Devdutt Pattanaik Speaks
December 29, 2012 1 Comment
The piece below has very little to do with money matters.But I think that after Damini’s death these words deserve to be said. Damini did not deserve to suffer so and neither do other lesser known women who find themselves in a similar situation.Death to the perpetrators will not wipe the slate clean.Perhaps the only real, long -term solution is to make changes in our belief system to ensure that such things don’t happen and Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik shows us the way.
Dr. Pattanaik also uses mythology to help think about business problems.You can read his articles here.They are excellent to give you a perspective on life and business.
“For most of human history, the woman’s body has been treated as man’s property, in reality as well as representation. So adultery (where the woman participates) and rape (where the woman does not participate) were both seen as insult to a man’s honour. Read more of this post
Yesterday,ie on 28th of December 2012, on his birthday,when he turned 75, Ratan Tata retired,succeeding on his third try.In 2002, when Tata was to retire at 65, the Tata Sons board promptly re-designated him non-executive chairman, which meant he could continue for another five years.Three years later, the board upped the retirement age of non-executive directors to 75. The message was clear: Ratan Tata was indispensable.And it was not just the board that felt that way. There were loud cries of support from shareholders. As one shareholder put it”We can’t lose our ratan (jewel).”Others asked him to stay on as chairman emeritus. 
Timothy Ferriss ,an entrepreneur and angel investor,in his bestseller The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich talks about “lifestyle design”.He repudiates the traditional “deferred” life plan in which people work grueling hours and take few vacations for decades and save money in order to relax after retirement.He advocates mini retirements instead.His ideas make sense because the present is our only reality.While it is great to provide for the future, what about those of us who will not be round in the future or might not be as fit and able tomorrow to do the things we really want?Also happiness is as transitory as time and neither can be saved up for the future.
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