Tuesday, August 28, 2007

TATA's-Making Business a tool to Improve Quality of Life….

26th August 2007 TATA Steels celebrates 100 Years of Steel Enduring as their Values. Established way back in 1907 and never Losing Sight of the Values that have been Propounded by their Founder Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata,TATA Steels continue to create Wealth and Well-being for the Communities and the Nations where they Operate.

Being Born and Brought up in India and seeing TATA Group of Industries making their MARK in every Earnest Endeavour of their Projects It was Nearly Impossible to escape this Feeling of Joy and Happiness as TATA Steels Celebrates 100 years of Existence.

The Name TATA resonates it self starting with daily Amenities like Salt, Tea Powder, Titan watches, Tata motors, Tata Cellular, Sonata Gold Showrooms,Tata Consultancy Services…to name a few.

I still remember growing up answering my Schooldays Quiz “Who is the richest Person in India”…Its TATA’s and Birla’s. And aftera few years the Ambanis.

I still keep on Wondering what is it So Unique about TATA that helped them to achieve Success?? Is it their Early venture into the Market Space ? Is it the Social Status that they derived from their Family? Or is it Sheer luck?

One can be lucky enough for 1 year or may be for 10years but for Sure you can not be a Market leader for 100 years and that too with the Amount of Competition that you face today Every fine Morning you see yourself in the Company of New market players.

It is TATA Steels Adherence to Follow Highest Standard of Corporate Governance, Delighting Customers, reinforcing the Trust that all their Stakeholders repose on them.

Wishing TATA Steels Continued Efforts to Enhance India’s Stature on the Global Stage to Enrich more Lives across the Different Communities this is Vamsi Signing off….

Friday, August 24, 2007

Chakde...oh Chakde India!!!!!!!!!!

Hello Everyone,
I had been to Chakde India yesterday….a Wonderful Movie …

Coming out of the Theatre ,After a Long time had the Feeling that It would have been very good had the Movie been a little more in Duration.Iam sure u will definitely Like it….

SRK was Amazing bringing out the Perfect Histrionics in his Acting. Whether it is the Scene where SRK and his Mom move out of their House or the Scene where SRK brings out the message ”Sacrificing the Coach for the Sake of Team Unity is No Big deal” or the introductory Scene where the Coach makes all the players realize that they are playing for INDIA rather than their respective States.

Even the New Actors Excelled themselves given the fact that none of them was a Professional Hockey Player.

I think I would be insulting the Director if I don’t give him the Credit for the Amazing Screen play ,Story and Dialogs. Though the Story of the Movie is not a Out of the Box Movie, it is the way the Director was able to keep up the Tempo of the Storyline.

May be the only SRK movie without any Flamboyanting Dressing and running after the Trees. Truly Indian Cinema needs this kind of Movies where in they lay emphasis on True Sportsmanship Qualities and Team Building Exercises Keeping up the Spirits of True Sportsman who are thriving themselves for Excellence.

Chak De India is another Good Indian movie based on the Sports Theme joining the Club of Lagaan and Iqbal.

Right ingredients and Perfect Blend of Commercial Elements and Messages in right quantity makes Chakde a Perfect Independence Day Movie….

Go ahead and watch it…Chakde….India

India is not a Great Country

“India is not a Great Country. But India has all the Ingredients that can make it a great nation”Says Mohan Bhargava (SRK) in the Movie Swades directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar

As India Completes 60years of Independence it is evident that Most of the Times we hear Hues and Cries being raised by ourselves. We often find people criticizing our Own Efforts to make India one among the Developed Nations.

Though We have not become the Supernatural Powers in this World we have definitely set a benchmark for Ourselves and Some Poor Countries and have stood as a Role Model to Some other Countries who have Overlooked our capability as an Economic power.

India has set a new Precedent in terms of Information technology Era wherein we are One among the Worlds Top Exporters list in terms of Software Services Exporter.

