It is said cricket imitates life and helps create character. Taking the instance of Rajdeep Sardesai, let me take you through his journey and the way I perceive how his cricketing days might have influenced his career decisions. Let me start with the Mumbai Varsity cricket team circa 1984-85 under the stewardship of Sanjay ManjrekarContinue reading “Rajdeep Sardesai’s Journey – How cricket created his character and the path he chose.”
Author Archives: Salil Datar
Down the memory lane – Legacy of a “I’m perfect” cricketer
While playing competitive cricket between 1979 -1989, I was groomed to admire and aim for perfection – starting with my first coach Ramakant Achrekar (Achrekar Sir to all of us (Dronacharya Award winner and coach to the God of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/a-slap-from-achrekar-sir-changed-my-life-tendulkar-8659 ), my cricketing god father Ramnath Kenny ( Test batsman – https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/ramnath-kenny-the-elegant-accumulator-192404Continue reading “Down the memory lane – Legacy of a “I’m perfect” cricketer”
Startup Case Study for Beginners – It’s logical and You need not be born with it.
Recently, Dr Kaustubh Dhargalkar, one of my school friends, who is also a Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies alumnus wrote a book – It’s logical: Innovating Profitable Business Models. He is into design thinking and is a firm believer that innovation is not only for the born genius but also for those who wishContinue reading “Startup Case Study for Beginners – It’s logical and You need not be born with it.”
Of Friends and Family – Family who are friends n Friends who are family !
In earlier times, when the joint family system was the norm, friendships got developed amongst peers from within the joint family. As time progressed, joint families started disintegrating with family members migrating to other cities in search of livelihood. In the city, community living became prevalent as everyone from the same native place preferred toContinue reading “Of Friends and Family – Family who are friends n Friends who are family !”
My daughter calls my parents ‘unconventional grandparents’!
7th May was my parents’ 57th anniversary and my daughter gave them this handcrafted greeting card:- You might be wondering what prompted her to call them “unconventional grandparents”. Well, my dad will be 80 this Nov and my mom 76 next month. At this age, normally one expects their parents to have slowed down dueContinue reading “My daughter calls my parents ‘unconventional grandparents’!”
Thank god ours was a love marriage !!
It’s lock down time and my mother-in-law is with us. We have been enjoying her company with our conversations going down the memory lane. My daughter has taken this opportunity to learn from her some of the traditional family recipes. At the dinner table, while exchanging notes on recipes and other culinary traditions I recalledContinue reading “Thank god ours was a love marriage !!”
Winning the Battle with my Bulge !!
I’m a 6 ft+ sportsperson (cricket, being my active sport) with a big frame. 26 years ago, when I got married , I weighed 84kgs with a 34 inch waist. Over time, even as I got busy with my career, to keep fit, I tried to keep up with my self exercise routines, occasional practiceContinue reading “Winning the Battle with my Bulge !!”
Life in Covid times #5 – Good old Murphy’s Law and some collateral wins !!
As the lock down continues, some of the feel good and boosts of being able to manage household chores along with the Work From Home (WFH) routine are being challenged. The initial romantic or nostalgic moments have started to fade away with the classical Murphy’s law coming into play- If things are likely to fail,Continue reading “Life in Covid times #5 – Good old Murphy’s Law and some collateral wins !!”
Life in Covid Times #4 Day 18- Benefits of community living
As the much awaited 14th April date drew nearer, quite a few theories, such as limited lifting of travel restrictions to allow those stranded to reach back home or delegating lifting of lockdown to the respective state governments to assess, started doing rounds. However, an extension of total lockdown upto 4th May was announced. Frankly,Continue reading “Life in Covid Times #4 Day 18- Benefits of community living”
Life in times of Covid-#3 – Is Social Distancing bridging the gap?
Covid has been a life changing event in more than one way. It has brought the world on its knees with more than 180 countries being affected by its spread, with nearly half of the world’s population having to stay indoors due to some sort of lock down or the other. In some countries theContinue reading “Life in times of Covid-#3 – Is Social Distancing bridging the gap?”
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