Jagdishiya-"Be Polite!" (Series on people-Human Kind)

Here is story of another human being... & this is again (Series on people-Human Kind).

This is story of a man who is from small town of Nepal, came all the way for Job. To earn his bread butter. That’s Jagdish, our office boy, I fondly call him Jagdishiya. Jagdishya is in charge of our floor, he has to keep this floor neat & clean & yet offer tea coffee to those who are working here or visit this place. Jagdishya is someone to everyone here, he is Jagdish Bhayya to our students, Jagguji to my colleagues...he has captured everyone’s mind in some or the other way. No student forgets to wish him when they see him.


He is married, has two kids, the elder one is in his village & he stays in Pune along with his wife & second son. It’s his joint family he & his brother stay together.
He is honest & calm. Sometimes it did give me a feeling how this guy can be so blank & there lies the secret.

He comes on cycle & has an aspiration to buy a vehicle, so that he will come to office fast & he believes he will not fall sick often. Another reason could be all of his colleagues come on bikes.

He is fond of food. We did face this fondness for food in really odd ways. My colleague had brought some chicken dish; they all had it half & left some for others to taste it in the evening. Later when they went to have another round found Tiffin empty. Jagdishiya immediately said,”merko kya malum rakhne ka tha? Mein kha liya!!” Here was his fondness for food was... & being honest about it was much strong.
He likes to watch TV. His special interest lies in sports. & when there is cricket match, he has done all his work quickly; he has done everything possible to make us feel happy so that I can give him permission to on TV.

He wants learn new things. I & my all colleagues are persistent with him to learn new things, noting down his eagerness. I asked him other day, do you want to remain as office boy Or Grow up & he said I want to grow, he proved it all.

We have developed a very unique working style. You teach him once & he does it all. You find always doing something or the other; either he writes on chit of paper, learns new words. I found him sitting for long hours in front of computer trying everything possible, which he knows, understand & does not. He just does all that.
Recently he has opened a Gmail account. He wrote a mail to me, appreciating my efforts. I think this is unique about him, just not being an office boy, ability to understand, appreciate.

Jagdishiya

He is also being victim of politics happens inside company, among the office boys. He would never complain about it or crib, he neither gossips. Kind of Let me mind my work is his funda.
It’s sometimes difficult to hold on to anger, if he does not do work. He is naughty, his reactions make you smile, & one tends to forget that, you were angry with this person.  I land up just laughing.
one from animation field  will surely feel to animate him one day.

Every character or person in my series has been inspiring person to me in some or the other way. There are so many things which one can learn from this man... what I learnt from Jagdish, Being Polite. Being calm, Being what you are!!

At Signal : thats typical of India

I was coming to office this morning .... at signal there were two men on bike. bike looked brand new, one of the latest models of Bajaj.
Driver looked dashing.. with silver bracelet in hand... long thick chain in neck..
His right hand finger was red colored, must be a God devotee who did pooja... as i was thinking that he was so spiritual, there he spited his mouthful of Gutaka- a flavored tobacco.
It was so weird to see these kind of people who keep themselves clean N neat but cant keep the surroundings clean..Thats seen at every signal in India a very disappointing to say ...
At the same time they want call themselves conscious & sophisticated..
Conscious for praying god n Believing him but not taking care of their own country..

If one has to stay here... one ha to have hope... hope with betterment... & improvement at everyones end.


Have a hopeful week !!

Palkhi... Destination....

The roads were blocked & people got stuck, that’s what the every year June’s scenario in Pune… its Palkhi time (Palanquins). And it as usual led to discussion between me & Shantanu (by now must be knowing… my husband, that means I assume u read my blog regularly :) ).

It took us, an hour to be at office & more than that to go back home. We can’t blame these warkaries for that, it’s the government who is lacking behind to take appropriate steps & control the problem causing the citizens.

There was discussion, whether the Palkhi should continue or not, or will it sustain into the frame of Globalization.

Lot of arguments & debate… the traditional way & modern. As usual I am stuck in between, its like Indian woman wearing Kurta over jeans. You want it & don’t want it too. Yes! It’s exactly like that!

Okey.. coming back to discussion...

