Innovation

I know the whole world is using Innovation to describe something which they presently they cannot do right now but I think it stands for ‘Jugaad’. Here are some examples.

Cricket
The transition form Test cricket to T20 was a necessary transition as people now no longer have the patience to situp for a game for 5 long days and want a complete package i.e. game, food, celebrities, music and not to forget, the cheer girls.

Religion
From the time I gained senses, there used to be something called Mata Ka Jagrata. A night long function composing of songs in praise of the mother deity. Slowly they made way for ‘Mata ki Chowki’ which too was on the same lines but ended up by 12 AM. But now ‘Sai Sandhyas’ are on the rise. They start in the evening and end up by 9. Good enough for every one to get back home in time for their dose of reality shows. Was this transition directed from heavens? No. It was initiated by the comforts of the public which got impatient and demanded convenience, literally snatching it away from the Almighty.

Business
Chawri Bazar for Copper/wedding cards. Nai Sarak for books, chandni chowk for merchandise/food, Nehru place for computer items, Jwalahedi for electronic items (not sure about this one).
All these were specific markets for specific products. These still exist on a big enough scale but now all of these are under one window called a MALL. Nice idea of providing air conditioned comfort to the consumer who can roam around there for free and might just accidently like something and empty his pockets on it cause now its not just that product but a wholesome package.

Strategising
Recession has ensured that people have lost their arrogance. Now client is the only god. One of the strategies I loved is the one being adopted by consulting majors being that of doing a part of the intended deal for free to gain the trust of the client as something is surely better than nothing.

Whatever you do, the element of surprise will always be there, accompanied with a change in trends. All branches like Civil/Mech/EC have had their time in the Sun. Hope the time for COE stays on for a bit longer.

I really might not be surprised if there comes a time when Biotech engineering might be people’s first choice, inspite of an awful placement scene for them before post graduation. So don’t worry, if its in your destiny, you will get it, not every successful person in this world needs a degree to prove his mettle though having one surely helps.

Went along with friends to be the audience of the ‘Big Fight’ on NDTV. The topic was ‘Naxal menace’ and as usual Prashant had done his research well and had come up with pretty relevant questions. I had no intention of asking any but still it was good fun teasing him about stealing his questions. The in studio panel composed of Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad (BJP), Ved Marwah (Ex Delhi police commissioner), someone from CPI(M) and a political magazine editor. The stance of Bara Bara Rao and Madhu Goud (who were a part of the debate through teleconferencing) supporting the naxals was so funny that Saurabh had to pitch in with a warning that they will surely get the TV (on which their feed was coming) damaged due to someone amongst the crowd getting mad at them. With peppy comments coming from him, it was very hard not to laugh. My cable walah doesn’t show NDTV inspite of it being free to air so I missed it but the rest were disappointed as most of the audience section was edited off. Anyways a good learning experience it was, also came the realization that we have miles to go before we could match up with these politicians in shrewdness as its so hard to notice how quickly they switch on to offensive from defending their positions when some attack on their stance is made. Next up is Parliament Visitor’s Gallery.

What's your rashee is a 3 hour 45 minute torture. So go for it only if you have good company around to talk to while Harman proves that he belongs to Deshdrohi hero kind off category.