tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21963135.post117015745352860481..comments2024-03-15T03:22:15.700-04:00Comments on A Joyful Experience: The Kolkata SpiritJoy Foreverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12648549085158946686noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21963135.post-79487432329595978722007-04-30T11:51:00.000-04:002007-04-30T11:51:00.000-04:00@cheetos: Thanks for visiting and commenting. Yes,...<B>@cheetos:</B> Thanks for visiting and commenting. Yes, I know that Kolkata spirit was always in me. I do miss those heated arguments with you.<BR/><BR/><B>@soma:</B> Thank you so much. I wish your wish comes true.Joy Foreverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12648549085158946686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21963135.post-81072093030271593382007-04-30T07:01:00.000-04:002007-04-30T07:01:00.000-04:00Hey Sugata... was a fan of your pics already but...Hey Sugata...<BR/> was a fan of your pics already but today became fan of ur writing skills as well....thanks to monami for showing your blog<BR/>man u make me miss kolkata so much...wish i could fly theer todayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21963135.post-47906433498867853202007-04-14T12:41:00.000-04:002007-04-14T12:41:00.000-04:00' I’m also one of those lazy, argumentative, passi...'<I><B> I’m also one of those lazy, argumentative, passionate Bengalis</B></I>' .. Boy! Do I agree more ;)<BR/><BR/>Lots of memories came back as a pleasing after-taste on reading your this blog. Keep writing, and we'll keep posted through you to the flavor of Kolkta (Oh yes! It does have a distinctive fragrance!)<BR/><BR/><I> Subho Nobo Borsho!</I><BR/><BR/>Cheetos<BR/>P.S: Do See 'Namesake'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21963135.post-12517969404968228982007-04-03T22:07:00.000-04:002007-04-03T22:07:00.000-04:00@anonymous: Not exactly. There are many situations...<B>@anonymous:</B> Not exactly. There are many situations where working in a relaxed way does not interfere with duty. Suppose I have a deadline of 10 days. If a Bangalore team does it in 5 days and the Kolkata team indulges in adda and completes it only after 9 days, it is still fine with me. They should not cross the deadline, that's all.<BR/><BR/><B>@abhijit:</B> Thanks. Anybody who has stayed here gets infected with the spirit.<BR/><BR/><B>@aurindam:</B> Come to Kolkata, and we'll enjoy!Joy Foreverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12648549085158946686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21963135.post-9696120178765966472007-03-23T04:48:00.000-04:002007-03-23T04:48:00.000-04:00"When I see the IT professionals in my office brin...<I>"When I see the IT professionals in my office bring jhalmuri from outside the gate in the evenings and indulge in a nice adda with tea inside the cubicles, I realize that it wouldn’t have been possible elsewhere. Similarly, the big manager who spends half the year abroad hates to work on weekends here. The reason? He must cycle to the old playground in his small suburban town and spend the evening chatting and playing with his childhood friends".</I><BR/>Ya u r rite...these r not possible elsewhere. At least I can't visualize such a thing at bangy<BR/>:(Aurindamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00887285288137164462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21963135.post-4567519289665673242007-03-23T02:15:00.000-04:002007-03-23T02:15:00.000-04:00One of the best of yours. Even I liked bengal for ...One of the best of yours. Even I liked bengal for the same reason. Only thing is it a very far from Pune otherwise you would have seen me there frequently. All my memories got refreshed. Sometimes I also experienced delay without reason. what I liked the most is festivals. People tend to come out together and celebrate<BR/>(or shout ;-)).abhijithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751226978644220306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21963135.post-76657899133988272212007-03-21T04:16:00.000-04:002007-03-21T04:16:00.000-04:00Wow! I think your observations of laid back ness o...Wow! I think your observations of laid back ness of Bengalis should be in a separate post – that is what you as an outsider from Chennai or Hyderabad with a WBness heart of yours find appealing over here – sort of Chennai/Hyderabad Dominique-ish!!<BR/> <BR/>But u still failed to convince me that ur thoughts are not contradictory. You wrote “<BR/>I hate the easy going attitude when it interferes with duty, like it did for the house owners and agents. I love it when it helps to take away stress from the hectic life.” But u see, the same situation can be thought of being laid back or interference of duty depending from whose perspective it is being looked at. To be at the receiving end or not to be determines the opinion. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your open invitation. But why do u presume that I, with my “cold and logical” arguments have the “Kolkata spirit”? May be I don’t.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21963135.post-82461850426103993842007-03-21T02:59:00.000-04:002007-03-21T02:59:00.000-04:00@anonymous: And yes, since you ended the cold, log...<B>@anonymous:</B> And yes, since you ended the cold, logical discussion with a warm personal comment, it shows that you have that Kolkata Spirit too! Keep visiting... the invitation always remains open!Joy Foreverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12648549085158946686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21963135.post-61196741168522186232007-03-21T02:47:00.000-04:002007-03-21T02:47:00.000-04:00@anonymous: My statement seems contradictory becau...