N. CHANDRASEKARAN - CHARMAN -TATA SONS - LIFE IS A MARATHON

 Life is a marathon race, not a sprint. It is about becoming better by the day, not overtaking others. There will be ups and downs. Don't fear downs. Do not turn your overconfidence into arrogance. 

Enjoy the journey.

It applies to both sports and life. It is all about the willingness to put in the effort to prepare. It is not about winning. Understanding what it takes to win is crucial. 

I have been a runner. It's a hobby I took up 18 years ago. I would advise everyone  and that includes students as well, to run for themselves with a clear target in mind. 

The world is full to the brim with possibilities, though it is rapidly changing, disruptive and increasingly led by AI.

I am urging the young generation to keep learning and use social media to their benefit.

It may be unnerving to read through the negative stories about job losses due to AI or any other factors. But a number of new sectors are opening up. 

The art of the possible is becoming clear every day with AI and it is going to throw up so many things we have not imagined today. New industries will come up in the next five years and we may not even know their terminology yet.

He winds up quoting:

1. Tennis legend, Billie Jean king

"To earn the right to feel the pressure is a privilege."

And:

2. Tanzanian marathon runner, Juma Ikangaa:

"The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare."

Venkadesan.S, The Times of India, September 20, 2026

 

MASCULINE HUMILIATION

 

This is an anecdote from the newspaper yesterday.

The writer met a hotel owner in Rajasthan whose daily routine included a personal battle against gravity to keep his moustache pointed upwards.

While showing the writer his car, the hotel owner took offence at a fairly simple question, "Why did he not drive an automatic?"

His reply was, "If I drive an automatic, then I won't be driving it. It will be driving me."

The writer continues, "Initially I couldn't understand what he meant. But then I realised his local philosophy. The car had to remain under his control. Obedient much  like the ideal wife in his imagination."

"A machine changing gears on its own was a form of masculine humiliation."

Anurag Minus Verma
The Times of India
20 September 2026

EVANA ABRAHAM

 

Evana Abraham

September 17, 2026

Evana's imagination goes wild

                                             Evana's imagination goes wild

                                           It's her whole day's effort

Shara queries                      

We need the artist to explain this. I am art challenged

I respond

I asked her that even before forwarding it.
She said she did that as it came.
That's why I put the caption like that

Shara resigns 

Ahh! We will have to content with that

WRITING OUT A PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE - E.L.DOCTOROW

 

According to E.L.Doctorow, writing out a plan for your life, 

"is like driving at night in the fog.  You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make

 the whole trip that way."

Pace Bowling Sensation - M D Niddheesh - Mattakandathil Dinesan Nidheesh

 

Malayala Manorama Sunday Supplement 20September2026

Look at his philosophy.

Do your job, striving to the utmost

Leave the rest to God

M D Niddheesh 

Mattakandathil Dinesan Nidheesh

Can we relate to his statement?

Can we be honest enough to state we are doing likewise?

If yes, we have to go on the way, we are.

If no, we must re-engineer ourselves

ANTHURIUM

                                                                   ANTHURIUM

                                                                     HER EFFORT

                                                          SHE TENDS THEM