tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52584362026-05-26T16:32:31.603+05:30Soul Delight"...Waiting the word of the Master, Watching the Hidden Light; <br> Listening to catch His Orders In the very midst of the fight... <br> Seeing His slightest signal Across the head of the throng; <br> Hearing His faintest whisper Above earth's loudest song...." <br> (At the Feet of Master - Alcyone) Ranjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258436.post-69902223114738490942009-11-26T01:54:00.003+05:302009-11-26T01:57:40.934+05:30McKinsey proposes FART framework to tackle employee unrestMumbai. McKinsey and Company, the global leaders in management consultancy services, have proposed a new framework for companies dealing with employee unrest arising out of unfriendly and unpopular business decisions. The framework, published in the visitor edition of The McKinsey Quarterly, advocates a four-pronged strategy called FART toRanjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258436.post-3096480704295461582009-02-26T18:24:00.000+05:302009-02-26T18:27:28.122+05:30GovernmentiumA major research institution in Mumbai, India, has recently announced the discovery of the heaviest chemical element not yet known to science.The new element has been named "Governmentium".Governmentium has 1 neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons, and 11 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312.These 312 particles are held together by forces calledRanjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258436.post-54228057911274675382008-12-13T16:37:00.000+05:302008-12-13T16:38:55.471+05:30How MilSpecs Live Forever!The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 ft 8 1/2 in (1.44 m). That's an exceedingly odd number. Why is that gauge used? Because that's the way they built them in England, and the US railroads were built by English ex-patriots.Why did the English build 'em like that? Because the first rail lines were built by the same people who built the Ranjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258436.post-19724128368270538372008-09-04T02:18:00.007+05:302008-09-04T15:03:09.149+05:30Expressing Gratitude Whom should I express my gratitude to? To myself for having accepted a life here on earth?Or to my one half - my father? Or to the other half - my mother? Or to the womb which bore me for 10 months.... and made me myself... Or to that blissful moment when I came into this world crying... Or to the umblical cord....Who first taught me to separate blood relations and be Ranjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258436.post-4287110913858103132008-02-01T19:10:00.000+05:302008-02-01T19:12:10.205+05:30Sons of God, Keep Smiling....An aspiration that flew like an eagle is no more…Shattered into so many pieces that it cannot be re-joined…Who looted it so neat and clean?So clean that it never had ammunition to take off again….He fell from the sky, onto EarthBut in dreams the lovely sight of clouds nearby remainedAnd the clouds sang…Sons of God, Keep Smiling…Sons of God, Keep Smiling…Whatever Ranjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258436.post-48300393914359655832008-01-15T00:55:00.001+05:302008-01-15T04:03:12.227+05:30Childhood Ramblings...At the hand's reach is a child hood.......Like the first rains of the season, there is a child hood......fresh as ever... so innocent......Is the fast flying age becoming like a unmanned cruise?Like a monsoon wind.. there is a young (inexperienced) age..... swaying in the winds....Looking for shelter of mother nature...(experience)Yearning for a strong foot hold to stay to..Ranjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258436.post-14822892632623144562008-01-11T00:40:00.000+05:302008-01-11T21:03:31.070+05:30Daring to be WeakSomeone close to me, almost like my Mirror, taught me the other day, an interesting line - "Dare to be Weak with someone".... It struck me immediately... So here I am trying to think through it...Daring to be Weak, happens in few instances... The most important of them is when we feel secure... Security in relationships and instances helps us shed our walls.... To recall JK, the Ranjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258436.post-9425707500895194362007-12-04T17:58:00.003+05:302007-12-04T17:58:56.140+05:30Simply JineeshA photoshoot that I did on Jineesh and later made a video out of it.Ranjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258436.post-23104771446423309822007-12-04T17:58:00.001+05:302007-12-04T17:58:10.751+05:30Thrissur Pooram - FireworksRanjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258436.post-82027129225804300872007-08-16T02:33:00.000+05:302007-08-16T02:36:10.623+05:30Silence and Self Control To be silent requires quite a bit of resilience. I’m talking about resisting the desire to express…Why does one keep silent? Two main reasons: (1) Lack of confidence (2) Lack of interest. But when someone is confident, and has a desire to express his views, can he exercise silence? What benefit will that entail? Keeping silent when having a desire to express will help Ranjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258436.post-1161841542172123402006-10-26T11:14:00.000+05:302006-11-11T16:26:48.471+05:30Sweet Disorder*by Robert HerrickA sweet disorder in the dressKindles in clothes a wantonness:A lawn about the shoulders thrownInto a fine distraction --An erring lace, which here and thereEnthrals the crimson stomacher --A cuff neglectful, and therebyRibbands to flow confusedly --A winning wave, deserving note,In the tempestuous petticoat --A careless shoe-string, in whose tieI see a wild Ranjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258436.post-1159616706096144512006-09-30T17:12:00.000+05:302006-11-11T16:26:48.388+05:30Rait par likh ke mera naam mitaya na karoaankhen sach bolti hain, pyaar chupaya na karolog har baat ka afsana bana lete hainsab ko haalaat ki rudaad sunaya na karoye zaroori nahin har shakhs masiha hi hopyaar ke zakhm amaanat hain dikhaya na karoshahar-e-ehsaas mein pattharaav bahut haindil ko shiishe ke jharonkhon mein sajaaya na karo(gulam ali)Ranjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258436.post-1150234130313332082006-06-14T02:57:00.000+05:302006-11-11T16:26:48.305+05:30Har taraf khamoshi ka saya hai,Zindagi me pyaar kisne paya hai,Hum yaadon mein jhoomte hai uski aur