Stove Bursts or Dowry Deaths? Experts have taken from the Book ‘Wise and Otherwise – A Salute to Life!” by Sudha Murty. We have a saying in Sanskrit: Ethra naryasthu pujyanthe, ramanthethathra devatha (God exists where women are respected). In real life, this is not true. Very few women in our country have economic independence or [...]
Cause, Then Cure Experts have taken from the Book ‘Wise and Otherwise – A Salute to Life!” by Sudha Murty. Travelling opens the doors to knowledge. Without it, education is incomplete. Our country is special in so many ways. It has many states, each with a different language, traditions, customs, flora and fauna. Travelling within India [...]
Forgetting Our Own History Experts have taken from the Book ‘Wise and Otherwise – A Salute to Life!” by Sudha Murty. Our country’s history is full of martyrs and patriots in whose honour we must bow our heads in perpetual tribute. Their life stories are gloriously inspirational. Particularly inspiring are the stories of our women martyrs. [...]
A Lesson in Life from a Beggar Experts have taken from the Book ‘Wise and Otherwise – A Salute to Life!” by Sudha Murty. Meena is a good friend of mine. She is an LIC officer earning a good salary. But there was always something strange about her. She was forever unhappy. Whenever I met her, [...]
A Bond Betrayed on Rakhi Day Experts have taken from the Book ‘Wise and Otherwise – A Salute to Life!” by Sudha Murty. My work at the Infosys Foundation has brought me face to face with many women who have suffered a great deal for no fault of theirs. Most of them are uneducated and victims [...]
A Man Too Clever by Half Experts have taken from the Book ‘Wise and Otherwise – A Salute to Life!” by Sudha Murty. A few years ago, when the Infosys Foundation was still in its infancy, people were not aware of the kind of work we were trying to do. Our organization worked at the grass-roots [...]
When Telegrams Were Bad! Experts have taken from the Book ‘Wise and Otherwise – A Salute to Life!” by Sudha Murty. The difference between animals and human beings is communication. If one is good at it, then many misunderstandings can be reduced. Clear thinking and clear communication are therefore essential in everyday life. Indeed, many communication [...]
In India, the Worst of Both Worlds Experts have taken from the Book ‘Wise and Otherwise – A Salute to Life!” by Sudha Murty. Monday is the first working day of the week and an extremely busy day in our offices. All emails and papers have to be processed and meetings held. Long lists of [...]
Life has become so busy in a big city like Bangalore that we hardly get to know our neighbours. We are all so busy with our work that often we do not even have the time to think. Once, I came to know that someone in my neighbours’ family had died. I didn’t know these [...]
I love travelling. Be it a tiny village, a drought-hit area, a deserted mountain top, a dense forest or even a monument in Egypt or China—I enjoy going to different places. On one occasion, I went to the Sahyadri Hills, a densely forested region in Karnataka. It had been drizzling the whole day. Though forests [...]
