My Personal Blog - Sarada Ramani

" Enjoying what you do" is what sprang up my mind when I happened to watch the Food program on Podigai TV this Sunday . Mr Damodharan was demonstrating very simple and common food like Puliodharai , Potato fry, Coconut rice, etc. What was impressing all of us ( mind you the whole family which includes my mother in law , my husband and my younger daughter and our cook) were fascinated to watch him perform. No nothing great about the items that he was demonstrating, which all of us know. But the obvious pleasure he had in making these items and the relish with which he was talking about the various combinations that will make this meal a fantastic one - was what was worth watching. It was forenoon and we happened to watch this program - but when a person is involved and excited in what he does, then that spirit catches on to the viewers was the conclusion that we all came. What a fantastic host. Great work Damo .

India is known in the world till the recent times as the most competitive country for outsourcing due to currency and labour arbitrage. But how long can we sustain this advantage is the key question that I have today. Today India is fired by the passion of Entrepreneurship, which is a good sign of the growth for the society as more and more jobs are created and people become employed sooner. Lets see below the scenario one such entrepreneur faces. I had a visitor today whose cousin is having a manufacturing ancillary unit for automobiles and this person was sharing the how his cousin's entrepreneurial venture is going. This young man has lot of orders and he has his customers - all leading brands - picking his company for specialized services that they require. Oh! what a enviable position - was the first thought I had. I wish I could be in his shoes - here I run or rather fly ( already crossed 100,000 miles with Lufthansa since this year beginning) burning up a lot of air travel...

When I joined Rotary Club of Chennai Thiruvanmiyur , I didnt understand what changes a club can make to somebody unknown. Our club had taken up Adult Literacy program in a very remote village near Pondi , which is quite far away from our city. While the project objectives were good, the distance and the way the then President had taken this project unilaterally, made all of us not to think too much of it. But a Project is a Project done with a Goodness. This is a such a remote village, where the main occupation of the people is fishing in the nearby Pondi reservoir . That is also halted when the Krishna waters comes into the reservoir . When the program was started it was with reluctance that the people joined. The President came up with the idea to give one kg of rice to the people who are attending the program, whenever he visited them. That became the great motivator as for people who dont know when their next meal will be or where it will come from - it became a boon ...

America - The land of opportunities - This is what everybody says like that and everybody ( at least in India) believes that it is the end of the rainbow. yes - definitely this is a correct saying - each and every one finds an opportunity here - but for whom is this land the end of rainbow - for the young and not so young middle aged people. If you are ready to work and slog you can earn some money. I find that most of them here in America is kind of middle income group. At the same time, there are also neo rich - people who wear fashion clothes, drive BMW, stay in fancy houses, eat in great restaurants and it is party time for them. But for many others, it is like working all day standing manning the counter, lifting, loading heavy things around, etc. While on one hand, I am thrilled to see Senior citizens not thinking that their Age is a delimiting factor and continue to work, go out and do all things, but at the same time, I also pained to see that a 70 year old is driving a sh...

Does Age and Maturity have any direct correlation . I would say NO. The other night I was fortunate to watch the Vijay TV Supersinger Juniors elimination round. In this round, Balasarangan was the one who was eliminated. Personally, I felt that he deserved to be in the team and the other guy should be the one who was eliminated. But the Judges decisions are always final. What a wonderful and mature boy, or should I say, MAN he was. When asked his reaction to the elimination, the way he spoke about with lot of innate maturity and hope, I really wanted to stand up and applaud. I learnt a great deal from this boy. For Sarangan , I know this is just a beginning for him and not the end. You just mark my words, he will go very far and reach great heights, what ever profession he chooses. He will be an asset to his family, his company and to his country too. HATS OFF TO THIS LITTLE BOY WITH A HIGH MATURITY. Sarada