After having received an honorary doctorate
from Leeds Metropolitan University in the
United Kingdom, Shilpa Shetty received the
'Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award' at a
grand ceremony to be held on August 12, 2007,
at National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai.
Joginder Tuteja, IndiaGlitz [Tuesday, August 14, 2007]
New Delhi, Aug 10 : The Bureau of Indian Standards
today denied that Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty
was being given the Rajiv Gandhi National Quality
award in Mumbai on Sunday, refuting reports
appearing in this regard in the media.
In a statement issued here, BIS Director (Public relations)
H L Kaul said,''it is informed that Rajiv Gandhi
National Quality Award is not being given to
Ms Shilpa Shetty.'' Mr Kaul said the Rajiv Gandhi
National Quality award is given with a view to
encourage Indian industry and service organisations
to enable them to compete effectively in the global market
through strategic planning in quality programmes, drive
Indian products and service to higher levels of quality
to meet the challenges of domestic and International markets.
''It is also intended to recognise achievements of those
organisations which have continually improved the
quality of their products and services thereby setting
an example,''he said
--- UNI
This was an interesting and equally shocking piece
of news that came across recently.Atleast I was really
shocked!!..if this goes on like this one day will come
where my kids will be learning Shilpa Shetty is the
father/mother of indian space technology!...
Lets see what Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Awards
is all about...........
Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award was
instituted by the Bureau of Indian Standards
in 1991, with a view to encouraging Indian
manufacturing and service organizations to
strive for excellence and giving special recognition
to those who are considered to be the leaders of quality
movement in India. This award is intended to generate
interest and involvement of Indian Industry in quality
programmes, drive our products and services to higher
levels of quality and equip our Industry to meet the
challenges of domestic and International markets.
The award has been designed in line with similar
awards in other developed countries, like
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in
USA, Deming Prize in Japan and European
Quality Award.
Eventually Shilpa Shetty got the 'Rajiv Gandhi
National Quality Award' at a grand ceremony
held at NCPA,Mumbai attended by the high
and mighty.But the two news above clearly
indicates that there was some confusion regarding
the awards.And this is exactly the point!.I also have
serious confusion as to why the award was given to
Shilpa Shetty!.How did she contribute to the quality
movement?I understand that she has a' quality washboard abs'
but i'm sure that isnt what is considered as the
criteria in awarding the Rajiv Gandhi Quality Awards.
Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award was
instituted by the Bureau of Indian Standards
in 1991, with a view to encouraging Indian
manufacturing and service organizations to
strive for excellence and giving special recognition
to those who are considered to be the leaders of quality
movement in India.
How come Shilpa Shetty fall into any
of the qualifying criteria for the award?
Being a moderately successful bollywood
actress(i liked her performance in phir milenge)
or winning a crap reality show filled with morons
(where ideally most of the participants
should have been in rehab, not only jade)
doesnt qualify her for the award
which is considered as the Indian 'Deming Prize'.
I couldnt believe that no one from
from a country of billion people qualified
better for the award.
I have nothing against Shilpa Shetty personally
and I like any other hot blooded male
have seen her movies and leched away
to glory!.But the point is that Shilpa
completely didnt connect with the award.And
I am not blaming Shilpa for this.The award commitee
seriously needs a kick in the rear. The news of denial
of the award to Shilpa by H L Kaul(BIS Director,PR) gives
some idea about the differences among the award
commitee regarding Shilpa.Atleast it reflects that
there were some people out there who knew
their job though they were a minority.
My sincere request to BIS is If you can't give
the award to worthy person then please stop
giving the awards.Its better not to give the awards
if you cant find worthy people even among a population
of a billion.Atleast dont abuse Deming or Rajiv Gandhi!.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Monday, August 13, 2007
Chak De!
wtchd chak de after a lot of effort..
tickets were booked everywhere as it
ws weekend....finally we managed to
book tickets at wave,noida that too near
t front row....the movie was ok...good casting...
n good timing also!...independence day...
t movie gives ur patriotism a high by creating
unrealistic situations....anyway t movies a good
entertainer which wont leave u boring.....
