Travelogue of an Itinerant Mind

Corruption: dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery . The popular definition of corruption is defined as a dishonest conduct by a person in power involving bribery. The person in power, typically gives another person / organization some undue favor in lieu of monetary or non-monetary benefits. In all the cases of corruption, it has two sides. One is the person who gives the favor and other is the person who takes the undue favor. Corruption cannot be prevalent if either of the parties does not cooperate. India traditionally is known to be a corrupt nation. India ranks 85 out of 180 countries in the Transparency Internationals corruption index in its latest release. Corruption is not limited to monetary loss of any particular being, but it has variety of implications in political, economic, social, environmental, national security. Corruptions among political leaders of the government reduces the trust public has on the government, public instituti...

Few days ago, Roger Federer retired. The final speech made almost all the spectators around the world emotional, including me and surprisingly, my wife (she is not a tennis fan). I was not this emotional even during Sachin or Dravid's retirement. I felt sad on both Sachin and Dravid's retirement but not emotional. But the scene which stole the heart was where Nadal and Federer were sitting side by side and holding each other hands. Both were teary eyed and it was difficult to find out who was consoling whom. What made it special and surprising is that Nadal is not just any other person or player. He was of course a friend but was also a fierce competitor of Federer and caused him many heartbreaks beating him in the court. But that day, they were just two humans expressing their uncontrolled emotions. Nadal, before Federer retired said that with the retirement of Federer a part of him was also leaving the tennis courts. It was surely the beginning of the end of the golden ear of...

In January 2022, 2 things happened which really made me happy.  One my juniors in Office, who I know since 2014 and has been working under me since then got promoted to a higher grade. For the promotion, he had to qualify a written examination and a personal interview. It was his third attempt and probably his last. He had narrowly missed being qualified for the exam in all the two times. I knew he had potential and was a sincere guy. We were constantly working together for the examination. But somehow he used to fail. In 2020, when he did not qualify for the written part of the examination, he was so demotivated and depressed that he did not have the courage to talk to me or face me. On a December morning that year, we had met in the park near our quarters and I had advised him not to lose hope and try again with an sense of purpose / mission. ('Junoon" is the hindi word we had used). In 2021 he got selected. He visited my house on 16th January and profusely thanked me for th...

  One day you will leave, safety of the harbor; Into the ocean of unknowns and the knowns, Waves of despair will come and go, Tides of sorrow will be high and low. But beyond the horizon it is a beautiful world, Let your hopes keep the doors ajar. Enjoy the sail along the way, Even if you are cast away. Life is not the ports you dock, Nor it is the seas you cross, Captain your ship in life's voyage, Journey is what matters for us. As you move ahead in life  Keep in mind what you leave behind When you face, troubled water; Be calm Be patient & drop the anchor.  Be like water, or a star Guide fellow travelers, near & far. Share your joys & spread the smiles All around you and all the while. ***** Happy 2nd Birthday Misha Maa, Bapa 13-January-2022