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Breaking down the Dam

Breaking down the Dam The Prelude “ I sign this with the blood of my heart” said a king in 1886. The event kick started construction of a dam across one of the biggest rivers in a princely state of British India. It is still unclear if the concept of blood was a way he used to represent the brotherhood of sharing water between the states; or if it was a way to vent his frustration of signing a 999 year treaty for a dam that would have an estimated life time of hardly around 50 years. Thinking of the wisdom and foresightedness of the earlier Kings, it would be more appropriate to believe in the later. It is ironical that 84 years down the line the very same treaty was tuned up by a political party that finds respect in symbolizing the colour of blood. The tuning up led to further bonding the brotherhood between the states where one agreed to pay more to the other for a consent to produce power with the water that was already irrigating 68558 ha of land. A win-win situation

Failing Creativity!!

“ Winners don’t do different things. They do things differently” - one of the most repeated phrases when it comes to inspiring people into being successful. When it is about sharing the secrets of winning, we can expect a fully packed class brimming with eagerness. Almost every single one out there would have their own little definitions of winning and reasons for wanting to be a winner. That is probably the reason why we all imbibe such motivational lines quite enthusiastically. What really facilitates the real life ‘winners’ to almost consistently do things differently? What helps them think in a way most others, with almost similar inspirations and reasons don’t? Well, let us be very clear about one thing before we start. You would not get all your answers here. Those who are looking for the magic pill to success might better look elsewhere. Knowledge is one of the inevitable ingredient when it comes to thinking of doing things (whether different or not) and working towards