Who am I?

I attended a leadership session some time ago organized by my company. As part of the session, we were asked to write on the above topic in just 5 minutes. This is what I wrote:===========================================Who am I? If I know this, I wouldn't be here. I would like to be a human being, fun-loving, respecting elders, correct as much as possible in whatever I am thinking and doing. But...

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I'm a blogaddict!

Yes, I have become a blogaddict!I discovered blogs recently. In a very short time I have become so addicted. Most of my time is spent on reading desi blogs, commenting on them and writing my own blogs.I have blogs in blogger, wordpress, blogtext, Sulekha and MSN. It's like writing syndicated columns to a variety of newspapers! I'm a modern-day Art Buchwald!I'm constantly trying to find topics to write....

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Inimitable PGW

I am currently reading PG Wodehouse's Jeeves Omnibus Vol1 that contains 3 Jeeves novels.I have been a die-hard fan of PGW ever since I laid my eyes on one of his novels. In the early 70s, when I was in college, there was no exam in the first year of the degree course. I spent the entire holidays to read about 70 PGW books! I ran through the stack in the library as quickly as I could.Considering the...

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Desi Blogs!

Recnetly I have been going through some of the popular blogs by desis. I just wanted to find out how our desis have been using this new medium that gives them a platform to write and publish.There are different types of bloggers, I found. One type just writes about what they feel, what they read and what they think about the happenings in the world.Another type devotes their blog in vilifying other...

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தமிழில் மேலும் செய்தி

இன்று தமிழில் எழுதப்பட்ட பல உள்ளீடல்கள்('ப்லாக்') படித்தேன். மிக மகிழ்சியாக இருந்தது. ஆங்கிலத்துக்கு அடுத்த படியாக தமிழில்தான் உள்ளீடல்கள் அதிகம் இருக்கும் என்று நினைக்கிறேன்.எத்தனை நகைச்சுவையான எழுத்துக்கள்! நகைச்சுவை இன்னும் செத்து விடவில்லை என்று நன்றாகத் தெரிகிறது.தேவனைப் பற்றிப் பலர் எழுதி இருந்தார்கள். உண்மையான வார்தைகள். கல்கியும் சற்றும் சளைத்தவர் இல்லைதான். நாடொடியின் கட்டுரைகளும் அப்படித்தான்....

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Another gem of a book

Recently I came across a book called "McKinsey Way" and read it quickly. What a book!I am always an admirer of Mckinsey as I had a chance some years ago to work with them for a couple of months on a project for my company. I was quite impressed with what I saw. I had spent as a senior level executive in a Govt. owned company for over 21 years before I moved on to my present position. Management was...

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Holiday Musings!

I had been on a family vacation for the past 10 days. Been to Tirupati, Kancheepuram and Then-Nangur and Uthiramerur.You can call it a temple trip. We saw nothing but Perumal temples, but no one Perumal looked like another.They have fancy names and are located in lovely surroundings.Perhaps I will post some photographs so...

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Kalki's ebooks

I found my favourite author Kalki's ebooks in the net.http://www.chennainetwork.com/kalki/kalki.htmlAll you need is a unicode font in your machine and you can enjoy the novels and many short-stories of the great Kalki.Earlier, I had already downloaded novels like Ponniyin Selvan, Sivakamiyin Sabatham, Parthiban Kanvu and Solaimalai Ilavarasi. Now an additional bonanza.Many other rare literary works...

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தமிழில் ஒரு செய்தி

நேற்று நான் தமிழில் எழுதப்பட்ட செய்திகள் படித்தேன். மிகவும் கடினமான நடையில் எழுதப்பட்டிருந்தது. சாதாரணமாகப் படிப்பவர்களால் எளிதாகப் புரிந்து கொள்ள முடியாது போல் தொன்றியது. இப்படி எழுதுபவர்கள் அவசியம் தேவன், கல்கி, சாவி ஆகியோர் எழுத்துக்களைப் படிக்க வேண்டும். மிக எளிமையான நடை. எழுதுவது எல்லொருக்கும் புரிய வேண்டும். இல்லையென்றால் எழுதுவதை விட வேண்டும். நான் படிக்கும் காலத்தில் ஜயகாந்தன் முதலியோர்...

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Semler, the Maverick!

Another author whom I admire is Ricardo Semler. He owns Semco, a company in his native Brazil. His management style is hitherto unheard of. He has already written two books, describing his management philosophy.One is "Maverick" and the other is "The Seven-Day Weekend". They have sold millions of copies the world over.I personally think that the outlandish ideas work only in Brazil and not anywhere...

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Kalki

Kalki is and will remain for ever my favourite author. Ever since I learnt reading, I read Kalki with avid interest.I must have read Ponniyin Selvan at least 100 times! No joke! I love the book. I love the way in which Kalki weaves the story.Even now, every 'Pathinettam Perukku' I remember the start of the novel where Vanthiya Thevan enters into the story.No movie can ever capture the picture as...

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I think it is a wonderful idea to publish an electronic diary to general public: to read, to comment and even slam!I am an aspiring writer who has sheltered a dream to write for many years. I hope this attempt will help me to realize the dream.I will try to post as much as possible and will give interesting links.Happy readi...

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