop there, and finish it, and so did I.

After a few hours, Amit sir was online, and was kind enough to listen to my views on the book. I am thankful for his time. Today, I am reproducing the same text from our chat logs. These may be a bit crude, but then, this is the way I shared it with him, and will share the same thoughts here as well. I am not looking forward to any formal and/or organized review of the book.

For me, it was the level flight today.
Perhaps, with practice.. I may go ahead with it. :)

It starts with fighting the known factors..
and reaching milestones..
by looking forward to numbers that we understand.
But then, those numbers lose significance when we realize that we're not looking forward to them..
and surprisingly, this comes when you're an outcast..
not by choice, but by force.
And that force, actually pushes you too hard to go beyond those numbers,
those limits set by the flock.. and go to those limits.. which you don't understand.
At a time, when you're looking for more, where the hunger is even more than what it used to be..
you find yourself a teacher.. a mentor..
who teaches you greater skills, imparts higher knowledge on what you wanted..
but teaches you the most important lesson.. that when am gone..
remember me, as if I was never there..
and focus on what you wanted to do..
the bonding with the mentor stays with greater respect then.
when the mentor leaves, you realize what you wanted to do..
and get back to train more gulls who are amidst you..
and have reached similar heights as you have..
but then.. you hope, and remember the flock down there..
where you realise that there may be a few more..
who would want to reach where these are.. and where you are..
you convince your mediator.. on time, and space.. defining it as now..
I could connect this to kal karein so aaj kar, aaj karein so ab.. :)
once, that is done.. you go back..
and look for the same gull who was once you..
fighting with those numbers.. not knowing those skills, tactics of higher flying...
and then you meet your true self again..
where you start all over.. and unlearn first.. and re-learn again..
by teaching the skills to others.
You get many of those gulls.. you teach all of them..
and what they all learn is what they want to.. i.e. skills of flying..
rest.. what you say.. is what they are too tired to listen.
and which is what you want them to know.
i.e. spread the love.
to those.. who've disregarded you..
merely because of ignorance.. and rules.. that they fear to break.
you go back.. with your hand full gulls..
demonstrating what you've learnt..
to make them understand that you weren't wrong.. and nor are those who fear..
mixed reactions there..
but then..
you focus on flying.. and the gulls keep falling in..
until one day.. when they bring obstacles.. and you lose control..
for them.. a sense of joy..
but for you.. you know that you need to start all over again..
fletcher.. is the jonathan again..
and realising that he shall learn more.. and defeat what he doesn't know.
in all of this.. he teaches many..
he makes many lose their fear.. and focuses on the level flights alone.
am done for now.. and not limited.

Also, the book has a few statements which when looked upon in isolation make good sense and I was able to relate to them very well. It talks about breaking the chains of mind (thoughts), and body which actually sends deeper signals about how we limit ourselves to what we perceive our capabilities are; whereas, what we don't seem to realise is that our capabilities are not bound to what we have, and rather, they go beyond those, and even beyond our imaginations. As humans, or as gulls, we're bound to learn at every time, and so, with time, the horizon of everything (capabilities, imaginations etc.) expands and that is what we don't tend to match up with. Ek baar jo soch liya, woh hi humarein liye pathar ki lakir ho jaati hain. Jabki, aisa nahin hona chahiyeh. We should accept, and adapt to such transformations that come to us at various events of life.

The book actually talks about seeing dreams, meeting them, and making newer ones. It tells you to continue doing it till you actually meet your hunger, and that is why I had put my status message (a couple of days back) as "Well, then, the time's not distant when I'm going to appear out of thin air on your beach, and show you a thing or two about flying!" Because, it was all about the cycle of hunger which continues for ever till you see dreams and live up to them. Considering the timing of the above words, in the book, I just loved it, and when I reached that point in the book, to realize it was over, and then realizing that there are no limits.

This book has simply been an amazing read for me. I guess, those who've read the book may be able to relate to the above views very well. And if you've not, then I would certainly recommend you to check it out. And yes, it would be completely injustice if I end this post without actually acknowledging the editor of the book to put the right set of pictures in the book at the right places. The images of the gulls flying are truly awesome and add a wonderful and a beautiful outlook to what the book tries to tell you.

Upright Decision of a HR..

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:58:59 GMT

This evening, I happened to converse with Ranjana Lal who had been the Human Resource Executive at a company of repute for almost three years. I learnt that she is getting married soon and has hence quit her comfortable job, which has been more of a second home to her. An immediate reaction of mine was that of an apprehension with regard to marriage being the prime reason for her to break her shell and move out of an environment that had nourished her, groomed her, and made her stand for what she is today. But then, my apprehensions were soon attended by Ranjana when she explained me her reasons.

