Dinshaw Avari- Trying my Hand at Blogging!

March 26, 2020   (source- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_armed_conflicts ) Insurgencies, ethnic violence, civil wars, conflicts and over 200,000 deaths in 2019 alone! ·         Afghanistan conflict ·         Yemen crisis ·         Syrian civil war ·         Kurd conflict ·         Iraq conflict ·         Libyan conflict ·         Kashmir conflict ·         Palestinian conflict (source- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_armed_conflicts ) This list doesn’t even touch on intra-country “insurgencies”! …and now a virus pandemic… My personal belief is that with the current Coronavirus trajectory, COVID19 has the potential to overshadow all the...

(Photo credit- “ https://www.anovos.com/products/star-trek-starfleet-insignia-patch ”) June 14, 2019 According to “ https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-government-definition-role-functions.html#transcriptHeader ”, “ Government , …, is the authority that sets rules for a society, helps its members relate to one another and to others, and keeps it running smoothly, securely, and peacefully ”. I, alongwith 6 billion others, will have 6 billion & 1 reasons on what a government’s role is in society. … But, why do we exist?   Why are we living?   Why did “societies” and “cultures” crop up? It is for the promotion of general welfare of those societies & cultures.   That’s what should be the purpose of any government and NOT a 20, 30, 40-page manifesto of the “ideal” society!!!   How much of these manifestos actually materialize in your country? There is NO perfect society or government by a long shot.   H...

( Image source courtesy- https://www.google.com/search?q=profit&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjNmpuOvsfhAhUQlIsKHSlmDEYQ_AUIDigB&biw=1422&bih=652#imgrc=DgUdcZ0TJmCpBM: ) April 11, 2019 Business and family groups are defined by their philosophy and values under which they operate. We have 4 core philosophies under which our family operate, one of which I’ll take up here - We are in the business for profit BUT AT THE SAME TIME, we have a responsibility towards our employees & society.  It is our moral obligation to assist our employees where necessary. Somehow, here, “profit” is a dirty word.  Why? If we don’t make a profit, how can we plough our resources back into employee welfare & engagement and social uplift & charity!? If we don’t make a profit, how can we support our own team members’ genuine issues and society’s charitable endeavors!? We have a “womb to tomb” philosophy – that doesn’t mean w...