Unkule to bring a great
value to the participant‘s
life in general as well as to
professional life. Such
programs like Yoga and
Pranayama are good
for peaceful mind, body
a n d s o u l . T h e s e
categorized programs are
targeted at the top, middle
and lower level of an
organization and will prove
to be a good first step
towards the ‗Learning
Organization‘ concept.‖
The special programs
include following topics:
1. Emotional Intelligence
in Business tactics
2. Discourses on Vedanta,
Vedas & Yoga
3. Learning Pranayama &
based Meditation
4. Power of Prayers &
Mantra Chanting
5. Anger, Anxiety, Ego, Arrogance & Stress
Management
T h e ‗ L e a r n i n g
Organization‘ is a concept
that was coined through
the work and research
of Peter Senge and his
colleagues (Senge, 1994).
It encourages organizations
to shift to a more
interconnected way of
thinking. Organizations
should become more like
c o m m u n i t i e s t h a t
employees can feel a
commitment to.
―I am very keen to take on
‗Learning Organization‘ as
CE-N, India‘s annual vision
for 2011-12‖, Director for
CE-N, India, Santosh Kolhe
said. He added, ―The only
thing one can predict
about the future is
‘change’. In the coming
year, I see CE-N, India as a
very flexible organization
where people will accept
and adapt to new ideas and
changes through a common
vision; an organization that
learns and encourages
learning among its people,
hence creating a more
knowledgeable workforce.‖
―Developing a ‗Learning
Organization‘ is simply an
attainable process with
long - term benefits like
g r ea t e r mo t i v a t i on ,
creativity, improved social
i n t e r a c t i o n a n d
i n t e r d e p e n d e n c y ,
innovation and better
customer relations. It is a
concept that is becoming
an increasingly widespread
philosophy in modern
companies, from the
largest multinationals to
the smallest ventures. What
is achieved by this
p h i l o s o p h y d e p e n d s
considerably on one's
interpretation of it and
commitment to it.‖, Kolhe
said.
He was recently speaking at
the launch of a variety of
training & self motivating
programs under the banner
of BrainAge Resource
Qual ity Enhancement
division.
He said, ―We are launching
special programs in
association with renowned
personality like Dr. Nitin
‘Learning Organization’ - Vision 2011
I n s i d e t h i s i s s u e :
Energy from the Moon with Luna Ring 2
There is no honour in killing 2
When a good job turns into a bad trap 3
Vasota: A dreamland for trekkers 4
Today - the best day in my life 5
Chat with Christian Becker 6
Stories and more
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“900 cases of
honour killings
take place every
year in the
States of
Haryana, Punjab
& Uttar-Pradesh.
Another 100 to
300 cases take
place in the rest
of the country.”
There is No Honour in Killing
Energy from the Moon with Luna Ring
A group of Japan‘s
engineers plans to exploit
moon for an everlasting
generation of power. It is a
fact that four decades
have passed since humans
last set foot on the moon.
Japanese major Shimizu
Corporation has now
charted out a novel idea
f o r g e n e r a t i o n o f
a l t e r na t i v e en e r g y ,
following realization that
Japan‘s energy system has
been dealt with a massive
blow by the disaster at the
Fukushima nuclear power
station. Shimizu‘s program
calls for a massive 12 mile-
wide, 6,800 mile long
―Luna Ring‖ of solar panels
to be constructed on the
moon‘s surface. The solar
panels will harness solar
(Continued on page 3)
Honour kil l ings are
murders. Dozens of
people, both women and
men are killed for "honor"
every year, falling victim
to the deeply rooted caste
system, which dictates an
individual's social standing
based on the caste they
are born into.
There was a happily
married couple living for
one year in our area,
Husband was well qualified
civil engineer and wife was
also graduate, well
mannered women, but
they were not from same
caste and it was a love
marriage against their
famil ies , but later
accepted.
After one year, once
husband‘s elder brother
came to meet them and to
stay with them for a week.
The couple was very happy
on his arrival unaware of
the untoward incident
coming their way. The
elder brother always
thought that his brother‘s
wife belongs to lower cast
and not fit for my brother;
she had completely
dishonoured their religion
and must be punished. At
mid night he attacked his
brother‘s pregnant wife
and hit her with a rod on
her head. She sustained
major i njur ies but
unfortunately lost her
baby.
