Ressuming and 6 words writing magic

I was away from blogging for past few months. Some family emergencies happened. WordPress blocked my access. Useless infinite scrolls on phone (not heavy work )kept me away from blogging. It took me over a month to be able to start posting again. A post it moved and I’m back. Whats changing now??? I’ll be writing more often. I will be writing shorter and all my blogs will be just one para blog and… I will be covering just 1 idea in it. So, today’s para blog is about the writing insights I gained from Tim Ferris podcast where the legendary Seth Godin was there. Seth practices another extreme form of blogging. His posts must meet 2 criteria. 1. The post can be no more than 6 words and B. Post should get a “YES” in his mind to – ” Will the folks who read it, be very eager/happy/ excited to share these 6 words, to their friends“. Can YOU from your wisdom can create such 6 words? Here are mine: Religion of businessman: Maximize cash surplus

Who goes to bed with fascists?

I was amazed by an anecdote in Dan Senor’s book “Startup Nation

By 2030, we would ensure that not even one vehicle in Israel runs on fossil fuel “- Israeli minister

” But why?? ” asked the journalist..

“Every shekel, every dollar which is spent on petrol or diesel, directly or indirectly goes on to fund a terrorist” – quipped the minister..

I was astonished by the line of thinking of that minister.

Choking any disease, tumor or terrorists of its fuel is an effective way to contain and eliminate infection/terrorism.

Ironically, I immediately googled top crude importers in world. To my surprise, I discovered that India is world’s 3rd largest importer of crude oil.

Is it also one of the largest funders of terrorism/fascism?

India’s current political leadership showed silent inaction in Ukraine war. It abstained from condemning Russia for unilateral aggression. To make this inactivity more ugly, India doubled its purchase of Russian crude. The arrogant aggressor became India’s largest supplier of crude surpassing Iran. When the world was trying to isolate a rogue dictator, India became its biggest funder/sponsor.

This unilateral war has caused 21,000+ deaths of which 13,000 are civilians and children. The number of deaths on Russian side has been more than combined total of all fatalities since WWII.

If Russia is perceived as a war criminal, what does that say about the folks/nations who support him via abstention and supplying cash ?

Is it just because this terrorist doesnt have a beard or hair on his scalp?

I have strong conviction that internally, India too, is in grip of a very large terrorist, riot/hate mongering criminals. I call them fascists and define them as follows

Fascists -> Nuts intoxicated with maniacal religious/ethnic beliefs which makes them violent, intolerant/disrespectful of people having other religious beliefs or faiths.

I feel angered by active, passive and dormant fascists. I am curious to know- How, I as an individual can stop funding them?

How can I contribute to their EXTERMINATION or extinction ?

How did I embark on my journey to find it out ?

I have been a passionate student of history and have been reading about the ways that terrorist /fascist organisations

a. Function:

b. Brainwash gullible hoi- polloi and

c. Raise funds for their propaganda/violence and other inhuman activities..

Today I tried to research on

  1. How money flows into the fascist hands.?
  2. Who funds them and how?

The QnA which follows is based on 3 hrs of my research. It walks you through the highly wicked ways of funding fascism and keeping the society polarized.

Who are the secret funders of fascists ?

Every one knows about the open and obvious sponsors: The famed A&A (FAT billionaires minting billions since fascists took over) . Very less people know the faces of real demons who ride the fascist monsters.

The real sponsors work backstage. Just like the underworld, they use sophisticated financial methods/instruments to keep monsters alive, thriving, rioting, plundering and killing.

One of the biggest individual funders, I discovered, was a BIG BULL. He untimely died last year. His venture firm Tare Enterprise(Name changed) funded and popularised fascists.

You can read this article to find a good collection of men who work as the prime movers of fascists. These crooks operate shady/slimy businesses in fraudulent ways and hence need Govt’s blessing to loot and cheat. Their domains are diverse but they have something common in their DNA. Their fields as wide as cements(cartelization), illicit lottery (Gambling), Jewellery (adulteration), Equity markets (Market manipulation) or real estate ( Extortion+Illicit money).

These wicked businessmen folks have become the main funders/sponsors of fascists in India because their businesses cannot exist under honest regulation or governance system.

How do they fund the fascists?

These vultures do not give money to fascists directly(To protect themselves from public wrath). They create phony entities called “Electoral trusts”. These trusts become conduit of financial + logistics support to fascists. Incorporated as separate unlisted entities these are run by one or more of their confidantes/ponies as directors.

Incidentally, these trusts have working capital and paid up capital of INR 1 Lakh but they donate massively in range of 100s or 1000s of crores to riot mongers.

I was amazed and surprised to discover that 94% of all funds from these shady trusts flow into just one organisation. Read this article to know who has created these pumps to deliver large scale money flood to fascists.

Are there any limits or restrictions on the money the can flow to fascists?

Legally , there isnt but decency wise?

YES.. These shady trusts cannot take funds from foreign entities. The fascists have found ways to circumvent every word/clause of our dilapidated laws. In fact, they have corroded and silenced every public watch dog there by destroying our judicial system too.

