Recalling a tryst with destiny

Some dates that makes history

Some times that profuse a nation

Some events that schedule glory

Marching the world’s bay…

Along the sea, weaving the dreams of clay…

Holding the hands, chanting & pray…

Languages different, cultures unique

Yet the heart beats the same pulse,

Framing the lives, Milking the skies

Chimes whistling a song, Rhymes of love

Celebrating the glories, Enacting the way…

India’s Republic Day

Embryonic Sight Ahead

Indian IT services market is pegged to grow to $10।73billion by 2011 with anticipation of more contracts from firms, which are grappling with high attrition of IT staff, IT Research Company Gartner Inc said.

The market segments which are slated to strongest growth are –

(a) Consulting – CAGR of 28.1 %
(b) IT management – CAGR of 23.8%
(c) Business Process Management (BPM) – CAGR of 27.1 %

So the message is loud & clear, the Indian IT market is destined to arise to new feats & accomplishments & add many wings to its feathers of flight.

Unzipping the Lions in their Den

It needed a Yorker delivery to finish it all & then team huddle to start the fireworks of celebration to kneel down the Australian side in the 3rd test match.

The young blood came out roaring with the experience of masters to register an unprecedented win over the World Champions Aussies in their den, the Perth, where they haven’t lost any match for 10 years.

The Team India’s ecstatic win over the impeccable Aussies in the Perth test match ended all the allegations & fingers that were raised on the Team India’s ability & credibility to match the winning instincts.

Australia yet again checked squarely by India in their measures of glory to extend their winning streak. You say it & it was there, contributions coming on all over from the park, the batsmen ensuring a stiff target, significant contributions from the lower order & wickets from every bowler.

To the Kangaroo surprise we had with us the complete winning package that any captain can ask for. If there was a young fast Ishant Sharma from the one end it was Sehwag from the other. If there were brilliant batting display from Sachin, Dravid & Laxman then there were some big hitting from Sehwag, Pathan, Dhoni & RP Singh.

Chak de India…. We are very proud of our country & the team.

Philosophy of Success - 1

Thomas Monaghan, Founder, Dominos Pizza

A 23 year old, no college degree, no business experience & no money.

A entrepreneur – extraordinaire who transformed his little pizza shop into a giant business empire by developing & adhering to a simple, successful concept ( delivery of a hot, tasty pizza in 30 minutes or less ), incredible persistence, hard work & a set of remarkably simple values.

What were those values…??

Stick on… n, Wait till I take you on the journey of story & triumph

Story abhi baaki hain mere dost…

The Collaborative Web 2.0

Let’s make this world a smaller place to live in. This statement about 10 years ago wasn’t awarded the seriously by many people but this statement now prevails the existence of any business today.

We have always been very good in some of the things & not so good in the others but unfortunately we believed that we can be the masters of all trade-arts.But the Internet brought around the most revolutionary changes in this thinking of the people.

As we see the example of HP & Compaq coming together on a common platform to give a world-beating services.

Web 2.0 is based on social software where the users not just consume the content but generate it.

Web 2.0 refers to second-generation of web-based services - social networking sites, wikis, blogs, User Generated Content (UGC) - that accentuate online collaboration and sharing among users. It is an arena where the web is a dominant platform compared to the desktop.

This new web environment 2.0 has become so much a part of our life that Time magazine named it as “The Person of the Year 2006” as You. Now Internet users are engaged in a two-way collaborative platform with an amazing array of web services like tagging, blogging, & social networking among others.

Web 2.0, seen by many as a confluence of technology, people, and their attitudes, has changed the way we think and use the Internet.

Ringing Down… Everywhere

The market has never been so possessive. The consumerism has seen them making statements at any point they have the leverage to.

The disparity to make a strong impact is taking them on to look for brighter avenues for their growth prospects. I am talking about the down-market extension which is been looked upon much these days.

Days after TATA extended their 1-lakh car Nano to the newly crafted segment of people; the HCL Infosystems has again stormed the market by introducing the World’s cheapest laptops. It’s ringing cash registers all over again.

They have launched MiLeap – a fully functional, portable range of laptops that sports a stating price tag of Rs. 13,990. It would be available in 2 series – X & Y at a starting price of Rs. 13,990 & Rs. 29,990 respectively.

Both the models have network ports, are Wi-Fi ready, have an option for a data card & are available with GUI-enabled, user friendly Linux OS. Weighing less than a kg, the MiLeap laptops have a 7-inch screen & are equipped with an Intel – processor.

Guess what, is it the best time to be a consumer or seller …?? Well let the experts ponder over it, may be they have some takes on this.

From the Playfield to Business School

Chak De India might have refueled the spirit of Hockey in India but when its terms of business for some people its still the chase of their choices & priorities.

You guess it right; it’s about Viren Rasquinha the 27-year old center forward from Indian Hockey. The man called it off from the game on Tuesday, January 15th.

As a young lad he stood 13th in 10th standard merit list in ’96 that marked his 1st major stint to the academic greatness, but however came the Hockey in between. Here are some of the flashes of his talent –

International Appearances - 180

Medals

Gold – Junior World Cup 2001
Silver – Asian Games 2002
Gold – Asia Cup 2003
Gold – Afro-Asian Games 2003

Captain - 2 tests against Pakistan

World Cup Appearance - Munchengladbach, 2006

Awards - Arjuna Award 2005

But as they say in the B-world the portfolio should go on expanding the wide horizons of life encashing the best of opportunities so be it. The man will be now moving on to the business world as a 1 year course from ISB, Hyderabad.

So does it means that he chased a game that didn’t meant to be his flavor of life or he wasn’t strategically fit for it to make it the best the nation can have.

Often people make some choices in their life & then one day they realize that may be that wasn’t me. Do they lack decision making skills or are they unaware of their talents in the right sense?

Does it leave a statement for you ?? May be its still the time for you to read between the lines…

The Return of The King

The market dynamics keeps on shifting, the needs keeps on heating up while the competition is freezing & chilling. Addressing these paradigms shifting up of bases & radicals the companies need a constant reviewing of their market crush.

This marks the TATA’s return to their business sense. With Nano, which promises to fulfill the common man’s dreams of owning a car at a jaw-dropping Rs.1 lakh, they have yet again broken the norms of the industry.

Yet again, they have blazed their way to the “down-market strategy”. They have been playing the cards game for some time now. The Voltas A.C. expanded this market & took the charge away from the market leader LG.

While another reason to their downtown crush may be their lure of continued dominance of the Indian market at large, be it Tata Indicom Mobile or Tata Tea Agni.

Well only the time will be the testimony whether their continued crush to the down-market strategy will continue in Nano or not.

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