tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75122942024-03-13T18:00:46.991+05:30Kiran's views on lifeMy views and opinions on different events/issues, some pointers to info on Web, my thoughts are scribbled here....Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512294.post-26032763402835431402010-09-14T10:09:00.001+05:302010-09-14T10:09:46.251+05:30Comeback<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>It's a long time since I blogged. I was carrying vish when I blogged last. And these two years, it is quite a learning experience. Watching the kid grow and the experience of being a first time mother, and then all the responsibilities as a mother, wife and a working lady accompanied by the old role of daughter and sister , well it's different. Now, thanks to my smartphone, am able to pursue many activities and also perform my duties well. Thanks to technology, we can do many things. <br/>
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</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer: No responsibility is taken for thoughts expressed by others. And the thoughts expressed by me are purely personal and not intended for anyone. My thoughts are not intended to hurt anyone. These are purely personal</div>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512294.post-11178637085365789202008-11-08T04:02:00.000+05:302008-11-08T04:02:01.774+05:30Who is the Author with a tone of Anti India?????<a href="http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20081107/888/twl-no-permanent-babus-for-the-us-presid.html">No permanent babus for the US president to deal with - Yahoo! India News</a>: "No permanent babus for the US president to deal with<br /><br />Fri, Nov 7 11:05 AM<br /><br />Washington, Nov.7 (ANI): Imagine not inheriting a permanent bureaucracy. Freedom to bring in your own babus. It is every Indian politician's dream. Here in 'the land of the free', it is a privilege that the President enjoys. He is not encumbered with a permanent bureaucracy. So on January 20th, when President elect Barack Obama becomes President Obama, he will bring with him a whole new team."<br /><br />The above is an extract of an article that I came across on Indian Portal of Yahoo.<br /><br />I am really surprised at the Anti-Indian tone in the article. Looks like the Author does not have enough knowledge of the happenings, rather, would like to feign so.<br /><br />India is one of the Bureaucratic countries with lot of policies, and has made a place for itself in the world, with its Bureaucracy and policies. Its true that there are lot of visible differences in the governing. How about the invisible similarities? And for those people who say that the system is better here in USA, I would say that the life is much better in India.<br /><br />You have many freedoms and there are no bills that watch the steps of an individual. While people who commit crimes cannot escape here, there are many innocent people who cannot escape the eyes of non-innocent, using the same technology. An identity of the person is based on the records stored in a computer, and if they are lost, the identity is lost. The bright side here is that, if you mind your business, take care and get into a good job, the life here is peaceful and serene. You can spend vacations at good places making use of deals, visit India with pomp and grandeur, thanks to the difference in Monetary conversion.<br /><br />There are many things that are better in India, and it would be better if these columnists highlight the good things of India. I would say that every country has its good and bad, just like every individual has both the characteristics imbibed in them. It all depends on the outlook, and media should be playing a positive role on this, instead of making things hard.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer: No responsibility is taken for thoughts expressed by others. And the thoughts expressed by me are purely personal and not intended for anyone. My thoughts are not intended to hurt anyone. These are purely personal</div>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512294.post-33683011282986344542008-06-13T20:41:00.003+05:302008-06-13T20:52:55.268+05:30Literary interest of Sri Sutti Veerabhadrarao GaruWell, I wanted to complete this post in Telugu, but could not type so fast.<br /><br />Anyway, one of the readers of my earlier blog post, Girish, commented about the high literary words used in his dialects.<br /><br />That prompted me to give this post.<br /><br />Uncle has been an avid reader of various literary works. He has a great collection of telugu literary works, and many plays. I remember, as a child, after his demise, when I picked up reading high literary works, I used to read as many books as I can during the holiday visits I made. Sometimes, I used to get lost in those works that I used to get scoldings from my brother for missing breakfast and lunch :) I still scan thorough the collection to find books that missed my eyes.<br /><br />Coming back, yes, he does have a great interest in Telugu literature and the Telugu language. He spent all those years in Chennai without having to speak Tamil most of the times. His films are different from the Stage plays and the Radio plays he had enacted.