prANNAm To All
Apologies for not being communicado over the last many months. I guess I last wrote after the launch of AADHAAR. After that it has been a whirlwind of a project for me. I doubt if I was ever so busy even during my hey days in Infosys. Well, with great challenges come greater responsibilities.
The life in New Delhi has been quite different and hectic compared to the earlier corporate life I used to lead. I have made some very good friends now. I attend the parliament sessions whenever there is an interesting discussion going on. I am into meetings with my team with regards to the tracking of the project progress and planning for the next set of AADHAAR drives.
With all these tasks, I have started attending evening language course for Italian. Our CMD - Edvige Antonia Maino prefers to speak to us in the party's official language - Italian. It has been an amazing experience becoming a student once again.
We have all been given Italian names. Mine is Nandosconi Nikeanni. I normally sit with Diaggovijo or Shastob Tratoori in these classes.
This reminds me - I need to text Murthy about this radically new method of teaching. We used to spend millions in Infosys on hiring language tutors but I never have seen anything like this. We are a collective bunch with different linguistic backgrounds. Some of us are familiar with English but an equally significant of us are non Anglicised as well. The tutor Raoul Maino manages to teach different groups of Congressites at the same time from their language to Italian!!!! Really amazng!!!!
Coming to the work front, as some of you would be aware of the AADHAAR project is going through some rough weathers in the recent days. Some concerns were raised by P Chidabredo about the security lapses in the project or whether AADHAAR was going to actually create breaches in National Security.
I was very worried when I read these news reports as Chidabredo has always been very cordial with me and always gives me a smile. I also heard that the Opposition members were also planning to agitate about Government's "wasteful" expense on this project.
I immediately sought an appointment with my manager - Manmilano to discuss this sudden and disturbing updates. This is my first project and I intend to take it to it's logical conclusion. An urgent meeting was in order.
Not all things are ordained to suit oneself - I realized this when I got a message from Manmilano's secretary that my meeting could be scheduled only after 3 weeks. Manmilano was busy with another important project which had a crucal delivery and was slowly slipping into code RED- project ANNAhilation. I was consoled by his secretary that in the coming days, nothing much would occupy mindspace other than this project. He advised me to take a couple of days off and cool my heels. This again made me wonder - how efficient is the Governmental system. Resources were given adequate time off when their projects were not at a stage of delivery - so unlike of my previous culture of 8 hours work day. So many things companies need to learn!!!!!
I took a week off and came back to Bangalore to spend some time with my family. No sooner that I planned to meet up with my old friends - I got an urgent summon back in New Delhi. Promptly, I had to cut my vacation short and head back without any clue of why this sudden change in plans. I spoke to my team if there were any more fresh salvos from Chidabredo or the Opposition and they confirmed negative.
As soon as I reached my office, Manmilano's secretary was waiting for me: tense and pensive. He told me that the High Command Unit of the party was awaiting me. Probably for the first time in my life - I was nervous and tense. I went into this room - Manmilano, Raoul and our CMD Edvige Antonia were waiting for me. The meeting was very brief and to the point. In next 24 hours, I needed to get AADHAAR cards for our dissatisfied customer Anna Hazare and his team members so that project ANNAhilation can be put on track. I was so mighty impressed with this quick briefing. What levels of excellence are maintained for customer satisfaction!!!!! Another interesting anecdote to be shared with Murthy.
As told in the meeting, I discharge my dutie with aplomb and send an email to Manmilano once the task is done.
Next day in the papers, I read about some members of Anna Hazare being sent notices about IT evasion and some other related articles about donations received for flight tickets being diverted into donations etc.
Apologies for not being communicado over the last many months. I guess I last wrote after the launch of AADHAAR. After that it has been a whirlwind of a project for me. I doubt if I was ever so busy even during my hey days in Infosys. Well, with great challenges come greater responsibilities.
The life in New Delhi has been quite different and hectic compared to the earlier corporate life I used to lead. I have made some very good friends now. I attend the parliament sessions whenever there is an interesting discussion going on. I am into meetings with my team with regards to the tracking of the project progress and planning for the next set of AADHAAR drives.
With all these tasks, I have started attending evening language course for Italian. Our CMD - Edvige Antonia Maino prefers to speak to us in the party's official language - Italian. It has been an amazing experience becoming a student once again.
We have all been given Italian names. Mine is Nandosconi Nikeanni. I normally sit with Diaggovijo or Shastob Tratoori in these classes.
This reminds me - I need to text Murthy about this radically new method of teaching. We used to spend millions in Infosys on hiring language tutors but I never have seen anything like this. We are a collective bunch with different linguistic backgrounds. Some of us are familiar with English but an equally significant of us are non Anglicised as well. The tutor Raoul Maino manages to teach different groups of Congressites at the same time from their language to Italian!!!! Really amazng!!!!
Coming to the work front, as some of you would be aware of the AADHAAR project is going through some rough weathers in the recent days. Some concerns were raised by P Chidabredo about the security lapses in the project or whether AADHAAR was going to actually create breaches in National Security.
I was very worried when I read these news reports as Chidabredo has always been very cordial with me and always gives me a smile. I also heard that the Opposition members were also planning to agitate about Government's "wasteful" expense on this project.
I immediately sought an appointment with my manager - Manmilano to discuss this sudden and disturbing updates. This is my first project and I intend to take it to it's logical conclusion. An urgent meeting was in order.
Not all things are ordained to suit oneself - I realized this when I got a message from Manmilano's secretary that my meeting could be scheduled only after 3 weeks. Manmilano was busy with another important project which had a crucal delivery and was slowly slipping into code RED- project ANNAhilation. I was consoled by his secretary that in the coming days, nothing much would occupy mindspace other than this project. He advised me to take a couple of days off and cool my heels. This again made me wonder - how efficient is the Governmental system. Resources were given adequate time off when their projects were not at a stage of delivery - so unlike of my previous culture of 8 hours work day. So many things companies need to learn!!!!!
I took a week off and came back to Bangalore to spend some time with my family. No sooner that I planned to meet up with my old friends - I got an urgent summon back in New Delhi. Promptly, I had to cut my vacation short and head back without any clue of why this sudden change in plans. I spoke to my team if there were any more fresh salvos from Chidabredo or the Opposition and they confirmed negative.
As soon as I reached my office, Manmilano's secretary was waiting for me: tense and pensive. He told me that the High Command Unit of the party was awaiting me. Probably for the first time in my life - I was nervous and tense. I went into this room - Manmilano, Raoul and our CMD Edvige Antonia were waiting for me. The meeting was very brief and to the point. In next 24 hours, I needed to get AADHAAR cards for our dissatisfied customer Anna Hazare and his team members so that project ANNAhilation can be put on track. I was so mighty impressed with this quick briefing. What levels of excellence are maintained for customer satisfaction!!!!! Another interesting anecdote to be shared with Murthy.
As told in the meeting, I discharge my dutie with aplomb and send an email to Manmilano once the task is done.
Next day in the papers, I read about some members of Anna Hazare being sent notices about IT evasion and some other related articles about donations received for flight tickets being diverted into donations etc.
MERE COINCIDENCE, I think and continue reading the rest of the paper.
Anna Haafiz
Nandosconi
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