Before I proceed ahead, I shall mention the fact that her fiancé happens to be an employee of the same organization, and she feels that it would not be appropriate for her to continue at the same place as a HR. I was amazed and equally astonished to hear a reason as mature as this from a young little girl. Especially, at a time when HRs around regardless of age, gender, physical characteristics, and administrative powers at diverse government, private and public sector companies are ready to capitalize their powers and encash their responsibilities for personal and professional gains; at such a juncture, this little girl, has set an example for others to look up to. She has indeed set a trend by allowing her comforts and her powers to stay numb for her loved ones.

I respect her ethics of work and professionalism, and more than that, it has been her conscious effort to stay loyal to her profession with utmost sincerity, and disallowing herself from being driven by other factors. For her, it has been her will to look ahead of personal benefits and stand upright for the profession she practices. I admire her decision to respect and stay honest to her honchos, her colleagues (to whom, she owes her profession) and her friends at the work place. She has always felt connected to almost everyone at her place, and perhaps, it has been that emotional bonding to those around that despite being offered lucrative offers, asked to think and re-think, she decided to stay to her decision for her moral values that she has been bestowed upon with since her childhood.

I know that I have been mumbling throughout this post and overwhelmed with her decision as compared to what the featherbrained would regard it as a stupid one, but then, these are those reactions and opinions that she has already coped up with and decisions such as these keep the lamp glowing for me with hope for the tautology of rightness.

I thank Ranjana for allowing me to mention her name, and her decisions on this post of mine. I wish her and her fiancé good luck and best wishes for their life ahead. Take good care buddies. Here is an older post, mentioning her.

Silent reflections of work places..

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:47:23 GMT

Almost every library expects its readers to maintain silence while they are present at the library. Observation of silence at a library is in interest of its readers, with the view of providing convenience and a healthy environment for them to read. A similar scenario is often noticed at a work place amongst the people and associated events at stake. The intellectuals at the work environment cherishing the responsible positions tend to preserve and respect silence maintaining convenience to their work life and at times, even personal. Conveniences, such as these, are often shielded beneath the blanket of excessive work and limitations of time.

Interests, personal and professional, play an enticing role here. Personal interests inclining towards the welfare of unseen and unknown individuals, aspects and events of life tend to be positioned with higher priorities. Shallowness of opinions, trifled objectives and contemptuous actions settle down to the fears of the featherbrained intellectuals. Professional interests such as the longevity of the individuals, fore-casted work returns (at times, measured quantitatively with regard to productivity), anticipated associations with work profiles, alternatives (ready to put on the same shoes) are amongst the mild factors amounting towards such intellectual decisions.

Good words for the bad and the bad words for the good are part of the game tricks, and not surprisingly, common amongst instances at such scenarios. Demarcations between good and bad, right and wrong, truth and false keep transforming as per such conveniences, and in interests of the parties concerned. The doors are often closed by providing leaving trails to the objectivity of life resorting to the uncertainties prevalent in the environment. Surrogation of thoughts end up resorting towards reticence with the hope for better nourishment of the environment, in context. The spectators of the play stand testimony to these reflections of life, and if belief of life after death permitted, even henceforth.

Exploiting, eh!?

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:29:32 GMT

ना किसी आम को तुम इस तरह चुसना की उसकी गुटली तुम्हारे दांतों में फँस जाए
ना किसी आदमी को तुम इस तरह लूटना की उसके नंगे होने पर तुम्हे शर्म आ जाए

- अंकित डांगी

Playing Safe?

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:12:55 GMT

ना रख अपने आप को, तू इस तरह संभाल कर
एक चादर को ओढ़, अपने कंधे पर डाल कर
समुंदरी शीत लहरों का प्रभाव, तुझसे कभी न रुकेगा
कुदरत की कहर के आगे, तू भी मिटटी में मिल जाएगा

- अंकित डांगी

Carrots of Hope

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:59:36 GMT

इस जीवन के चक्र की यह अनोखी लीला
मन जो भी कहना चाहे, वह रह जाए अधुरा
कुछ कहना चाहे, पर वह कह ना सके
जिस तरह जीना चाहे, वह जी ना सके