Do fascists/sponsors break law and if so how ?

2 yrs before a major political conquest in 2014, a UK based company ( Led by fascist sympathiser) donated U$ 8 Mn (INR 70 crores approx) directly to this right wing organisation. Since the beneficiary is the chowkidar with gun in hand who will initiate criminal procedure? . Read the story here and see if you can find a pattern in fascist funding.

Another tycoon who runs a steel empire, formed flimsy subsidiaries in India. These subsidiaries donate money in 100s of crores to the same electoral trust which pumps money torrents in to the fascist coffers.

So, who controls these trusts ?

There are 2 major electoral trusts in India

  1. Progressive electoral trust : Owned and controlled by JEHANGIR NARIMAN MISTRY, on behalf of a very big and old industrialist whose pretends to be clean but has a name which sound close to Rotten Baata. This trust acts like a giant exclusive bank of fascists. The credit line is infinitely large and enough to buy all MPs, MLAs, Judges, Bureaucrats, police, media or any public figure if they are willing to sell themselves. Check the trust details here This venal organisation instructs all its group/allied companies to donate money and mark them under Operational expenses. Example : One of the India’s largest tech company in world worth $200Bn market cap paid 100s of crores to this trust out of no decent business case .
  2. Prudent Electoral trust : Controlled and operated by some Mukul Goyal on behalf by 2 of biggest billionaire moghuls. The only purpose of this trust is to ensure super flow of funds into fasicst org. There is always a business favor expected against this money. Quid pro quo ( This for that or money for business favors) can happen in for contracts, permissions, throw away price asset sale or business policies totally favoring them etc..

How do these trusts operate their malpractices or bribing machines ?

These industrialists form a pack of wolves who connive to select a Joker who ought to come to power. Once in seat of power, the joker begins to serve the corporate bosses. Their interests are kept above all national/citizen interests.

Once a joker is finalized, the wolves send trains or tons of money to create media image of that joker. The narratives dominate print, electronic. digital or any other media to create jingoist spectres. The gullible and mostly illiterate citizenry buys in the narrative that joker is their messiah.

Upto 95% of money from these flimsy trusts flow only to an organization which has the joker in command . Once the money is in, its easy to hire the best advertisement/ media/ marketing / propaganda folks to flood the atmosphere with fake aggrandisements or deification in power battles.

The top marketing/advertising talents in the country become a sycophant court poet . The skill which allowed them to sell pernicious colas, is used to peddle the opium of religious fascism . They successfully an sell an illiterate, idiotic and ugly bearded narcissist as the grandest evangelist. The front benchers howl with seeti, taali and jackalish hoo- haa. The Joker gets the throne.

How do these sponsors get rewarded back ?

In multiple ways

  1. Crafting laws which favors fast scaling of their business ex. mandatory biometric or taking away physical currency.
  2. Selling national treasures to them at throw away prices ex : Airlines, ports, mines rail stations etc These are high volume low margin businesses . Once in control, these cronies then sell their offerings to helpless citizens at high margins. Since there are no alternatives, citizens have no respite against robbery
  3. Threatening other govts : Forcing the other govts to give their sponsors- JVs, contracts, mining rights, ports, sports bodies etc. Please see one neighborhood case here Another case was forcing a foreign supplier to have JV with a sponsor who has zero experience in that field and has opened his company barely 12 days ago.
  4. Soft loans with 0.1 % rate of interests with first EMI getting due 2 decades of loan disbursements under secret conditions. An ordinary citizen would be charged 150x rate of interest and will have goons on phone/home on first default.
  5. Sponsors get to formulate laws which favor their industry. Example : The headlights of 2 wheelers cannot be switched off. Remove the light switches from 2 wheelers. This leads to 5x higher consumption of halogen lamps..
  6. Forcing citizens to keep all their money in banks.. Then giving that money as massive loans to sponsors to never recover them. When the banks start failing, extract more blood of citizens as tax/cess to recapitalize those banks. The NPAs of bank are then moved to National bad bank.. so that even the balance sheet of bank looks clean 😀 #LOL
  7. A lot more..

Why do these matter ?

As individual citizens and spenders we become fodder to the corrupt industrialists whose wealth grows 1000x faster than any other demographic group. These industrialists install their JOKERS who make laws/ regulations which are in favor of them but against citizens interest. Citizens have no leverage to prevent them.

Why cant we prevent them ?

The fascists acquire a vise like grip on the financial infrastructure of country, courtesy UID. They peek in to pants, homes, min and banks of every citizen.

If you rebel, you will be killed ( Physically, financially or reputationally) or at least jailed for long term.

You cant get redress from judiciary because most of the judges fancy themselves to be on the future payrolls of fascists. Supreme court judges have massive erections for post retiral benefits like RS/LS seat or governor posts. Fascists also bribe police/ military/ civil servants with lure of election tickets, ministerial berth or posts on richest sports bodies. The moral of guardians of democracy melts in face of such irresistible seductions.

What can we do ?