<br /><br />His voice was so beautiful and youthful, that anyone who listened to him in films will not recognise him. Silamurali, his play for AIR, Vijayawada is my all time favourite and I love to listen to it everytime.<br /><br />His Son and Daughter are planning to come up with a website, and working on that. So many things about him, but reserving them for the website. And for those who are not aware, there is a book on him and Velu, co-authored by them, a comedy play sort of book. More about it next time.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer: No responsibility is taken for thoughts expressed by others. And the thoughts expressed by me are purely personal and not intended for anyone. My thoughts are not intended to hurt anyone. These are purely personal</div>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512294.post-25359828399634296922008-03-18T06:44:00.004+05:302008-03-18T07:01:20.439+05:30Long long time....It has been a very long time since I posted here. Last was during my uncle's shashtyabda poorthi celebrations. So many events happened after that.<br /><br />We recently celebrated our first marriage anniversary. when I look back, I realise that there has been a major change in this year. Change seems to be sticking with me, becoming my fav blog topic. This time, the change came in persona, the lifestyle, the surroundings. In single word, the world around me has changed. Good or bad, no one knows, but I am going ahead with the thought that its for good.<br /><br />When I announced my engagement, Madhav, my ex-boss, was telling me that I would learn to be patient. How true he is!!! And sometime back, when Ramesh asked me if I am ready to travel even after marriage, I said yes. He responded back saying that life is not the same after marriage. How true again. Its not the same, and I can no longer go around taking decisions on my own. My decisions are going to affect others now, and thats a matter I need to take care. Gone are the days of decision making that suits me alone.<br /><br />There was a time when talking to Dad was a dreaded thing, now, we discuss many things like friends. There was a time when I used to irritate Mom with all my nakras. Now, I get them back thru my dear hubby. Its my Parents time to laugh and enjoy at my plight of trying to adjust to these changes. But, again, thanks to them and Bala, I was able to get adjusted quickly. Things were bit tough for both of us initially, as we were used to staying alone. Now, its a different life.<br /><br />I guess all married couples say the same. A good friend of mine was telling me that surviving the first year of marriage is tough and the next challenge comes at 5 years. And after that, if there are issues, then, we had been acting all through these years. I feel its right. You learn a lot in the first year and then more in the coming years.<br /><br />Thats all for now, will be catching up with blogging soon.....<div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer: No responsibility is taken for thoughts expressed by others. And the thoughts expressed by me are purely personal and not intended for anyone. My thoughts are not intended to hurt anyone. These are purely personal</div>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512294.post-20484860946232727732007-06-23T13:08:00.000+05:302007-06-23T13:08:09.807+05:30Sutti Veerabhadra Rao - 60th Birth Anniversary and 20th Death Anniversary<a href="http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/nalugustambalata1981.php">Articles : Movie Retrospect : <i>naalugu stambhaalaaTa - 1982 </i></a>: "One sad thing is that I worked with sutti Veerabhadra Rao gaaru for his first and last films. In fact, he did the last shooting with me for his last film! (choopulu kalasina SubhavELa). I think that the title song of the movie is the only duet between two males in the whole film history. He's a very nice person. ...Today, if I look back, I am really grateful to Navata Krishnam Raju gaaru, my guruvu gaaru who gave me a wonderful debut film, and Veerabhadra Rao gaaru with whom I acted in several memorable movies; all these have passed away now."<br /><br />The above is an excerpt from an interview given by Naresh on Sri. Sutti Veerabhadra Rao. Famous as Sutti Janta, Sri Veerabhadra Rao hails from Vijayawada, worked in AIR, Vijayawada and was a theatre artist before he forayed into the films through Jandhyala's Nalugusthambalata. Well, though Nalaugusthambalata is said to be his first hit film.<br /><br />His BirthAnniversary falls on 30th of June, and incidentally, in 1988, it was on the same day that he demised, the day of his birth. This year, its his 60th birth anniversary and 20th Death anniversary. Being his neice from his wife's side, I had a great time with him. I remember him as an uncle who used to take a lot of care for us the kids. He is a loving person, yet, as a kid, I was scared of him, for he used to scold me for my mischiefs.<br /><br />The news of his demise was sudden and unexpected, and he left his family of two kids and wife behind, to survive in this world on their own. Through his blessings and God's blessings, they are well settled now, in their lives.<br /><br />When Dad told me that Akka and Anna are arranging for the celebration of uncle's birth anniversary at Vijayawada, a place where he spent more than half of his life, I recollected those old memories. And thought of putting them here.