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Everyday is an opportunity to follow your dreams, your passion and your goal in life. I started my dreams very early and never gave up on my passion for science and engineering.

My humble beginnings made way for my perseverance and dedication to the field of research and development in aeronautics and engineering.

More than 40 years in this field and I'm not ready to give up yet. Because giving up on my passion would mean giving up on everything I've striven for. Truly, knowledge is power.

I started this blog to share my experiences. my learning and my life story with the world.

"Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try."

- V. K. Saraswat

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My Days With Dr. Kalam - A Lesson In True Management | VK Saraswat

All of us have good days and bad days. Some days things just don’t go as planned and we end up losing our cool and our temper. Professionally though, this is definitely going to be frowned upon. In the real work space, we are expected to be courteous, disciplined and polite, losing our temper is not something that goes well with our peers and our superiors. A true leader or manager then, is one who gets the best out of his team, without letting them feel any lesser about themselves. Dr. Kalam was regarded as a father figure by all. His style was never confrontational and he had a vast reserve of patience. He always worked towards building a consensus rather than ramming down decisions. He rarely lost his cool. If someone upset him, all he would say were terms like “Funny Guy” / “Who is the hero?” and “ Get me that famous mechanic.” On the days that he did end up being displeased, his style of showing it was unique. The Prithvi-03 flight h...

My take on Inclusive Growth – Part 2 ( ISB Dean Speaker series

While growth still remains the most important parameter of any poverty reduction attempt, inclusive growth is basically related to redistributive growth. Inclusive development creates opportunities for all segments of the society in health, education, skill development, jobs, reducing poverty, entrepreneurship etc. on the principle of equality and focuses on outcomes and processes involving people’s participation and benefit-sharing. While one can’t have Economic Development without economic growth, GDP is not the only indicator of prosperity. A clear example of this statement are countries like China and India who have huge GDPs but lag behind in areas like health, overall wellness and life-expectancy among others. An inclusive green economy can reduce poverty and inequality We all aspire to reach better living conditions, yet this will not be possible by following the current growth model. We need a practical, 21 st century development model tha...

A Day In My Life - Glimpses of my recently concluded Rajasthan Trip

Rajasthan has always held a special place in my life, so when I was scheduled to travel there recently, I was quite looking forward to the trip. It was a three-day trip and I went about appointments as usual. A lot of my readers were asking me to write a post on some of the talks and seminars I’ve been a part of so I thought this trip would be a good place to start. I reached Rajasthan late on the 29th of August and prepped for a couple of meetings the next day. It was a bright sunny morning as always and after a quick morning routine I headed to meet Professor Bhatia , (Vice Chancellor, Poornima University) and Dr. Prabhat Pankaj, Director, Jaipuria Institute of Management for the convocations held in their respective institutions. It was pleasant to meet the vibrant young graduates who will soon shape the face of our country. ...

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