Coming back to digital life FB vs Blogs

Coming back to blogging after a long time. I realise now FB seems to have taken some steam out of blogosphere. Most people who want to express themselves now do it through FB and through it they can  get noticed immediately by their friends and other people who's opinion matters to them.Well FB posts get drowned among other newsfeeds. I think blogs are more journalistic in nature and FB updates are more casual or you can say blogs are used when someone really wants to say something but FB is just an immediate thought or status update. I hope there is some way to link blog updates to FB because I also want my posts to be seen by friends whose opinion matters to me. 

Humara Bajaj

Posting a blog after a long long time.

Vehicles have a big sentimental value in my life.

I heard this recent news that the ubiquitous Bajaj which became a synonym for scooters in India will no longer be sold I felt a little bad as the thing that we grew up with will no longer be seen.

Bajaj scooter not only provided the mobility to Indian middle class but is also associated with the middle class values which the middle class in the 80' used to signify. Its design was closely linked to the Indian middle class mindset. The two seperate seats would separate the driver and the pillion which was a way not show your closeness in public. The extra tire was to a symbol to always have a spare resources for bad times. I t had that sense of stability with its stand which would never let you park the vehicle on a unstable ground to me it showed that a solid ground is a must for one to stand in life. But I think things have changed and so has the middle class and so are its values. Today people live their life less worrying about the society, they start buying things on EMI with out a solid standing and believe more in Just in time then Just in case.

I have fond memories of the piece of engineering I have of my dad's Chetak. He bought that scooter in 1990 and since then it has been part of my family. I still remember the days when my friends would get their parent's scooter to school and I will go on my Hero Puch (another marvelous piece of engineering which has seized to exist) and I would think that these guys have grown enough to be trusted by their with the scooters. I actually struggled long to get the keys to my father's scooter.

I remember four people getting on that scooter with me holding on to the handle in the front. Co incidentally my father also sold his bajaj Chetak yesterday as it was not being used actively rather not being used at all

Reality is it the same for all

I have had this in my mind for almost 10years now but I am writing because I read something on http://alternative-theory.blogspot.com/2006_01_01_archive.html which sounded very similar.

Do all human beings see the same thing or what we see form totally different images in the brain of one from one person to another.

Say I see a square box but some other person sees it as round but the way he describe it as a square bcoz it depends on the way our mind was conditioned from birth is. I know it sounds a bit weird but it is possible. Though there are other senses that might confirm it. It might not be true for the visual observation but for sound and smell it very much possible.

I think i should sleep.

Its has been different?

Bollywood has seen many stars come and go. Some of them even pulling through a comeback but most of the comebacks have been in the form of an hero/heroine's father (Bollywood has hero's in general not lead actors), as a villain in some cases. But Big B has been able to do which no other actor has done till date he has been able to pull through with a hero's role and that too with an applaud from the audience. This gives him another generation of fans. Most of the top stars have their fans among people who followed them to their stardom and then slowly saw them fade to obscurity of one role a year and few dialogues too deliver. But with Big B it has been different he has been able to not only play a protagonist but also has taken the courage to do roles which no other actor ever dared of. Thus the new audience the ones in their teens will also recognize with him as they have seen him grow. His second inning is even more interesting and entertaining than the first one. Wish him good luck.

MBA Placements 2007

The stories of fantastic placements of MBAs are running on media these days. The salaries being Quoted are just above the roof. The Category A colleges are 10+ domestic, Grade B 8+, Grade C 6+ lacs per annum. Now what is driving these high salaries, I think the following five factors-

1. The profile of people doing MBA is improving. More and more ppl with experience are doing MBA and they are looking at top 15 colleges depending on their experience quality. Thus the input talent in these MBA Institute is going up. The ppl fresh out of these colleges are capable of taking more responsibilities. They all already aware of the corporate environment. The freshers in these colleges also get a more professional environment improving their quality or attitude toward work. Thus for this more "ready to take it" resource companies are ready to pay more.

2. The already existing MBAs from top institutes who joined IBanks, consultancies abroad in the past few years have been delivering good results at par with the MBA Grads BSchools abroad. This has given them more confidence grads thus they have increased their Intake from Indian Schools. This also relates to the good I Banking Scenario globally thus their requirement for MBAs has gone up and the international salaries are in multiples of indian salaries.

3. Because of reason two above people from top colleges are going after international jobs. This is making the Indian companies which used to pick guys from the top colleges are forced to move to grade B colleges as they cannot match the salaries of foreign recruiters apart from this the traditional Indian Businesses are also witnessing high growth. Thus their incremental managerial power is coming from the Grade B colleges.

4. The high degree of growth in IT/ITES companies which has increased their demand for the MBAs these companies are knowledge driven thus their requirement of MBAs is much higher. These companies which used to go to top few colleges are now scouting for talent in all possible B Schools.

5. The current capacity MBA colleges is low and talent pool availability is low. This is making the Prices to go up. Too many recruiters chasing too many MBAs.



Whatever might be the factor the salaries are improving and so are the Job Profiles.

How long this can continue?

I think till the economic cycle last which definetly will last for next few years. But when it lasts will the salaries go down. Had India been a developed Economy it would have happened. But the growth of Initials salaries will drop then.

Thats my analysis of the situation which I am seeing, and being an MBA and working for last two years and pretty closely following the issue.

Please post ur comments:

Zindagi aur maut to uparwale ke hathon main hai alampanah

Hrishikesh Mukherjee the great filmamaker of all times. The great entertainer of all generations who touched the heart of every cinema viewer with his heart touching films. Be it Guddi, Anand, Abhmaan or Golmaal his films carried a magic without the big sets and loud music. The films were from the life we live and not we aspire for. The characters taken from our friends or someone from our neighbourhood. The films filled with instances we face everyday in our life. But by adding his magic touch he made those instances memorable. He not only entertained, his films also carried a message a very important message, the message of love, compassion, sweetness and fun in life. The films he made still after viewing a thousand times have the power that can make one cry in the last seen of Anand when Rajesh Khanna's character is lying dead and the tape recorder plays " Zindagi aur maut to uparwale ke hathon main hai alampanah, hum sab to rang manch ki kathputliyaan hain jiski dore uparwale ungaliyon mai bandhi hui hai, kab kaun kahan uth jayega koi nahin bata sakta. Ha ha ha........."
Hrishikesh Ji has passed away after playing his role of adding sweetness to our lifes but through his memorable creations he will keep reminding us that life is to live and we should enjoy every moment of it.

Floods, Attacks, God having milk and Sea water turning sweet

The most amazing thing that has happened to India was the issues find their way too fast to talk shows, tv news channels. The way a cola bottle looses its fizz in a few minutes of getting opened the same way the issues loose their fizz in a few days because the news is made for the masses. The TV news channels show what sells, without any committment to the profession. The media is supposed to help irradicate what is wrong in the society. There are many more things to talk and make people aware of not only issues there are many things which people would like to know. There was a documentary on India based on th youth working at call centres it was shown on National Geographic, and it was produced by Canada Film Board. But Indian media has more time to show trivial things.

Every day there is a show like Khauf, Mano YA Mano, Kaal Kapaal Mahakaal showing things like rebirth, old haunted havellis, haunted individuals. Might be these incidents are true but what is the need to promote such things. The only motive I think its to reach to the masses of India who have been believing in such things and the TV shows only reconfirm and solidifies their believes. The TV channels atleast the Hindi news channels are not contributing to the society through these efforts of theirs. I atleast dont think so. If anyone has any other views do put ur comments.