Can we start choking not just the fascist wolves but also their prime sponsors or maai baaps.

Can we do it the same way Gandhi ji did, He gave a clarion call of “Swadeshi “.

Can we do “Prem-bhaavi (Harmony) ” where we boycott products/services made by companies which sponsor fascists? Can we resolve to buy products and services from companies which encourage communal harmony and societal love?

Can we make it easy to find harmony products by awarding insignia to companies which do not fund fascists ? Just by just looking at products/ service we should be able to be sure that we arent funding communal fascists?

How can this be executed ?

Can we create awareness about fascism sponsor companies and stop using their offerings. Some examples of companies to start boycotting

  1. Pio group for telecom and retail ?
  2. Khaata group salts, cars, beverages and satellite tv connections ??
  3. Khodani tilmar agro food company which makes oils which destroy the Fortune of our country
  4. SayTm wallet services which was thrust on poorest of poor
  5. Lets add more in comments

How will this help ?

Britain was a nation of merchants. They ruled exploited and raped India for 200 years till it made economic sense.

For any one British officer killed, they would kill 1000 Indians in Jalianwala bagh. They didnt care about a little revolutionary here or there.. They didnt bear sympathy for 1000s dying in famine. They had much better guns/ ammunitons after world war II to deal with miscreants

British felt the pain when “Swadeshi or Khadi” killed the market for their pants/shirts.

It was impossible to manage when” Non Co operation movement” meant they would not get Indians to lathi charge Indians.

They were rendered impotent when “Civil disobedience” moment meant people would not pay them tax or disobey any diktat issued by them.

They had their ear drums in pain when 350 Mn Indians roared ” Britishers Quit India” and sans a few RW fascists no body wanted them in the subcontinent. Every one told them to just go away or face every day condemnation.

It hurt them where it hurts. On their finances, on their souls.

The money they were spending to keep India under their dominion was becoming much higher than the profits they were getting out of it.. It simply was financially unviable

We, after 65 yrs of freedom are once again slaves. We are slave to the barbaric Fascists who bare their canines when we question the corruption of their merchant maai baaps..

We need to drive them away and reclaim India.

FASCISTS !!!! Bharat Chhodo

Pune Craft beers are JOKE,

On my trip to Bangalore in 2019, I had the privilege of sitting next to a Spice Jet captain. He asked me where in Bangalore will I be living. When I told him Whitefield , he said – “Lucky Dude” . I asked how? He said – “We drive 25 kms to relish “Windmills” you will be able to relish it any day...

On the first weekend, I was there and had the privilege of tasting ” Heffeweizen” , the emperor of all beers ( For the uninitiated, its a wheat beer of German origin made from hopps, caracao, orange peel. It was the best drink I ever had in my life.. Thus began the journey of exploring the craft beers across the world.. I stopped drinking bottled/ canned beers altogether.. The lowest, I would descend would be tap beers.. Tasted them in Amsterdam, Singapore, Phillippines, USA.. and got hooked on to it forever…

Relocating to Pune in 2019 was a big let down.. First , the folks hadnt heard of it .. Then came the folks who faked craft beers in the city..

Here are my experiences of trying it at various place

  1. Toit Kalyani Nagar : I had been there in Nov 22. The dudes have ZERO idea what beer is. The carbonation is FUCKED up, the flavors are off by miles. You taste one.. its pissy and then they ask you to try another.. and then another.. Every sip hurts.. The jerks on counter are like dude strumming on a guitar which is totally off tune..
  2. Beer farm , Pimpale Saudagar : I had dropped into their store in the mall. I was tempted to order Belgian wit, Heffe and Kolsch.. My wife stopped me . I just bought 1 litre of Heff.. 2 days later, on a weekend, we opened it up. It was so pissy and with so low carbonation that we wont even wash our shoes with it. 2 sips ..and we were over.. The remaining portion is in the fridge reminding me of my sins..
  3. Effingut Baner/ Balewadi : My first visit to this pub was in late 2020. I was surprised to get a hint of real Heff . Few days later ordered 3 litres of it online in glass casks.. I opened the bottle, it was below average and I felt something fishy in it.. The next day was spend writhing and turning the whole day. The misery ended only when i finally vomitted it out.. Didnt have the courage to open the other 2 for next 15 days… Finally, when I did open, they tasted awefull. 2 sips and then the entire bottles had to be emptied in the sink.. Its been years, so I thought I can forgive them. Asked my friend to join me there yesterday ( 20Jan 23). By this time I have almost lost faith on all Pune brewers.. So, I asked them to provide a sampler.. The sampler arrived on 2 trays and the beers were as hot as a green tea which has been let to settle for 5 mins.. They tasted horrible. There was one from berry and another was apple cider.. They were the worst of pack.. My friend said the heff was ok, so we ordered a pitcher (Worth 1200). to our dismay- Heffeweizen tasted sweet . #WTH.. We had not ordered an alcoholic shikanji or neembu paani.. We had ordered few snacks which turned out to be ok. The ordeal of finishing the pitcher was over in 30 minutes.. Seems I will not visit them for next 5 years..
  4. 24K Balevadi high street : We reached the rooftop. The view from this place was amazing. The LIVE karaoke musician was good. Ambience was great. The food was great but what we had come to this place was great beer and this is where they disappointed. The wheat bier was passable, Belgian wit was not worthy of mention. Their real innovation is on Ambe mohar ( A rice beer which captures the aroma of locally popular rice)
  5. Kimaya online : I had ordered 3 different vairants from Kimaya online.. On the first order, the quality was amazing and they justified their existence with decent beers. I recommended it to my friend when he invited me to a dinner party. When we opened up, we realized that they too had screwed up. Cant recommend to any one..