India is also among the Nations that has always laid Emphasis on Bringing Down the Cost of Basic Medical facilities and Bringing Medical care to the people in Need.

I don’t Say that we are the BEST in what we do today, But I want to Stress that We Strive to be the Best in whatever we Attempt to do and that is something similar to Setting up ourselves as a Benchmark to Ourselves.

As an Optimist who believes in “NEVER be MISER in CONGRATULATING yourself for your Achievements. You deserve a little more”.

Lets understand the Amount of effort that has been put in to celebrate this 60 Years of Pursuing happiness through Independent India's Excellence.

Applauding the New Beginning this is Vamsi a Proud Indian Signing Off for Now.

Hats Off Mr.Kalam, Still Working 19 Hours a Day …

Yes You heard it right it is Mr.Kalam. His Day Started at 4.00 AM and he was wide awake till 11.00PM sharing his Vision2020 for India with Satyamites.

As they Say Some Anxious Waitings are Worthy Enough to wait for as the Moments that Follow these Anxious Moments are Truly Fruitful.

Mr.Kalam was supposed to turn up at 8.00PM but the Delay in his Arrival was Filled up by Mr.Ramalinga Raju who shared his thoughts on a lighter note (That he read a few pages of JK Rowlings Harry Potter Series and was Quite Impressed with her Intellect and Imaginative Power to Build-up a Fiction Story keeping the readers Enthralled in every Series).

Then there were the Top Leaders from Satyam who shared their thoughts to fill in the Gap before Mr.Kalam took the Centre Stage to wield the Megaphone for the Evening.

Mr.Kalam Started off his Speech by identifying 5 Statements that he wanted to Share with Satyam Associates correlating them Seamlessly to 5 Nobel Laureates from Different Fields of Science.

His Message was Simple but Precise…
  1. Identify the real Potential Value of Science ,By discussing the Issue from Sir C.V. Raman's Perspective
  2. Identify Science as Life Time Mission ,as did by Mr.Chandrashekhar Subrahmanyam the Nobel Laureate who discovered the Concept of Black Hole.
  3. Treat Science as Borderless by Becoming a Team Scientist.
  4. Understanding the fact that Science is all about Converting Challenges into Opportunities.
  5. Thinking issues as a Source of Scientific Magnanimity, by Sharing his Inputs regarding Well known Agricultural Scientist and Father of Green revolution Prof.Norman E Borlaug
    Mr.Kalam requested the Audience to not to Misinterpret that these Statements are related to Science but are also applicable to technology and Management in Respective Contexts.


Mr.Kalam felt that Satyam Technology centre should have a Perfect Blend of Scientific, Technological and Management Magnanimity to lead India to Vision2020.

Then his Speech centred around Creating a World Knowledge Platform which shall enable Joint Design in various Domain and across Countries, by throwing some light on 2 projects that he had dealt with…

  • Pan African e Network Overall Architecture which was a Joint venture between India and African Countries pioneered by Indian Initiative which Costed US 100 Million $.
    BRAHMOS the technological Innovation which was a Joint Venture between India and Russia wherein each Country Spent US 150 Million $ each taking the Entire Project Cost to US 300 Million $.
  • Mr.Kalam wanted Satyam to be a Part of World Knowledge Platform in the Areas of Water(Desalination of Sea Water),Healthcare(in providing Drugs to HIV,TB and Cancer Patients), Agricultural Food Grain production, Knowledge Products(Software, Hardware and New technology Devices),Transport System, Disaster Prediction and management, Capacity Building (Talent Development),Manufacturing Business.,etc

His Suggestions to Satyam included…

  • Identifying Core Competencies across the Globe
  • Match these Core Competencies to Indian Competencies
  • Evolve a Model to make sure that these Competencies and their Benefits reach every Hook and Crook of the Country.

Mr.Kalam Concluded his Speech by emphasizing the Need for Creative Leaders and in this Age of Information & Technology we need More Coaches than Commanders and More Mentors than Managers.