There are many similar
cases like Nirupama
Pathak, 22, a New Delhi–
based journalist, allegedly
murdered by her own
mother. She had wanted to
marry a fellow journalist
who belongs to a lower
caste — and she was
pregnant. The family
claimed that Nirupama had
killed herself, and lodged a
case against her boyfriend
for exploitation and
abetting suicide. But when
the postmortem results
revealed Nirupama had
been asphyxiated, the
police arrested her
mother, Sudha Pathak.
Though Western readers
associate the term more
w i t h T a l i b a n - r u l e d
Afghanistan than with 21st
century India, honour
killings are shockingly
frequent in villages in the
northern and northwestern
parts of the country,
where those daring to
cross the barriers of caste
are made to pay with their
lives.
Women, since they have
property rights, are a
threat if not kept under a
vice like grip. It is no
surprise that Haryana, one
of India's wealthiest states
with a largely farm-based
economy, has the highest
rate of selectively aborting
female fetuses, a practice
that has skewed the
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power directly from the sun
and then radiate it straight to
Earth via microwaves and
lasers.
As per Shimizu Corporation‘s
estimate, it can potentially
raise 13,000 terawatts of
continuous energy sent to
various receiving stations
around the Earth that in turn
can be distributed to earth‘s
population.
With NASA‘s expedition plans
(Continued from page 2) for the moon grinding to an
indefinite halt, the innovative
Japanese company hopes on
building the huge lunar
construction project with aid
of what Japan is good at, the
robots. In fact, humans will be
seldom involved in moon
except for just supervising the
functions.
The company believes that a
shift from economical use of
limited resources to the
unlimited use of clean energy
is the ultimate dream of all
mankind. The Luna Ring aims
will put to play ingenious ideas
coupled with advanced space
technologies.
An American Indian tells about a brave
who found an eagle's egg and put it
into the nest of a prairie chicken. The
eaglet hatched with the brood of
chicks and grew up with them.
All its life, the changeling eagle,
thinking it was a prairie chicken, did
what the prairie chickens did. It
scratched in the dirt for seeds and
insects to eat. It clucked and cackled.
And it flew in a brief thrashing of
wings and flurry of feathers no more
than a few feet off the ground. After
all, that's how prairie chickens were
supposed to fly.
Years passed. And the changeling eagle
grew very old. One day, it saw a
magnificent bird far above in the
cloudless sky. Hanging with graceful
majesty on the powerful wind
currents, it soared with scarcely a beat
of i t s s t rong go lden w ings.
"What a beautiful bird!" said the
changeling eagle to its neighbor.
"What is it?”
"That's
a n
eagle -
t h e
chief of
t h e
birds,"
the neighbor clucked. "But don't give
it a second thought. You could never
be like him."
So the changeling eagle never gave it
a second thought and it died thinking
it was a prairie chicken.
When you have what most
people consider a ―good‖ job,
it is easy to feel obligated to
stay where you are. After all,
you have what most people
want, right? It may be true
most people settle for a
―good‖ job, but then there are
some of us who aren‘t satisfied
with that. We want work that
feeds our passion. Work that
has meaning that extends
beyond a pay. And we need
work that lends itself to the
lifestyle we want, instead of a
job that forces us into survival
mode: just hanging on,
tolerating Monday through
Friday and spending the
weekend to detoxifying
emotionally and mentally.
For anyone whose ambition is
nudging you on to make your
next best career move, here
are a few thoughts on breaking
free from the bad trap of a
good job:
1.The first way to break free
from the t rap i s to
acknowledge it is just not
working. Regardless of how
anyone else feels or what
anyone else likes, the live you
life can only be experienced by
you. If you are listening to
other people, more than likely
folk who are afraid to take
their own journey, you are
selling your self short. Isn‘t it
time you stopped living
someone else‘s dream and
started focusing on yours.
(Continued on page 5)
When a good job turns into a bad trap
Chicken or Eagle?
As we engage in
our day-today
activities at
work in office,
it's all too easy
and obvious to
get agitated and
impatient. That
brings a negative
strain of thought
instead of a
positive one. But
how do we
overcome that?
Read on.
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“It's one of life's
most awesome
facts that
people are
drawn to those
who are good
listeners.”
Are we really listening?
Vasota: A dreamland for trekkers
Fort of Vasota is deep into the
woods, guarded by wild
carnivores. Earlier famous due
to the presence of sloth
bears, there is no road for
Vasota, crossing the Shivsagar
Lake is the only way to this
scenic place.
It is located on the edge of
the 420 sq km Koyna Wildlife
Sanctuary. Currently, the
sanctuary is said to be home
to bears, leopards and even
tigers. Other fauna includes
sambars, gaurs, barking deers,
pythons, cobra and Indian
giant squirrels.