To me, every one claims to be a craft brewer has turned out to be a sucker who gets the beers right only accidentally. Most of the times, its a disappointment. So what do I do now?

The nearest you can consistently get to a craft beer experience are by 2 ways a. Get Hoeggarden cans and b. Bira white.. These 2 brands seem to have professional, trained brewers who know the art and science of making beers.. For the rest of the FAKE craft brewers in Pune, I wont even waste my dime on them .. Their produce is not even worth washing my hair.

Buttfaces, the decision culture which propelled Nike to be the most iconic brand ever

Few years ago, I saw Mark Zuckerberg visit China. He was running on the city streets early morning. The most noticeable think on his body were Nike gears..

Zuckerberg in Nike gear at Beijing

I saw some astronauts on ISS ( International Space station), they were working out. They all were wearing Nike.

Nike in space

When, I was in schools, I saw a blow up of Aamir Khan. He was wearing a yellow cotton shirt, dark grey cargo and a shoe which had a very stylish curve on the sides. At that time, I didnt know that it was “Swoosh” , the greatest sports logo ever created..

Few years later, I joined the Air Force and I had enough money of my own to buy my first pair of black Nike.. They felt like heaven.. I was amazed with the bounce, the grip, the look and its style.. To my misfortune, they were stolen by someone. That the only pair of my shoes which have been stolen till date..

Today, everyone knows Nike is a dream shoe/ sports wear for any athlete and as they say- Every human on earth is an athlete..

What propelled Nike to become such an aspirational brand and icon ?

A lot of things.. but I am going to describe the most unique thing about Mgt team of Nike. It comprised all rebels.. Woodel ( A champion athlete who lost both his legs, he was on wheel chair through out a pre IPO Nike and then bought his own private jet so that airlines are not able to mess up with his wheel chair) Johnson ( a passionate runner who loved books was the one who gave the company its name), Bowerman ( A university and Olympic running coach who invented and innovated most of the Nike shoes).

Bill Bowerman designing early Nike shoe Cortez which laid the sound foundation for growth

These mercenaries used to drive into a resort on Friday evenings and discuss the decisions they should take to propel Nike to greater and greater heights.. This convergence was named by them as ” BUTT FACES” .

The core theme of the group was : Any and everyone can be insulted if their ideas, opinions or ground work on subject was weak . The Buttface was very much like a FightClub and non one’s ego was taken seriously. The first rule of Buttface was- ” You dont take your insults seriously” . Buttfaces, between themselves could without thinking laugh at each other, deride each other, throw punches each other, all without having a political agenda or ego. Only the best ideas or plan of action survived the ButtFaces juggernaut.. The ideas which survived the juggernaut, went on to bulldoze the market and plunder the competitors. Mind that their main competitor was the monster ADIDAS.. Together, the Buttfaces pushed out Adidas to a poor poor second place.. from where it never hoped it could contend Nike

Nike maintains a consistent and unassailable lead over its peers

The success of Nike attracted academicians and a professor at Harvard to study the decision making pattern at ButtFaces). They concluded that it was a robust mgt style

“Normally”, he said, “if one manager at a company can think tactically and strategically, that company has a good future. But boy are you lucky: More than half the Buttfaces think that way! : ”

As, I work with my co founders I see that often my partners or I think strategically or tactically. We do not quickly alternate between the both.. We associate our egos with the success of adoption of our ideas. Probably, thats the reason we have not been able to dominate the space we operate in. Its time for us to become गाँडमुखिये or Buttfaces..

The Buttface literal

Umra- Valdev -A European crime story

Umraine is a highly attractive and pretty woman.

Umraine or Umra

She is beautiful by conventional standards. She begins to like the neighbourhood dude named Nahato.. She proposed to Nahato and wants to marry him,..

Her other neighbour Valdev who is a rogue, fatso and a bully doesnt want to accept it..

Valdev Putra – or Valde

He warns Umraine of desisting romance with Nahato.. Umraine doesnt listen… After a few days of contemplation, Valdev barges into Umra’s home and start brutally raping her… He also declares that any one who tries to stop the rape will be screwed royally..

Neighbours turn into chickens and rats.. This is how her neighbours, now metamorphosed into rodents, respond to Umra’s call of help

Choo-S-A :  We will send humanitarian aid, some clothes so that Umra’s private parts are not in clear view of leeches all around.

Valdev has done an outrageous act.. Almighty will one day punish him..