हर दिया एक ही सी रौशनी फैलाए
पर अपने दायरें को कहाँ पार कर पाए
हर किरण, अपने संग, एक आंस साथ ले आए
पर झूठ की लहर कहाँ थम पाए

जब-जब हर बूँद, इस सागर में जुड़े
तब-तब यह दिल खुद से ही तुड़े
ना बाहर शाम सा अँधेरा, और ना अन्दर सुबह सा उजाला
मन अपनी ही चौकठ पर, रहे कब तक यूँ बेसहारा

ना सागर में स्थिरता, और ना इस जीवन में
ना खुशाली पनपती, है कभी इस मन में

मैं एक बात कहना चाहता था, पर, कह ना पाया
इन शब्दों के जंजाल में, मैंने आप को एक मुसाफिर ही पाया

- अंकित डांगी

I wish..

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:47:56 GMT

..I could celebrate this Diwali as each past year. But then, times never be the same and I might have to pay.

Microsoft Clippy & The Lumiere Project..

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:09:56 GMT

A blog post explaining the bridge between the product development team and the researchers at Microsoft which, if believed, seems to be the reason as to why the Microsoft Clippy (MS Office Assistant) did not work as expected and failed to perform to its potential. I am amazed to see the amount of processing happening on every event being performed by an user and the vision with which the research work was carried out from 1993. I guess, it was around the same time that work on allied areas was happening at National Centre for Software Technology, India.

For more information on the Lumiere Project you may wish to visit this webpage.

Things around..

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:10:29 GMT

Working at a place which promotes research and development for the welfare of the society at large, I feel blessed with having working with a wide set of people - each having varying backgrounds, varying circumstances with which they've been brought up, the differences in languages being spoken, the differences in faiths, beliefs and opinions that each one has, their individuality which they stand for and the experiences which each one over here, share with the rest. This place is truly a wonderful place where one can learn a lot by collecting various frames for the larger picture of life.

Things are all beautiful when I look around, but when I compare these days with my college days, the thing that I miss the most are the smiles of almost each one and whomever I would have met in all three years of my college life. Each day would start with a handshake with almost every one sharing a sense of courtesy and respect towards others. Perhaps, it was much larger than that, and it was the bonding which each one mutually shared. It wasn't just my institute, the entire campus had a pleasing, friendly, cordial and affectionate environment for us to groom well; and as per the dictionaries, that's what Amity stands for. Even at the place with which I am currently associated, I can quickly count a handful of people who still make the environment as friendly as it was during those college days; but they are just a few, very few. I am sure there definitely would have been times when I would not have responded to a many smiles and a few handshakes, which would have left the giver without any hope. I don't know what to say about those times, but then I sincerely regret those moments.

Over a few discussions with pals of mine who've been working for sometime now, I've learnt that these circumstances are similar to what many others have been experiencing. Things are not different, but a few lucky ones are at good places where the environment stands the same. Also, at times, it serves as a drive for them to work with their best-est of efforts. From the bottom of my heart, I sincerely feel good for them. From a perspective, I see people around too burdened (professionally and personally) with the responsibilities they owe. And, the burden just keeps expanding as it moves down the pyramid, whereas one of my friend had recently explained me that it should not be the burden that should come down, rather it should be the inspiration and motivation which should come from the top and move down following the same channel. Also, with a specific context in mind, he added the concern that it shouldn't be the other way round either, where the ones at the top of the pyramid keep looking for inspirations from those at the bottom. He explains that over a period of time, it is detrimental to all those associated with it. A thoughtful note for sure, I thank him with the hope that I don't forget his concern, if and, when I reach at the top of the pyramid.

When in college days, a few of our passed out seniors would talk about the adjusting problems which they would face during the inertia period, and at times, tag those circumstances as the professionalism amidst the corporate world; I would not agree with them, as I had always believed professionalism as a step ahead from the kind of immaturity we would have had prior to it. I still agree that when phases in life move from one level to the other, it is always the scope for improvement which would make lives ahead much better than it would have been otherwise. From a perspective, I see myself as between those phases of life where significant transformations are happening on a continual basis to build up myself as an emotionally stronger individual than what I am today.

Random Liners..

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 05:40:35 GMT

1. Have patience. You will always get what you are worthy of.
2. Your priorities might change, but respect your decisions.
3. Always connect with the society. Social acceptance is as important as self acceptance.
4. You will always feel nice when your name gets featured. A denial isn't worthy.
5. Love everyone around you. Why deprive any one of your love for reasons which will fade away when the frame of reference changes.
6. If you think you are doing the most difficult job, then go teach a small child (if you aren't already doing), and you'll evaluate yourself better.

