Disconnected World, Connected Souls

The times are ever changing. We are restricted to our Home Zone to fight this battle against the severe pandemic, Corona Virus. The time to chase this virus is running fast and it is so disheartening to see the loss of so many lives. I have been thinking all this while as to what should be our State of Mind during this times of crisis. There is no direct answer to it but let me make an attempt to address it here.

The entire paradigm of what we considered to be basic in life has gone for a toss, considering the fact that the very basic element, Freedom, is attacked by a microorganism. I still remember very vaguely the definition of Microorganism:

Microorganism is an organism that is so small that it cannot be seen by our naked eye.

And such an organism has created a havoc! A deadly one this time.

Connected Spirits
As the situation is grave and intense, people all around the world have kind of come together to show their pain, joy, sorrow, love towards Humanity. Many social organizations are doing their best to beat with this enormous devil. Many Health Warriors are doing their best to provide the essentials to the needy. Many Defense Warriors are working day-in day-out to keep us safe. Many Health professionals are working round the clock to keep us healthy ans safe. And do not forget that there is a cost associated with their lives too.

Even though we are limited to our own premises and to the confines of our homes, it is evident to see these people in and around us. Keep a watch on these warriors and be generous with your act and do whatever best you can do.

Spread the Word

The news around this pandemic is all around, 24x7. Keep a vigil about the statistics but do not go deep and do not get affected by it. Because you cannot do much about it. I strongly feel that the Central Indian Government and various State governments are doing their part to keep us safe and we will definitely come out of this mess. It's just a matter of time. Now, we have to resilient in the times of crisis and be very mindful about our act.

Let us follow these Do's and Do Not's in this crisis.

DoNots:

• Do not panic, stay calm
• Do not touch your face
• Do not stockpile masks and essentials
• Do not go to crowded places

Dos:

• Eat Healthy
• Do your exercise regularly
• Pray regularly
• Read a lot
• Meditate a lot

Trust me, it is okay to believe in this caption:
It's Okay not be Okay. It is just a matter of time and we shall overcome! This too shall pass!

And let's make a genuine effort to see what each one of us can do in our own capacity to contribute in our little ways. B's trust me, the world will never be the same and I strongly feel that:

I do not think that People realize that there is no normal to go back to anymore!

And we might have to come up a new blueprint of life going forward!

Cheers to good health, joy, and happiness to all the connected spirits in this disconnected world.

Stay home, stay safe, stay healthy!

World is back to 1990s'

Our Hero

Every year, our family waits very fondly for December 11. The reason is very special and close our hearts. This is the day when we get together and visit BSF unit based at Mamdhot, Ferozpur to salute our great Hero, who sacrificed his living abode for this great nation. This was way back in the year of 1971, Indo-Pak war, when my great uncle, R.K. Wadhwa, sacrificed his life whilst fighting against Pakistan to capture BOP Rajamohtam. For this commendable and extreme courage, he was awarded with the highest gallantry award of Mahavir Chakra.

http://pb.bsf.gov.in/News/bsfdaypr07.htm
http://pb.bsf.gov.in/honor_award.htm

It was more special to us as Vedanshi, the third generation, also visited the border noticing the incomparable courage of our great soldiers. She was excited and watched the flag ceremony at the Hussaniwala border in Ferozpur.

My Article on STC

I am elated to see my article published on STC India Chapter,

http://stc-india.org/indus/index.htm

Thanks to STC members and non-members to read through my article. I would really appreciate if you can send across your suggestions/comments/apprehensions of my article at vwadhu@gmail.com.

Jugaad chalege kya

I think each one of us in our lives would have heard of this word, Jugaad, especially in India. It is an overwhelming experience to know the aftereffects of Jugaad. Sometime back, an Indian born NRI remarked something about India--"Nothing works here, except Jugaad! The Jugaad is an inherent quality of an Indian."
From here, my quest for this word begins!

I will leave it to your judgment. Officially speaking, I don't believe in this crap preconceived notion of being a Jugaadu. I myself have at times have taken steps against the system and have avoided it, by choice.

Jugaad is a word that revolves around people. So, the basic question that comes to my mind is what is this Jugaad all about! Everybody thinks out of the box; always looks for a simple alternative to a problem. The easier way to waive off big queues at temples, skip easily from traffic policewalas after jumping off a signal, engineering seat, voting at cities, and what not. Everything is a pious crime if you have a jugaad....contradictory, isn't it, mind it!