zamana kehta hai“Dekho aaj phir peekar aaya hai.”Ranjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258436.post-1149323866427209012006-06-03T14:06:00.000+05:302006-11-11T16:26:48.219+05:30Khushboo jaise log mile afsaane mein...Ek Purana Khat khola anjane mein!Shaam ke saaye balishton se naape hain...Chand ne kitni der laga di aane mein!Dil par dastak dene ye kaun aaya hai...Kiski aahat sunta hoon veerane mein!Jaane kiska zikr hai is afsaane mein...Dard maze leta hai jo dohraane mein!Ranjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258436.post-1110779796246687122005-03-14T11:24:00.000+05:302006-11-11T16:26:47.791+05:30Getting back into Groove takes helluva time...!!!! I'm posting here after almost a year now!!!... Lotsa things happened in between.... The latest being IBM....Being employed with the largest and most complex IT organisation in the world has its own advantages and disadvantages too....What ever it be, Looks like I enjoyed it a lot... From many aspects...Ranjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258436.post-1081503871365274012004-04-09T15:14:00.000+05:302006-11-11T16:26:47.711+05:30Today I heard, Dr. N. Gopalakrishnan, who gave me whole lot of new insights on Hindu beliefs of the mind, body, and soul. Dr. N. Gopalakrishnan's (Hon. Director of Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage), presentation was on “Indian concepts on culture, spirituality and religion”. His lecture began by highlighting the four Indian concepts of God:Upanishadic level: Omnipotent/omnipresent Ranjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258436.post-1080293445875764512004-03-26T15:00:00.000+05:302006-11-11T16:26:47.620+05:30DEMOTIVATION Few pages behind, I spoke of True Motivation. Today I'm analysing something similar. I'm trying to justify myself and my state of mind. Its not helping one bit I admit. I'm still in the same old rut. This is again making me all the more frustrated. I turn to GOD for refuge. Then few moments of peace set in. Again after a point of time, back in the stream of daily life, I tend to get Ranjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258436.post-1065500870230082062003-10-07T09:54:00.000+05:302006-11-11T16:26:47.537+05:30On the 2nd of October, the Gandhi Jayanti day, I moved into my own home. Was just reflecting... From the first thought of taking a home, to moving into this flat, it has taken me just 67 days...!!! Boy, That was a quick one....!!! 'Course, I did stretch a bit... Suresh too.... Thanks to him.... and, So "Here I am"...as Bryan says....Ranjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258436.post-1063437890741565222003-09-13T12:54:00.000+05:302006-11-11T16:26:47.425+05:30Cheers to Consulting...!!! This new face of mine looks highly promising...!!! I am seeing lot of activity happening with in and around me for the last 45-50 days.... Looks like the "Lazy Me" is changing to "Busy Me"...:)) Am I moving up the ladder fast? Gotta wait and watch... Meanwhile I also sense the urgency syndrome that keeps me busy for the assignments at hand... I sense the importance ofRanjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258436.post-955820082003-06-12T13:20:00.000+05:302006-11-11T16:26:47.344+05:30FINDING BALANCE... "Finding Balance" has got a lot to do with understanding of self... One's likes, dislikes, preferences, dreams and desires... This is more like a compliance audit.. that I do, once in a while for ISO & CMM... It essentially calls for adherence to certain norms... "Finding Balance" is partly that... Adherence to norms that one sets for oneself. At a more elevated level, "FindingRanjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258436.post-948228112003-05-24T15:41:00.000+05:302006-11-11T16:26:47.252+05:30CONTEMPLATING CHANGE... When does one start to even look at contemplating change.. ? There are both internal and external reasons to it.... Internally one starts contemplating change, when one is trying to find harmony. Externally one starts, when he feels certain void within himself... There is quite a difference between both... In the former, one is more concentrating on the lines of continuousRanjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258436.post-947843442003-05-23T19:00:00.000+05:302006-11-11T16:26:47.170+05:30OVER ACHIEVEMENT What harm can overachievement bring...??? Can it hamper one's sense of achievement ? Or does it promote the achievement drive ? Does "over achievement" really exist ? I believe, we tend to over achieve only limited number of times... Till the time we realise that there's no end to it... The urge for over achievement stems from lack of self confidence... The tendency of self to Ranjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258436.post-947799902003-05-23T16:19:00.000+05:302006-11-11T16:26:47.074+05:30CALLING QUITS... For Long, this page was blank.... Probably thats whats meant by "Calling Quits"...!!! Looked otherwise, it points at managing change... What Spencer Johnson fondly calls as "Cheese". "Calling Quits" to some scene demands great courage. It is rational when one is doing so, in the process of aligning oneself with his SELF. This would also mean a change in the existing patterns. Ranjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258436.post-938523012003-05-06T14:52:00.002+05:302006-11-11T16:26:46.988+05:30WHAT NEXT? Mahender tells me that it is the ultimate management sutra for success. Viewed otherwise, from a critical stand, this is a terror that nobody wants!!! While it is the lullaby song of all change agents, it is the last sound that everybody else wants to hear… All are so much comfortable with the present, that nobody looks for “a change for the better” or Kaizen. “What Next” is like Ranjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258436.post-938522852003-05-06T14:52:00.001+05:302006-11-11T16:26:46.892+05:30THE QUEST What am I searching for? … Peace? Love? Sex? Or is it togetherness? A life partner? Or (I don’t believe this!!!) GOD??? I’m seeing myself totally engrossed in the PROCESS… than the GOAL… this indeed is disturbing. For, I see myself going in endless circles around the goal (still unclear) than going towards it. Now, I have a choice – between the secured feeling that I get by just being Ranjithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782116235039779142noreply@blogger.com0