Life..

has generally been extremely hectic since I started the blog..have had to toggle between several tasks every minute of the day..anyway I am determined to keep this monologue going as long as I can.

Talking about the title and the reference to "The Hindu", I am reminded of one more person who I have always loved and respected (actually there are two and I will write about the other person too) and he's Mr. V. Gangadhar who has been writing the "Slice of Life" for several years now. The other person who I would say I love and respect more is none other than the Great R.K. Narayan.

Somehow I have been able to relate to both their writings very well- both wrote in simple English, about simple people we find in everyday life, looking at the world around thro' simple eyes without any frills and flamboyance- probably had a lot to do with the situations in which they themselves were brought up.
Any number of times one reads Swami and friends, one's bound to think that RKN has been spying on him sometime somewhere in life and it's just a page out of one's life. It's this simple realism that makes his reading such a pleasure.
Somehow Gangadhar too has tried to imitate, consciously or otherwise, this everyday life with light humour and this makes reading a pleasure. One can't also miss the subtle boasts that he used to make in the course of his writings about his daughters and their accomplishments- am sure we can afford to acknowledge that given the pleasure that we derive reliving our lives thro' his words..
Before I give an impression that I am a voracious reader, let me clarify that my heart and soul is in music and these are only those rare occasions when I really cared to read a morning newspaper or a fiction and also managed to complete it...
My attention in recent times has somehow turned to more of Management lessons and inspirational writing...Jack Welch being the one that I am reading and savouring s..l..o..w..l..y and am enjoying everything that he says..infact subconsciouly I feel I have started emulating him. Our greatest common denominator being "People"- I strongly believe that People are an Organizations greatest assets- an organization that doesn't care for people will not succeed for long. It's this thought and the focus on people that binds me to my employer and to my team down the line..and I march on..slogging long hours..Life....