<br /><br />There are many great artists in this land and few could rise to fame, and of them, few could enjoy it. he is among the one who could rise to fame but could not enjoy it. He left this world for ever in 1988, but, he was there with us guiding usat every step and taking care of us, reminding us that he is watching us. He is still with us, watching us, doing something in his memory. He is one of my great uncles, one who could never be erased out of memory.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer: No responsibility is taken for thoughts expressed by others. And the thoughts expressed by me are purely personal and not intended for anyone. My thoughts are not intended to hurt anyone. These are purely personal</div>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512294.post-18776977431394722402007-05-10T21:28:00.000+05:302007-06-12T06:07:19.079+05:30Britain's Blair says he is resigning - Yahoo! News<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070510/ap_on_re_eu/britain_blair;_ylt=Avh0dTjQKOZ0k2D8ZQUzHzpg.3QA">Britain's Blair says he is resigning - Yahoo! News</a>: "'When I first started in politics, I wanted to please everyone,' Blair said during a tour of the Middle East in December. 'After a time I learned that you can't please everyone, and you learn that the best thing is to do what you think is right and everyone can make their judgment.'"<br />I had been a fan for Blair for a long time. The year he became the Prime Minister of Britain, many a thing happened. Mother Teressa has reached the abode of Almighty, Pricess Diana left the world in a tragic accident that became a major controversy for the Royal Family, and many others. I remember these three cos, I always wanted to meet Mother and spend some time with her. I loved Pricess Diana for what she is. And then the Prime Minister, it was a big news. The other Prime Minsiter of Britain whom I remember and admired a lot is Margaret Thatcher. The news headline that Blair is resigning has caught my eyes instantly. And then the words I had mentioned here.<br /><br />He might have been wrong in the eyes of public by sending troops to Iraq. Its a mistake even in my view. But, then, standing for what you believe in to be right and doing what you think is right, rather than doing things to please others is something that I admire. Iraq could have been avoided from the current day situation had it been handled differently. But, thats History and history should not be repeated atleast in issues of these sort. Making mistakes is the nature of humans and if we can find a human in the world who never does a mistake, then its a miracle. Cos, even Gods do mistakes.<br /><br />Well, when Mr.Blair became a PM, I was stepping into the life. The life that comes after completing the basic education. I learnt a lot in life in the past decade. I used to do so many things just to please others. Then, I learnt many a lesson from the blows I got by trying to please everyone. Luckily, I got a friend, a wellwisher, a colleague, and a manager, all in the smae person, who advised me to do things only when I think its right. Then, I also had another manager who told me that doing things that make me happy is the best than doing things for others. Following their advices, I am a different person today.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer: No responsibility is taken for thoughts expressed by others. And the thoughts expressed by me are purely personal and not intended for anyone. My thoughts are not intended to hurt anyone. These are purely personal</div>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512294.post-45055086692614980222007-04-20T13:10:00.000+05:302007-04-20T13:16:00.098+05:30Power of LoveLove is blind say many. Not sure if its true. But, the power of love is tremendous. Its makes u do those tasks willingly, which u normally hate. it makes the world around u so beautiful. Time flies away quickly. You forget everyone and everything around you.<br /><br />Suddenly, one fine day u realise that you have beendoing things differently. You look at the world around you only to find that there are many changes which went unnoticed, which would not have been the case earlier. You realise that you missed on some important events and that world is not the same anymore<br /><br />Still, you love to remain the same person that you have been after falling in love. You cannot stop urself from doing certain things, and world is never the same now. Its a different one. Life remains beautiful.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer: No responsibility is taken for thoughts expressed by others. And the thoughts expressed by me are purely personal and not intended for anyone. My thoughts are not intended to hurt anyone. These are purely personal</div>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512294.post-53885419022615935582007-04-20T12:56:00.000+05:302007-04-20T13:06:33.029+05:30Women in the world todayGoing through the news, I realised that if Democrats win the elections, as per the current standings, it could be either Senator Hillary Clinton or Senator Barack OBama who win the elections. If either wins, its gonna be a history. USA, in its more than 400 years of existence, has never had a woman as a President. Nor an African American as a president. We need to see the results for identifying the candidate from Democrats.