Lulu Archives - Vivek Patwardhan https://vivekvsp.com/tag/lulu/ The Events in Human Resources and Employee Relations space, and in My World through my eyes. Sat, 01 Feb 2025 04:24:18 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 113682794 Zakir Hussain And Me https://vivekvsp.com/2024/12/zakir-hussain-and-me/ https://vivekvsp.com/2024/12/zakir-hussain-and-me/#comments Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:31:07 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=9135 Reflecting On The Life “What’s your take on the year that is almost over? What is gained and what is lost? And what was done...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2024/09/tale-of-two-books/feed/ 5 8947 Prison, Prison All The Way https://vivekvsp.com/2024/05/prison/ https://vivekvsp.com/2024/05/prison/#comments Fri, 03 May 2024 18:16:44 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=8463 The Invisible Prison Causes Great Damage “What would you call it?” Lulu, my parrot, asked. “Is that a writer’s block?” his mischievous tone was unmistakable....

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2024/05/prison/feed/ 4 8463 Old Man at the Bridge https://vivekvsp.com/2024/03/old-man/ https://vivekvsp.com/2024/03/old-man/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2024 19:10:01 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=8441 When a Story Resonates with Our Concerns “‘Old Man at the Bridge’! Ernest Hemingway’s stories are intriguing for me” I waved a book which had...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2024/03/old-man/feed/ 9 8441 On Your Marks, Get Set, Go https://vivekvsp.com/2023/12/marks/ https://vivekvsp.com/2023/12/marks/#comments Wed, 27 Dec 2023 16:47:35 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=8348 Reviews and Improvements “Giving marks? What are you evaluating?” Lulu, my parrot, asked me as he looked down. He was perched on my shoulder. These...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2023/12/marks/feed/ 5 8348 Discomfort and Learning https://vivekvsp.com/2023/11/discomfort-learning/ https://vivekvsp.com/2023/11/discomfort-learning/#comments Tue, 07 Nov 2023 04:03:22 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=8242 “How many blogs have you written so far?” Lulu, my parrot, watching me use my laptop. Lulu, my parrot, speaks like a well-trained lawyer. No...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2023/11/discomfort-learning/feed/ 2 8242 The Bairstow Controversy and Grudge https://vivekvsp.com/2023/07/bairstow-controversy-grudge/ https://vivekvsp.com/2023/07/bairstow-controversy-grudge/#comments Sun, 09 Jul 2023 23:08:40 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=7912 “Such a grudge against each other in this Bairstow controversy! What’s your take? He walked out of the crease thinking the ball was dead. So...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2023/07/bairstow-controversy-grudge/feed/ 2 7912 Fifty Years Of Life In Retrospect https://vivekvsp.com/2023/02/life-in-retrospect/ https://vivekvsp.com/2023/02/life-in-retrospect/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2023 16:32:35 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=7726 “How does it feel” Lulu, my parrot, asked. He was reading as I was typing a message to my HR group on WhatsApp. “Hmmm …....

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2022/11/photographer/feed/ 10 7594 To Marry Confidence With Humility Look in a Mirror https://vivekvsp.com/2022/05/confidence-humility/ https://vivekvsp.com/2022/05/confidence-humility/#comments Fri, 20 May 2022 10:50:46 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=7365 “She was so confident; there is something magnetic about these confident people” I told Lulu, my parrot. “Who are you talking about?” Lulu, my parrot,...

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