Dress Code for Women !!!!!

"These women who appear in public like decadent models endanger the security and dignity of young men"

" Men see models in the streets and ignore their own wives at home. This weakens the pillars of family"

- Reasonings from top Govt officials in Tehran, so as to dissuade women from taking on to fashionable clothes other than the 'Burqua'.

Well I was wondering how it would be If I were asked to stick to such rules. I can't even take it when I had to follow a dress code in my previous organisation.

One of the common denominators of all these rules of conduct and attire associated with societies, communities or religion is that they have been conceived by the 'Male Mind'.
View of the unknown have more or less been the Male Mind's usage of hyperboles to articulate his deep rooted fantasies or desires.

Take for example, "Heaven" - a place where there is no pain, you get what you want, lotsa food, and women dancing around .There are many more instances. This just brings about the fact that there was a dearth of women artists, philosophers around the age in history when religion or socioeconomic orders were taking shape.

Of late, with women slowly making a constant effort or rather struggle to play an active and effective role in carrying out and conceptualising theories and execution for the social order, I believe, the socioeconomic fabric is on the cusp of transition.

The Greatest of the Journeys...

Well have been seeing this quite often of late,
"The Greatest of the Journeys are the ones that take you home"...yeah of "The Namesake" fame.

A couple of years back I would have concurred with those lines..those days when I was far faaar away from home and used to get home twice in a year..loved to get drenched in the rain, being inside the train heading home after the summer heat in the north indian plains, the greenery, those lovely lakes, fishermen, the sunset.......n the tak-tak-tak-ta-tak of the Super Fast train...

Well of late I am getting a bit tired n bored of all these n getting used to it...n have felt on many an occassion that....

"The Greatest of the Journeys are the ones that take you AWAY from home"

Rofl :)

IISc - A Tryst with Destiny

Insurance for Movies

"Taal" is the first Hindi movie to be insured. Did anyone know that ?

Those were the days!!!!

Been wanting to quote this line whenever I hear an old buddy, whose just had a tantalising brush with the 'Good old days' of yesteryears and is on a 'high' from those ' old days', tell me with a sigh, "Oh man, Those were the days!!! This place gives me a high!!!"

" ...sentimental nostalgia that elevates Good Old days to a spurious perfection..."

Well, I never penned those words!!!! :)

WIIFM The world's biggest FM

Tid bits abt Smart Presentations.....

The World's largest FM is always at work...that being WIIFM - What's In It For Me - If the speaker can address this for most of his audience the job is half done.

:)

I like the presentations by Steve Jobs. He follows the Zen principles and the 10/20/30 rule.
Its mostly stories.

These days I love the chance to make a presentation to my team in India and I am really looking forward to that chance to make it to my German Counterparts.

:)

Out of my comfort zone.........

Steve Waugh's Autobiography... A must read for all cricket enthusiasts....

Truly inspiring!! The book runs through his cricketing years on and off the field. A lot of insights to the Aussie outlook to the game. I really liked his scribbles on India.

This book elevated my respect for this cricketer and an admiration for him.

I have always been ticked on by what goes on "Behind the Scenes" be it cricket, bollywood not movies in particular, people and so on.

Well Steve's admiration for India is dealt to the detail in his work. His travel around the subcontinent. I try and emulate him while I travel, rather than sit in the confines of my hotel lobby or a pub, I would venture out and get to search the spirit and soul of the place and people I am in. His take on the Indian cricketing side and his reasoning for their attitude and approach to the game are stunning and reveals the indepth analysis the Aussies does before they take to the field.

He throws light to the team meetings before crucial matches that his team played.

Quite an interesting read. And a good gift to anyone who embodies a leadership spirit within!!!

In praise of Google!!!!

Microsoft owns the desktop....But Google controls the user experience!!!
Software should hide its complexity and be Simple to consume.
Simplicity....