HR Out Sourcing for SME's: A Harmful Act.

HR Out Sourcing for SME's: A Harmful Act. 


It was Saturday,10th March 2012,  I happened to attend the seminar organised by Head Start Network -a non profit organisation called Saturday Start Up.

T.V. Rao( Father of Indian HRD) was there as chief speaker to share his life long learning of HRD to young budding entrepreneurs. He told all the participant' if you are starting entrepreneur then dont hire HR, as line manager  you have to have HRD skills in you for growth of the organisation. People's skill is one of the catalyst for growth of the enterprise. He have to have prepared the first set of people to work with him for longer time and unless and until entrepreneurs doesn't  develops  these skills the dream may not come into picture. At that time I was not agreed with his opinion but over time I realized the important of his thoughts.   
   
Out side person would act like medicine not a as Vaccine. He will only prescribed remedies for the current issues and will not look into the root causes of the consequences, Outsiders will always have their own agendas he will not assimilate with your dreams and vision and he will pretend to behave like insider. For start ups its not desirable tool, for mid size and well established cos it is recommended to go for HR out sourcing i.e. only to strengthen your people function with internal dedicated person not to established your HR function from an eternal person. He may not understand the foundation of the organisation. HRM is difficult subject and required some special integrated skills and most of the times it fails that why in most of the organisation is remain as Personnel function not HRD function. Consultant will always professionally treat you as client.... that's It....   He will Never live with your dreams .............. Never.....



Regards
Amol. 

The Siege of Krishanpur.

The Siege of Krishanpur.


This book surely help you to learn the impact of British Raj on civilization in India. It rediscovered the causes of Revolts of 1857 viz Britishers called it as Mutiny of Sepoy. The survival and fear of Companies delegates during the rebellion era was visible in the narration by the author. This was the time when British empire started setting off the their sun. Book also revels that the British empire's contribution to the India's development in terms of massive infrastructures, health, protection to native Maharajas from other foreign tyrannies, contradict to this, it has also causes some detrimental impacts also like opium trade by company and divide and rule strategy and unreasonable taxes to mass, usage of skin of cow and pig on ordnance/weapons.

The Krishanpur is fictitious town in northern India where Britishers has established their administrative mechanism very adjacent to Captanganj cantonment. Revolts has began in Captanganj and District collectors has to ensure the safety and  life's of Britishers from rebelling Sepoy who took the complete control over Capanganj cantonment. Where he has devised the preventing and curative mechanism to fought attracts by the sepoys.
The author J.G Farrell has well studies the various letters and dairies of the posted staff during this period prior to writing  the book. Which has merely stood as eyewitness of the mutiny of sepoy.
Their wonderful efforts to fought back attracts on residency are extremely admirable with limited resources in hand. The Siege of Krishanpur is part of Farrell's  'Empire Trilogy' novels. Other novels in the same series are Troubles and The Singapure Grip. All these novels trying to interpret the causes and consequences of fall down of the British raj.

Britishers at Krishanpur were at siege for more than four months and sepoy assaulted them many time. Collector along with his people were lived in with little demarcation of life and death or hope  and despair. Before the relief came there were death tolls due to cholera, lack of food and sepoy. The only hope factor to them was the relief from the some other part of the country to save them. It is too much wonderful to study the Revolts of 1857 from British prospective. At last when relief came the survives of the mutiny of the sepoy  filled their pulmonary machines with sense of life. And it took another 100 years for Britisher to impart their Civilization to India.

Good read!



- Amol P. Nakve.    



                      

A Separation:

A Separation:


I have been many times recommended to watch the this Iranian movie A Separation by my dearest friend Shijoj Mathew since last one year, bus I could not able to complete his recommendation till yesterday and finally today I  watched this movie. A separation is written and directed by Asghar Farhadi and premiered on 9th Feb 2011. The Nader and Simin, the average class couple living with their 11 year daughter Termeh in Iran on verge of separation/divorce. They love each other inexplicably and adorably but  Simin and having exit visa with remaining 40 days wanted to leave Iran permanently for better future especially for their daughter however Nader wanted to stay in Iran to take of his father who suffers from Alzheimer disease and who requires close supervision. The arguments leaves Nader and Simin but one choice: Divorce. But the consequences of it were beyond their expectations.

There were set of other characters which played very critical role and  which may leads or may not catalyzed the separation and lies leads to truth finally. Its has been said and proved that its all written in destiny and know one can erase it. Nader and Simin were separated affectionately at the end with the thread of their daughter after 14 years of their successful marriage. It is the only love which separates the love. The characters of Nader and Simin were exceptionally well played by Payman Moaadi and Leila Hatami respectively. It has become tough to conclude who has performed exceptionally well. All the character had given their best and inextricably got homogenized with their role. The direction is very well appreciated. I guess one has to learn to  make movies with limited resources like  no big crew and no big budgets, and scores from this Iranian director. In India the commercial cinema trend leads to nowhere. Art movies are losing their shines in India. It might be the demand from the audience. But the class of art movies is still higher. And one has to serve this.

