Up, up, and through the roof!

Up, up, and through the roof!


Isn’t it sad that despite all the country-wide protests against the price rise, nothing really went down except the hopes of the junta. In the midst of all this political drama, who are the real losers, both money wise and morale wise - We. There are several pertinent questions to be asked and answered by each one of us. Are these protests a mere political farce? Why are such protests after the fact phenomenon? What about the spiraling food prices? Why aren’t people affected the most, i.e., we all, joining in actively and that too with an agenda in place (raising our voices, at the right time, and in the right way).

Earlier such protests and agitations were led by the common man and yes his voice did make a minimal impact. But now, the same common man has become democratically inactive. Is it because we are so much consumed by the E-culture that we are not able to focus on the main issue of bringing down prices of basic amenities, and not just luxurious items! For some people the 5th July Bharat Bandh was a way of beating the Monday blues, but for most others, it was a day of grueling brainstorming as to how they were going to compensate their loss of business.

More than the prices, bandhs, and government ineptitude, I think it is our complacency in wielding our common strength as a democratic unit that has gone up, up, and through the roof. With such events, all we have gained is more immobilization in terms of loss of daily wages, loss of public property, loss of opportunities, and above all loss of peace of mind. Striking a balance between this immobilization and political hypocrisy is like swallowing a bitter pill.

The irony of bandhs is that they are staged for protecting the interests of the common man, but in reality the common man has to pay a heavy price (for this untoward protection) ->

Loss(Price Hike) + Loss(Economic Loss) = A Double Loss for the Aam Aadmi

One final question - Are bandhs the right way to protest (against anything)? For me, the word ‘bandh’ itself is self-explanatory – total shutdown. Rather the term ‘Bandhutva’ is something which will get us through this chaos and prevent others from paralyzing our lives. The political forces are concerned with only opposition unity, whereas we all need to be concerned with only and only unity.

Unleash the Creative Corner(CC)

Creativity is Channelizing Radiant Energetic Activity thru' Intelligent and Vivacious Initiative taken by You.

Each one of us has a little creative corner somewhere within us, we just need to dig it out and unleash its power.Creativity is nothing but the diamonds dug out from the deepest of mines lying in your CC.

Now some of us are aware of where is the CC, all we need to do is tap its potential.Some of us know both where it is and how to activate it , these are the lucky ones, and few others are simply under the impression that they lack the Creative Quotient(CQ), which is not true [in reality:)]. Now here is a simple formula from my CC called RICH which will help you recharge your creative battery and level up your CQ, so read on..

1)Retrospect - Talk with your family,friends,colleagues and
2)Introspect - Think intelligent and you will see the results, probably by the time i finish writing this blog, your creative corner would have churned out something wonderful.
3)Challenge yourself to do better, try to do better than what you did last time, in short be more innovative.
4)Have Faith in yourself and your creative acumen, never get bogged down.

Hope this RICH formula gives an impetus to all the creative minds out there.Believe me my formula did work wonders for many.

©®Chitra Lele

M.A.S.S -> My Acronyms Shared,Sincerley

L.I.F.E -> Live It to the Fullest Extent

W.O.R.K -> Work Over, Recreation Kickstarts

F.U.N -> Friends UN-limited

P.A.L.S -> Pleasant And Lovely Souls

G.O.A.L -> Great Overall Achievement Level

J.O.Y -> Juxtapose Overenthusiam and You

S.H.A.R.E -> Should Help And Respect Each

W.E -> Win Everything

U.S -> Unlimited Success

I.P -> Intelligence Personified

A.C.E -> Always Gear-up Efficiency

P.E.N -> Positivity Eliminates Negativity

And finally i am always... @.U.S -> At Ur Service

©®Chitra Lele

Skeptically Speaking!

The 10 Top Indications that require you to be skeptical in life
10. You take things as others perceive them to be.
9. Keep doing things, even though they don’t fulfill you.
8. You are constantly told that due to your worry with personal security you are developing a reactionary attitude.
7. When others move up the scale at your cost.
6. You get bored even with novel ways and ideas.
5. Whenever you sit down to relax or meditate, you see a series of thoughts and emotions flashing past your mind’s screen that seems virtually uncontrollable.
4. You are doing the same old tasks day in and out for months together. There is absolutely nothing new in your routine.
3. When your family members keep telling you to get off the autopilot mode.
2. When revamps that you undertake are taking you nowhere, repeatedly.
1. You think life is just a bed of thorns.