Choo-ngland “ :  Valdev has chosen a path to bloodshed.. ( We are not rushing in to help ) but will stop doing business with Valdev.

We will not take money from them.. We urge people not to do further business with Valdev..

Choondia :  We want Valdev and Umraine to talk about it and resolve.. Now that “R” has happened , as per our sanskaar Umra should agree to marry Valdev.. We will come and do a great Naagin dance…  We cant scream, yell or deride Valdev.

Choondia or Choonda

When he eats chicken, we chew on the bones he throws away.. Damn the rape, we are concerned about some of our parrots and peacocks who took shelter in Umra’s home.  

We spoke to Valdev and he has assured that our birds will be given safe passage to fly.. Valdev is a jolly good fellow.. He’s a jolly good fellow..

So, while the rape continues unabated, the neighbours try to find their reactions which cost them the least….

They are not the ones getting raped..

Bearding their way to BIG BILLIONS and then jails

One of the easiest and guaranteed way to become a billionaire in India, is to become a BAABA.

Osho painting by Marcelo Neira pc Fineart America

These bearded men amass colossal wealth in 7 to 8 years period. One such Baba as per Forbes is worth U$ 2.5 Bn They lead 7 star super luxurious lives, trap India’s poor, middle class the most. Their façade of being an ascetic is their magic fishing net. These babas generally, have 3 things in common..

  1. Beards :They sport/ sported beards as a symbol of their detachment. This helps them portray abandonment of day today concern in pursuit of spirituality.
  2. Material glory promise : They use promises of economic resurrection, unbelievable gains as method to thug massive number of people. For childless couples, its can be a male child, for real poor its X.6 million as direct transfer to bank accounts. For frustrated folks – “Good days will come“.
  3. Super luxurious lives : Behind their public facade of sainthood, they have their flying mansions, cavalcade of super luxury cars, rollicking and secretly narcotic sex lives.

Interesting part is: All these Babas, in general are just 1 economic expose/ 1 rape conviction/ 1 sex racket away from going behind the bars..

In my personal network, I got to know about one bearded baba who was called ” पुत्र दायक स्वामी (A son providing ascetic )”. Some-time later, I had a privilege of seeing this Baba in person. He was tall 5’10” approx, with a hair bun on top which made his presence slightly over 6 foot. He was muscled up like an athlete . The pectoral were rippling, the veins on his hands and legs rose above his muscles.

Childless couples used to seek his blessings to get an offspring. His minimum donation was Rs 51,000 / havan (fire ritual). 7 such rituals were expected to yield results So the baba’s over all fertility package was approx INR 3.5Lakhs( U$ 5,000)

The process involved calling the couples to a hermitage and perform a संतान प्राप्ति यज्ञ (child seeking yagya). 7 auspicious yagya were to be performed by the seeking couple with baba on different dates to get a child. Its said 20+ couple benefitted from his process. He soon became famous and his glory spread.

Indian fire ritual called Yagya pc twitter

When investigated, it was found that during the ceremonies, he used to insert some narcotics in fire which used to render the couple unconscious. Then he used to have sex with unconscious woman.

Over 7 such rituals, if either he or the couple were lucky, the woman used to conceive. His solid prowess established.. Babaji used to have great sex, to get paid for it till he was caught and jailed.

7 such babas in not so distant past made massive fortunes from their THUGGERY but ended up in jails.

One of the most notorious baba Asaram from Gujarat was Guru to another Baba described later

Check this Economic Times compilation which explains the method of thuggery and their “THE END”

My conjecture is more such babas need to be exposed : The next 3 babas who need to be exposed and sent to grind the grain stones in jails are currently super rich, popular and powerful. The countdown is as follows :

#3. JhadhGuru (An alleged wife murderer who slipped through cracks in investigation). He has a flowing white beard. His idiotic theories on universe, youth and everything under sun mesmerizes Hoi polloi because he serves them in flowery English). He makes tons of money selling quackery. Has been a criminal developer of real estate in forest areas for his 150 acre complex . News laundry has covered Jaggi’s crimes with a good research.

However, he gets away with his crimes because he is big sycophant of Modi ( Invites him for inauguration of his monuments , openly supports is idiotic policies)

// Lot of gullible english reading Bhakts share his gas on whatsapp+ other social media

#2. JhaamDev (A Bhoga performer, massive food adulterer+ fake treatment seller)// Multi billionaire now, he runs a massive FMCG empire. He has cart blanche from govt to do as many economic offenses as he wants, as long as he doesnt get caught.

#1. Jhoothendra Noddy ( A termite and a corporate Trojan horse eating away the spirit of India)// A massive sorcerer who has helped his Tujju/ Khaarsi pay-masters amass $200 Bn+ in last 7 yrs. He runs massive advertising and media propaganda to nurture a cult of ZOMBIES. These zombies not only believe every gas he lets out but also spread it far and wide..

Which bearded/ non bearded Baba do you know about?

Can you tell the story in comments ?

What has been the biggest BABA shock in your family and network?

