It's time to focus on other sports

I watched Saina Nehwal win the Women's Final of Indian Open Grand Prix bandminton on DD Sports. She was brilliant and displayed excellent net play to outclass the Malaysian opponent. I guess fitness also played a big role as her Malaysian opponent progressively became slow in her reflexes and play.

After the match I scanned other News and Sports channel but to my dismay found out that no other channel mentioned anything about her win. Most of news channels, even the supposedly upmarket ones, displayed match scores for Zim v/s India (T20) but none cared to report this important victory for Indian Sports. Channels which host debate on "Cricket v/s Other Sports" prominently on their prime time did not even have one liner in their scrolling tickers.

It's time we gave other sports its due and celebrate their wins as we celebrate our cricketing victories.

Kudos to Saina Nehwal for winning "India Open Grand Prix"!

PGSEM degree from IIM Bangalore

I recently received my PG degree from IIM Bangalore on 29-Mar-10. Mukesh Ambani being the chairman of the board of governers of IIM Bangalore presented the degree to me. Knowing that Mukesh Ambani is not much of an orator, I did not expect much from his speech. His speech however, pleasantly surprised me. During his speech he mentioned that his father (late Dhirubahi Ambani) taught him 3 lessons which has stood by him in good stead.
The 3 lessons are:
- Dismiss prophets of doom and discard voices of cynicism
- Turn adversity into opportunity
- Think big

Personally, I can't agree more with what Muklesh Ambani said. I feel that we should pay heed to what cynics say but at the same time we should not get disheartened by their constant discouragement. We should use cynics' advice to correct our bearing and then move on with our endeavours. I also agree with the fact that every adversity presents with itself an opportunity that is waiting to be exploited. I firmly believe that God open new avenues in the wake of setbacks. Reliance is one company which has thought big and executed bigger; it has been able to leverage the economies of scale like no other company in India. After Reliance, lot of companies have tried to emulate their "think big" mantra but have failed in their execution. I guess what makes Ambani's unique is their ability to execute complex projects in a flawless manner - within time, budget and quality constraints.

I left my convocation function feeling really special that I had shaken hand with Mukesh Ambani, the richest Indian and 4th richest man in the world. Hope this motivates me to achieve my goal in life.

Staying Fit and healthy

I am currently reading a book by Rujuta Diwekar on how to lose weight. I am quite impressed by the gyan given by her about keeping fit. Her 3 tips to healthy life is interesting to say the least ...

1. Don't have tea/coffee first thing in the morning and don't skip breakfast in any cost.
2. Have measured meals every 2 hours.
3. Change your food intake depending on the activity you are doing i.e. reduce your intake if you are just slothing around; increase when you are really doing physical activity

You can check out her blogs @ http://rujutadiwekar.blogspot.com/
The name of the book I am referring to is: "Don't Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight"

In case you are wondering who Ritu Diwekar is? She happens to be the nutritionist of Kareena Kapoor