The Tea-Master's Column

Few of us who have been plagued by the snarling traffic on Hosur road would squirm by the thought of a bridge from Silk Board to Electronics City(9 km long). Man .. I would never like to live in Blore when this happens ? What now takes over an hour, would probably take more than 2 hrs. It was then like a lightning from a blue that the idea of a rope-way struck me. Why cant we have one from Silkway to E. City ? And then from E-City station to various companies here - Infy, Wipro, Siemens - wow !! People can just get up on Silk-board and get down at the respective buildings. It will be hassle-free, eco-friendly and less problematic for the existing traffic. Only thing is that initial investment might be more. But if one has to do a cost benefit analysis, one would find that - it is much better than the hours of pain that thousands of people have to go through for years together - given the record of Karnataka govt in getting bridges built !!

Of late having been watching a bit of TV or rather what they call the 'Reality shows' - Indian Idol, Harsha Bhogle ki Khoj etc etc. I was really impressed by the tremendous enthusiasm, response and participation at these events. And so it just struck me if we could something similar in our club meetings. Following are my thoughts: 1). Currently roles like MC and TTM are handled by members.Instead these roles will be handled by a guest member 2). Instead of 1 MC, we will have 2 people who will compare the whole show. Similarly, instead of 1 TTM, we will have 2 people. They will still talk on the theme set by the Edu committee. 3). Now, if we have this over a period of 2 months, 4 meetings that means 16 guests will get a chance to anchor a TM meeting. The final meeting will have the winners of these 4 meetings and the final winner will get his TM joining fees sponsored by the club or anything deemed fit by members. 4). If we have more than 16 guests willing...

As I see, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Mysore emerge as the Hot-spots of the South, my eyes turn east. Can we not have a similar map in the East of India ? I believe we can. We can something like Kolkata, Bhubaneshwar, Jamshedpur and Siliguri linked together, it can serve as a the Eastern Corridor. Linking I would mean, by fast-trains that take between 6-8 hours of travel or good bus service. Superfast highways and roads connecting these cities. Wow !! Kolkata could be the financial centre of east and given its proximity to East Asia like Bangkok, Tokyo, Manilla, Hong-Kong, Kuala Lumpur - it can serve as the gateway to these economies. Jameshedpur, promoted by the Tatas can be the industrial capital. With Infosys Bhubaneshwar has emerged as a IT destination. Given its proximity to rich cultural places like Konarak and Puri - it has huge untapped potential. Siliguri is important as it is the gateway to the North-east. Now, one would ponder as to why its important to develop these p...

Hello Friends, Am a little tea-leaf ! Everyone from an old man, a poor man, rich man, fit man, stressed man needed me at sometime of his day. I have this unique capability of giving them the much needed energy and rejuvenation. I am the cause why they take a little break from their monotonous work. I have often eavesdropped into so many interesting conversations but believe me if one had implemented even 1% of those creative and innovative ideas, this world would have been a different place to be. Not to mention, the little rumours and chit-chats I get to hear from those lovely ladies when they come together after their siesta :-). "Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.Live the actual moment.Only this moment is life." So, Tea Masters while drinking that ' cup of life' if you come across a thought or idea, share it with us. It can be anything on earth - innova...