Dhana Trayodasi, Danteras, Dhanvanthari Trayodasi, Yamadeepam. Naraka Chaturdasi, Earth’s victory. Rama’s return, Hanuman puja. Deepaavali, Diwali. Rangolis. Rows/series of diyas, lights. Lights, love, laughter. Mahaveer’s liberation. Kali, Lakhsmi puja. Ganesh, Saraswati, Kubera puja. To light from darkness, Chetana from ignorance, Truth from ‘untruth’, good from evil. Fireworks, feasts. Family visits. Sharing sweets, gifts. Transcended religions – Hindu, Jain, Sikh, Newar Buddhist, Buddhist. Annakut, Padwa, Bali Padyami, Bestu Varas. Naya Varsh. Bhai dooj, Vshwakarma puja. 2M+ diyas in a location (Ayodhya, Diwali) is a new Guinness World Record. Year’s shopping, social spending time. Firecrackers cause very high pollution – air and sound. Safety is a big concern.
40. It is forty years since passing out of NIT Warangal. Our batch alumni, 44 of us (out of ~300), met at Puri on 10/11/12 October. Sourced from across India (50% from Telugu states), into across six branches – Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics and Communications, Metallurgy, Chemical. These are spread across the world. With extraordinary achievements. Now, getting into/getting ready to get into final transition careers, of usefulness, relevance and payback. We decided to meet more frequently. Maybe once in a year or two. The next re-union can be near Warangal, Hyderabad.
Naxalites, Marxist-Leninist Groups, People’s War Group, Maoist Communist Centre, Maoists, Red Corridor – Pasupati to Tirupati – 16 states – 180 districts: Surrenders – Top leaders; cadre – 100s. Loss of lives. Jagan says it is revolution betrayal. Ganapati says he will be back. Is it the end game?
We are born leaders-entrepreneurs-managers. Can we continue to be leaders? Leaders nurturing/ mentoring leaders, legacy. Servant leaders. Meeting the needs, challenges of the people we work with. To reach their potential, possibilities. Notwithstanding what we get. With deep empathy, kindness, without losing the ethical, integrity, truth, fiber, and spine. Articulating and being with the shared vision, simplifying it day-by-day, without losing its essence. By being an example, role model of practice(s), of value(s). By erasing the distinction between personal, team, community works. For a holistic movement for social, political, economic change of living in N. Experiential. Inclusive. Agentic.
Can we be built on purpose, agenda? Nudging with meditation, reflection. Movement through vision, inspiration, influence, inner strength, practice, gentle push/pull. Connecting, engaging, being accessible, simple, non-threatening, humble. Listening, learning. Servicing and serving the servant leaders, with agency on themselves, on their works and actions, on their tools, instruments, skills, resources, groups, teams, institutions. Markets. Can we be unrelenting, intelligent? Inner core that includes values, purpose, being self-aware, introspection, reflection. Lasting, profound credibility. Spiritual, simple. Learning from the past, surroundings, mistakes, analytics, opportunities, experiments, trials, inspirations, stakeholders. Primary, vicarious, tertiary. Articulating, using sarvandriya. And can we be authentic? Can we live resilience, sustainability, legacy mindset, beyond now?
Can we be at the end of the chain, end-user, cutting edge? Can we be willing to be subjected to the highest due diligence? For all faults, exit strategies. Can we be willing to pass on credit of results to someone else, always, more or less? Can we be willing to accommodate ‘all’ with a flexible, stretched calendar? Can we be willing to be available, accessible always? Can we explain why we are late, we are slow, et al? Can we keep giving inputs, insights, opinions, may not be taken forward? Can like and take others’ suggestions, even if they are not OK?
Yes, we can. If we coexist, flowing. Purpose driven. In N? arthasankalpayoga for 7L.