<br /><br />In the mean time, I was curious to know on how many women are there in the senate. I was surprised to see that its 16 out of 100 seats. 16% is too less, thats what I thought. Out of curiosity, I checked the count for Indian parliament. I was astonished to find that its 42 out of 542. less than 10% and greater than 8%.<br /><br />One thing is sure, the representation of women in the Government is less everywhere in the world. one more thing I identified is that, the issues are same for women across the world, the same fears, the same sort of prejudices, etc.<br /><br />Not sure when this would change. THere is no point in having some rallies or movements when something goes wrong. I feel that its the basic attitude that should change, for both men and women.<br /><br />Many speak of independence. I would quote Stephan R Covey in his book "7 habits of the highly successful people" and say that interdependence is more important and plays a major role. WE, men and women are interdependent on each other and the day we realise it and act accordingly, some issues could be resolved immediately. these are my thoughtts<div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer: No responsibility is taken for thoughts expressed by others. And the thoughts expressed by me are purely personal and not intended for anyone. My thoughts are not intended to hurt anyone. These are purely personal</div>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512294.post-89932311669702471962007-02-20T19:47:00.000+05:302007-02-20T20:01:11.821+05:30Fun of working with my orgI really enjoy my work place and the thought that I may have to leave it soon is like making me dull.<br /><br />I happen to be one of the first few employees, took an active part in many activities and still taking. I enjoyed and enjoy each end every moment here. I love the freedom I get to do the work I love to do and enjoy more. I love the attention the management pays for each employee and the support they give for us, in professional and personal things. They make sure that we have a comfortable personal life so that we can work well at office.<br /><br />and women in general, they do enjoy the benefits of working from home when required, and all support is given to them when it is crucial for them. Most important, when they are married.<br /><br />Who does not love the company that pays personal attention and shows intrest on your growth and personal happiness? But, there is a catch here, you should be a performing person to enjoy these. Yep, we perform, keep the management happy and they keep us happy.<br /><br />one more thing is that we have the immense satisfaction of shaping the future and growth of a company. We have a part to play in many activities and our suggestions are valued.<br /><br />all these good things, they make me feel like I am going away from my family. This became my family in the last few years I had been here. We shared all the moments, good and bad, developed the bonding, and a huge raport. I do call up some of our management guys on their mobile, even our COO, when I feel like talking to them.<br /><br />I am really happy that I am here. When I joined in 2004, I was 26th employee and 18th IT employee. Today, we have 500+ Work force. And am happy to be part of it and having a taken the right decision to relocate to Chennai on the night I got the call for interview from Chennai. Aryagowda road. ...<div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer: No responsibility is taken for thoughts expressed by others. And the thoughts expressed by me are purely personal and not intended for anyone. My thoughts are not intended to hurt anyone. These are purely personal</div>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512294.post-19200319096245404762007-02-20T19:37:00.000+05:302007-02-20T19:46:43.699+05:30Chennai and Me - 1First time I visited chennai was in 1985 I think, when I was doing my 4th standard.<br /><br />I was overawed and and also confused on seeing huge roads, the big flyovers (Gemini and Kodambakkam), the parks, etc.<br /><br />We got down at Central, and then reached Mambalam busstand (TNagar) to go to my aunt's house. they were put up near to the bus stand and we got lost. Cos, dad cannot speak Tamil and no one spoke any other language here.<br /><br />My maternal aunt was at Kodambakkam and uncle as a film actor. He is no more now. But, then, he was a popular actor. There were always some one at home when he was at home.<br /><br />We made this trip to Chennai as a part of the trip that we make to different places once in 4 years. We visited Snake park, some temples, and then, headed to Bangalore, to another aunt's place, from where we headed to Mysore. That was a different story at Mysore.<br /><br />But, this first trip has still some memories, like the smell of the fish that comes when u get down at Central (you can still get it, but only on platform 2 now :-) ), the huge roads, the big trees, the magnificient Gemini flyover with different ways, endless roads, the vast mount road and the old buildings, and then, the famous sundalu from marina beach.<br /><br />Many of them are gone now, or changed. But, the initial memories have not yet faded :-)<br /><br />I made many trips later, and am now at Chennai. different experiences in each trip and I will note them here, sooner or later...