Category Archives: life philosophy

Three books with lasting impact

List three books that have had an impact on you. Why? I love reading books. Books have got lasting impact on readers. They are very powerful media for the change in our thought process. I am book worm so I read anything and everything. In my childhood I had finished reading all the books inContinueContinue reading “Three books with lasting impact”

Fear of loosing trust

What fears have you overcome and how? Fear or Phobia is common, now a days in young people. Some have fear of darkness or some fear heights and some have fear of water. People even fear speed. Honestly I don’t have any such phobia. I explore forests in night trails for clicking snakes and otherContinueContinue reading “Fear of loosing trust”

Love and care for the plants

Describe one simple thing you do that brings joy to your life. Plant care and watching them grow is the little thing which brings joy in my life. It is my daily routine that I spend time in my terrace garden with plants. Actually plants respond to your love and care. When I touch themContinueContinue reading “Love and care for the plants”

Unplug when your brain disconnects with your body

How do you know when it’s time to unplug? What do you do to make it happen? It’s very important to unplug and recharge yourself. Particularly when you’re working on a large scale project and the project duration is very limited. In such situations it happens that you encounter an issue which remains unresolved forContinueContinue reading “Unplug when your brain disconnects with your body”

Rule with Head and Lead with Heart

What jobs have you had? All along my corporate career I have been leading various teams. I have worked in different functions like manufacturing, operations, services and continuous improvement department. During manufacturing department, I had highest number of people to lead. I had interesting times dealing with so many different types of people. It’s aContinueContinue reading “Rule with Head and Lead with Heart”

Trust

What quality do you value most in a friend? Trust is integral part of any relationship. Yes , the relationship fosters and sustains with trust as a foundation. Then comes reliability loyalty and love. Friends are essential part of life. They give us energy boost when we’re feeling low. They are always with us inContinueContinue reading “Trust”

I practice Humanity

Do you practice religion? My religion is Humanity and I practice it every day every moment. I am born in Hindu religion. But I am brought up with the teachings of Humanity Kindness Tolerance and Empathy. Hindu religion teaches all these things but I haven’t studied the scriptures yet. Do I practice Hindu religion -ContinueContinue reading “I practice Humanity”

Life was Fun n Joy

Do you remember life before the internet? I am born in 60s, so I very well remember the life before Internet. It was fun and joy. There was struggle but no peer pressure. My childhood was really fun n joy. Lots of learning from the ground. Experience the world yourself with friends and learn. OuContinueContinue reading “Life was Fun n Joy”

Planning & Execution

What are you good at? Actually everyone will have long list of their good qualities or skills. It is difficult to find out what self improvement one has to do. Nevertheless let’s answer the prompt. I am good at many things like I am good at cycling I am good photographer I good storyteller IContinueContinue reading “Planning & Execution”

Balance your Need & Greed

What does “having it all” mean to you? Is it attainable? Everyone in this world is running behind the wealth and fame. Finally they get power if they achieve both. People have forgotten to live their life. They want more and more. There is no stopping. But in this race they miss the joy andContinueContinue reading “Balance your Need & Greed”

Talk with Nature

Who would you like to talk to soon? Yes I would go out in open space and speak out loud to Nature. Hey universe, what a beautiful nature you got. It is so peaceful and magical that I am always lost when I am with Nature. And the conversation with Nature does not need anyContinueContinue reading “Talk with Nature”

दुरदृष्टी

आज बागेतल्या त्या sinior citizen कट्ट्यावर गर्दी दिसत होती. सर्वजण हसत खेळत एकमेकांशी गप्पा मारत होते. फक्त नाना आपले शून्यात नजर लावून बसले होते. अचानक देशपांडेंचे त्यांच्याकडे लक्ष गेले. आज नाना असे विमनस्क अवस्थेत का बसले आहेत. तसे नाना खूप बोलके न्हावते पण संगळ्यांच्या गप्पात ते सहभागी होत. देशपांडे विचार करू लागले की त्यांना कोणीContinueContinue reading “दुरदृष्टी”

