Progress @ Feed the Hungry Project, Charni Road

Yuva Unstoppable is Running a Project called "Feed the Hungry Children" at Charni Road, Mumbai. We(around 15 Volunteers) are part of that Project. We go there and teach Children for some time, then we play with Kids and we feed them.

This Project is started in May 2007. Its been more than three months now. We have done significant work in building relationship with Kids and their Parents. Next step is to provide Right Education for them. We meet them on Sundays only, so I guess, we have to follow some unconventional Methods so that the work done by us will have some Value Addition.

All the Volunteers are Young in this Field, so it will take time to shape up the things, But nevertheless, we are working for something Good to make it Better. I wish, I see a change in a year time, and We also better equipped in this Field.


@Koteswara sarma

Saturday @ Office

I am in the Office on Saturday also, as there are many things, I have to Finish.

Nothing to update on my blog except this as I am doing Nothing.


@Koteswara sarma

Happy Independence Day

August 15 - Independence Day.

I met few people on this Day, who are into Social Service and running NGOs. We had a meeting at Charni Road, Chowpatti. Few people were present from Yuva Unstoppable, Ahmedabad. Group of around 15 people divided into groups and took part in Random Acts of Kindness. Our Group of people helped an old woman in Selling Flags. Other Group helped in peeling Butta's. Group 3 thanked local cops and other Navy Staff. Group 4 cleaned the place, gathered people and sang National Anthem with them.

Frenship Day Celebrated @ Matheran

My week-end was awesome and it was a much needed break for me from my routine work. I went to Pune to meet my friends and beloved Juniors.

Saturday I was all the time meeting friends, roaming here and there.

We(Aaditya, Vikas, Varma, Ramesh, Anjan, Vamsi and me) started to Matheran, a near by Hill Station. It is a Hill Station, in Express way connecting Mumbai and Pune, around 100 kms from Mumbai and 120 kms from Pune. Base of Hill Station is NERAL.

We Hired a Tavera and Started from Pune at around 6 am and we reached gateway of Matheran at 9:00 pm. Then we started walking towards Matheran Market. Thanks to Govt for not allowing any vehicles inside Matheran, so you feel completely different as there will be no BUZZ from any motor vehicles. We have options to roam around, either on Foot or Horse or Rickshaw's pulled by people. We opted to roam around on Foot as we can go wherever we wish and we can spend any amount of Time.

I guess, everybody follows one of Mahatma's sayings in Matheran... KEEP WALKING (Mahatma used this when he lead DANDI MOVEMENT). We were roaming and shouting like anything all the time. I was very happy as I had very good relationship with everybody in Team and all the guys are equally responding in either cracking Jokes, or pulling other's legs. Every scene was so beautiful that, we used to forget ourselves and we used to struck there. One of us used to Ping... chalo chalte hai karke.

We were roaming there till 5 pm, by that time, we were completely done, so started our journey back to our places.

My Juniors(MTech, IIITM) gave me a memorable Treat on Friendship Day, Thank you very much guys.

Thanks to Vikas(Colleague of my friends), who was lone North Indian, but cooperated us with ever smiling Face and attitude.

More pics of Matheran are found here.


@Koteswara sarma

Pathetic Management @ PVR Mulund, Mumbai

Yesterday I had very bitter experience at PVR Mulund, Mumbai. But what made me to write a blog on it, I am not the only one to suffer from Mismanagement of PVR Mulund, I have so many friends(at least 30 people were there at around 11:40 PM).

I went to watch a movie with my friend, by that time we were only two people to watch that movie. The person in Ticket Counter said that we need at least 5, 6 people to run a show. Then we waited for some time, then 3 people came to watch the same movie. I thought they will run a show as we were 5 in number. Then so called Manager(Mr Datta) came and said that they do not run a show if occupancy is less than 10% of theater capacity. He was so arrogant that he said whatever he wanted to say and left the place.

About other 30 or so people - They came to watch movie - Partner. It was given in Bombay Times, that there is a show at 11:40 PM. Many people came to watch movie as yesterday was some special day. But Management had given following reasons
1. Its Distributor's Fault, so we are not responsible
2. You should have called us before coming to theater, its your fault.

The staff(Mr ChhatraRaj, Mr Vijay, Mr Ramesh, Mr Kuldeep, Mr Vrijesh) was just watching and there is no concern that these many people turned out because of their fault.

The reasons gave by Management were ridiculous. In any organization, Management cares about Customers, but I don't know the priority criteria of PVR.


@Koteswara sarma

Pros and Cons of Working in a Start-up

Its been more than one year now working for Vegayan Systems, a start-up in IIT B, Mumbai.

Some times, One Year seems to be very big, but some times, I feel, its OK.Here, I came up with few points about working in start up companies. I am both In(70%) and Out(30%) for working for a start up.

The Advantages, I find are

1. Scope to learn Work(as much as you can - there is no point that, you are not given any work, especially in product development companies)

2. Chance to learn about Resource Management. Team will be small, so you see how they are handled.

3. Growth factor - Here also, willing to learn plays major role.

4. Ownership of module - You are given a module, You are sole proprietor of module. You are free to design in whichever way you like, as long as you are good enough to make people to buy your design.

5. You develop more than one skill in a start up and you become master in your specialization.

6. Better rapport with team members as team is small.

The cons are

1. Getting a Leave every now and then is Tough.

2. Have to Google for many things.

3. Some times, get bugged with work.

Note: The Opinions I mentioned here are of mine, no way relevant to my employer's.

@Koteswara sarma