<div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer: No responsibility is taken for thoughts expressed by others. And the thoughts expressed by me are purely personal and not intended for anyone. My thoughts are not intended to hurt anyone. These are purely personal</div>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512294.post-70518559587719152732007-02-20T19:26:00.000+05:302007-02-20T19:30:26.706+05:30Changes in personal lifeLife has been pretty hectic these days... for a change, not work. Getting married and relocating, I have to take care of lot of activities on personal front and also take care of some of the things related to marriage.<br /><br />Its tough initially managing all these, but, now, i am getting used to that. These changes in personal life that are going to happen soon had stopped me from updating my blogs frequently. I guess that it may not happen till I get married.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer: No responsibility is taken for thoughts expressed by others. And the thoughts expressed by me are purely personal and not intended for anyone. My thoughts are not intended to hurt anyone. These are purely personal</div>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512294.post-23496682038610212892007-01-03T17:20:00.000+05:302007-01-03T17:25:17.066+05:30Something weird early in the morningI could not sleep for a long time. The temp is around 0c outside and heaters are not proving to be effective for me. I thought to get up and work , switching on the local fm radio for Boston.<br /><br />Well, suddenly a call comes in and a lady informs that an unemployed person with a cell phone has been picked by the dump pick truck. The guy was taken by mistake and finally comes out of the dump box thanks to the cops.<br /><br />All this, happening early in the morning between 5:00am and 7:00am<div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer: No responsibility is taken for thoughts expressed by others. And the thoughts expressed by me are purely personal and not intended for anyone. My thoughts are not intended to hurt anyone. These are purely personal</div>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512294.post-26874240712380356212006-12-27T16:43:00.000+05:302006-12-27T17:25:26.779+05:30School Days - III<div>Thanks to DVD, I was able to travel with out issues, he provided a two wheeler for the day.</div><div>I went to school straight and met Sister Josy there. I also met Hymavathy teacher and Padmini teacher.</div><br /><div></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xYmOTLssbPY/RZJbh8ba5UI/AAAAAAAAAAc/tKCHyWSWZ5A/s1600-h/PC111901_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5013169973931730242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xYmOTLssbPY/RZJbh8ba5UI/AAAAAAAAAAc/tKCHyWSWZ5A/s400/PC111901_1.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>I met some students from Class X, and spoke with them. I learnt from Sister Josy that Santosh, the watch man, and Adam, the keeper for Dogs and pets, have died. Deshpathi sir has retired. Sister Lancy died two years back with Kidney failure. One of the Daisy sisters is at Papua New Guinea, Sister Daisy Jacob. And the other at Vizag.</div><div> </div><div>Sundari teacher is no longer at School, same with Francilla teacher and Shanthi teacher. Kamala teacher and Hemasundari teacher (Hindi) are still there.</div><div> </div><div>Ramarao sir has baldened and Anjaneyulu sir lost his teeth. I also met Kamala's sister, who is working as a teacher there. LEarnt from her that Kamala is working at Mandavelli as a teacher, married to another teacher and has a son. I met Neeraja who is working as a teacher at Avanigadda. She recently lost her younger brother and staying with her second sister and aunt. She lost her parents couple of years back, one after another, and is still unmarried.</div><div> </div><div>Meeting all these people was good. I then met DVD, Amarnadh and Poorna. Meeting all these people in a day, sharing some memories and then returning back home with a pleasant and happyy mind, that was the intention, well acheived.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer: No responsibility is taken for thoughts expressed by others. And the thoughts expressed by me are purely personal and not intended for anyone. My thoughts are not intended to hurt anyone. These are purely personal</div>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512294.post-54666468839365651232006-12-18T19:52:00.000+05:302006-12-18T20:22:51.404+05:30School Days - IIOne day, I had this urge to talk to some one from the teaching fraternity and checked the number for school on internet. it was past 9:00pm in India then, I still called one number. Then another number.<br /><br />I got response from the second number, through which i was able to get in touch with Sr.Josy, the new HM.<br /><br />After talking to her, and sharing some details about the teachers, I fekt that I should visit the place. I told her that I would be coming on Monday, the following, as I had planned to visit VJA already.<br /><br />I called DVD, my classmate from school and informed him the same. I also requested him to arrange a vehicle, a two wheeler, so that I can travel without any problem in MTM.