Thursday, September 17, 2009
Calling people with moral authority to join the effort in building a corruption free India..
Will soon start an association for a corruption free India. A forum for like minded organizations to come together and present a united front. Pls write in with your interest.
Monday, September 07, 2009
Mohandas - The Indian who lives within us all !
Yesterday, I saw this movie called Mohandas. Its the story of a brilliant and honest village student who gets a job with great difficulty only to find that his identity is stolen by someone else, with the collusion between various vested interests. He struggles alone, finds a few partners in his fight but loses in the end.
Its a sad commentary on the Indian society where greed seems to be consuming most of the morals and ethics in our society.
Before the movie Shobha and me went to a coffee shop. The space was crowded and the moment we saw a man get up, we went towards that table only to find that he had blocked the seat by placing his bag, and has gone to buy something from this self-service outlet. We waited for another place to become vacant and took it. In the meanwhile we saw two young people come to the same vacant table left by the other man, pick up the bag, place it down and take the sofas. They were hardly bothered about courtesies. The other man came back and with a sense of hurt, waited for another table....coffee in hand.
Every day when I go onto the road, I watch with anguish and anger the way various people behave. They are hardly bothered about rules, queues or 'right of way'. They will scream, shout and abuse. The traffic police either behaves helpless or only interferes when they have to stop a two wheeler driver to snatch a few rupees from them, for violation.
The Gurgaon-Delhi toll gate is another symbol of our country's greed, corruption, inefficiency and lethargy. The expressway itself symbolizes the vision banktrupcy of the planners - both private and public sector.
In this situation whats is one supposed to do? I can only request the youth of this country to fight for what is right but 'fight right'. By becoming corrupt ourselves we will do a great injustice to our future generations. We must reflect the India what we want it to be!
Its a sad commentary on the Indian society where greed seems to be consuming most of the morals and ethics in our society.
Before the movie Shobha and me went to a coffee shop. The space was crowded and the moment we saw a man get up, we went towards that table only to find that he had blocked the seat by placing his bag, and has gone to buy something from this self-service outlet. We waited for another place to become vacant and took it. In the meanwhile we saw two young people come to the same vacant table left by the other man, pick up the bag, place it down and take the sofas. They were hardly bothered about courtesies. The other man came back and with a sense of hurt, waited for another table....coffee in hand.
Every day when I go onto the road, I watch with anguish and anger the way various people behave. They are hardly bothered about rules, queues or 'right of way'. They will scream, shout and abuse. The traffic police either behaves helpless or only interferes when they have to stop a two wheeler driver to snatch a few rupees from them, for violation.
The Gurgaon-Delhi toll gate is another symbol of our country's greed, corruption, inefficiency and lethargy. The expressway itself symbolizes the vision banktrupcy of the planners - both private and public sector.
In this situation whats is one supposed to do? I can only request the youth of this country to fight for what is right but 'fight right'. By becoming corrupt ourselves we will do a great injustice to our future generations. We must reflect the India what we want it to be!
Sunday, September 06, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Team must gather steam!
When you build a team, give it time to build steam! No dream can be realized without a high performing team. Rajeev Karwal 20th Aug 2009
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Courteous Court
Today I went to the Gurgaon District Courts. I was asked to appear personally for a case Karwal Vs the State. It was something regarding the Shop and Establishment Act. The experience was pleasant.
Our advisors had suggested that we do not need this registration. Anyway, an inspector came and met someone in our office about 6-7 months ago. He was spoken to nicely and treated with respect. He was told that we have been advised that we do not require this registration. He insisted and fined us. Opinions can differ so we decided to pay the fine. He asked us to apply for registration and we did. Our person wasn't given the receipt of the application. We asked him to get one. He got one with some difficulty and the man put a signature (initials) without a stamp despite requests.
A few weeks later the inspector again came. He was told that we have already applied as he suggested. For some reason we got a fine again...this time in my name. I or my representative was to appear in the court. Our efforts to understand the reasons were not successful. My office requested our lawyer to appear. We told him that we must solve it purely on merits. He appeared and informed the court that we have already applied.
