Richard Branson: People Power -- the Engine of Any Business

I read the article People Power -- the Engine of Any Business by Richard Branson (founder of Virgin Group) in Entrepreneur magazine some long time ago, but the following piece is still echoing in my mind:

One main reason people leave a job is that they are not listened to.

Be aware that a bad leader can destroy a business very quickly. In small businesses this is easily apparent. On my island of Necker in the Caribbean, we had a general manager who tried to change the way things were done. He discouraged the staff from drinking with our guests. This soured the atmosphere fast. We had to step in to replace the manager and restore staff morale and the sense of management’s trust in them, which had been broken.

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Malayalis may not have valued Nedumudi Venu, but ChatGPT did

Back in the late 1980s (exactly in 1988, according to some searches)—there was a much-loved Malayalam serial called Mandan Kunju . Ever since then, our family developed a deep appreciation for Nedumudi Venu. His acting was often compared to that of Sivaji Ganesan, who was widely celebrated at the time. There were even debates about how Nedumudi was surpassing Sivaji with his unmatched natural style. Even in his 30s, Nedumudi would appear with grey hair, convincingly portraying elderly characters. About 35 years ago, I happened to watch a film in which Nedumudi Venu actually played the lead role—something quite rare in his career. I couldn’t remember the plot or the supporting cast, but what stayed with me vividly was the setting. The film had been shot in Munnar’s Madupetty Estate, with the estate school serving as one of the locations. I also remembered a Carnatic-influenced song filmed outdoors in the estate, which left a strong impression on me. For years, I tried to rediscover ...

The American College, Madurai - Famous alumni

I'm trying to constantly update this list. It should have been titled "remarkable" or "notable"--instead of "famous". Prof. Kalyani - Social Activist ( link ) Mahendran (birth name: Alexander) - 54PUC?? - film director of Mullum malarum, etc Prof. Solomon Pappiah - 53TAM?? ( link ) Dr. R. Prabhakar Vedamanickam - 80ECO?? - Professor, Music Director, Font Creator, known for creativity M. Vallalar IAS - 84ENG?? - Collector of Dindigul District Bala - 83TAM?? - film director of Sethu, etc Vivek (birth name: Vivekanathan) - 78COM59 - comedy actor Ramki - 78?? - actor Thota Tharrani - 64PUC?? - art director Shihan Hussaini - 84ZOO?? - Karate expert and actor Karu. Palaniappan - 90ENG?? - film director of Partiban Kanavu, etc Ram (birth name: Rama Subbu) - 93TAM?? - film director of Katrathu Tamil, etc Shanmugharajan - 99TAM?? - actor (acted in Virumandi, etc Jacob Sahaya Kumar Aruni - 93PHY?? - Chef and VJ

Save American College, Madurai

This post was written in 2008 and outdated now. For update, please check Save American College, Madurai (Update 2011) Update (2011-01-16) : Save American College, Madurai (Update 2011) I'm highly privileged to have 3 degrees (B.Sc. (Spl. Physics), PGDCA and MCA) from The American College, Madurai, South India . Unlike other "commercial" colleges, American College has given room for poor students and uplifted them. And unlike other "elite" colleges who'd give seat only for "intellectuals", American College has produced geniuses. In the recent months, the saddening thing is that the college is under divide (Principal Vs. Bishop). Here is the email I sent to alumnae lately informing about the informations that I received about the developments: Update (2011-01-16) : Save American College, Madurai (Update 2011) All: I was thinking that the " Save American College " campaign was a FUD . But, when I tried to understand the problem through my...