<br /><br />I informed my parents too about the same. Dad said that I can travel, after completing some bank work on Monday.<br /><br />Come Monday morning, and I was in double thoughts, should I or should I not travel. Earlier, I missed the marriages of a couple of classmates in the same manner.<br /><br />I see a missed call from MTM code and find that DVD called me to inform me of the vehicle and also check when I am starting. I told him I will start after the work around 11, and I wanted to stick to that.<br /><br />So, I complete the work, go the Busstand and board the Bus to MTM. I was lucky to get a Non-Stop just before it started to leave the bay.<br /><br />to be continuted...<div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer: No responsibility is taken for thoughts expressed by others. And the thoughts expressed by me are purely personal and not intended for anyone. My thoughts are not intended to hurt anyone. These are purely personal</div>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512294.post-65516344325093291742006-12-18T19:48:00.000+05:302006-12-18T19:51:40.191+05:30LifeSurprises and shocks<br />Pleasant memories<br />Forgettable events<br />Cherishing moments<br />Caring family<br />Loving friends<br />Hating people<br />Memorable minutes<br />Unexpected turns<br />Twists that keep changing<br />Loops that never end<br />Relationships that last for ever<br />This is life<div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer: No responsibility is taken for thoughts expressed by others. And the thoughts expressed by me are purely personal and not intended for anyone. My thoughts are not intended to hurt anyone. These are purely personal</div>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512294.post-63294026952758682622006-12-18T17:51:00.000+05:302006-12-18T17:52:42.940+05:30My ThoughtsA thought comes my way<br />Asking me my accomplishments<br />Proding into my life<br />Find that there are none<br /><br />Another thought comes my way<br />Asking me about my well wishers<br />A check at my friends list<br />I find there are many<br /><br />Yet another thought comes my way<br />Reminds me of my goals<br />One is acheived I answer it<br />Another is to be acheived I tell it<div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer: No responsibility is taken for thoughts expressed by others. And the thoughts expressed by me are purely personal and not intended for anyone. My thoughts are not intended to hurt anyone. These are purely personal</div>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512294.post-24916674808428880192006-12-13T16:48:00.000+05:302006-12-13T16:53:56.770+05:30School Days - 1It is 14 years since I came out of my school and 15th year is going on. I am not an active person then, as I am now. Still, I consider that I am active enough.<br /><br />We were two sections, nearly 65 each, 4 groups, teasings, fights, arguments, fun, everything, it was part and parcel of life then.<br /><br />After school, I lost touch with many. I wanted to get in touch with them again, and thanks to net, I am able to. Its an old story now.<br /><br />We formed a group, and slowly, one by one, the class in getting in touch with each other.<br /><br />Well, some thing happened in the past few days. The rest of the series will cover what has happened on each day.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer: No responsibility is taken for thoughts expressed by others. And the thoughts expressed by me are purely personal and not intended for anyone. My thoughts are not intended to hurt anyone. These are purely personal</div>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512294.post-79415523996227016802006-11-28T14:48:00.000+05:302006-11-28T14:52:38.436+05:30Li Da's BlogThis is my excolleague and good friend's blog on Blogspot. Looks like he took to blogging after moving to Bangalore.<br /><br />Li Da stands for Lionel David, and he is one of my good friends. It was fun when he wa with us, cos, we used to fight almost every other day, and at the same time, support when required. I am not sure if he would agree with this.<br /><br />He got a good opprtunity and he moved ahead for good :-)<br /><br />Good Luck buddy<div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer: No responsibility is taken for thoughts expressed by others. And the thoughts expressed by me are purely personal and not intended for anyone. My thoughts are not intended to hurt anyone. These are purely personal</div>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512294.post-79882792392762693642006-11-17T21:46:00.000+05:302006-11-17T21:55:25.250+05:30What’s the Secret to Your Success?This is an article I came across on internet. This speaks of the responsiveness at work and its effect on our career. Good advice for aspiring leaders :-)<br /><br />Thanks Mr.Michael Hyatt, for sharing your experience and the valuable tips<div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer: No responsibility is taken for thoughts expressed by others. And the thoughts expressed by me are purely personal and not intended for anyone. My thoughts are not intended to hurt anyone. These are purely personal</div>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512294.post-34074803084856567052006-11-17T17:55:00.000+05:302006-11-17T18:00:17.571+05:30New blogger settingsYep, my