State of Mind!!!

Coming back home has been a feeling of ecstasy and joy. Back to familiar surroundings, familiar people and a very familiar way of life.

However, the confusion creeps in when badly miss the people who have become a very integral part of my life over the last year and a half.

The times spent together, be it happy or sad, shall always be remembered and cherished forever.

As we all look ahead to a new life after the post graduation, guys lets be in touch!!!!

And guys you all know whom I am talking about.

Miss u all !!!!

Identifying Priorities: A challenge in the current Indian scenario

Disclaimer: This is not an attempt to take pot shots at the media (print or television) for what they think is news.

It's weird when it comes to the kind of things which hit the news with a high level of priority from the point of view of publicity.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni marries childhood sweetheart

Would we give a rat's ass if he married his maid servant??????

Sania Mirza's not a 100% fit during Wimbledon 2010

Well it seems justified to rob Leander Paes of his mixed doubles glory.

BCCI all set to take legal action against Lalit Modi

Maaaaan!!!!!!!!! When would you initiate the process? After IPL 2020????????????

Sharad Pawar wants Ministry work load decreased

So he actually plans to do some work at the ICC??????

Aamir Khan joins Twitter

One more person, who has a lot of free time.

With all this useful information dominating the news, are we forgetting the fact that there is still violence going on in Kashmir, the naxals are having the CRPF for breakfast, the nationwide Bandh on the 5th of July was for a roll back in fuel prices and not food prices.

Why crib about fuel prices? With CNG and other sources of fuel, is it not important to focus on the prices of food items which are a necessity and the Government has classified it as a luxury?

It's not as if you need to have a cup of petrol with your morning toast.

The education level in the country is not what it should be, whether it is computer education or just reading or writing skills, so why bother about another hot shot bugger who decided to join Twitter.

Honour killing cases keep popping up like bubbles and it's important to focus on some half wit who married his childhood sweetheart?

News is what creates awareness.

Mr. Pawar becoming the ICC Chief is creating awareness on how Indian Bureaucracy is all set to make some noise in international sport, unfortunately through the misuse of the right medium.

Priorities definitely need to be prioritized!!!!!!!!

The ultimate combination!!!!!!!

Smirnoff Vodka

Mixed with Red Bull

A touch of Bacardi Breezer Cranberry

Accompaniments - Chicken Sheek Tikkas from Z.K.

Good combination to have with the monsoons approaching and the world cup going on.

Cheers!!!!!

When the hunters become the victims!!!!!

After having a string of upsets in the ongoing FIFA world cup, these thoughts end up doing the rounds in your brain; Are these football giants really the ones who have achieved so much glory in the past??

Spain - Euro Champions - What the hell happened against Switzerland?

Italy - 2006 winners - Still to soak in the nostalgia of the previous world cup.

France - Considering all the world cups after 1998, this one has been the biggest joke.

Germany - Good start. What happened against Serbia? What the hell is Serbia?

England - *^*^#@#$^%&^*&%^#@#$%^&**^%$#&*^@# and so on!!!!

The teams in this tournament which have been a revelation, are the ones who can be written off not only the football fans, but the experts as well.

New Zealand, Switzerland, Serbia and a few of the African teams who would have managed to pull of the greatest upsets ever.

If we look closely at all the teams in this world cup, most of the players are playing their club football in the English Premier League or the Spanish League or the other European Leagues.

Each team would have a few players who would be playing for Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, AC Milan, Inter Milan or Borussia Dortmund.

It is Europe which is breeding the best talent in world football today, and the fans are upset that the European teams do not do well at the national level.

European Club Football has enhanced the skills of the Asians, Latinos and the Africans, which helps them deliver their best for their countries against the Europeans.

It can be compared to the simple concept of a Mentor & a Protege, where the mentoring has been taking place for a very long time and has started showing its effects in since FIFA 2006.

The hunters are becoming the victims!!!!!

or shall we say......................

The mentors are mentally being ripped apart!!!!!!!!!!!!

FIFA 2010 - Carnival Time!!!!

Its that time of the year again.

The major soccer playing nations battle it out for the mother of all titles in an attempt to be crowned Kings of the World (Or Queens judging by the overall profile of some teams)

There is a lot being said regarding who would win this year.

Brazil - Hot favorites

Italy - Bad boyzzzz

Argentina - Hot favorites (only according to their coach)

France

England

The list is endless.

But seriously hope to see England pull it off this year.

A team that has a brilliant combination on the field, but somehow does not make it the stage required in such tournaments.

Steven Gerrard & Frank Lampard - Known as one of the best mid fielders ever, somehow have not clicked at the national level.

They seem to be at their best when their talents are on display for Liverpool and Chelsea, but when it comes to England colors, a lot still needs to be taken care of.

Would just like to say - Its about time we saw some glory England.

Gerrard & Lampard Rock!!!!!!!

People Centric HR Guy???????

Halfway through my summer internship, I have had two field visits to remote locations. I visited a place first in Surendranagar district and just earlier this week I came back from a visit to Junagadh district.

Interacting with employees of an NGO in all the field offices to try and understand what it is they do and what are the types of skills and experience they think they lack. In addition to this, comparison of notes with the feedback given by their reporting officers.

The profile of most of the employees in the field offices are that of a person who has done a ITI Surveyor course after S.S.C. and have been with this organization for the last 20 + years. It has been due to their loyalty and dedication to the organization that they have been around for such a long time. Interacting with these people has given me a lot of insights, which I might probably not get in a corporate setup.

People were thrilled at the fact that someone from the HR department is interviewing them regarding their training needs instead of making them fill up a questionnaire. They are extremely happy with the fact that someone who is not a Gujarati, is speaking to them in Gujarati.

To put it in brief - these are the very people who feel on top of the world, when someone from the HR Department asks them "Kem Cho"????

These are the people who have never in their life worked for their salaries. It has been the most genuine example of service to the community.

Being HR students, I think this is one very good example of an organization which is for the people, irrespective of their performance.

In corporate, HR tends to sway towards the person who seems to be performing.

I have been extremely lucky to see the HR department function in a non corporate setup.

Summer Internship in an NGO

It has been quite some time since I added a post to my blog. Been too busy with exams I guess.

Now that I am done with 3 full semesters of my Masters, I have come down to Ahmedabad to apply whatever I have learnt in college in my Summer Internship.

I am interning with a reputed NGO in Ahmedabad in their HR Department.

It is a very different feeling, where most of my friends are interning with the best names in the industry, I have come down to an NGO for the same purpose.

Many people ask me why did I choose this sector for my project?

Honestly it is something which I had given a lot of thought before going in for it.

Plain and simple - I would be one of the very few people to do a project in NGOs and at the same time this is a field which not many people have explored when it comes to the HR point of view.

I am writing this post, just one week into my internship with 7 full weeks still to go.

This project would need me to travel all locations where the NGO has their field offices for the purpose of collection of data.

Excited for what awaits me on my journey to remote locations in search of HR practices!!!

Will definitely add on to this as time passes by.