Unfortunately.I have wtchd t keanu reeves
starrer'Hardball", a similar movie about an underdog team
and a coach....and Chak De wsnt even near to Hardball
in terms of craft or acting....Hardball was far more touching
which Chak De couldnt somehow achieve....i mean u
can sense that smthin is false..smthin which has been done
for an ego massage..in Chak De...smthin to exploit t patriotic
feeling considering t I-Day.You
wont come out of Chak De feeling convinced thouroughly...
i mean jus because sm two forwards put aside their egos
Indian team won the world cup!...is it tht simple?...
it didnt touch major issues like lack of training facilities,
pickin players early in school,struggle of players,hw t
rules of hockey were changed for the advantage of the
western world n all...
still it touches worthy issues like gender discrimination,
teamwork,overenthusiasm about cricket,sponsors....
n kudos to the team for that....
bt i suggest you to watch 'hardball' n thn c chak de...
you can spot t difference!...
Overall Chak De is a nice entertainer n t cast has done a good job!...
tickets were booked everywhere as it
ws weekend....finally we managed to
book tickets at wave,noida that too near
t front row....the movie was ok...good casting...
n good timing also!...independence day...
t movie gives ur patriotism a high by creating
unrealistic situations....anyway t movies a good
entertainer which wont leave u boring.....
Unfortunately.I have wtchd t keanu reeves
starrer'Hardball", a similar movie about an underdog team
and a coach....and Chak De wsnt even near to Hardball
in terms of craft or acting....Hardball was far more touching
which Chak De couldnt somehow achieve....i mean u
can sense that smthin is false..smthin which has been done
for an ego massage..in Chak De...smthin to exploit t patriotic
feeling considering t I-Day.You
wont come out of Chak De feeling convinced thouroughly...
i mean jus because sm two forwards put aside their egos
Indian team won the world cup!...is it tht simple?...
it didnt touch major issues like lack of training facilities,
pickin players early in school,struggle of players,hw t
rules of hockey were changed for the advantage of the
western world n all...
still it touches worthy issues like gender discrimination,
teamwork,overenthusiasm about cricket,sponsors....
n kudos to the team for that....
bt i suggest you to watch 'hardball' n thn c chak de...
you can spot t difference!...
Overall Chak De is a nice entertainer n t cast has done a good job!...
Branding Stupidity!
today i missed my branding class at my college...
smhow i wsnt feelin like goin to t college n
as independence day was approachin i took
my share of freedom by bunkin t class!...
which obviously couldnt hv been possible
without my gud frens who submitted my
report so that i could stay back....nw abt t
branding class,its taken by a wonderful faculty,i hrd..
i hv to attend sm classes,lets c...bt smhow i find t whole
branding issue a conjob...n obviously the place i come from(kerala)
nobody cared whether u wer wearin levis 501 or a mango tee...
aftr joinin a management course,still my thoughts hvnt changed much
imnt brand loyal..ny damn brand who gives me nice fit,quality n design
is my brand...this is an issue which is to be debated on a high!....
leavin aside this issue,i never understand ppl wearin merchandise
which are walking talking advertisement of brands...esp tees....
u cn see tees which has RBK,bentton,ADIDAS etc...written in
large font size...i seriously couldnt digest this...man,u r payin
for t clothes n then u do their ad also..for free....i understand sports
players spotting clothes that scream brands..cos they r paid to do that
but y poor me?...i once remember Farhan Akhtar sayin in an interview
'i never wear loud brands..usually i shop at streets in london n ofcourse
at some designers'...the point is dnt let urself to be exploited by these brands..
atleast demand t ad money!!...i seriously hope these guys come up with
good quality,fit n design clothes that let t customer be himself...not
a brand ambassador..u have celebrities for that!!!...
