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Samosa from Annapoorna sweets

Back in the school days, quite near our school, we had one Annapoorna sweets shop. It was a kind of bakery cum sweet shop. They mainly sold sweets. And they sold some of the best samosas during those days. There was no seating space there. We had to stand and order. They would give one samosa in a plate alongwith chutney and sauce mixed together. Evening 4pm onwards, they'd make these samosas. Dad used to get these samosas sometimes while…
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The best samosa in Mysore – Dhanalakshmi Sweets

Ask me where we can get the best samosas in Mysore. I'll guide you towards - Dhanalakshmi Sweets in Saraswathipuram. The location on Google map is wrong. However it's approximately around the same locality. Just ask someone like olden times and they'll guide you. Here's the Google map location:  Dhanalakshmi Sweets What's so special about the samosas in this place? They add nice green leaves to the samosa (sabsige soppu) and the inner filling is juicy. They give nice chutney…
Posted inPhilosophy Wisdom Work

Why do we hold good people to higher standards of scrutiny?

Do you people also feel that good people are held accountable to higher standards than average or bad people? Let me narrate you a few incidents that happened with my family and relatives: One of my uncles said that "methi" seeds are bad for health and bad for diabetes patients. Then I asked him, if bakery items like puffs (made up of maida and dalda) are healthy. He didn't answer. Because at his house, they get bakery items almost every…
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Staff welfare: what is being done versus what ought to be done

Many companies and organisations these days have something like "staff welfare department". This is created for the purpose of satisfying some norms of the institution to show off that they care for their workers. Sometimes, it is created as a mandate to satisfy some labour law or government norms. What these staff welfare departments do: Celebrating staff birthdays Taking on one day or two day picnics and travels during the holidays! Conduct sports and games beyond the working hours Meditation…
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What we can learn about leaders from the demonetisation exercise

Let's go back. Modi comes to power in 2014. Things are going fine in 2016, although Modi govt has already started their attack on democracy. Out of nowhere, Modi appears on TV on an evening of November 2016 and announces demonetization! What followed his announcement on state television is serious chaos, never ending queues outside banks and ATMs, people struggling to get money out of their banks, poor bank staff overworking. The entire country's bank staff had to overwork to…
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Expressing thanks to housekeeping staff – the wrong way

My friend recalled one incident at his company where the boss asked for ideas to show gratitude to the housekeeping staff. Housekeeping staff is the one that cleans up the office and premises. So the HR came up with a brilliant idea. The idea was that the office staff will do the cleaning for one day, so that the housekeeping staff need not clean for a day. On the day, the staff members were juggling between their work and cleaning…
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A few lessons for young people

A few lessons for young people: First lesson is that be confident and do not be submissive. Know that you are an independent human being and develop your self worth. You do not need to bow down before people equal to you or even above you. Be kind to people below your hierarchy and also be assertive with them. Be assertive with everyone with whom you interact. The first time you meet a person is crucial. If it is a…
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Summer nights

Back in my childhood... When we moved to this house, our area was less populated. Less houses, less people, no vehicles at all after 7pm, no shops and amenities. The last bus was around 8:45 or 9pm! Summers used to be sunny and summer nights would be hot. But after 8 or 9pm, sometimes during April time, we would get some good cool wind. So we would sit outside after our dinner to get some cool air. As we sat…
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Are they all testing our limits and dehumanising us?

Take most of the businesses, they are all testing our limits and dehumanising us. Let me list out: Most political parties have taken their voters for granted. No respect for the voters. Voters keep voting their favourite political party, hence the voters are taken for granted. RCB management has taken their fans for granted, because they'll support the team, no matter what. Hence the fans of RCB have been taken for granted and the management takes wrong decisions just to…
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“Yuddha kale” versus “koosu huttoku munche”

There are two interesting proverbs in Kannada and I feel the two are opposites and present alternate wisdom for the same situation. Situation: what is the right time to start a work? First: yudda kaale shastraabhyasa - probably borrowed from Sanskrit, it means: "practicing the use of weapons at the time of war". This proverb is directed at people who do the work at the last minute or when it is too late. I've seen this proverb being routinely used…