Vivek Patwardhan https://vivekvsp.com/ The Events in Human Resources and Employee Relations space, and in My World through my eyes. Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:22:49 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 113682794 Exploit Them, They are Available https://vivekvsp.com/2026/11/exploit-them-they-are-available/ https://vivekvsp.com/2026/11/exploit-them-they-are-available/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2026 16:59:48 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=10220 Frontline has published a story on October 31, 2026 titled “Surat textile workers fired and blacklisted for demanding a weekly day off” And congratulations to...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2026/11/exploit-them-they-are-available/feed/ 12 10220 My Photo Journal October 2026 https://vivekvsp.com/2026/10/my-photo-journal-october-2026/ https://vivekvsp.com/2026/10/my-photo-journal-october-2026/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:32:07 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=10202 This month has not been good for me. For some unknown reason, I have not been active with my camera. Mark Twain did not have...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2026/10/my-photo-journal-october-2026/feed/ 6 10202 Pati, Patni and Porcupine https://vivekvsp.com/2026/10/pati-patni-and-porcupine/ https://vivekvsp.com/2026/10/pati-patni-and-porcupine/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2026 07:32:41 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=10185 “Wow! Photo album!” Lulu, my parrot, said. “Quite a collection, I say. Must be about a hundred photographs of you two in it.” Nina, my...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2026/10/pati-patni-and-porcupine/feed/ 12 10185 I Make the Rules. I Break the Rules. I Uphold the Rules. The Founder’s Dilemma https://vivekvsp.com/2026/10/make-break-rules/ https://vivekvsp.com/2026/10/make-break-rules/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:09:16 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=10175 Sujata Deshmukh  is a leading expert and facilitator on Leadership and OD. This is her article, indeed, one of her best. Published here with her...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2026/10/make-break-rules/feed/ 2 10175 My Photo Journal Sept 2026 https://vivekvsp.com/2026/09/photo-journal-sept-2026/ https://vivekvsp.com/2026/09/photo-journal-sept-2026/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:19:41 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=10160 Returning to this series after a gap of three months. Consistency is not my strength. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2026/09/photo-journal-sept-2026/feed/ 3 10160 Jijivisha and Short Stories https://vivekvsp.com/2026/09/jijivisha-and-short-stories/ https://vivekvsp.com/2026/09/jijivisha-and-short-stories/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:11:38 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=10145 “I always wanted to write short stories, but I could not write one so far” I said to Lulu, my parrot. Nina, my myna, was...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2026/09/jijivisha-and-short-stories/feed/ 5 10145 The Toni Morrison Story Of Power https://vivekvsp.com/2026/09/toni-morrison-story-of-power/ https://vivekvsp.com/2026/09/toni-morrison-story-of-power/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:48:18 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=10137 “Toni Morrison. Have you heard of her?” Jill, my Siamese cat, asked. “She won Nobel prize for literature, the first black lady to be honoured.”...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2026/09/toni-morrison-story-of-power/feed/ 6 10137 ‘Punctum’ And The World Photography Day https://vivekvsp.com/2026/08/punctum-and-world-photography-day/ https://vivekvsp.com/2026/08/punctum-and-world-photography-day/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:31:39 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=10117 Today is World Photography Day. Aug 19, 2026. I wanted to showcase some of my recent photographs. I searched for websites where I could upload...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2026/08/punctum-and-world-photography-day/feed/ 3 10117 Give Life a Meaning https://vivekvsp.com/2026/07/give-life-meaning/ https://vivekvsp.com/2026/07/give-life-meaning/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:39:23 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=10101 ‘Mashaal’ Shows The Way “What were you doing in Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini?” Lulu, my parrot, asked. “I was watching you go for the morning walk...

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