Google My Friend....

How often has one wondered about the Virtual Support that Google gives us in our daily Life.
In Every Endeavour that we encounter every day the First thought that we get when we are left clueless about any Issue there is always Google to help us.



If we observe there is a Keen pattern evolving in terms of Strategies that Google is developing. It’s slowly and Consistently Grabbing the market Pie from the Big-Bullys like Yahoo, Microsoft. etc.


Be it Gmail or Gtalk or You Tube or eBlogger they have been constantly Rejuvenating their Strategies and always stepping into the Shoes of their customers and Giving Customers by visualizing themselves in their Place taking the Numero Uno Position.


Off Late Google has started to partner with Sun Microsystems and Grab the Pie from Microsoft dominated market. It already includes Firefox, the No. 2 Web browser behind Microsoft's Internet Explorer, and RealNetworks Inc.'s RealPlayer, a key rival to Microsoft's own media player.


Google quietly began including Sun's StarOffice suite of word processing, spreadsheets and other workplace-oriented programs for free as part of the Google Pack download.


Google has constantly been referred to as the Most Innovative Company even in terms of Employee Satisfaction .People who have seen GooglePlex the Headquarters of Google agree that it is the Best Employee Workplace .


Keep Rocking Google!!!!Until then this is Vamsi a Real Timer Googler Signing Off.....

Headless Chicken????




“The Nuclear Deal has been approved in Washington and Indian cabinet .So why do you have all this running like Headless Chicken, looking for a Comment here or Comment there and these little Storms in a Tea Cup ”Said Mr. Ronen Sen India’s Ambassador to US.



It is indeed unfortunate to hear such Extremely Irresponsible Comments from a Person of Mr.Sens’s Stature giving an Impression of his role as an US Ambassador to India.


Now these Comments from Mr.Sen earned him the Wrath of Indian Parliamentary Members and Members of Political Fraternity where in our Opposition Parties want him to be recalled for his Intemperate remarks apart from the Belated Apologies that he Expressed couple of days back.


Taking the Cue from another Side to this Story, Is Foot in Mouth disease the Problem with Mr.Sen alone. Should we not think of a Similar kind of Uproar and Gesture when someone inside our Country makes such Unwarranted Comments when they are in a Respectable Position in the Country.Should we also recall all those people who make such Intemperate Comments?


Starting with Stalwarts of Indian Politics like Mr.Lal Krishna Advani who made Innumerable Comments upon Mrs.Sonia Gandhi at the Time of Electing a Prime Minister to Lead UPA. Should we Recall Mr.Advani from the Opposition


Don’t we have the Instances wherein Mr.Lalu Prasad Yadav (during Bihar elections), Mayawathi, Raj Babber (against Mulayam Singh Yadav and Amar Singh) made similar Comments. Should we recall them??


And I have Lost the Count how many times the Spokesmen from Congress and BJP like Mr.Kapil Sibal,Mrs.Sushma Swaraj,Mr.Arun Jaitley crib about Each other during the Primetime Shows like Face the Nation or the Nation tonight.Should we recall these Spokesmen?


Recently a Chief Minister in his State Parliament Proceedings used such a Filthy language against the Opposition Leader of the State threatening to End his Career when the Latter raised an issue which the Former was not Comfortable with. Should we recall the Chief Minister??


Have anyone of these Politicians heard something called as “A Moral Code of Conduct” that was drafted in the Indian Constitution. With the Parliamentary Proceedings going Live Is there any Denial when I Say Not even a Single Parliamentary Proceedings happen as per a Prefixed Agenda followed by Commotions, Continuous Adjournments and Walk Outs.


Is a Moral Code of Conduct required for only People representing India outside? Isn’t it required for the internal People to remember the Basic Values of Diplomacy and Statesmanship while expressing their Views??? Pondering over Such Questions this is Vamsi Signing off…..