Can you share this so that our fellow countrymen do not get FOOLED?

#india #people #fmcg #Wealth #Sorcery #frauds #scammer

#scams

What holds back our productivity?

Year 2005, I was getting yelled upon for missing my homework, deliverables, assignments. I found myself sleeping when I was expected to be on in office. I missed applying for important exams, lost a job opportunity because when I reached there, the interviews were over. Some well-wisher told me that I need to manage my time.

I started making detailed daily schedules planning down to last 15 minutes. These covered waking up times, body chores, commutes, work, relaxation, fun etc. I found that time boxing activities didn’t work. I looked at time and I looked at schedules. I did nothing. Snoozed alarms, stared at bathroom, gazed at running shoes, fidgeted with pen, found the flap of laptops too heavy to open and boot up. Time boxing failed. Some smart person told me that you do not need to manage time. Whats holding you back is lack of motivation.

What is holding us back ?

You need to manage motivation. Once you have strong motivation, it will let you easily overcome the procrastinations, gravity, laziness.

So, I binge watched motivation movies, read self-help books, put a lot of posters around me, heard 100s of podcasts, listened to Reid Hoffman’s, Robin Sharmas, TED talks and other guru vaanis. These pep talks and graphics on Instagram pumped me up like balloon. I was sure, I would now do them. I started things on time only to abandon them. Running had me out of breath in 3 minutes, coding put me off because most of the compilers and build tools would not work as claimed, the OS would give errors I would not understand. I realized that motivation mgt and time boxing was not working. One wiseman came and quipped – “What will Motivation do if you are not energetic enough to flow with the motivation? How will your mind work to solve problem if the body is not supporting it? You need energy management”. Once you have strong motivation to do something and have set aside time, you need to ensure that you are at right energy levels to perform those acts, this will ensure things work.

So, there I was reading about Circadian rhythms [AP1] of body, studying how my body energy was rising and ebbing with different hours of the day. I discovered that the energy levels were highly affected by the weather and seasons.

Circadian Rhythm

I felt very energetic to work at places with temperature range 12 deg to 25 deg C. I felt horrible at places where temperature peaked between 36 deg to 48 deg C. It was impossible for me to work creatively and constructively. I moved to Pune in 2007 and since then, have been working out of 2 twin tech cities Pune/ Bangalore for last 14 yrs. What I have also realized that apart from weather, the single most factor which has a direct bearing on my work efficiency is the food I eat and the fluids I consume. Not just the type but also the quantity and the hour of the day I consume them.

Now I believe that our nutrition has one of the largest contributions on how well we can function as individuals. Each person has unique nutritional and fluid needs and that most often dealt with very little knowledge and science.

Coming this Saturday a new post on  food and fluids can optimize your productivity.

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Aatm nirbhar fallacy in 21st century

I get highly irritated when business owners bootlick people in power, especially the govts. The current trend is to, incongruously add a dilapidated and irritating word “aatm-nirbhar” to all their advertisements or communications. It reeks of visible sycophancy and naked dishonesty.

This is highly prevalent among the trader and traditional communities in India. Recall that Ratan Tata, totally unsolicited, came openly in support, in writing, of highly catastrophic and idiotic Demonetization within a day of its announcement. //Check the PS 1 at end for his Quid Pro Quo

The case in current context is the full page advertisement done by Vedanta group, founded by Anil Agarwal. They not only did a full page advt but also came up with a sycophantic video

So much is the fear or greed is in minds of these business men about this govt that they have to mandatorily add Modi’s speech keywords in any advertisement campaign if not make a campaign using it. Even in personal communications, they keep parroting Nandu’s cliched words. This is done to extract govt favors in contracts and also to escape harassment from govt agencies like ED/ CBI etc

Before Padma Bhushan Chanda Kochar got disgraced and fell of from glory for her corruption, she painted every digital property of ICICI bank with Modi’s keywords ( Swachh Bharat, Digital Bharat etc). The Indian environment looks very Orwelian and the toady chants very much like ” 2 legs bad, 4 legs good

This word “Aatm nirbhar” or “Self Reliance” was relevant 1950s. India, then had to import wheat, sugar, milk, paper etc.. We imported clothes, turbines for dams, automobiles, military equipment, steel/cement for homes, tape recorders, TVs. In short, we imported everything. Such were the times that ‘imported’ prefix meant good stuff. Pandit Nehru realized that this will keep India poor eternally. He pioneered self reliance not only in manufacturing but also in education ( IITs/ IIMs / NITs/ AIIMS , NIDs DRDOs, ISRO etc) . Surprisingly, there was no sycophancy of govt on these slogans by businessmen then.

In next 3 decades, various 5 year plans marched India towards self reliance. Green/White revolutions were planned and executed with very high degree of success. By 1970s India attained food grain self sufficiency. In 80s white revolution drove India to top of chart in dairy production. 1990s saw India become net exporter of wheat, steel, rice, tea, software, sugar, textiles, meat.

