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” Cars. Homes and Jewellery as Diwali Bonus and Incentive for Dedicated Workers … “

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A diamond merchant from Surat has put a smile on his employees faces after he gifted them cars, homes and jewellery as Diwali bonus in a stunning act of generosity, Oprah-style.

Surat-based diamond firm Hari Krishna Exports has given Rs 4 lakh each to 1,268 employees, including cleaning staff, to buy cars, flats and jewellery.

This novel reward, which is apart from the annual Diwali bonus, would cost the company Rs 50 crore.

“Besides Diwali bonus, which is given to all employees, we have been running a programme to reward loyal, hardworking and dedicated staff. After one-year of evaluation of their performance, we have selected 1,268 such employees,” Hari Krishna Exports Chairman and Managing Director Savaji Dholakia said in Ahmedabad.

Out of its 6,000 employees, the management selected 1,268 employees for their exceptional work, devotion and loyalty towards the company, Dholakia said.

“We have allotted Rs 4 lakh to each of these employees, which comes to around Rs 50 crore. It was left to them to choose which gift they want. For example, those who had a car and a flat, opted for jewellery. This will boost their morale and encourage them and others to work hard,” Dholakia said.

Dholakia said 491 employees accepted the gift to buy cars, while 207 employees opted to buy flats and 570 chose jewellery.

Each of the selected employees would get Rs 4 lakh to buy a Fiat ‘Punto Evo’ car, or a residential apartment or get gold jewellery worth Rs 4 lakh, Dholakia said.

Meanwhile, Fiat Group Automobiles India said it has delivered the biggest single bulk order of 455 Punto cars to a prominent business house in Surat.

“The order comprises of 190 Punto Evo 1.2 Petrol and 265 Punto Evo 1.3 Diesel in New Pearl White and Minimal Grey colours was taken by Sukrit Autolink, FIAT exclusive dealer in Surat,” the auto maker said in a statement.

The 1,268 employees of Hari Krishna Exports range from managers to diamond polishers to even cleaning staff, Dholakia said.

The diamond trading firm had registered a turnover of over Rs 6,000 crore last year, he said.

Image: The cars which were handed out to the employees on Sunday by diamond merchant (below) Savjibhai Dholakia

SOURCE:::: Rediff.com
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” A Blessing is Something Money can Never Buy …”

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Diwali is round the corner. While most people, staying away from their parents, have already planned a trip back home, there are a few who can’t. Maybe it’s work, maybe it’s studies or maybe it’s the distance.

This video beautifully captures the emotional journey of an abrupt decision to spend the festive days with your close ones. Because having a place to go is home, having someone to love is family & having both is a blessing.

And that blessing is something money can never buy.

SOURCE::::  Storypick and youtube

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Message For the Day…” Progress towards Self Realisation…”

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Sa means Divine, ai or ayi means Mother and Baba means Father. The Name, Sai Baba means Divine Mother and Father. Sai’s descent is to achieve the supreme task of uniting the entire mankind as one family through the bond of brotherhood and to affirm and illumine the Divine (Aatmic) Reality within each and every being. The Divine takes the form as Avatar to reveal Himself as the basis for the entire Cosmos, and to instruct all to recognise the common divine heritage that binds everyone. Only when this happens can human beings work hard to rid themselves of animalistic qualities. I am the embodiment of Love; Love is My instrument. I reveal truth about Myself for, I desire that you should contemplate on this and derive joy. Also, may you be inspired to observe the disciplines laid down and progress towards the goal of Self-Realisation. Realise the Sai who shines in your hearts. 

Sathya Sai Baba

Joke of the Day…” Hit Him Again … ” !!!

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An old county doctor went way out to the boondocks to deliver a baby. It was so far out that there was no electricity. When the doctor arrived, no one was home except for the laboring mother and her 5 year old child. The doctor instructed the child to hold a lantern high so he could see while he helped the woman deliver the baby.

The child did so, the mother pushed, and after a little while, the doctor lifted the new born baby by the feet and spanked him on the bottom to get him to take his first breath.

“Hit him again,” the child said. “He shouldn’t have crawled up there in the first place!!”

 

SOURCE::::: joke a day.com

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Highest Observation Deck in the World @ 1821 Feet !!!

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At the Top, Burj Khalifa SKY Level 148 HRCourtesy of ‘At the Top, Burj Khalifa SKY’ The 148th floor of the Burj Khalifa.

Dubai’s Burj Khalifa is the tallest tower in the world at 2,722 feet tall with 160 floors.

And now it also has the highest observation deck on level 148 — a stunning 1,821 feet above the ground. It beat out the previous world record holder Canton Tower with its 1,601 foot high observation deck in Guangzhou, China.

This makes the fourth Guinness World Records title for the Burj Khalifa, including the tallest building, tallest man-made structure, and highest restaurant.

1. Burj Khalifa © Michael MerolaMichael Merola/Emporis The Burj Khalifa now has four Guinness World Records titles.

And because it’s not enough just to see the view, the Burj Khalifa put together an entire experience called At the Top, Burj Khalifa SKY.