<B>@anonymous:</B> My statement seems contradictory because they were talking about different aspects of the same thing. I hate the easy going attitude when it interferes with duty, like it did for the house owners and agents. I love it when it helps to take away stress from the hectic life. In other cities I have seen IT professionals working like crazy from morning to night, or even overnight, and during weekends, just to impress their supervisors and improve their position/salary (Note: I'm <I>not</I> talking about people who have a sudden workload for a few days during delivery time, or work on round the clock support projects). The number of those people seem to be much less here. Here people are content with what they have after a certain limit, and prefer comfort and peace of mind. Some may call it laziness, but I like it.<BR/>Then the kind of conversation strangers start in buses and trains, the kind of time they spend on arguing about useless points, the kind of passion they have for sports, literature, theatre, music and a lot of other things shows they are somewhat removed from the rat-race. The total disregard for status symbols that I see here amazes me. Try to find a big manager of a multinational riding a bicycle in Delhi or Bangalore or Hyderabad, or even in smaller cities like Allahabad for that matter. You won't find any, although many of them accept that they love cycling but are too concerned about their image and time. Here in WB you'll find lots of them. Then that <I>adda</I> in the office accompanied by <I>jhalmuri</I>... I never saw such a thing in Hyderabad where even the time for playing games in the office is fixed. I love all these things, <B><I>as long as they don't interfere with duty or bring down the efficience of work drastically.</I></B>Joy Foreverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12648549085158946686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21963135.post-28020889064166977182007-03-21T02:18:00.000-04:002007-03-21T02:18:00.000-04:00Yes, I agree and also said so in my previous comme...Yes, I agree and also said so in my previous comment that things must improve in WB and I am the one for improvement and progress but then I wouldn’t be saying “I love this city for it's easy-going attitude” only because that is a contradictory statement. In your example of your house hunting experience in Cal, the so called ‘easy going attitude’ of the landlord/agent came out which aggravated u rightly!!!! I am sure u wont say they aggravated u because they had some grouse against u – right? So how can u like something and then the consequence of that liking aggravates you to the extent that u wish for a change? <BR/><BR/>May be I am visiting your blog too often because of your invitation!!! So I think you may rethink about that invitation!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21963135.post-87464042946842428612007-03-21T00:25:00.000-04:002007-03-21T00:25:00.000-04:00@shreemoyee: Thanks! Won't have to wait long. Lots...<B>@shreemoyee:</B> Thanks! Won't have to wait long. Lots of experiences to write about. Only a little lack of time...<BR/><BR/><B>@biby cletus:</B> Thanks, keep visiting.<BR/><BR/><B>@monami:</B> I don't exactly see it as the "flip side"... every city has its problems, and Kolkata's problem is lack od professionalism. Thanks for your wishes!<BR/><BR/><B>@anonymous:</B> Although I agree that a person should adapt to the environment/culture he or she is in (I'm doing it, am I not?), I feel that there is a certain direction in which we should be moving, and there are certain habits we should give up. Respecting the value of other people's time is probably the least we can do for them. So is providing the value for the money taken when you are providing a paid service. Much as I love this city for it's easy-going attitude, it will only be a better place with some changes.<BR/>Thanks for commenting, keep visiting!Joy Foreverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12648549085158946686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21963135.post-21247245172929203252007-03-19T12:51:00.000-04:002007-03-19T12:51:00.000-04:00Thanks for sharing your views. But I want to menti...Thanks for sharing your views. But I want to mention that it is all in one’s perspective. Say even your Chennai or Hyderabad or Mumbai or Bangalore would seem ‘slow’ to the foreign investors. But they are aware of cultural differences (no superiority or inferiority concept her pl) and plan accordingly – not because they are people with high moral principles but with high insight for money making processes. What I am getting at is that although I realize that so many things/attitudes need to be changed in WB yet one must be able to adapt happily or willingly to the environment he/she is in. It is like if any Indian gets agitated or bothered by pda (public display of affection) in any cities of US and wish for harinam sankirtan over there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21963135.post-87757943915822516982007-03-19T02:58:00.000-04:002007-03-19T02:58:00.000-04:00Humm....Kolkata's true picture....its an eye opene...Humm....Kolkata's true picture....its an eye opener yaa....there's always a flip side to every decision you take no matter how good it is....but all the same wish you loads of luck to accomplish the propse of you being there!Cheers!Monamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09049384316722023669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21963135.post-63040466659880958202007-03-18T05:29:00.000-04:002007-03-18T05:29:00.000-04:00kewl nice article love to hear more experince of k...kewl nice article love to hear more experince of klokata. so your now settling down there. your blog is a very kewl one be in touch like to visit more often <BR/><BR/><BR/>regards Biby - <A HREF="http://keralaarticles.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow"><STRONG>Blog</STRONG></A>Bijoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238815260798331123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21963135.post-72865913994066266712007-03-17T14:15:00.000-04:002007-03-17T14:15:00.000-04:00Well written, I can see what kept you so busy. I a...Well written, I can see what kept you so busy. I am glad to know you are better settled with a flat and broadband connection now. Post some more Kolkata experiences, waiting to hear of them.Persona non gratishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12347105859803795796noreply@blogger.com