A three-hour climb from the
base takes you to the top.
While there have been no
report of any attack on
trekkers by wild animals, it is
advisable to stay in a group all
the time. The forest is filled
with jamun trees and
blackberry shrubs.
Before the forest cover, near
the peak, a trail to the right
leads to Nageshwar cave. Lord
mahadeo idol carved in the
cave of Nageshwar is thronged
by hundreds of devotees on
shivratri. It is believed that
water droplets from the
rooftop of the cave fall on the
shivling all year round.
The entrance of the fort is
marked by a small staircase
leading to the hanuman
temple. The entrance of the
fort is marked by a small
staircase leading to the
hanuman temple. The path to
the right takes us to the
Mahadeo temple. After a hard
day's work one can take a dip
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faces. It's in the very words that we use to follow up with in our discussion with that person. The good news is that by making ourselves aware of the fact that we're not truly listening we can begin at that very moment correcting the problem. Make yourself aware of the importance of listening and you'll reap many rewards. It's one of
life's most awesome facts that people are drawn to those who are good listeners. U p o n r e a d i n g t h e biography's of many leaders one thing is clear. Each in their own way are magnificent listeners.
The next time your in conversation with someone think about this question for a second. Many times we're simply thinking of what we're going to say next, rather than actually listening to the person with a clear mind. If you're guilty of this at times there's some really bad news. The other person knows this as well. It's written all over our
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There is No Honour in Killing
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demographics so much that
there are only 861 women for
1,000 men. Young men are
forced to purchase brides from
other states.
A stringent law to stop ―honour
killings‖ is on the anvil and the
government is geared up to
bring the bill in the ongoing
sess ion of par l iament.
Government felt a law was not
the answer to the problem
given the fact that various
traditions are followed across
the country.
What can we do to prevent
such a thing from happening?
Firstly, the mentality of the
people has to change. And
when we say that the
mentality has to change, we
mean to say that parents
should accept their children‘s
wishes regarding marriage as it
is they who have to lead a life
with their life partners and if
they are not satisfied with
their life partner then they
will lead a horrible married life
which might even end in
suicide.
Secondly, we need to have
stricter laws to tackle these
kinds of killings as this is a
crime which cannot be
pardoned because. Humans do
not have the right to write
down death sentences of
innocent fellow humans.
(Continued from page 2)
accomplishments, the many
blessings, and, yes, even the
hardships because they have
served to make me stronger.
I will go through this day with
my head held high, and a
happy heart. I will marvel at
God's seemingly simple gifts:
the morning dew, the sun, the
clouds, the trees, the flowers,
the birds. Today, none of these
Today, when I awoke, I
suddenly realized that this is
the best day of my life, ever!
There were times when I
wondered if I would make it to
today; but I did! And because I
did I'm going to celebrate!
Today, I'm going to celebrate
what an unbelievable life I
have had so far: the
miraculous
c r e a t i o n s
will escape
my notice.
Today, I will
share my
excitement
for life with
other people. I'll make
(Continued on page 7)
2. Accepting a good job is something
you do – not who you are. In many
cases a good job requires you
compartmentalize, becoming two
different people. You have the 9-5 full
time job person who is just a shell of
who you are. Then you have the after-
work and weekend persona where you
come alive. I‘ve never been good at
managing that kind of split. This isn‘t
about working all the time; it‘s about
being able to be 100% of you 100% of
the time.
3. Realize making good money does
not equal having a great lifestyle.
Good jobs, especially good jobs that
pay well can keep us leashed to a life
that is less than we dream for
ourselves. We tolerate assignments,
conversations, and mediocrity on a full
-time basis and still expect to have
enough life left over for living. That‘s
tough. Money allows us to take care of
ourselves and our family, but money
alone won‘t get us to lifestyle we need
to feel fulfilled.
Getting out of the trap of a bad
job requires creating success on your
own terms instead of settling for what
there is. It‘s living out the experience
of finding work that meets the
requirements of your financial needs
and aligns with your purposed passion.
Even when it seems like having both a
career you love and one that allows
you to earn what you need, refuse to
believe that you have to choose one
over the other. The good news is you
can escape the bad trap. The greater
news is you are the key to your own
freedom.
Source: www.careerealism.com
(Continued from page 3)
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Today - the best day in my life
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Are we really listening?