Words Received...

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:47:07 GMT

Sir: I have not lost trust on you, want you to know that.

Important Factors for Pattern Classification..

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:36:50 GMT

Based on the theory of pattern classification, I am listing certain important factors which will be of importance whilst working on the problems involving pattern classification. These are listed based on the notes I had created while reading the subject during the last month.

- Representation of the function describing the classification model should be in a mathematical form (but should not be constrained to it alone) to ensure preciseness, and avoid errors in representation of the model.

- If the set of objects that are to be classified overlap, then the segmentation operation involving the isolation of objects is to be performed for the classification function to work, as desired. This consideration can be overruled if the approach to classify the objects is of taking the groups of objects as input parameters.

- Single criterion for selection and classification of objects into categories might not work for all problems. Depending on the problem domain, multiple criteria should be considered.

- Trade-off's between the cost of obtaining the attributes of the object in consideration, and the quality of the classification is to be maintained. Higher costs of obtaining the attributes can be considered if the function of classification models closer towards novel patterns.

- Based on few rounds of observations, we might tend to create decision rules [based on decision theory], and identify the decision boundaries for classification. We need to ensure that the decision boundary doesn't get biased towards the training data set alone.

- Much of the work will be involved in selecting the appropriate set of features (useful for discriminating the patterns) and deal with redundant features. For redundant features, we need to verify whether the notion of redundance increases or decreases the performance of the classification function.

- Considering that the features (that are essential for discrimination) are costly to measure or provide little improvement, if we force our decision based on limited sets of features, then the degree of error will certainly be incorporated in the decision.

- The central aim of designing a classifier is to suggest actions when presented with novel patterns for unseen objects.

- Considering all training samples being separated perfectly, the complex, non-linear decision boundary would seem to have turned to specific training samples alone, rather than the underlying characteristics of the true model of the object in consideration.

Prayers..

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 09:17:00 GMT

Notes on Introduction to Theoretical Pattern Recognition..

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:00:41 GMT

Pattern refers to a set of objects or phenomena or concepts where elements appear to be similar to one another in certain ways/aspects. Cognition refers to getting acquainted with, to come to know the act, or the process of knowing an entity. Recognition refers to the feeling that the entity in consideration has been met before; the process of knowing again.

Pattern Recognition is referred as the study of ideas and algorithms that provide machines with the capability to put abstract objects into categories. It is concerned with the classification or description of objects in noisy or complex environments.

Six Step Methodology adapted for Pattern Recognition
1. We observe the objects.
2. We study the relationships between various objects.
3. We study the relationships between the objects and ourselves and arrive at situations.
4. We study the changes in situations and come to know about the events.
5. We study the events and thus understand the law behind the events.
6. Using the law, we can try to predict events of the future.
Example scenarios: Astrology/Palmistry, DC Machines etc.

Types of Patterns
1. Spatial Patterns: those located in space. Examples include characters in character recognition, images of ground covers in remote sensing, images of medical diagnosis etc.
2. Temporal Patterns: those distributed in time. Examples include radar signals in radar detection, speech signals in automated speech recognition, sonar signals etc.
3. Abstract Patterns: neither located in space, nor distributed in time. Examples include classification of people based on psychological tests or the language they speak, medical diagnosis based on patient history etc.

Approaches towards Pattern Recognition Problems
1. Syntactic or Grammatical or Structural Approach.
2. Statistical or Decision Theoretic or Discriminant Method.

Application Areas of Pattern Recognition
Pattern Recognition can and are being applied to various problems including automated speech recognition, fingerprint identification, optical character recognition, DNA sequence identification, medical diagnosis, life form analysis, plant defense signaling, radar detection, aerial photo interpretation, weather prediction and perhaps even sensing of life on remote planets etc.

Amar's Hardwork..

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:52:47 GMT

Mr. Amarnath Chatterjee, one of my fellow batch mate from FPGDST 2006-07 has received a milestone award for the year 2008 from the organization in which he has been working. As a student at FPGDST, he was one of the few who would take challenging projects such as MPLS for computer networks, under the guidance of srini-vas , where dip_nem has indeed been a significant member. During the final project, he did the project titled as 'Universal Personal Computing', under the guidance of bassanti wherein his attempts were towards solving the problems usually faced by students at computer labs.

This award is given to the developers in R&D Teams of various products for any outstanding contribution. I have been chosen for this accolade for my contribution towards forecasting techniques improvement.