.
smhow i wsnt feelin like goin to t college n
as independence day was approachin i took
my share of freedom by bunkin t class!...
which obviously couldnt hv been possible
without my gud frens who submitted my
report so that i could stay back....nw abt t
branding class,its taken by a wonderful faculty,i hrd..
i hv to attend sm classes,lets c...bt smhow i find t whole
branding issue a conjob...n obviously the place i come from(kerala)
nobody cared whether u wer wearin levis 501 or a mango tee...
aftr joinin a management course,still my thoughts hvnt changed much
imnt brand loyal..ny damn brand who gives me nice fit,quality n design
is my brand...this is an issue which is to be debated on a high!....
leavin aside this issue,i never understand ppl wearin merchandise
which are walking talking advertisement of brands...esp tees....
u cn see tees which has RBK,bentton,ADIDAS etc...written in
large font size...i seriously couldnt digest this...man,u r payin
for t clothes n then u do their ad also..for free....i understand sports
players spotting clothes that scream brands..cos they r paid to do that
but y poor me?...i once remember Farhan Akhtar sayin in an interview
'i never wear loud brands..usually i shop at streets in london n ofcourse
at some designers'...the point is dnt let urself to be exploited by these brands..
atleast demand t ad money!!...i seriously hope these guys come up with
good quality,fit n design clothes that let t customer be himself...not
a brand ambassador..u have celebrities for that!!!...
.
Commoditising CHE..
This issue has been disturbing my mind for a long time...
everytime i see a guy/gal wearin a che tee/tattoo/bandana/
locket/bag,this issue comes into my mind....hw cm globalisation
could so easlily commoditise CHE?...today its hard to walk within
a crowded market without hittin a CHE spottin merchandise.....
the worst part is that most of the guys who wear che doesnt
know who he was....i heard sm guy explainin to his fren that che
is an icon of pop culture!...i mean..hw cn u utter such crap..but sadly
most of the guys dnt know much abt him except as a fashion
statement...che was a brilliant revolutionary who fought against t puppet
govt. in cuba along with fidel etc...he was killed by americans durin
t guirella war in bolivia...he ws an icon who fought against american
imperialism....bt nw u have american brands makin money on him
by sellin che merchandise....and we buy it as a symbol of revolution
n rebel attitude!!...this is an example of t famous'"contain n destroy" strategy
usually used by america...reducin che to a fad....all t ppl who buy che merchandise
must realise this...wearing a che merchandise wnt make u rebel or revolutionary..
rather you are contributing to the establishment!...t very establishment against
which che fought...you can agree or disagree with che's political views but if u r
buyin che merchandise due to t revolutionary spirit attatched to it,then u r
bein duped by t establishment!..
go..better read bolivian diary or watch motorcycle diaries....
everytime i see a guy/gal wearin a che tee/tattoo/bandana/
locket/bag,this issue comes into my mind....hw cm globalisation
could so easlily commoditise CHE?...today its hard to walk within
a crowded market without hittin a CHE spottin merchandise.....
the worst part is that most of the guys who wear che doesnt
know who he was....i heard sm guy explainin to his fren that che
is an icon of pop culture!...i mean..hw cn u utter such crap..but sadly
most of the guys dnt know much abt him except as a fashion
statement...che was a brilliant revolutionary who fought against t puppet
govt. in cuba along with fidel etc...he was killed by americans durin
t guirella war in bolivia...he ws an icon who fought against american
imperialism....bt nw u have american brands makin money on him
by sellin che merchandise....and we buy it as a symbol of revolution
n rebel attitude!!...this is an example of t famous'"contain n destroy" strategy
usually used by america...reducin che to a fad....all t ppl who buy che merchandise
must realise this...wearing a che merchandise wnt make u rebel or revolutionary..
rather you are contributing to the establishment!...t very establishment against
which che fought...you can agree or disagree with che's political views but if u r
buyin che merchandise due to t revolutionary spirit attatched to it,then u r
bein duped by t establishment!..
go..better read bolivian diary or watch motorcycle diaries....
GUPT!!..
when u travel by train to delhi through agra
you will find urself byheartin all the sexually
transmitted diseases,if u r seated near window.
all the side walls are advertisements of hakim rahmani,
some babas n all who have the cure for every STD's on this
earth....i really dont understand what these guys r tryin to do
..i mean do they expect the passenger to pull the chain n drop in at
the clinic to cure his/her STD?...cos the advertisements are not visible
to the general public livin there as they are written very close to
railway tracks...i seriously bet that the railway employees mustn't
b havin enough STD's to feed all these ads..no offence meant here...
so its clearly aimed at t train
passengers....nyway whoever does it..pls answer my question..