blogs here are configured using the new settings from beta version and they are pretty cool. I experimented a lot on this and here is the blog that u see as a result of those experiments<div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer: No responsibility is taken for thoughts expressed by others. And the thoughts expressed by me are purely personal and not intended for anyone. My thoughts are not intended to hurt anyone. These are purely personal</div>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512294.post-73934534192479306952006-11-17T17:47:00.000+05:302006-11-17T17:54:28.746+05:30Advantages of working in an upcoming startupwhen I moved from Hyderabad to Chennai, this is a small company with around 30 employees, at Chennai and US. I am still not sure of what made me take the decision to move to this place, but, after two years here, I am glad that I made the move and never regretted the decision.<br /><br />Today, we are 300+work force, with 6 facilities in India and couple in US. Its still growing. I am happy and feel proud to be one of the people who worked towards its growth. I joined here as a Analyst programmer, and with in short duration, I had grown to the level of taking care of a project with a team of 10 members on my own, as a PL. I got the opp to work in the areas I like, work in the project I like and do what I like. Career wise, I got complete freedom to chose my path.<br /><br />I am able to resume a lot of activities that I used to take up in school and college. Basically, I am learning, learning to be a leader, learning to do a lot of things. The management trusted me and trusts me and I am working hard to keep it up.<br /><br />I think that if I had not made the move, where would I have been and I cannot even imagine. I never thought of it. I cannot even think of moving from here. but, there might be a day, when I get married, when I had to leave all these wonderful people and the company and step into a new life.<br /><br />I donno when it happens, but, till then, I am here<div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer: No responsibility is taken for thoughts expressed by others. And the thoughts expressed by me are purely personal and not intended for anyone. My thoughts are not intended to hurt anyone. These are purely personal</div>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512294.post-75846699177970627652006-11-17T17:33:00.000+05:302006-11-17T17:46:23.397+05:30Lessons learnt in managing a teamSome of the lessons I had learnt across the experience of working with different people and projects and clients from different countries are<br /><br />1 Communicate as much as possible. modes of communication can be anything, but communicate. Only when you communicate, can you know what exactly you are doing and how the task is to be completed. Even a small task needs good communication. Well communicated and documented tasks are always a success<br />2. Question the person giving the task or requirements, if you feel that it is not the way. You may be wrong, but, it need not be that the other person is right.<br />3. Brainstorming a problem helps you in acheiving it earlier, with little re-work. else, you may end up doing more work and spend more time than you spend on the brainstorming session and the development.<br />4. Accept mistakes and be open for changes. Technology is changing so fast and we should be ready to change with it. We may not be able to catch up immediately, but, we should not be in a position that we can never catch it.<br />5. Learn to adapt to the mindset of the person with whom you are dealing, and this is applicable for all the people, irrespective of the culture or nationality. This does not mean that we need to change ourselves. We can be oursleves, still, learning about the other person and trying to make things happen as per that person would be helpful for them. it need not be a senior, it can be ur junior also, some one who is reporting to you<br />6. Let the people manage themselves, this is what one of my managers used to say and thats very apt. If you have a team that can manage itself, your work is reduced. else you end up working for them. And you can never grow.<br />7. Giving space for others to execute their tasks in the way they wish to do is also important.<br />8. A major lesson I learnt by experience is that, if you want to have a team that is close to you and trust you, never ever take up their work. even if they cannot do that. Let some one else do that, be a guide and guide them. Overlook how things are going.<br />9. Interfering in the work of team is what many tend to do. Everyone should be capable of making their own decisions, we should make and let others make theirs. if they are not ready to make, we should help them in doing that, rather than take decisions for them.<br /><br />All these, I learnt from my experience and experience of others. These are quite few. Many more are there, which would be shared soon.