A few weeks later...i.e on the 6th Aug evening at 1830hrs my office again got a challan and this time for me to appear personally the next day at 1000Hrs. I was abroad and my office requested for a few days. Unfortunately on all the 3 visits of the inspector I was traveling. Today, I went to the court with my lawyer. The judge was very nice. His court was well run. I was asked to pay a fine of 1105/- Rs which I paid and came back. I was asked to just keep quiet all through and I did... like an obedient student. The challans never said anything beyond asking us to appear. No word was exchanged between me and the judge except that my lawyer informed the judge that I was personally present.
I still do not know why we are being challaned, I still do not know whether this is the last time I/we would be called to the court to understand the 'shop and establishment' act but I know for sure that I will keep going to the authorities as many times I/we are called to. My/Our belief in our value system is stronger than ever!
Feels good when you are able to spare such time because you run your own business. I would have felt guilty of wasting time, if I was working for someone :-)
Our advisors had suggested that we do not need this registration. Anyway, an inspector came and met someone in our office about 6-7 months ago. He was spoken to nicely and treated with respect. He was told that we have been advised that we do not require this registration. He insisted and fined us. Opinions can differ so we decided to pay the fine. He asked us to apply for registration and we did. Our person wasn't given the receipt of the application. We asked him to get one. He got one with some difficulty and the man put a signature (initials) without a stamp despite requests.
A few weeks later the inspector again came. He was told that we have already applied as he suggested. For some reason we got a fine again...this time in my name. I or my representative was to appear in the court. Our efforts to understand the reasons were not successful. My office requested our lawyer to appear. We told him that we must solve it purely on merits. He appeared and informed the court that we have already applied.
A few weeks later...i.e on the 6th Aug evening at 1830hrs my office again got a challan and this time for me to appear personally the next day at 1000Hrs. I was abroad and my office requested for a few days. Unfortunately on all the 3 visits of the inspector I was traveling. Today, I went to the court with my lawyer. The judge was very nice. His court was well run. I was asked to pay a fine of 1105/- Rs which I paid and came back. I was asked to just keep quiet all through and I did... like an obedient student. The challans never said anything beyond asking us to appear. No word was exchanged between me and the judge except that my lawyer informed the judge that I was personally present.
I still do not know why we are being challaned, I still do not know whether this is the last time I/we would be called to the court to understand the 'shop and establishment' act but I know for sure that I will keep going to the authorities as many times I/we are called to. My/Our belief in our value system is stronger than ever!
Feels good when you are able to spare such time because you run your own business. I would have felt guilty of wasting time, if I was working for someone :-)
Sunday, August 09, 2009
A dancer may not know how well he/she dances!
Like a dancer who may not know how well he/she dances a young professional may also not know how good he or she is. Both need applause and feedback for motivation and for raising the performance levels. Its as much our duty as that of the person concerned to provide the help. Lets do our bit. Rajeev Karwal
Successor must Succeed
You are a success only when your planned successor succeeds. Rajeev Karwal 09.08.2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Instruct, instruct instruct...to Destruct
Don't just instruct, instruct, instruct..... it will destruct. Learn to trust ........that helps you construct. Rajeev Karwal 19th July 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Conviction or Fiction?
Want lesser fiction and higher ambition? Simple...develop conviction!
Rajeev Karwal 29th May 2009
Rajeev Karwal 29th May 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Progress and Happiness
Low Listening, Low learning.
Low learning, Low Ownership.
Low Ownwership, Low Teamwork.
Low Teamwork, Low Innovation.
Low innovation, Low Sustainable Success.
Low Success, Low Real Progress.
Low Progress, Low Happiness.
Low learning, Low Ownership.
Low Ownwership, Low Teamwork.
Low Teamwork, Low Innovation.
Low innovation, Low Sustainable Success.
Low Success, Low Real Progress.
Low Progress, Low Happiness.
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