'"mere bahi,ye gupt rog waale
gupt jagah pe hi kyun advertisement karte hai?!"
you will find urself byheartin all the sexually
transmitted diseases,if u r seated near window.
all the side walls are advertisements of hakim rahmani,
some babas n all who have the cure for every STD's on this
earth....i really dont understand what these guys r tryin to do
..i mean do they expect the passenger to pull the chain n drop in at
the clinic to cure his/her STD?...cos the advertisements are not visible
to the general public livin there as they are written very close to
railway tracks...i seriously bet that the railway employees mustn't
b havin enough STD's to feed all these ads..no offence meant here...
so its clearly aimed at t train
passengers....nyway whoever does it..pls answer my question..
'"mere bahi,ye gupt rog waale
gupt jagah pe hi kyun advertisement karte hai?!"
Train!..
Nw this isnt about the emraan starrer movie....the idea of writing a blog hit me
seriously during a train journey....train journeys r usually very weird n gives u
time to think about issues u never thot of...u meet a lot of
interestin ppl(weird also),but being alone in a compartment
full of strangers has its own thrill!..n ofcourse t natural beauty outside..
esp the konkan stretch...but one issue i noted consistently durin my
train adventures(from kerala to newdelhi..) is that it reflects the
societal aspects of the destinations...i knw there is sm mistake in the
above sentence but
kindly ignore it!...when u board the train frm kerala ,ter r only
bonafide ticket
passengers in ur compartment..bt as t journey progress,
esp aftr mumbai,
u can see lots of passengers in ur compartment
who have never heard about platform tickets!..
they just board t train
n do sm'jugaad' with the TTR n get sm earlierly
nonexisting berth smwhr in t train!..
the situation gets worse
aftr enterin into M.P. esp gwalior n all...
the TTR is even afraid to ask for the tickets..
TTR picks only the seemingly decent passengers
for the ticket check...One
may argue that this is done by the illiterate poor
villagers,but this isnt true..
One can see people wearin sneakers n tees
plainly acknowledgin that
takin tickets is a waste of time n money...many of t guys
didnt evn know abt t
existence of platform tickets...compred to the situation
in kerala where sm
of my frens who came 2 see off me wer fined cos
they didn take t platform tickets!...
this clearly reflects the cultural difference
within the country...
the south is comparatively law abidin
while aftr mumbai u can get away with 'jugaad'!...
once i saw a poster in a train sayin
that railways reflects India...i fully agree wd that!...
seriously during a train journey....train journeys r usually very weird n gives u
time to think about issues u never thot of...u meet a lot of
interestin ppl(weird also),but being alone in a compartment
full of strangers has its own thrill!..n ofcourse t natural beauty outside..
esp the konkan stretch...but one issue i noted consistently durin my
train adventures(from kerala to newdelhi..) is that it reflects the
societal aspects of the destinations...i knw there is sm mistake in the
above sentence but
kindly ignore it!...when u board the train frm kerala ,ter r only
bonafide ticket
passengers in ur compartment..bt as t journey progress,
esp aftr mumbai,
u can see lots of passengers in ur compartment
who have never heard about platform tickets!..
they just board t train
n do sm'jugaad' with the TTR n get sm earlierly
nonexisting berth smwhr in t train!..
the situation gets worse
aftr enterin into M.P. esp gwalior n all...
the TTR is even afraid to ask for the tickets..
TTR picks only the seemingly decent passengers
for the ticket check...One
may argue that this is done by the illiterate poor
villagers,but this isnt true..
One can see people wearin sneakers n tees
plainly acknowledgin that
takin tickets is a waste of time n money...many of t guys
didnt evn know abt t
existence of platform tickets...compred to the situation
in kerala where sm
of my frens who came 2 see off me wer fined cos
they didn take t platform tickets!...
this clearly reflects the cultural difference
within the country...
the south is comparatively law abidin
while aftr mumbai u can get away with 'jugaad'!...
once i saw a poster in a train sayin
that railways reflects India...i fully agree wd that!...
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