Vasota: A dreamland for trekkers animals are believed to come
to the lake after dark, so one
can sit high in the safety of
the watchtower and watch
the wild on a full moon night.
Getting there
Reach Satara by train/bus.
From Satara reach Bamnoli
(35 Km.) by bus. From
Bamnoli take a boat ride to
Met Indavali, which will take
close to an hour. It‘ll costs Rs
in the cool waters of
the Shivsagar Lake or
quietly sit on the edge
of the lake and watch
numerous birds in
action.
An added attraction of
V a s o t a i s t h e
watchtower built by forest
officials near the lake. Wild
(Continued from page 4) 1400 for a return journey and
c a n c o m f o r t a b l y
accommodate 10 people. In
order to visit Vasota, one
needs to take permission of
the forest department, which
can be obtained on the spot
from their office located at
Bamnoli.
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Christian Becker, Structural Project
Manager, CE-N Bochum was recently on his
visit to CE-N, India. Here are the excerpts
of the heartfelt chat with him.
Who inspires you in life?
-There are number of people inspiring me
with number of things which I like.
What is the most important thing in your
life?
-Health, family and friends.
What is your favorite food?
-I like Indian food but it is so spicy!! I had
few problems at first but now I like it very
much. In Germany also I go to Indian
Restaurants.
What is one memory you have as a kid?
-Learning swimming with father.
Which is your most favorite place?
-It is Chile, near South America.
If you could have a lunch with 3 people in the world? Who would you choose and why? (Laughs) Never thought about this! Bono - Singer/rock star Barack Obama
How do you describe India? What do you
like most about this place?
-Here people are so friendly, no bitter
experience. I visited Ajanta Ellora, Juhu
Beach with my colleagues and I liked it very
much.
And what was the thing you did not like?
-The temperature here does not suit me.
Next time I will come in winter!
What would you like to say about CE-N,
India office?
-I received a very warm welcome and met
friendly, good natured people.
What is the best part about working with CE-N? -I got a chance working on really challenging projects, and many landmarks. They are creative and interesting whereas at other places it was boring.
Christian Becker at
the Marine drive,
Mumbai during his
recent visit to India
Two frogs
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A group of frogs were travelling through
the woods, and two of them
fell into a deep pit. When the other
f rogs s aw how deep the p i t
was, they told the two frogs that they
we re a s good a s dead . The
two frogs ignored the comments and
tried to jump up out of the pit
with all their might. The other frogs kept
telling them to stop, that they were as
good as dead. Finally, one of the frogs
took heed of what the other frogs were
saying and gave up. He fell down
and died.
The other frog continued to jump as
hard as he could. Once again,
the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop
t h e p a i n a n d j u s t d i e . H e
jumped even harder and finally made it
o u t . Wh e n h e g o t o u t , t h e
other frogs said, "Did you not hear us?"
The frog explained to them that he was
deaf. He thought they were encouraging
him the entire time.
This story teaches two lessons:
1. There is power of life and death in
t h e t o n g u e . A n e n c o u r a g i n g
word to someone who is down can lift
them up and help them make it
through the day.
2. A destructive word to someone who is
d ow n c an be wh a t i t t a k e s
to kill them.
Be careful of what you say. Speak life to
those who cross your path. The power of
words… it is sometimes hard to
understand that an encouraging word
can go such a long way. Anyone can
speak words that tend to rob another of
the spirit to continue in difficult times.
Special is the individual who will take
the time to encourage another.
Today is the day I quit worrying about
what I don't have and start being
grateful for all the wonderful things
God has already given me. I'll
remember that to worry is just a waste
of time because my faith in God and
his Divine Plan ensures everything will
be just fine.
And tonight, before I go to bed, I'll go
outside and raise my eyes to the
heavens. I will stand in awe at the
someone smile. I'll go out of my way to
perform an unexpected act of kindness
for someone I don't even know. Today,
I'll give a sincere compliment to
someone who seems down. I'll tell a
child how special he is, and I'll tell
someone I love just how deeply I care
for her and how much she means to
me.
(Continued from page 5) beauty of the stars and the moon, and
I will praise God for these magnificent
treasures.
As the day ends and I lay my head
down on my pillow, I will thank the
Almighty for the best day of my life.
And I will sleep the sleep of a
contented child, excited with
expectation because I know tomorrow
is going to be the best day of my life,
ever!
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind;
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet;
To make all your friends feel that there is something in them;
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true;
To think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best;
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your
own;
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of
the future;
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to
criticize others.
Promise
Yourself
Today - the best day in my life
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