INDIAN RETAIL INDUSTRY

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By Kamlesh Tripathi

https://goo.gl/O9Dr5U   PPT on #Indian #Retail #Industry. (Open with Microsoft Power Point)

VIGNETTE: CORPORATE CAUSERIE

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By Kamlesh Tripathi

CORPORATE CAUSERIE

 I was once travelling with a senior colleague of mine. We were on long and arduous tour to launch and promote one of our new products, having a rural lilt. Having been out, already for about twenty days, homesickness was quite evident on our faces, and a deeper look even revealed we were famished.

    This senior colleague of mine had a sinister sense of humour that often hyperlinked you to a jolly laughter at hindsight. He was a voracious reader, but revealingly, of management books which he preferred to, expeditiously lay his eyes on, much before the company czars did. To drum perhaps ... ‘Ya-ya, I too, am there.’

    Amid the pile-up of fatigue, and on a sweltering Sunday we were roughing it out, from one meeting to the other, talking vivaciously about our product is when the day finally merged into a lazy evening.

    We finally returned to the hotel. Where, we were sharing a room. And on our way back we had picked up some chilled ale, as hotel bar was indeed, expensive.

    The plan of action now was to have a quick shower, even when the tap water was boiling hot, owing to the severe heat of summers, so as to catch the beer within drinkable temperatures.

    As a senior colleague he barged in first, only to come out as a rebound, since the water was hot, where even bare minimum was too much, is when I followed suit. In the loo, I noticed he was having severe hair-fall. He was a Bengali gentleman.

    And, after I too, was through, we finally decided to uncork the bottle. The beer was still drinkable. We gulped down the first sip followed by a munch is when I asked,

    “Dada you’re losing a lot of hair. I could notice in the toilet.’

    Dada had another gulp followed by his favourite munch—peanuts and agonisingly said.

“Arrey baba, mein toh chahaton hun ki sab bal gir jaye per mein General Manager ban jaun.’

    Those days our General Manager and Head of Marketing was a bald gentleman.

    This causerie is a tribute to my senior colleague Debashish Gangully who died of cancer in the US some time back. The General Manager and Head of Marketing then, was Mr. M. M.Bhavnani, about whom I don’t know where he is.

    And, in life when you look back you’ll find, so much has happened, that is so captivating and worth remembering, but unfortunately, we don’t have the time for it.

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THE CLASSY #ICON- #ANAND #MAHINDRA- CMD #MAHINDRA GROUP

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 Some personalities happen to impress you at times, but some always … and he happens to be one of them. And, I would desist from venerating him; in some paltry words of mine, for words will fall short in contouring this supersonic icon of Indian business. But, yes, he is inherently original, beamingly creative, and knows well how to welcome the future in all humility. A role model for many, and does complex things in simple and novel ways.

And, this time he conjoins the childhood favourite board game of Snakes and Ladders to the health regimen and shares it on Instagram for better recall value. This interesting creation of his was published in ET Panache, around the World Health Day (April 7) wherein, he makes some simple but interesting observations in the colourful boxes of snakes and ladders  where ladders you need to climb and snakes you need to avoid:

§  Ladder: High fibre meals (>30 gms/day), controls Blood Sugar and cholesterol.

§  Ladder: By consuming fruits and vegetables regularly, one can be at low levels of cholesterol and triglycerides.

§  Snake: Aerated drinks, fruit juices and maida items lead to high blood sugar levels.

§  Ladder: Exercise (5-6 days/week) leads to significant control of lifestyle diseases.

§  Snake: Waist size (>43” M; >38” F) is a direct market for heart attack.

§  Snake: Papad, pickle and processed food increases risk if obesity.

§  Ladder: Quit smoking, it decreases the risk of heart attack.

§  Snake: Sedentary lifestyle increases waist circumference and weight.

§  Ladder: Taking the stairs increases the fitness levels.

§  Snake: Fried snacks, farsan, bakery products increase high risk of high cholesterol.

Wishing Mr. Anand Mahindra health, wealth and fame.