At the dawn of 21st century India became globally the largest manufacturers of bicycles, motorbikes, sugar, tea, toothpaste tubes( India makes 60 % of world’s total tube production). 21st century also saw India become one of the largest IT services exporter. Software services, BPOs, Medical transcription, Engineering services saw export grow at frenetic pace.

The rising exports grew demand for machines and technology which facilitated exports. Thus machinery, rare minerals, electronics imports rose. Other than a few advanced countries, India maintained a good balance of trade with trading and partnering nations.

This dependency on partners was not only good but also essential. It engaged nations in thriving relationships, just like it is between married couples. There is no aatm-nirbharta in relationship. There are complimentary capabilities and dependencies which provide the glue which binds and keeps the relationship going

Today, we live a highly connected and interdependent world. This dependence brings in highest levels of business efficiency by outsourcing. US is dependent on us for cheaper software services. We are dependent on US for software development tools. We lean on China for cheaper harvester bags for making COVID vaccines, the Chinese love Indian movies. The world is dependent on our Pharma companies and our Pharma companies are dependent on the world for patent rights/ processes, ingredients to produce drugs. We are dependent on Middle East for oil and middle east is dependent on us for nurses, software and spices. UAE is dependent on us for entertainment by Bollywood movies, we are dependent on them to conduct IPL when our domestic conditions are not congenial for sports.

Today our imports are approx U$ 390 Bn and lion’s share of import nirbharta is on China

Similarly our exports are U$292 Billion

Other than USA, we have an negative trade balance with most of our trading partners.

Imagine if everybody carries this obsolete “Aatm Nirbharta” like a fanatic or lunatic. The world will grind to a halt. India will be thrown back 7 decades. Most of India’s industry including IT industry would be dead in trenches. In view of interdependent world, this word “Aatm Nirbhar ” not only sounds grotesque but is also as absurd as perpetual motion machines. No country in this world, not even China is fully self reliant for everything.

In absence of funds of Softbank/Sequoia, there will be no flipkart, no Oyo, No Nyka or No Swiggy , no Zomato. In absence of Google maps there will be no Ola, no Uber. No laptops, no mobile phones, no internet banking, no Whatsapp. In absence of cryogenic engine support from West, no ISRO.

In an aatm nirbhar bharat there will be no amazon, no LinkedIn, no Google, no wordpress

There will be no Air force as No Sukhois, Rafales or Miraazes, Migs. No army, as no night vision goggles, no Kalashnikovs, no bulletproof armors, no big guns or communication equipments.

This demagogue brought back this ridiculous “Aatm nirbhar” slogan but he rides ” Germany nirbhar ” BMW convoys wherever he goes.

His election rallies are done in “Japan Nirbhar” Toyota range rovers, signatures are done on “Italy Nirbhar” Mont Blanc pen. Even his capability to see and read is nirbhar on Italian bvlgari glasses,

The sycophancy of corporate India and mentally retarded supporters of Modi in amplifying his ridiculous slogans like "Aatm Nirbhar"

He eats imported Rs 50,000/kg mushrooms, uses a phone designed in California but made in China. His party loots corporate India via electoral bonds and uses it to buy Israel nirbhar spyware Pegasus to do jaasoosi (spying) on journos/ politicial rivals. This hypocrite is nirbhar on govt servants to even open his car doors or to carry his umbrella but ironically talks “AatmNirbharta

He is aatm nirbhar(!!!) in, possibly in only one area(?). That self sufficiency is the cause for his abject mental state. He ran away from his wife many years ago.

#linkedin #china #software #communication #google #amazon #businessowners #electronics #electricity #export #textiles #india

PS1 : Rotten Tata received Rs 500 Crore loan from Gujarat BJP govt at interest rate 0.1 % per annum , the first installment of which would get due 21 yrs after the first car rolls out from the plant. Rotten Tata in return paid BJP party fund with Rs 700 crores worth electoral bonds, the highest ever amount paid by any one officially.

Vanity & the next billion dollar opportunity

Red fake lips

Vanity is rampant among us and growing at monstrous rate across the globe

There are various forms of vanity which have been legitimized and commercialized to hilt. Face vanity leads the pack, predominantly among the women. Lets look at how its done in different forms.

Lips: Common women, on social/ important occasions put lipstick on. Professional women put it on everyday. Its an essential part of their clutch or side bags. They compensate for lack of redness in their lips by those of pigments. People looking at women with lipstick know, its fake but its become a part of social norm. Most men, I think, are ok if the women do not paint their lips. This vanity is most avoidable but is perfectly legitimized highly leveraged by cosmetics industry. Globally the lipstick market is worth U$ 8.2 Bn

Hair : Hair vanity industry is also one of the largest. From wigs, to hair augmentation to hair transplants to hair dyes (Now euphemized as hair color), this industry is colossal U$ 75.06 Bn. Men like Amitabh Bachchan have gone fully bald. He uses wig manufactured in London and sold to him at price of Rs 2 Crore a piece. In his show profession, its acceptable to have a fake hair than appear bald and he is not courageous and confident like Rajnikanth about his self body image. Rajnikanth appears bald headed and full grey in public but with fake wigs in movies. It’s acceptable because Tamil folks won’t accept a bald, greyed, wrinkled man in 60s as their action hero. The pic on right shows how he really looks . The one on left is with vanity wig.