First, it takes visitors from the ground level of The Dubai Mall to level 125. Not even the elevator ride is boring — the elevators travel at 33 feet per second with special projections that make it appear as though you’re soaring above other global landmarks.

Once you reach Level 125, you have 360-degree views of the city plus more interactive features. You can then get back on another high-speed elevator and shoot up to the 148th floor — the SKY level — for the highest outdoor terrace in the world. The entire experience lasts over an hour.

At the Top, Burj Khalifa SKY Level 125 HRCourtesy of ‘At the Top, Burj Khalifa SKY’ The 125th floor of the Burj Khalifa.

SOURCE:::: Business insider india.com

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Message For the Day…” GOD Resides in your Heart and Listens to All Your Prayers…”

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You may undertake any number of spiritual practices, but never forget God’s name even for a moment. Never do anything that will take you away from God. You can achieve anything through prayer. You need not pray loudly; it is enough if you pray mentally. God resides in your heart and listens to all your prayers. If you aspire to attain His grace, contemplate on Him incessantly. Worldly difficulties come and go. Do not attach much importance to them. Through prayer one can overcome any difficulty. Only God’s grace is true and everlasting, strive to attain it. Chant the name of God day in and day out. That alone will protect you at all times. Just as air is all pervasive, God is present in you, with you, around you, below you, above you. Hence be in constant communion with Him. When you develop faith in Divinity, you will naturally have unity. Consequently, there will be no scope for enmity.  

Sathya Sai Baba

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” HE Gives us More and More Beyond our Expectations…”

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A Nice Lesson..!

Once a boy went to a shop with his mother. The shop keeper looked at the small cute child and showed him a bottle with sweets

and said ‘Dear Child..u can take the sweets…
But the child didnt take. The shop keeper was surprised.. such a small child he is and why is he not taking the sweets from the bottle. Again he said take the sweets….
Now the mother also heard that and said.. take the sweets dear.. Yet he didnt take… The shopkeeper seeing the child not taking the sweets…. he himself took the sweets and gave to the child. The child was happy to get two hands full of sweets.

While returning  home the Mother asked the child… Why didnt you take the sweets, when  the shop keeper told you to take?..
Can you guess the response:
Child replies… Mom! my hands are very small and if i take the sweets i can only take few.. but now you see when uncle gave with his big hands…. how many more sweets i got!

Moral:
When we take we may get little but when God gives… HE gives us more beyond our expectations. …
more than what we can hold..!!
Keep Smiling..!

SOURCE::: Unknown…input from a friend of mine

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A Perfect Example of ” Chasing Passion ” by a Roadside ‘Chaiwala’ in Delhi…

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Laxman Rao is a Chaiwala by profession but his heart lies in literature. Although he sells tea along roadside of ITO area in Delhi, he has penned down more than 20  novels and plays. Rejected by publishers, he started self publishing & distributing books.

A truly inspiring story of how passion transcends everything.
Go chase yours.

SOURCE:::: Storypick and Youtube

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Teachers and Friends Recall CEA’s Fun-Filled Student Days @ IIM Ahmedabad !!!

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Teachers and friends of India’s new Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian remember how his friends and he once bought a second-hand car from the money they earned during summer assignments while studying at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Ahmedabad.

Arvind Subramanian

 

“I remember some of the students, including Arvind Subramanian, Ivan Menezes (now, chief executive of Diageo) and Lalit Bhojwani (of Origin Consultants), had bought a second-hand car out of the money they earned for their summer assignments,” said Nayan Parikh, president, IIM-A Alumni Association, and Subramanian’s batchmate. “Often, the car would not start and other students would be called to push it.”

Subramanian was a student at the premier management institute from 1979 to 1981, pursuing a post-graduate programme. He was taught by such luminaries as former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor C Rangarajan and former IIM-A director Bakul Dholakia. They all remember Subramanian as a bright student, interested in research, with a deep liking for economics and finance. They are also confident that the country’s economy is now in safe hands.

“This is a positive development for the IIM-A fraternity. Raghuram Rajan as RBI governor and now Arvind Subramanian as chief economic advisor are going to make significant contribution to the Indian economy,” said Dholakia, now the director-general of International Management Institute.

“A highly established and talented faculty member like Rangarajan became the RBI Governor, as did Rajan. Now, Subramanian is the CEA. IIM-Ahmedabad is making a significant contribution in the building of the Indian economy.”

Remembering Subramanian as a “bright student”, Dholakia said, “He was deeply interested in economics and finance. We had a compulsory course on macroeconomics called Economic Environment and Policy, which Rangarajan and I used to teach.” Dholakia also remembers Subramanian had an inclination for research and was not interested in pursuing a corporate career.

Another faculty who remembers the new CEA from when he was a student is Abhinandan Jain. “He was down-to-earth and understated.”

Source::::www.business-standard.com

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