Tuesday 28 October 2014

[www.keralites.net] His Success is that he does NOT know what is COMMUNISM.

 

Interesting NDTV INTERVIEW.....
 

A diamond merchant in Gujarat has gifted over 1,000 employees cars, homes and jewellery as Diwali bonus in a stunning act of generosity, 

Oprah-style. Savjibhai Dholakiya says his workers deserve big rewards for their hard work and loyalty.

Here are highlights of his interview with NDTV's Ravish:

This is God's blessing that I have come this far from zero. I had nothing.This is God's gift.

I have experienced this in my life that I will not have less if I give.  

It is the law of nature.

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When I sow one seed, I'll have hundred.

 

These are my employees. They will not let me suffer losses.

So we thought that we should have a loyalty programme.

In 1991 when we started the company, our exports were worth Rs 1 Crore now it's close to 

Rs 6​,000 Crore.

 

Our employees are responsible for this growth.

We analysed the work done by these 1

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200 people and realised that they had a major role in taking us forward.

 

People should hear about these 1

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200 people and be inspired. Everyone should feel responsible for their own work.

 

People have skills but they need motivation.

We had our own  method of choosing people.

 

My son has done an MBA from New York and has been working with me for 6 years.

Everyone got together and analysed who are the people responsible for our growth. 

We know who has added what value to the company.

What we have given them is nothing compared to the effort  put in by these people.

You are speaking to a person who has had little formal education but I read everyday, 

learn everyday. I inspire myself, motivate myself.

I have studied till the 4th Grade. I dropped out of school when I was 12 and joined the diamond industry.

I did their kind of work in Surat for 10 years with my brothers.

All four brothers put together will not make a graduate. 

My youngest brother is the most educated - he made it to the 10th Grade.

Q: Are you a Communist?

I don't understand what 'communist' means. Is there a Gujarati word for it? 

I have learnt whatever little Hindi I know speaking to people like you.

In the next five years, you'll see how this impacts the diamond industry. 

We had decided on a budget of Rs.50 Crores.

I wanted to give cars to everyone but then we found out that about 200 employees don't have their own houses. 

Then we found out that there were 500 people who had both houses and cars. 

So we then thought we should give them jewellery for their wives. 

Wives support the workers who work here. We do not give priority to wives in Gujarat so we thought this should be our priority.

I am happy that you've highlighted this effort. I did not expect it. I think people will be inspired by this move.

Even in your industry, the mindsets will change and you'll have higher salaries. 

I'm a very ordinary man and you've made me very big.

This stadium belongs to our factory because I saw Ganguly play cricket in London.

My workers play cricket and I sit in the pavilion and watch them.

We have a gym, a steam-sauna facility. We have other sports facilities; the managers and workers play volleyball together. 

Whether the government gives us an exemption in taxes or not it doesn't matter. 

Paying your taxes will not kill you. These 1200 people have contributed over Rs.10 Crores to taxes.  

I have decided to call diamond-cutters 'Diamond Engineers' because they may not be educated but they work better than engineers.

And we want to call the workers who polish diamonds 'Diamond Artists'. 

These people earn Rs. 70-80,000 a work. They're people who earn by their talent and skill.

I have workers from 21 states in India and 361 villages.

Everyone's parents know me because I take them on pilgrimages to Haridwar. We're indebted to their parents too.

I'm in what is called 'social business'.

When you give money to someone, the responsibility of the person who takes that money increases.

I am a businessmen. I want more therefore I'm paying more. I'm not doing anyone a favour.

I have with three others have bought a plane to start charter service for Surat. 

The idea is to give a service not profit. But you see in the next five years this too will be profitable.

I'm trying to show businessmen what they can do. I'm also telling all workers to work hard like 

my workers do so that your bosses are compelled to act.....

No one from the Surat diamond industry has told me what I'm doing is wrong.....I am a trader 

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I give first and then I take... some people do it the other way round. 

 

 

By God's grace, none of the 28 members in the family go against what I say. 

My wife or brothers  have never disagreed with what I do. 

I had given three Maruti cars as gifts 18 years ago. They cost Rs.52,000 each and I had no money then.

We have never sacked people but there are 2 or 3 per cent people who sometimes do not fit our criteria 

- but some of them get training and come back and we hire them again. 

I train my workers - they do not chew tobacco, they respect their parents.....

My factory is not  to make diamonds, it makes

MEN.
 