Just to brief of what i have achieved i can give a small scenario to ponder about. Approximately 27,000 lines of code , completely undocumented and left untouched for more than two years, 46 major bugs filed not even one resolved in two years, was handed over to me to rectify and make it bug-free. Due to major attrition two years back even the KT's (Knowledge Transfer) has been lost into oblivion. In a time span of One year and Eight months, I have not only closed the bug-file completely but also have created a separate product during this exercise, which my firm has utilized to provide another SaaS (Software as a Service).

Being on top of the world..

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:52:21 GMT

Life is beautiful with it's exciting flavors of toppings. Every step we take, the direction we choose, the milestone we head towards - all add up to the memories we shall cherish for a long time. Each one of these are those frames which are worth a place in the walls of our life. The more of such moments we capture, the more will our walls tend to expand. Adding a wall one after the other, or at times, breaking the one which we shall not like to be stood besides us, or perhaps waiting for those high richter scale moments where things will collapse, leaving no trails for the future, are all part of the mysteries of the great walls of our lives.

I stand today, at a juncture, just like any other kid, where I want to erect walls after walls, add tonnes of those frames with wonderful cherishing moments, to ensure that I live my life the way I would love to. At times, the importance is very much given to the bricks, the concrete mixtures which add as catalysts to ensure that the walls stand strong enough, and at times, the significance is all given to the most favorable marks as to where exactly would the hammer hit the nail to make some space for the moments to ensure that they remain for times to come.

I understand that there shall always be a time where the walls won't matter, or where the moments hanging on the walls wouldn't too, but then, perhaps, its just those expressions of our mind and heart which strike us for a fraction of a second, and we feel like we're on top of the world.

The Childhood Friend...

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:23:34 GMT

Over the past few days, memories of a childhood friend have been moving around me. I have articulated my memories in a few lines, and put them over here to share with the world.

Papa...

Thu, 28 May 2009 04:07:08 GMT

Dhok dekar ke, wishing Papa a very (50th) Happy Birthday today. Many more happy returns of the day.

Power of Might..

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:57:53 GMT

Last year, our team materialized this project. Towards, the end of February a team comprising of our clients visited us and looked at the overall progress of the system. After their return, we received an email subject titled Appreciation where our clients mentioned that they were pleased with the development team and overall progress of the system. They have appreciated our efforts in detail. (I wish, I could produce the entire content of the email!) It felt good to get such a feedback. I find it difficult to express with my limited vocabulary.

Yesterday was a significant day for me. The project on which I was working for a few months saw it's prototype release. I shall share my experiences with the project some other day, importantly, I overcame the power of might and took the first step to learn to give away things, especially when they might turn out to be fruitful opportunities. It's not that I have not given away things in the past, but these ones are for many of us - lifetime opportunities. It was the power of might that always held me for a long time attached to things, but beating that yesterday brought a good level of happiness (or satisfaction or whatever it may be called) to me. I even went ahead to watch the movie 'Ek' which isn't that great at all, but when the mood is good, everything feels good. I shall not undermine the fact that I still wake up at least thrice each night for no good reason at all.

I personally believe - giving up opportunities is not good at all. One should not let go opportunities because the fact is that not every one gets knocks at their doorsteps. But then, yesterday I chose, the other way. I chose, what I would not like to see myself doing for this year. I don't know whether what I have done is right or wrong, would it be beneficial for me or not, is it good to me or not; all I know is that I have taken a decision and only time and I shall withstand the testimony.

Life has many lessons to teach me - at times, I am too stubborn to even lend an ear to such a great teacher, and at times, I listen with the best of my presence of mind and heart. In hope that I listen to my teacher. Amen!

Dance India Dance

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:56:06 GMT

These days, I've been watching the Zee Dance India Dance show and I just love it. I enjoy the dance performances and it brings to me an excellent energy. At some of the times, I just get lost in the show and try to imitate a few steps during the TV show advertisements. A fun show with descriptive remarks by the judges. Dancing is fun and being a spectator, I enjoy it more.

Earlier and even today, I enjoy the Boogie Woogie dance show too. I had, a few months back, joined a dance academy to learn Aerobics but left it soon. I just hope I get back to it.

Indian Women Scientists

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:24:33 GMT

In a discussion, I was wondering about Top 10 Indian Women Scientists. Naveen K reminded me of Kalpana Chawla, then came Sunita Williams (of Indian origin). Today, did some Google search and came across the following links:

1. http://www.scribd.com/doc/330287/WOMEN-SCIENTIST-OF-INDIA
2. http://nanopolitan.blogspot.com/2006/09/first-women-scientists-at-iisc.html (has links to a few other stories)
3. http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/mar252005/872.pdf
4. I knew about the Indian Women Scientist Association at Vashi.