My card wallet

What personal belongings do you hold most dear? I live on the principle of minimalism. My spiritual experience tells me that we have come to this world alone and will leave this world alone. No matter how much wealth you have. Post retirement I have consciously detached myself from all the materialistic things. However forContinueContinue reading “My card wallet”

Collection of Pens

Do you have any collections? Actually this prompt made me to think about the collection I do. Honestly when we think of any collectible, the items come to our mind are, Postal Stamps, Coins or currency notes or old articles. When I started thinking on this prompt, I realised that I have collection of varietyContinueContinue reading “Collection of Pens”

Sacrifice for Professional colleague

What sacrifices have you made in life? Sacrifice is another name for love. We sacrifice throughout our life for our dear ones or loved ones. we sacrifice for our parents or our siblings or our children or they sacrifice for us. So this is common across all the people. But my story is little different.ContinueContinue reading “Sacrifice for Professional colleague”

First the follower & then a Leader

Are you a leader or a follower? The leaders have to be good followers. The first step of leadership development is to be a follower. Every person is in dual role of a leader and a follower. The personality evolves and the journey of this evolution is to a Leader through a follower. To becomeContinueContinue reading “First the follower & then a Leader”

Season’s delicacy

List your top 5 favorite fruits. I love all the fruits. But there are seasonal fruits which are speciality of that particular season. Like the king of all fruits and most popular in India, the Mango 🥭 The beautiful yellow orange colour, delicious taste and the soft juicy structure of the pulp makes it moreContinueContinue reading “Season’s delicacy”

Reach out to more people for community service

What’s one small improvement you can make in your life? Yes I wish to reach out more and more needy people so that I can help them with their needs. I see lot of suffering around and people resort to fall in the hands of wrong people. Instead of help they get trapped into aContinueContinue reading “Reach out to more people for community service”

Two passionate people create history

Share a story about someone who had a positive impact on your life. This is true story of two passionate people who created a movement called Nashik Run. Story goes back to the year 2005. Two corporate friends used to cycle every weekend to nearby areas almost for 30 miles away from city. They wereContinueContinue reading “Two passionate people create history”

People who don’t walk the talk

What public figure do you disagree with the most? Celebrities or public figures have greater responsibility to influence public opinion on good conduct and ethical behaviour. They have high impact on people’s mind. They can influence people for good of country and the society. At the same time they are under continuous focus of publicContinueContinue reading “People who don’t walk the talk”

Spread happiness and positivity

What is your career plan? Post retirement there is no plan for career advancement or any other career accomplishment. I am happy and contended with what I have achieved in life , no regrets. But yes I have plans for future. I wish to give back to society the knowledge I have gained. I seeContinueContinue reading “Spread happiness and positivity”

Geet Ramayan by Shreedhar Phadake

What was the last live performance you saw? Live Performance The last live performance I attended was Concert by Shreedhar Phadake in our city. This is Marathi songs describing the complete Ramayana in the form of songs. These songs are written by famous Marathi author G. D. Madgulakar and the music composer and the singerContinueContinue reading “Geet Ramayan by Shreedhar Phadake”

Support Women Empowerment

What do you do to be involved in the community? Discussions on WE Project I support CSR wing of our company focusing Women Empowerment Initiatives. Recently I condcuted Endline Assessment for various projects they carried out on Women Empowerment. I have been actively associated with community on various projects. Being chief coordinator for Projects, IContinueContinue reading “Support Women Empowerment”

Unforgettable camping night

Have you ever been camping? I still remember that adventurous night. We were camping on Harishchandra gad ( fort ) . This is very popular fort for camping. The trek was started late afternoon by around 2.00 pm and we reached the peak by around 6.15 pm. We were group of some 12 friends. WeContinueContinue reading “Unforgettable camping night”