<br /><br />I am able to recognise the above mentioned issues, thanks to my management. They helped me, guided me, gave me the opportunities. And are still giving me, with trust :-)<div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer: No responsibility is taken for thoughts expressed by others. And the thoughts expressed by me are purely personal and not intended for anyone. My thoughts are not intended to hurt anyone. These are purely personal</div>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512294.post-61641217410836661222006-11-17T17:26:00.000+05:302006-11-17T17:32:55.826+05:30Seat belt - its requiredcouple of weeks back, one of our directors was supposed to visit our facility at Chennai. We came to office, expecting him to be there at any moment. Then, we get a news that he met with a serious accident the earlier day, and hence, not coming. we tried to reach him, but could not.<br /><br />Some how, we reached him, and came to understand that he is fine and he lost the mobile.<br /><br />Now, later, one of our colleagues explained what has happened and also gave us a photoshow. Seeing it, we were able to understand the magnitude (hope the word is right) of the accident. The car was damaged completly in the front. We learnt that it had leapt 50 mts into the air and got reversed. Some thing sort of what they show in films. Inspite of all this, he came with little injuries. The reason, he was wearing seat belt.<br /><br />We were all happy that he is fine, and one lesson learnt is to use seat belt at all times.<br /><br />Those of you out there who are reluctant to use seat belts while travelling, please start using them. They might cause discomfort for few mins, but, using it is worth a life.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer: No responsibility is taken for thoughts expressed by others. And the thoughts expressed by me are purely personal and not intended for anyone. My thoughts are not intended to hurt anyone. These are purely personal</div>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512294.post-11699062761007044042006-10-23T18:45:00.000+05:302006-10-23T18:59:34.186+05:30Diwali is different this time. We actually planned to travel to my native, myself and my sis. However, our parents came here and we had celebrations with our aunt's family.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/230/917/1600/DSCN0494.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/230/917/320/DSCN0494.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Diya's were lighted in the traditional way and the house was decorated. We even lighted few candles inside the house. The house is a recent construction and is getting decorated for the first time for Diwali.<br /><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/230/917/1600/DSCN0502.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/230/917/320/DSCN0502.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p>While decoration is going on, Kids have started playing the crackers. Teanants of the houses as well as my cousin's cousin's too joined.. Flowerpots, CRackers, Bombs, Shooting stars, Rockets, all these were fired.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/230/917/1600/DSCN0492.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/230/917/320/DSCN0492.jpg" border="0" /></a> Though the day started with a mishap of losing some jewellery, it ended peacefully, with out any problems<br /><br />Some more memories soon</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer: No responsibility is taken for thoughts expressed by others. And the thoughts expressed by me are purely personal and not intended for anyone. My thoughts are not intended to hurt anyone. These are purely personal</div>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512294.post-1160391922736535322006-10-09T16:33:00.000+05:302006-10-09T16:35:22.756+05:30Photoshow for my cousins :-)<div style="WIDTH: 466px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><object height="378" width="466"><param name="movie" value="http://www5.qa.photoshow.net/publish/gi3na5Rm.swf?w=466&m=0&htm=4&autoPlayback=false"><embed src="http://www5.qa.photoshow.net/publish/gi3na5Rm.swf?w=466&m=0&htm=4&autoPlayback=false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="466" height="378"></embed></object><div style="BORDER-RIGHT: #9a9a9a 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 6px; BORDER-TOP: #9a9a9a 1px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 6px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BORDER-LEFT: #9a9a9a 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 6px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #9a9a9a 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><div style="FLOAT: right"><a href="http://www.simplestar.com/redir.php?source=exbed_home_photoshow&cid=15" target="_new"><img src="http://www5.qa.photoshow.net/_assets/default/en_US/images/exbed_buttons/v4/PhotoShowLogo.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><a href="http://www.simplestar.com/redir.php?source=exbed_make_photoshow&cid=9" target="_new"><img src="http://www5.qa.photoshow.net/_assets/default/en_US/images/exbed_buttons/v4/makeYourOwn.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div><p> </p><p>The above is the photoshow I had prepared using the snaps of our cousins pets. </p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer: No responsibility is taken for thoughts expressed by others. And the thoughts expressed by me are purely personal and not intended for anyone. My thoughts are not intended to hurt anyone. These are purely personal</div>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557308790650991noreply@blogger.com