This website (Indian Women Scientists) maintains an online directory of women scientists with 654 Scientists Registered to date, has a few articles and reports and other related information.

Blitzkrieg..

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:19:20 GMT

at the stroke of the lightening
expectations of rain falls arise
where one wants to forget oneself
and cherish the sprinkles of water

the sky is beautiful with not many colours
a few, are those who make the show
viewers, of whom, a few fear
fear the sudden strokes of the nature

they see, those master pieces
with wishes, with hopes and horizons
to look ahead in to the future
they puzzle themselves with questions in mind

not least, but with the best of their thoughts
they realize to take their time
to bring out their very own imagination

Also, updated here at my googlepages.

T&J Show...

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:29:13 GMT

I don't dislike, rather I hate the art of manipulation. I was once warned by Julie Ma'am (teacher at college) about the same, I ignored it. I thought it shall never happen to me; because I felt I trusted the best lot of people, but to my disappointment I've realized it was my mistake. But still, no matter what courses of time may follow, I know what I have done and will cherish those moments forever. After all, when blessings and wishes are with me, am shielded against all the vulnerabilities that may fall on my path.

One's strength lies in the bubbles of truthfulness that one blows out in the air despite knowing the fact that they shall burst in a few seconds. Opportunities shall always lie in your path but if you try to snatch them along parallel paths of other beings then mind you, you're not looking at your path and alas! accidents are destined to happen. I remember, friends of mine and I have received character certificates from our schools and colleges. Wish these could be followed by our organizations with unbiassed opinions at the best.

Time and again vivid experiences at my professional life are teaching me the same lesson where the only difference I notice is that of the change of reference of the interfaces. Life at work is dirty; brings all the stink around and leaves space for rats to move and hunt down the cheese. But what the jerries don't realize is that once the cheese perishes, they shall have to look for things again and it may continue till they themselves understand the fact that the cheese is not what they should be looking for. Am all waiting for Tom to take an action (primarily meant to be decisive!) where the jerries shall know that the show being run is not for free; each one pays his/her own price. Time shall certainly withstand the various testimonials witnessing the changes that bound to affect the show, but then there shall always lie the difference in opinions of those playing the roles of the show-runner and the show-stopper.

The Tom and the Jerry show has always been entertaining because of the wisery portrayed by Jerry and foolishness by Tom. ;-)

Few Sparks to Ignite..

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:35:35 GMT

Roger Schank once mentioned - it is in the thinking of the program’s designers and is represented in some way in the programmer’s code. Sounds so true. On the contrary, how can one make those thoughts visible, in particular, when it comes to representing the program to those who shall never sit with you to go through each line of your code? But in a sense, that's right, you've been trusted, and so there seems to be no question at all to doubt you or your capabilities to deliver things beautifully. Your efforts seem to be lost with the trust. Good or bad. I don't know.

The question is that when an organization does not show a sense of care for it's employees, what should the employee do? You shall never have the pride, the ego, the will to achieve name, fame or money but you may want a sense of respect, the care from the organization for which one might have to wait for days, months or years, in hope!

Almost a month ago, I witnessed (at linkedin) a few recommendations for my friend from his honcho and his clients. My friend is not a great person and never was his work appreciated by either his friends or colleagues. But am sure those few words of praise from his senior and clients would have brought enough confidence for him to perform effectively. An hour where we witness clashes amongst teams, seniors and sub-ordinates, it made me feel good for him after reading those few words.

Just a thap-thappi (or shaabaashi) at one's back will provide the spark to ignite the engine. Once started, if the trust flows at frequent intervals, the engine is sure to progress ahead. I was once taught to praise and apologize in public and criticize in private. It's just that the other way round happens and we learn to adjust our lives with it.

Please note: This post has got nothing to do with my honcho, or the organization, or the team am associated with. :)

Random Liners..

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 07:54:30 GMT

1. Follow a trend or set a trend for others to follow. Have your rationale(s) in place.
2. If you know better ways of doing things, teach it to others, rather than commenting on the not-so better ways.
3. One should learn the skill of presenting the thoughts in a way which lets others absorb it.
4. For you, your priorities will always be on top. Don't be self-centric. Respect others's too.
5. Change your specs. to see simple things simple.