The Mindset of Indian Women

Visionary Views, Indian Roots

Financial independence, opportunities for growth and education have triggered a radical change in the mindset of Indian women, both in the positive as well negative sense.

Gradual change in social values is another major contributor affecting the mindset of the Indian women. Indian women of current times have learned to ‘Walk the Talk.’ They have come a long way from the days of dread to the days of a self-sustaining culture. Indian women have excelled in each and every field from politics to space missions. There is no field, which has remained unconquered by Indian women.

All the above changes come at a big price. The mindset of women in modern India is a sort of a paradox. On one hand, some women have truly understood the meaning of a modern mindset in terms of education, professional talent, learning to strike work-home balance and positive self transformation. They have lived up to the efforts of great social reformers. Whereas on the other hand, some others have misused the freedom and social liberty to suit their own needs, going to any lengths, deprecating morals in order to achieve their goals, and all this in the name of women liberation. In the process, they have lost out on the respect that they would have rightfully earned, if they had understood the underlying true essence of women liberation.

Urban women have come a long way, but still their rural counterparts are mutely suffering the violence and ill-treatment inflicted on them by society. Modern Indian women have learned to take bold steps to gnaw at dogma-centric notions of society - child marriage, female child abortions, etc. The mindset of Indian women has come out of the cocooned space of four walls, slogging on for hours together doing household chores. Now, they are independent thinkers and vigilant decision makers equipped with all the traits to take on the world.

To maintain a positive progressive mindset, the Indian woman herself needs to strike a balance between the two extremes - the first image is that of the uncontrolled, unabashed woman and the other prototype is that of the down trodden Sati. Modernism and freedom are equal birth rights for both men and women. The innate need of expression of freedom and independence is always a good thing, but not at the cost of doing away with well grounded traditions like family, marriage and relationships. Just as men are held responsible for maintaining the social and ethical fabric of the society, so are women. I would rather say more, as a woman is the creator of life. She is the archangel of values and morality.

Given the fact, in certain parts of society, women are humiliated even today, yet the mindset of the Indian women has grown stronger and stronger by the day. This transformation in mindset is a change to which she herself has largely contributed to. In days to come, if this personal osmosis and its dimensions transform into a progressive social mindset, then we are sure to see more and more women joining the bandwagon of positive progress and a stable society.

Bleeding Edge - Take Control of it!!

It's easy to get wrapped up in the excitement of bleeding edge technology. But it's our job, as IT professionals, to understand our users' needs and then determine what technology to use. After all, technology still requires a good amount of old-fashion human judgment.

Technology and Business Process are cohesive elements of any IT project. The key is to find technology that suits your business processes.Even organizations with large budgets set aside for R&D focus on meeting the strategic vision of the business needs, rather than blindly adopting the bleeding edge factor.

It's time to stop worshiping the Silicon God and getting rid of technophobia. Remember that the Key point here is-we understand a business unit's processes or flows before we apply technology.If you are careful to keep that order straight everything else should fall in place

Dreams of breakthrough success drive innovation and experimentation, but as long as Business Vision and Client expectations drive the Technology Mix, then Leading or Bleeding Edge is going to be the perfect Fix.

©®Chitra Lele

Nurturing and Nourishing your Creative Muse

Survival Kit

To grow and flourish in life,one needs to align the physical,mental and spiritual planes in order to achieve synergy within the inner compass-COSMOS!!

Indulge in activities that bolster and boost up your confidence levels, release stress and place you in a state of euphoria, it could be anything that you like right from dancing to fencing. Also use stress/anger bursting techniques to free your mind and soul from negativity and toxins.Use natural techniques like yoga,meditation etc to rev up your cosmic energy.

All this will help you to relax and then you will be ready to new options,possibilities.

Set appointments, for change with yourself and splash around with fun-filled/creative activities and you will see the difference.You will come out rejuvenated,refreshed and ready to face the challenges of life, fully equipped.

Relish each moment rather than thinking about what's next.Also ensure you do things which are aligned with your inner-self. Always listen to your Soul's Pearls of Wisdom-INSTINCTS.

Do a lot of meditation,retrospection to understand the powers of your mind. Acknowledge your thought process and act accordingly, remember this will help to maintain the 'alignment'. Accept both success and failure with grace only then will you emerge as a winner in the final race.

Self-criticism is important but at the same time never ever forget to Self-motivate whenever you achieve a goal, this mechanism will pay you huge dividends, see here again i am talking about balancing the inner-compass.

So start living Success from within,from the inside out.
All set to conquer new horizons!!!

©®Chitra Lele