Vivek Patwardhan https://vivekvsp.com/ The Events in Human Resources and Employee Relations space, and in My World through my eyes. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:15:02 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 113682794 The Rise, Fall and Rise of Keshav Gholave https://vivekvsp.com/2026/04/keshav-gholave/ https://vivekvsp.com/2026/04/keshav-gholave/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:49:24 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=9891 Keshav Gholave and three other union office bearers of Thermax Kamgar Sanghatana were on a ‘study tour’ to Mumbai and called up seeking my help....

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2026/04/keshav-gholave/feed/ 11 9891 The Carts https://vivekvsp.com/2026/03/the-carts/ https://vivekvsp.com/2026/03/the-carts/#comments Sun, 29 Mar 2026 06:07:15 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=9885 In the movie Teesari Kasam, Raj Kapoor is seen in a bullock cart. He falls in love with Waheeda Rehman but realises they cannot marry....

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2026/03/the-carts/feed/ 1 9885 Eating Out Of Our hands https://vivekvsp.com/2026/03/eating-out-of-hands/ https://vivekvsp.com/2026/03/eating-out-of-hands/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2026 05:43:09 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=9881 I have been publishing my photo-journals for over a year. Now I will be presenting my photographs in a different format – in short 1...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2026/03/eating-out-of-hands/feed/ 3 9881 The Yellow Bird and The Grey Ship https://vivekvsp.com/2026/03/yellow-bird-grey-ship/ https://vivekvsp.com/2026/03/yellow-bird-grey-ship/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:36:49 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=9875 “Ah, you are looking at the yellow bird on the guava tree. I know what’s on your mind” Lulu, my parrot, said. It was a...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2026/03/yellow-bird-grey-ship/feed/ 1 9875 How An Organization Mirrors The Founder https://vivekvsp.com/2026/03/organization-mirrors-founder/ https://vivekvsp.com/2026/03/organization-mirrors-founder/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:37:24 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=9865 An Organization Is The Lengthened Shadow Of Its Leader Why should an Industrialist find a place in my proposed book on labour matters? Because he...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2026/03/organization-mirrors-founder/feed/ 8 9865 The Last Birth https://vivekvsp.com/2026/03/the-last-birth/ https://vivekvsp.com/2026/03/the-last-birth/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2026 08:20:08 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=9851 “Did you meet her?” Lulu, my parrot, asked. “Yes” “Is she okay?” Nina, my myna, asked. “Yes, probably. She was not crying” Silence followed. Nobody...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2026/03/the-last-birth/feed/ 8 9851 With Mashaal On Leadership https://vivekvsp.com/2026/02/mashaal/ https://vivekvsp.com/2026/02/mashaal/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:13:53 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=9840 “It was not so cold out there in Delhi,” Lulu, my parrot, said and hopped closer to me, “But what were you doing there in...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2026/02/mashaal/feed/ 2 9840 My Photo Journal Jan 2026 https://vivekvsp.com/2026/01/photo-journal-jan-2026/ https://vivekvsp.com/2026/01/photo-journal-jan-2026/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2026 03:42:13 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=9832 From this month, that is from January 2026, I will be presenting my photographs in a collage to you. I click not less than two...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2026/01/photo-journal-jan-2026/feed/ 2 9832 The Hidden Factories of Dharavi https://vivekvsp.com/2026/01/hidden-factories-of-dharavi/ https://vivekvsp.com/2026/01/hidden-factories-of-dharavi/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2026 06:16:58 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=9818 My niece, Anagha, managed to connect with Imtiaz Alam, who makes leather jackets. He stays in Dharavi (Mumbai). I always wanted to meet people in...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2026/01/hidden-factories-of-dharavi/feed/ 6 9818 What Henri Cartier-Bresson Taught Me About 2025 https://vivekvsp.com/2026/01/about-2025/ https://vivekvsp.com/2026/01/about-2025/#comments Sat, 03 Jan 2026 04:15:56 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=9808 “Last year was not a good year for me” Lulu, my parrot, said. Nina, my myna, nodded in agreement. “They cut so many trees, make...

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