Mass Career Customization
February 21, 2010
Mass Customization may seem like an oxymoron. When you think of something as individualistic as career choices, it begs the question how far such a thing is possible. Organizations have long defined successful careers to represent a ladder. Ladders were for lads and too bad if the ladies chose to opt out of it. With the changing demographics, all that is changing at a reasonable pace. The Wall Street Journal bestseller Mass Career Customization by Cathleen Benko and Anne Weisberg point out that the demand and supply gap will force corporations to explore new ways of defining careers which will look less and less like the ladder people have used to scale the organizational pyramid. Individuals are using lattices to move to different directions and vary the pace and nature of their assignments while still remaining valuable contributors to the workforce.
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Is Fidelity Outdated
February 14, 2010
Is Fidelity Outdated? When you ask such a question on Valentine’s Day, it tends to grab attention. Anuradha Verma of The Times of India asks this question in today’s edition of the paper’s lifestyle section. Pritish Nandy, Suchitra Krishnamurthy, Rupa Ganguly have all shared their views. I got to share space with them because the title of my second novel ie Married But Available 
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The Republic Day Agenda
January 25, 2010
Sixty years back, the Preamble to the Indian Constitution made a bold promise of a dream. The Preamble went on to articulate a direction in which we wish to see India grow. Each of the highlighted words is a task that the executive, legislature and judiciary of the country has to deliver to the people. The preamble says:
“WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens:JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;EQUALITY of status and of opportunity;and to promote among them all FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation…”
The Fifth Number
January 16, 2010
He looked at the photo by the bedside. She was smiling at him. She always did, especially when he would do something silly. If he spilled water from the glass at the lunch table. Or say something awkward when they had company. She would remind him to have his medicine as he enjoyed his cup of tea and read his newspaper every morning.
“Did you have your medicine or are you waiting for me to get it for you?”
“I will. The President is now going to go for another …”
“Forget the President and now please get up and get your medicine.”
Mysore and More
January 14, 2010
A few days back I took a train from Bangalore to Mysore and spent a day enjoying the sights and sounds of the town where I had lived as a child. The most impressive piece of architecture there is clearly the Mysore Palace. There are several palaces in Mysore. So remember to ask for the one inside the fort. It is home to the Wodeyar dynasty which ruled this erstwhile princely state from 1399 till 1947, when India became free. The architectural style of the palace is commonly described as Indo-Saracenic, and blends together Hindu, Muslim, Rajput, and Gothic styles of architecture. It is a three-storied stone structure, with marble domes and a 145 ft five-storied tower. But Mysore was only a brief stopover. The real attraction was further – Little Tibet. Read more
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