This is the first Iranian movies to won the Oscar Awards in year 2012 for category of Best Foreign language. The Director has also collected the Silver Peacock(Best Direction) award at International Film Festival of India(2011). What a wonderful direction. Must watch movie.

Kudos to Direction.



*****

Best
-Amol    

Delhi.

Delhi:

I woke up at 6 O'clock in morning and there were mails and comments of  birthday wishes and I was well prepared for the some sort of mild celebration. But there were also the news of 23 year's Nirbhaya's demises were published on the google news who has been brutally gang raped on 16th December 2012.  She has lost her battle for life but she will survives in the heart of citizen of the nation.

It's not the first incident of women molestation in Delhi. There has been more than 630 rapes in this calender year. It means at every  14th hour there has  been one rape.Well these are the only only officially registered figured, the real number may differ. Nirbhaya's death brings out the old issues of  women's respect and safety. The nation of 1.2 billion population where women workship in the form of goddess and the such a kind of molestation is definitely saddening news. Delhi and thereby nation is covered with clouds of grief and anger.  
Today Nirbhaya is not with us but she has ignited the issues of women safety and that indignation has became wild fire and spread across the country. Her fight for life will not go in vain.

Time has come to be proactive for the matters related to women safety. Few of the measures which I read and thought are capital punishment, publishing database of the rapist on public forum, night patrolling by police, setting of fast track courts for speedy justice to the victims, ensuring women safety for the public places like stations, airports, public transport, providing safe environment at the work station, legalization of prostitution and I sincerely believe that there is need to inculcate respect for women at early education level to greatly reduce the women's molestation.

Supreme court in matters of Vishakha v/s state of Rajasthan given guidelines to deals with the cases of Sexual Harassment by constructing internal complain committee headed by women but the enactment of this is in doubt at Indian corporate level. Whereas there are corporation who are paying large attention to women safety by restricting day hours work only and easy pick up and drop arrangements. The Nirbhaya's  death has gained huge international media coverage also, Indians are feeling ashamed of the humiliated episode at there land.

Let us act together to make women safe and secure.
Join the mission!

We can not be empowered unless and until women will not be empowered.


May Nirbhaya's soul  Rest In Peace! Salute to her indomitable spirit!




Faith.
Amol


                




         

The Inheritance of Loss.

The Inheritance of Loss.



I did have other options to read other novels but the affection towards mountains had persuaded me to read the Kiran Desai's The Inheritance of Loss.

The narrations  are with contradict about wealth and poverty, migrant and resident, love and hate, regret and contentedness and East and West. Kiran Desai has paid equal attention to the contradicts of life.


At the foot of mount Kanchenjunga lives retired judge and his grand daughter Sai along with cook. Judge who want peace and believed that this world is too far away from the justice. He had lots of thing to regret in life. Sai is been alone character who in term in love with her tutor and waiting to get rid from the betrayed shadow of affection. Cooks son, the migrant in USA and the issues of the migrant and his sight towards the home has been well narrated in the novel. The insurgence Gorkhaland movement by GNLF during 1980 to form Indian-Nepali state. The affect of the movement on local folks are greatly pictured by the writer.


Novel help me to learn the multi-dimension of the characters revolving around us. Indeed the it's a majestic and delicious novel and will fulfill the promise of great reading with joy and companionship.    


 
-Amol

Araku Valley(Eastern Ghats).

Hi ,


I have just visited another valley in eastern ghats called Araku Valley in Ananthgiri hills. But here we could not ignore the massiveness of Eastern Ghat as compared to Himalaya.

To reach Araku Valley one need to get down at Vishakhapatnam. I have started my journey from Hyderabad on 15th Dec 2012 which 700 km away.

Vishakhaptnam is well connected by Buses, Trains and Air from Hyderabad. A.P.T.D.C. is providing rail cum bus tour package for Araku Valley and Borra Caves which is costing around Rs. 700/- which includes your fares, BF, Lunch Team and the entry tickets.


I have reached Vishakhapatan early in the morning and reported at A.P.T.D.C. counter at railway station. The only one passenger train is running on this route from Vishakhapatam. I have boarded the train at 6:50 am and reached at Araku valley around 11:00 am. The journey from Vishakhapatnam was mesmerizing, train has to cross 52 tunnels to reach Araku. Here we can see the beautiful sites. This travel has taught me if you destined to reach your destination then paths will find your and will force you to travel to me destiny.


One you reach Araku Valley A.P.C.D.C. buses will dropped you at various places.

