“Privacy is not something that I’m merely entitled to, it’s an absolute prerequisite.” – Marlon Brando, Actor Introduction As Haridwar has traditionally been a site, for death rites and also Shraddha, amongst Hindus, it also became customary for the family pandits to record each visit of the family, along with their gotra, family tree, marriages and members present etc., grouped according to family and home town. And over the centuries, these registers became an important genealogical source
“Security used to be an inconvenience sometimes, but now it’s a necessity all the time” — Martina Navratilova Introduction Somebody has said that “Happiness has many roots, but none more important than security.” We all look for security in everything. It could be health, money, mental satisfaction and many more things. As a human, we are willing to pay any price for feeling secure. As a country, the major spending
“There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third works” — Alan J Perlis Introduction Synergy comes from the Greek word for “working together.” Synergy happens when two or more independent things combine into a whole that’s greater than the sum of its parts. The combination creates power or effect that surpasses what the individual elements could achieve separately. In a simple win-win situation, each party gets their
“Quality does not come from inspection but improvement of the production process” — W Edwards Deming Introduction When the Devas and Asuras started the Samudra Manthan (Churning of the ocean for the celestial nectar), before the precious gems and Amrit, foremost the poison oozed out of the ocean. The poison was so dangerous and powerful, just mere contact with the poison made few asuras lose their lives, and all the
“ For every effect, there is the root cause. Find and address the root cause rather than try to fix the effect as there is no end to the latter” — Celestine Chua Introduction Some studies have suggested that the average business professional spends 3 hours every week solving work-related problems! Problem-solving may unfold differently depending on the industry, or even the department you work in. But most of us will