 

(Meri factory heerey bananey ki nahi hain, manav bananey ki hai)
 


 

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[www.keralites.net] Ramaji Bhemaji Parmar - The herbal healer

 

The herbal healer


 
A plant is pliant. It is weak, yet it is a treasure trove of healing properties. Ramaji Bhemaji Parmar, whose passion is plants, has realised that they have herbal properties that will heal the world. He has grown 3,000 plants in one acre, uses them to concoct medicines and treat patients and also preserve the bio-diversity of the environment.

A plant is pliant. It is weak, yet it is a treasure trove of healing properties.

Ramaji Bhemaji Parmar, whose passion is plants, has realised that they have herbal properties that will heal the world. He has grown 3,000 plants in one acre, uses them to concoct medicines and treat patients and also preserve the bio-diversity of the environment.

One of his herbal innovations that he shared with SRISTI involved the use of one plant to treat the skin. Sadbhav SRISTI Sanshodhan laboratory conducted its research and found that adding some ingredients improved its efficacy. Hence, it used a suitable base to prepare an ointment for topical use. The tests conducted at the Indian Institute of Toxicology (IITR), found it to be non-toxic and suitable for application. Users have given good feedback, thus launching the product 'Zematic', commercially launched by SRISTI.

Ramji is busy helping all his patients everyday, and is visited by about 40-50 villagers. He freely shares his knowledge of herbal medicines and also makes them aware about the need to conserve bio-diversity for human welfare. He even encourages school children to visit his garden so that he can teach them about the plants.

When he was small and curious, Ramaji Parmar followed his father to the forests and understood a lot about endangered herbs in a botanical garden. Ramaji Bhemaji Parmar's father was a much sought-after herbal doctor for illnesses such as cyst, kidney stones, bloat, fever and malaria. People from neighbouring villages would drop in for consultations and medications. So he brought back many of these threatened herbs into medical science.

After he lost his 108-year-old father, the mantle of healer fell on Ramji's shoulders. Though he was not educated, his knowledge bank of herbs for human and veterinary health looked into 500 traditional herbal medicines and practices. As humans are destroying the forests, he decided to create a garden with the plants.

After growing up, he understood that he needed to support healing in society, so he identified the herbs in the forests, grew them and tried to help people. This innovator has explored a lot of remarkable experiments in this field, and is still helping people.

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Ravi


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[www.keralites.net] USEFUL TRICKS

 

12 Useful Tricks Around the House!

From removing gloves to removing odor, from the kitchen to the bathroom, here are 12 great quick and easy tips for your home, that will save you time and effort each day!
How to use honey for cooking?
Before you pour honey into a glass or a measuring spoon, drip just a bit of cooking oil, so that the honey will slide out that much easier.
 
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How to remove stubborn rubber gloves?
Remove annoyingly sticky rubber gloves by placing your gloved hands under a cold water faucet for a few seconds, your hands will easily slide out.
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How to wipe down a glass window?
Wipe the inner side of the window horizontally and the outer side vertically, so if there is a stain in the end of the cleaning, you'll know what side it's on. 
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How to remove scratches from a glass container?
Rub the glass container with a cloth that has toothpaste on it to remove small scratches.
 
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How to fix a problematic zipper?
Try to rub a pencil on the teeth of the stuck zipper. The lead with grease the teeth and allow the zipper to open and close more easily. 
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How to prevent steam from clouding your mirror?
Use shaving cream and a hand towel to rub the bathroom mirror, and it will not fog. 
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How to get all the juice out of citrus fruits?
To enjoy a great amount of lemon or orange juice, roll the citrus fruit on the counter a few times, back and forth, before cutting and squeezing it. 
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How to get pillows back to their original fluffines?
Renew old pillows by putting them in a dryer on low levels for 10 minutes, and they'll be as new. 
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How do you get wax off candlesticks?
To remove wax off candlesticks, put them in the freezer for 20 minutes, and the wax will come right off. 
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How to remove the smell of garlic from your hands?
To get rid of this strong and persistent odor, rub your hands on a stainless steel surface, such as your kitchen faucet. 
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How to deal with a leaky faucet?
To stop a leaky faucet that is driving you crazy, tie a string of linen around it, so the string hangs underneath the opening. This will buy you precious quiet time until you find enough of it to fix that annoying faucet. 
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How to get rid of stinky shoe odor?
Spread some baking soda in reeking shoes, leave it in for one day, and you will be rid of the smell. 
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[www.keralites.net] This Landscape Art Takes it to the Next Level.

 

This Landscape Art Takes it to the Next Level.

I've heard of gardening and I've heard of landscaping, but I think 'art' is what I would call these astonishing sculptures made from living flowers and bushes, that seem to be taken straight from the red queen court in wonderland. 
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