Padipura

I started my journey in the digital world in 1987 when I was serving Indian Air Force. Six months prior to discharge from IAF, I have undergone a pre-release course on Computer Programming in Indian Institute of Management and Technology, Chandigarh. I made my first computer program in dBase-III platform in 1993, for Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) at Rafha Airport, Saudi Arabia. This application was installed in all other Group-III regional airports at Al-Jouf, Ar’ar, Al-Gouriyat, Al-Quisumah and Turaif. As time evolved, in 1996, the platform of the CMMS application was changed over to Microsoft Access. Eventually, SBG-O&M acquired IBM-MAXIMO as CMMS and I became the System Analyst responsible for Implementation and Administration of the CMMS for Airports Projects Division of the company. Side by side, I have specialised in Microsoft SQL Server and Visual Studio for application building.  Graduated to oracle 12c. Created a number of database appli...

  Financial stability in one’s life will increase the confidence level of the person and it will increase his chances for success comparatively. But the concept that more money will make a person happier is unfounded according to some rich persons’ testimonies. It’s always a package. Along with richness some sort of miseries also is included in each package. Again, everything will appear to be perfect to the outside world, but the person himself will realise that more money or more richness did not bring any more happiness with it. In fact, more happiness was there when this richness was not there. There is nothing wrong in becoming rich. However, the rich one should realize that there is a majority deprived of the facilities he has, and he is one of the luckiest few blessed with the richness and, therefore, he should keep a considerable portion of his richness to help the poor. Amassing wealth by struggling and not even meeting the requirements of the present situation for next ge...

  In the previous part we discussed that faith in God calls for total submission to God. When we submit ourselves to God, there won’t be any complaints from our side. We should always remember our beginning; the starting point when we were a big zero. From there we reached here. It’s quite something! It’s has been a long way! And, it’s something to feel happy about! Above all, it’s something to be grateful to God! But even though we have travelled a long way from the big zero, we will feel unhappy when we compare our lives with others’. That is the biggest mistake we make. Everyone has a unique life. While a person can recollect each trivial things of his life, he can only see some facets of others’ lives. What we see in others’ lives would be mostly deceptive. Some clever, wicked persons will show off things that are not existing. That are only pretensions to misguide us and put us off-track. My advice is never fall for that. Whatever you see in others’ lives should not be a matte...

One may think that why I am so happy and claim to be leading a contented life when I have the same problems others have. Well, that is the point; you can’t postpone feeling happiness to a future date. If you plan to lead a happy life when all the problems are settled down and retirement from job is nearer, let me tell you, it may not work. As you get older, your problems also will increase. Therefore, the key is to be happy now, in the middle of problems. How we deal with our problems is very important. I will explain my way of dealing with life’s problems. I first evaluate the problem with a condition; is it within my control? If the answer is YES, I will try every means available to solve it and believe me, restless days are ahead. If the answer is NO, I just forget about the problem and let Mother Nature or God, whatever you call it, take care of it. When the answer is YES, it’s going to be hard work from my side; if the answer is NO, life is relaxed; as the divine or nature will ta...

A few days before my retirement from Bangalore Airport, my boss, the Vice President- Engineering & Maintenance, suggested me that I should make a PowerPoint presentation in the send-off party on the last day of service. He observed that it would be better if I give some tips to the staff on how to lead a contented life. Well, I made the presentation as he wanted, and it was greatly appreciated by the audience. The content of the PowerPoint presentation is reproduced here in a series of blog as requested by some of the staff members of airport. Certainly, I’m asked to make this presentation because my life is seen as a contented life by others. Upon a review of my life, I too believe it’s true. Yes, I am a contented person and my life has been a contented one. When we talk about contentment, in fact, the past should not come into the way. The present moment is what is important. Live this moment. Don’t live in the past; neither should you worry about the future. What is important is...

പതിനെട്ടാമത്തെ വയസ്സിൽ സിപിഐ(എം)ൻറ്റെ നെല്ലച്ചേരി ബ്രാഞ്ച് സെക്രട്ടറിയായി തുടങ്ങി 49-ആം വയസ്സുവരെ പാർട്ടിയുടെ പല ഘടകങ്ങളിലും പ്രവർത്തിച്ചു നിസ്വാർത്ഥ സേവനം കാഴ്ചവെച്ച, പാർട്ടിക്കുവേണ്ടി ജീവിതം ഉഴിഞ്ഞുവെച്ച ഒരുത്തമ സഖാവായിരുന്നു ടി.പി ചന്ദ്രശേഖരൻ. എസ്.എഫ്.ഐ. ജില്ലാ പ്രസിഡണ്ട്, സെക്രട്ടറി, സംസ്ഥാന ജോയൻറ്റ് സെക്രട്ടറി, കേന്ദ്രസമിതി അംഗം എന്നീ നിലകളിൽ പ്രവർത്തിച്ചു. ഡി.വൈ.എഫ്.ഐയുടെ കോഴിക്കോട് ജില്ലാ സെക്രട്ടറി, പ്രസിഡണ്ട്, സംസ്ഥാന കമ്മറ്റിയംഗം എന്നീ നിലകളിലും പ്രവർത്തിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. സി.പി.ഐ.(എം)ൻറ്റെ ഒഞ്ചിയം ഏരിയാ കമ്മറ്റി അംഗവുമായിരുന്നു. സിപിഐ(എം)ൽ കടുത്ത ആശയസംഘർഷങ്ങളും വിഭാഗീയതയും നിലനിന്നിരുന്ന കാലഘട്ടത്തിൽ വി.എസ് അച്യുതാനന്ദൻറ്റെ അനുഭാവിയായിരുന്നു ചന്ദ്രശേഖരൻ. വി.എസ് അനുയായികളെ തിരഞ്ഞുപിടിച്ചു പുകച്ചു പുറത്തുചാടിക്കുന്ന പ്രക്രിയയിൽ 2009-ൽ  ചന്ദ്രശേഖരനും പാർട്ടിക്ക്‌ പുറത്തായി. സിപിഐ(എം) വിമതർ ഒത്തുകൂടി റവലൂഷണറി മാർക്സിസ്റ്റ് പാർട്ടി (ആർ.എം.പി) എന്ന രാഷ്ട്രീയപ്പാർട്ടിക്കു രൂപം കൊടുത്തു മാർക്സിസ്റ്റ് പാർട്ടിയിലെ ആശയസമരം തുടർന്നു. വി.എസ് അച്യുതാനന്ദന്റെ സാന്നിദ്ധ്യത്തിൽതന്നെ ഒത്തു...

Mathews Jacob 26-May-2009 My years serving in the Indian Air Force were perhaps the most peaceful and joyful period of my life. This happiness was largely due to the sheer diversity of the men I served with. We were a microcosm of India, mingling across different states, cultures, and religions. Nobody ever questioned another's faith; in that uniform, religion simply didn't matter. This beautiful harmony was shattered on my very first day as an expatriate worker in a foreign country. I immediately realized that here, religion was a tool for systemic discrimination. A Salary Based on Faith, Not Skill To my shock, religion and nationality were the primary criteria for determining a worker’s salary, far outweighing the nature, quality, or volume of their work. A person belonging to the dominant religion and nationality would receive almost double the pay of someone from a less-privileged faith or nation, regardless of their skill level. Life outside of work was equally rigid. Duri...