Jitendra, an 80s romantic film star was asked why he stopped working in movies while his contemporary Amitabh continues to rake in moolah. He said that in his real life he lives with dyed hair. In movies, he will get elderly man roles where his hair would have to look grey. This double painting job would create unmanageable paradox in his life. People can make out the fke wigs, fake color, fake augmentation but folks do use them. So, in a nut shell, hair vanity, though avoidable is also heavily monetized ( U$80 Bn annual market) and legitimized in society

Boobs : This is one of the costliest and most secretive part of vanity industry. Flat chested or small breasted women in showbiz get boob job done to titillate men and get their sexiness enhanced.  Some use falsies in bra, some use push up bras to cast that booby spell. 

Most folks who are not targeting these women sexually, dont care about the size of boobs. A kid too wont care for boobs as long as she gets her milk from the nipples or from some other source. While almost all women in Indian film industry ( Sushmita sen, Bipasha Basu, Katrina Kaif) in last decade have got their boob job done none of them admit in public the silicon implants which reside in their boobs. The most dramatic enhancement has been done by Aisha Takia ( See below )

To a greater extent Shilpa Shetty

The vanity is very expensive. Its U$ 2.76 Bn annual market. this too is non-functional and unnecessary.

 

Brain : To me, more important than appearances, are the brains of people and their behavior. I am not aware about established vanity in brains. Speeches written for politicians is one form of vanity. Carrying a Macbook to impress a client is another

Is there an equivalent of wigs or lipsticks or dyes for poor brains which one can just buy and use?

Do they work ?

What form will mental vanity take?

What are ways in which people can put on ’make up’ for lack of intelligence or smartness? 

How fake would they look if they put up brain vanity ?

 Can brain vanity become as socially acceptable and widely commercialized like lipstick, hair dye, boob job or heels ?

Is it a big billion dollar opportunity?

I have one example of a horribly failed brain vanity.

A man with ABSURD understanding of mathematics trying to explain algebra, like an idiot, making a complete ass of himself at a public forum in Canada.

May be the time for true brain vanity has come.

Smartly cheated by ICICI Lombard vultures

I got smartly cheated. The wicked sales folks ICICI Lombard

 set up a right bait. I bit it and before I could realize, they pulled the strings. I was dead like a fish ready to be fried.

Read it if you dont want to feel like an dead FISH soemday.

While I was working with Unisys, had a hospitalization cover of up to 7.5 Lakhs ( U$ 10K approx) for myself and dependents.

When I changed my job , I looked at the hike. I didnt check other compensation details. The people policy at thisnew organization (A typical Lala ji firm) was horrible. The work culture – toxic.

The shock after joining was: The health cover was paltry INR 1 lakh( U$1,300) and just for me, the employee, not dependents. A personal hospitalization cover became a necessity.

Flashback, a few years ago, needed no cover, I was seduced by ICICI folks. They said as a wealth banking customer, I am specially entitled for an amazing health scheme.

I said , I don’t need one , my employer provides adequate.

What if you lose you job, meet with an accident, treatment cost is 4 lakhs?” They got me scared and played on my fear.

Their initial offering was irresistible. For a 19.5K ( U$260 annual it offered the moon for me and my daughter

A. Health cover of up to 20 lakhs ( U$ 23,000 )

B. Annual gym reimbursement of 10,000( US1300)

C. Free health checkup at a good hospital for us worth 5,000( U$75 approx)

It meant I was getting a direct tangible, encashable value of 15,000( U$200) against a premium of 19.5 k Just 4.5K ( U$ 60) spending was giving me an insurance cover of upto 20 lakhs ( U$23K).

This seduction and bait was good only till I got trapped like a mouse.

Within 1 yrs

1. They increased the premium to 25K ( U$334)

2. Sent me to a crappy hospital for heath check

3. The health check was so basic, it was effectively useless.

I refused to renew the policy as the experience was horrible.. They put an entire army of sales unit to convince me to renew..

They promised that this time,

A. Hospital of my choice ( Aditya Birla or equiv)

B. A RM’s personal number is provided. She will do all the health booking for me.. No need to call up call center, wait for 30 minutes to talk to humans

C. A cover for all 4 members of my family.

The nightmare began, just the moment I paid the premium.

Every body in ICICI Lombard became a SUCKER.

They refused to book checkups in any hospitals other than 3rd grade ones, where I wont go with my daughter

The female RM vanished, stopped responding. She asked me to call their call center to do health checkup booking.

Wrote this today because the shameless vultures are calling/ messaging and soliciting from me the premium money and also renewal of the insurance plan..

Please never , ever buy these bloated, too good to believe health insurance from private players.

Do not entertain them.

Please share this with friends and network so that no one gets FISHED the way I have been.

#sales #health #experience #insurance #frauds#sales #health #experience #insurance #frauds