Hitherto in my life I am grateful to quite a few institutions. The reason being they have made enough impact as to be grateful to them. The list of such institutions begin with my primary school and end at the present workplace. They have exposed me to knowledge, both curricular and otherwise, which have caused an impeccable impetus. In here, I want to discuss one such aspect of one such institutions.
My previous company- Infosys offered me with tools to leverage myself as a person. The tenure there tried instilling in me with qualities of gentlemanship. It can be as simple as to use handles to operate glass doors, using footpaths, respecting others personal space etc. They have simply left an imprint on my colleagues and me. There were many official and self-made teams which conducted plethora of competitions. These were targeted at increasing the competency of the employees and I believe they served their purpose well. There were some teams, belonging to a different genre, that associated themselves for a social cause. One such team was- Rural Reach. This dealt with educating the children from rustic regions. Veritably, I was associated with the group and was involved in one such expedition. The programme was in a Kannada Medium School in a hamlet near Mysore. Adjunct to theoretical teaching, we offered them with hands-on session. There is sense of satisfaction in seeing the glimmer in the eyes of the trots after huing their names in a word document with red and emboldening it. There is more to it, you feel that you are just not complaining about the country's predicaments, but also doing your bit however small. I do not feel that one should be a 'highly qualified' to share ones knowledge.
As Ms. Sudha Murty, a well known face in the realm, says it has brought me closer to the reality. Taking a leaf out of this programme, my friends and I have conceived a team by the name- Parinati which tries to take computer and IT related knowledge to less previledged places. The team, I dream, should grow into an institution and should enter my list of Grateful-Institutions!
My previous company- Infosys offered me with tools to leverage myself as a person. The tenure there tried instilling in me with qualities of gentlemanship. It can be as simple as to use handles to operate glass doors, using footpaths, respecting others personal space etc. They have simply left an imprint on my colleagues and me. There were many official and self-made teams which conducted plethora of competitions. These were targeted at increasing the competency of the employees and I believe they served their purpose well. There were some teams, belonging to a different genre, that associated themselves for a social cause. One such team was- Rural Reach. This dealt with educating the children from rustic regions. Veritably, I was associated with the group and was involved in one such expedition. The programme was in a Kannada Medium School in a hamlet near Mysore. Adjunct to theoretical teaching, we offered them with hands-on session. There is sense of satisfaction in seeing the glimmer in the eyes of the trots after huing their names in a word document with red and emboldening it. There is more to it, you feel that you are just not complaining about the country's predicaments, but also doing your bit however small. I do not feel that one should be a 'highly qualified' to share ones knowledge.
As Ms. Sudha Murty, a well known face in the realm, says it has brought me closer to the reality. Taking a leaf out of this programme, my friends and I have conceived a team by the name- Parinati which tries to take computer and IT related knowledge to less previledged places. The team, I dream, should grow into an institution and should enter my list of Grateful-Institutions!
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I have read all the blogs written by Akshay till. Compared to others few lines of this have pierced through my mind and will keep my brain alert until we accomplish the dream... Good job Akshay ...
Wonderfully written! It's an immense pleasure to be part of such an organization which inspires us to be part of a healthier social cause. Great work Akshay!
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