This weekend, Hindus around the world are celebrating “Krishna Janmashtami” (the birth of Lord Krishna, an incarnate of Vishnu, Supreme Being and a deity venerated as the “Preserver” in Hindu Trinity (“Trimurti”) that includes Brahma (Creator) and Shiva (Destroyer). Krishna was born during a period of chaos in the region around present day Mathura (Uttar …
Leadership qualities
There is renewed interest and a great deal of discussion these days in public fora (including LinkedIn) to determine the attributes of a good leader, how to become a leader, differentiate between a boss and a leader etc. As times change, leadership roles have to adapt to the new environment and the evolving regulatory and …
If there is paradise on earth …
“Agar firdaus bar roo-e-zameen ast hameen ast-o, hameen ast-o, hameen ast” [If there is a paradise on earth It is this, it is this, it is this.] This quote in Farsi (Persian) is ascribed to the famous Sufi poet and philosopher Hazrat Amir Khusro Delhavi (from Delhi, India circa 1253 – 1325); centuries later, the …
Go back to where you came from
Charles Dickens was prescient, when opening his Tale of Two Cities in 1859 he wrote: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of …
