One voice - Exponential & Meaningful Growth Recently at Rang De's first board meeting, there was a unanimous voice from everyone present - Exponential and Meaningful Growth for Rang De in the next one year ... more »

It is one voice - Exponential & Meaningful Growth for Rang De Recently at Rang De's first board meeting, there was a unanimous voice from everyone present-Exponential and Meaningful Growth for Rang De in the next one year. With the completion of one year, the board members will now actively involve themselves in helping the team in achieving these targets. Not only do we want to grow but we want to ensure that our intervention makes an impact. With our board members getting more active - all this suddenly seems more doable than ever!! close

	Who's the strongest of them all? - By K Pradeep So the real - life version of the story goes like this. It was the final class of Ethics ... more »

Pradeep and his team from Niyati Technologies make everything we do 'look' good. Here he expresses what can make us feel good too. Who's the strongest of them all? By K Pradeep So the real-life version of the story goes like this. It was the final class of Ethics - a course that was mandatory for every student passing out of Loyola in Chennai (I am not sure if it continues to be mandatory now). The Professor asked the students to identify the strongest element on earth. And phat came the reply, Iron! But then Fire could melt iron, a friend quipped. From thereupon, every element we identified had a killer and a stronger element. Water can put away fire. The Sun can evaporate water. The clouds can hide the Sun. Winds can move clouds. And mountains could be the biggest barrier to winds. But mankind, with all might, can bring down mountains. So is mankind the strongest of them all? While we were thinking aloud, the professor asked us to do some self-introspection or soul searching. The reactions continued. Mankind was after all not the strongest element. How much ever hard the man works and tirelessly earns, Sleep overcomes him (or her). What can then kill sleep? Fear! So what is it that can overcome fear, give you a sound sleep, making you a stronger man who can move mountains, cross winds, rise up and reach for the stars? While we were left wonder-struck with this last dose of ethics, the Professor made his closing remark - The Strongest of them all, my friends, is Kindness. I am no spiritual guru. But I have often been bitten by the spiritual bug that has made me emerge stronger during difficult situations. They say there are rules and laws of the nature that guide us in our path to success and glory. And many of us are unknowingly following it. It really doesn't matter how strong you are? It really matters how kind you are? I wonder if that was how the word "mankind" came into being! Bouquets and brickbats welcome at kallayil@gmail.com. close

Raining Orders Ratnamala already had the basic know how of running a small business. She had set up a small outlet with an STD telephone booth and photocopying facilities, which fetched a decent income. This gave Ratnamala the confidence to go in for a loan, to buy a screen printing machine. Her new venture gives her an additional 800 to 1000 rupees every month. “I manage both, the STD booth and the screen printing” beams Ratnamala, “In fact I may do screen printing full time, as it is really doing well and orders are pouring in.” Not only is Ratnamala able to pay back her loan with ease, but also manages to save a little. close