First place one of them is Padmapuram garden hubs into 26 acres and established in 1942. We can spent silence time in this garden.

Next place where we got drop is Tribal museum. The way in which A.P.T.D.C. has integrated Tribal Development initiative into tourism is really appreciable. The Museum provide a quick glance of Tribal Folk life. Here they have installed the counters for selling the handicraft exclusively made by the tribal folks.

Next destination was at A.P.T.D.C. resort for Dimsa Folk Dance by Jimdara tribe. Women in there traditional costumes dance to prey their village goddess. Here they are exhibiting team spirit with their extraordinary synchronizations during the dance.One has to follow team leader for rest of the dance. Araku is the most fecund land in Eastern Ghat, I wondered as drove by in the train and bus during the visit.

 Araku Valley surrounded by Ananthgiri hills guarded by Nilgiri trees. Araku valley very famous fro Coffee plantation. Approx 9000 hectors were planted with coffee plants. Which is forming another economic activity along with tourism.

To reach Borra caves we have to travel another 40 km from valley. Borra caves were bought to notice by William King George of Geographical Servery of India in 1807. Caves are the famous from variety of Spelothems. Once of the wonderful creation by nature has irregular Stalactites and Stalagmites. Stalactites are the pointed pendant structure hanging from cave ceiling. Stalagmites ground structure counterparts of stalagmites.

Few mythologies were discussed among the tribes about the caves,

cow had felt in the caves and survive by the lingam like structure and people worshiped that structure in honor of Lord Shiva, River Gosthani originate from the caves flow towards Vishakhapatnam and merges into Bay of Bengal Sea. Araku Valley and Borra Caves serve another exciting destination for travelers. The best season to visit valley is from October to January. 

For me year 2012 were great fist where I have visited Valley of Flowers in Himalayas and Araku Valley in Eastern Ghats.

Regards
Amol Nakve.
    

Bhamashah Financial Empowerment Scheme: A ruined efforts.

Bhamashah Financial Empowerment Scheme: A ruined efforts.

It was pretty humid and sunny day when I have started my professional career. The shyness of academics was still in my behavior. Agra (U.P.) seems to be unknowingly known place for me. I have been more exited to work at place which is highly rated tourist destination in INDIA. The responsibility of to look after the entire HRM of North India for the company which is doing the phenomenal work of financial inclusion is commonly known as BASIX was aligned on my shoulders. After completion of Induction I have been asked to join at Jaipur(Rajsthan) for Bhamashah Financial Empowerment Scheme to help and support in the matters pertaining to HRM.   

Today I have gone through the current status of the project to learn the social impact of my work which aimed at to bring back the excluded community to main stream by welcoming them financial world. It was wonderful tool to welcome the women of BPL and APL family member to the world of Finance.

The project has been awarded to IL and FS to get the required data with their bio-metric details to open a Bank account.   The Government will deposit Rs. 1500/- to these accounts and 30000/- health insurance coverage by enrolling the forms from respective beneficiary.

IL and FS has subcontracted the task of getting enrollment form filled with bio-metric details to BASIX group for 33 district of Rajasthan (The enrollment phase). The 44 lakhs of a population of the Rajasthan State has to be enrolled within limited period of time.  I along with team have mobilized the human resources from different part of the nation to complete the task. A lot of NGO’s has helped us by providing the manpower for the project. The resources have work effortlessly to get the task done.

After 4 years, the status of the project is in freeze mode. As Govt has change, present govt. stopped the scheme and sent it for the review to sub cabinet committee. A rupee 161 crores has been parked with PNB in the name of financial weaker women of Rajasthan state and PNB seems to be awarded with this public money as its advanced portfolio. As scheme is under review banks is not allowing women account holder (who has been issued the account). The entire project has become political controversy.

The scheme is in doldrums.  The fate the project is depends upon the recommendation/report of the committee.  Till date, it is loss of 40 lakhs customers to the bank, the substantial portion of the population is remained excluded from financial word, the wastage of public money while implementing the project and keeping it on hold,  it has direct or indirect impact on growth and development of the state, the States agenda of empowering women remain falsified,  now a day’s FM is talking a lot about  electronic cash transfer scheme it might be possible that if implemented these account will be directly utilized for immediate execution of the electronic cash transfer scheme. And most importantly there is loss of opportunity for the all the stakeholder of the Bhamashah Scheme. The only visible solution seems to be the immediate intervention of judicial mechanism to instruct the State govt. to unfreeze the project. Otherwise it may take too longer to start the work with Govt. efforts.    

Personally it becomes weird thing especially for one who has worked on this project and their sleepless and restless efforts are becoming ruined.

Ultimately social impact of your job counts a lot.  

   

-Amol Pralhad Nakve