Lagaan and Leadership

Lot of people might have seen the "Lagaan" Movie.....It teaches lot of things from leadership perspective.

Let us start when Ameer Khan challenges the British on the Cricket Play for abolishing the Tax. He raises the tempo and plays on emotions of the opponent to get them raise the challenge for maximum benefit.
First of all the villagers never played the Cricket in their life, this is like choosing complete discomfort zone, but what kept them motivated to play is the goal.

Once goal is set, it looks like impractical and unrealistic, as a leader Ameer convinces that this is achievable and portrays as a simple play....show your stakeholders and the team simple things out of complexities.

Then the key thing is selection of resources ...... design first what is the organization model, no biases...based upon expertise then fit the people accordingly....whether it is bowler or batsman.
Irrespective of creed, caste and religion..Ameer chooses his team.

Next step is get adequate training, whether it is sophisticated or rugged....you need a right coach...

Now the play starts.... Ameer walks them with confidence.... while they are unable to bowl the opposition out... He plays the tactics.. change is the key word here.. Spotting the bhola(handicapped person in the Movie) for spin bowling changes the course of the play. It is like finding your team member's core strength and leveraging for an advantage.

While opening the batting, you see Ameer leading the batting...that is like Lead by example.
Keep motivating Keep motivating till you achieve the goal.

So what is the villains got out of it... Never underestimate the competition.

I am an Indian

Lot of people ask me where are you from? a secret i want to unravel......

When I was in Delhi, North India...people ask me reading my surname "Bejawar", r u from Rajasthan...Yes I am from the Warrior's family.....my grand father was a freedom fighter and jailed for fighting the foreign rulers, his name is associated with God Ram.
My grad pa taught me the fighting spirit!!

Looking at me some body ask r u from kolkatta....looks your features are same as Bengali or Assami...like East Indian... Yes, I am from Kolkatta, My father is an ardent fan and devotee of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and Vivekananda. I enacted n no of times Vivekananda's role in my childhood. My brothers names are Vivekananda Bejawar and Ramakrishna Bejawar.

The roles taught me spirituality and respect for country and culture.

Some body asks me again r u a Maharashtrian , West India... war sounds like you are close to Nagpur/chandrapur area.... I proudly say yes, because I born in Solapur and for about 4 years I grown up in Latur/Tulzapur....our home god is Balaji and Tulza Bhavani. My mother born and brought up in Solapur and my father worked for MSEB as an Engineer. I am completely aware of Chatrapathi Shivaji's history.

West India taught me to be aggressive and embrace change effectively.



People ask me r u from karnataka, South India, There is a Matt called Bejawar's Matt......
I say Yes, I am a south Indian, my childhood was spent in a small town called Nirmal in Andhra Pradesh (well known fro wooden Toys, www.nirmalcity.com) . I am graduated from Osmania University in engineering, from Hyderabad....and i call now Home City.

South India taught me to be nice. hospitality and kind to people.

Yes I am proud to be an Indian...which is rich in culture, values and respect for humanity.

India is into Nuclear Club

This was a moment of pride for India, as it is officially entered into Nuclear club. It is first time world deviated to give exception to India. Kudos to Manmohan (PM) + all the Bureaucrats and Scientists who worked and dared for this. India is the largest democratic country, growing economy and showed a matured political system to the world.

With this India can help all its energy needs and give greater momentum to the growing economy.

Well, we do not need to test our Nuclear weapons every time and call for the wrath of the world. India Declared self moratorium and has been maintaining this position.

But we should thank US, UK, Russia and France, with out whose support this would not have been possible.

Let us hope this would boost India as super power soon

Guru Pournima -5th September

Guru Parampara is very ancient tradition in India, Guru (the Teacher) is adored as equal to god and more than parents.

My first Guru is Sri Sarikonda Kotam Raju Garu, who taught me the ABCD s .
My Second guru is my own Father, who gave the direction to become engineer and I used to fix small radios at that time. This inspired me to take Electronics in my engineering.

Third Guru is Surendra Mohan who was my senior in CMC, who Taught me how to Fix computers.

My final Professional guru is SK Raja, who graduated me in Management and leadership skills.

So keeping the tradition...i just convey my sincere regards to all these gurus....