There was a point, it is being blind belief on God, made you waste so many manly hours, which could be utilized in better way, somewhere thousand years back tradition is questioned. There is unity of people coming from different strata’s, caste, chanting the songs, bhajans, barefooted, with no distinction of class & money.
Wari makes all these to melt, to dissolve & bridge the difference.

There is nothing lost in these waries, & if lost the person who lost it, will get it back. There are people of different religion who get along.

There no much happening in crime world, could the people coming together & moving together will help reduce all these.... The materialistic world, attracting each one everyday, to catch dreams, have made us loose, patient. It’s that hush, run & quickness of aspiration probably, led us forget the harder way. I think the Palkhi teaches us so much to be patient, loyal, and consistent & to be one as country. To prove united we stand.

Here are few snaps I took from Akhlaque's (My Colleague) Mobile..

Warkaries moving ahead...

People from different class coming together..

That was really senti.. granny & grand pa!

Grannies & grand pas with bags...

Age & bag does not matter...but just a wish to walk

Flag to add on ....

Its Resting Time... the couple which are on left side of tree were, well prepared shoes, water bottle... & spirit!!





























This you will see commonly.. people distributing something or the other to the warkaries.. this man was giving ladoos..
Few gave tea, coffee, few breakfast, few snacks, few lunch & dinner & few fruits... Few give umbrella, bags...

City People, who are not the part of the wari finding their way to reach destination...

& Wari finding its own destination... at different levels... mental, physical, emotional & spiritual!!

Have cool week end...

Shobha-Keep going! (Series on people-Human Kind)

Hello,
Now, I am here with 'Series on people-Human Kind
First character of series Shobha-Keep going!
The reason she being first of series is simple, she is so much inspiration everyday...

Shobha-Keep going!

Her name is Shobha. She looks young. She works hard. She does work in nine houses. She also cleans one of the apartments. She gets up at four and sleeps at mid night around twelve.She is working since last 12 years! Pretty a long period.

She is my servant maid.She stays nearby my house and does good work. You tell her the work  and it will be done. People get jealous of me for getting good maid… (One can’t understand what makes people get J!?!?!)

She has mobile and whenever one wants to call her she is in reach. You here charming voice and she say, I will be there in ten min.(she is tech savvy!)

I never asked her about her family, she stays with her mother, brother. She is burnt. That could be her story, but I never wanted to ask her.

She started working with us since last six months, and She knows how to do her business, as she decided to work at our home, she told me clearly, I will take two leaves a month with prior information.(servant maid talking like this, not acceptable right? But mades are also getting Professional)

I never showed my affection for her (you need to learn from your past experiences) even though I am emotional and  get attached to anyone, but this time, I decided not to. We shared typical of give and take relation. She does work and I pay her for it. Tea a day and lunch on Sundays, sometimes breakfast also.

She never talks about anybody (no gossips). She is very humble.

Other day when we were talking she told me, “Vahini (that’s how she calls me, even though I told her to call me by my name), I know only one thing, my family is dependent on me and I need to earn, earn in good way and do good work.”

I was glad, that she did not crib that her brother or father does not work, she was clear, with what she wants and what she need to do for her house.
She only talks about her work and sometimes of her nephew, he is fond of her. She talks about flowers and trees. She likes flowers and sometimes she buys one for me. Sometimes, gives cooking tips, sometimes make a different curry. She is always ready to learn, updates herself with changing world. Just not work but she is  also aware of etiquette and manners.

She has to walk from our house, nearly 1.5 km. for another work, I drop her sometimes and when she gets down, she does not forget to tell me to go slow on my way with  Bye  and smile of gratitude.

What is catchy, she never bothers in what is happening in home, nor does she want anything from us, no food, no clothes but if you give her she takes it with smile!

She is my inspiration to write, because, I learn so much from her everyday.
Basics of all is, there so much to life, you just need to have prospective.

There is so much to learn from her, but I learnt something very well is Consistency! and  spirit of keep going!

Even though there are challenges and difficulties in life, you need to keep going!
Even though, they (society, people) blame you, you need to keep going!
Even though they harm you, you need to keep going!
Even though you are left alone, you need to keep going!
Even though nothing is with you, you need to keep going!

Have steady Day!