INDIAN BOSSES

Two stories from Rediff of today.

The stories are in the comments section

There were about 70 scientists at Thumba working on a very hectic project. All of them were really frustrated due to the pressure of work and the demands of their boss, not one thought of quitting the job. One day, one scientist came to the boss and told him that he had promised his children that they would be taken to an exhibition going on in the city and wanted to leave the office at 5 30 pm. His boss permitted him to leave early. The Scientist started working and as usual he got involved to such an extent that when he looked at his watch when he felt close to completion, the time was 8.30 PM. Suddenly he remembered of the promise he had made to his children and he was feeling guilty for having disappointed his children.When he reached home, the children were not there. His wife was sitting in the hall and reading magazines. The situation was explosive, any talk would boomerang on him but he still asked his wife where the children were! His wife answered "What a great boss you have! Your manager came here at 5.15 PM and has taken the children to the exhibition and he told them that their father was very busy!" The scientist was dumbstruck! Incidents like these were one of the reasons why all the scientists and technicians at Thumba continued to work under their boss even though the stress was tremendous. Can you have a guess as to who the boss was..?
He was none other than Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Former-President of India . . .


Very noble thought.

There is a similar story of a young lady working long back with the Tata's.

One evening after having worked late, she left office and was waiting outside the building for someone.

After completing his meeting schedule, the legendary J.R.D.Tata was on his way out of the building when he saw the young lady waiting. He asked her why she was waiting. The young lady said she was waiting for her husband who was to come to pick her.

Since it was late in the evening, J.R.D. waited along with the young lady till her husband came on a scooter to pick her.

This is the graciousness and nobility of great human beings.

The young lady then was none other than the wife of Infosys Chief Mentor Mr. Narayanmurthy.

This is an episode narrated by her in one of her interview a couple of years back.

Such gestures leave an indelible mark on the human psyche. They are small gestures but have a perennial recall life.

PS: The comments also are truly Indian. Everything is broken down to regionalism.