Let us now define this term:

"To be specific, Jugaad, is a way to protect yourself by means of people or resources all around."

It acts like a shield that can protect you from the outwardly world. It could be expensive at times, I mean it. But it can work anywhere, I bet.

How does it work?

- Understand the psychology of the person whom you met at a weired situation
- Instead of challenging him on whatever he is demanding, see what do you have to offer him. E.g, mithai bacho ke liye, offer and bla bla.

Caution: Analyze a bit and introspect what would happen if it gets duplicated in the entire nation. Will it be of great help? Duplicate is the word...don't you think it will be a chaotic society and eventually chaotic nation.

Now, you have easily escaped the challenge. Let's try it out now.

But the question is what is the need not to change afterall? If we continue to live the way we are living, the day is not too far when we will be lagging behind in all domains. There is a high demand to change, change forever.

So, I request all of you--Better, change your attitude. Be a trend setter!

The world is round

It all started off a year with the buzz about me joining Etisalat, UAE a year back. Everybody at my home were against my decision. Going to UAE...no, not at all! But I just wanted to move out of India like many other Indians with the sole intention of making a big fortune there.

My profile got shortlisted and I got a call from a consultant that I need to come down for an interview. I flew all the way from Hyderabad to attend the interview. Both Sheikh and Firang (dunt remember their names now) interviewed me and it happened at Bangalore. It was understood that my expenses will be reimbursed by the big giant. It was an informal interview and they offered me with a good pay package. I started counting the figures in rupees and it was close to 2 lacs per month.

Immediately, I surrendered my passport and other vital papers to their HR personnels. After lots of discussions, they convinced me it was part of process to surrender your passport. I was little skeptical but I did not have any go then.

Now, a year has gone by...I am still in India with no reason and feelings to go abroad.:) I love my India. But few things have changed--I have changed my marital status to Married from Bachelor.

I got to know that Etisalat opened an organization here in India, Bangalore. They are looking for writers in their organization. Incidentally, my wifey got a call for this company for the same position I had an offer a year back. She applied for the post and got a call for the interview. I went along with her for interview with nostalgic feelings of not finalizing the offer then. No regrets man! She has just given the interview and she is not so optimistic about the result.

Let's see whether Etisalat is lucky for her !

Moving from Journalism to IT

Olympics is going to kick start today in China, Beijing. Everybody is waiting for this mega opening ceremony. Today's date is 08/08/08...looks like an auspicious date for Chinese and that's the reason this date was opted. There is also an important event happening in my family.

My sister has put up her papers in her organization today. She is looking forward to new challenges. Moving from the field of Journalism to Information Technology (IT) industry was not at all an easy task for her. She is passionate about Journalism and she would always recall something or the other about Journalists appearing on various channels(nostalgic) while watching TV. She misses the world of hoopla, aggressive behavior, and clear visibility. Moving to a new world of Information Technology was little difficult initially. However, she worked really hard to get through it. She finds the IT world to be a relaxed one for the following reasons:

1. We work for 5 days a week. Her favorite pet line is: 'You guys work for 5 days a week; even then you crib a lot!'
2. Working for normal hours wherein you have the flexibility to be in touch with your friends (Thansk to Gmail chat :))
3. Work hour is well defined; plus you have the flexibility to Work from home (WFH).
4. Job responsibility is well defined.

For her, the new assignment would be a contractual position with Cognizant (CTS) and she will be on payrolls with another partner company. The exciting news is she will learn something new with one of the best companies of the world.

She is looking forward to joining this organization and so do we. Let's see how thing s go for her from now on...

Quality Mantra

What is a Quality norm for you? Quality and Quantity can't go together. Quality is a fundamental and irresistible norm that drives organizations in the global competitive market.

In my opinion, Quality is best defined as follows:
"Quality is conformance to explicit and implicit requirements."

Explicit requirements are easy to understand and implement in the software application. However, the implicit requirement in actual screw up things badly. The best way is to give enough pointers to the client to fetch information related to implicit requirements as well.

- How do you track Quality norms for documentation?
- Is Task Analysis and Audience Analysis mandatory aspects?
- How can you contribute towards improving the quality of documentation?