SIBM: A TRIBUTE!!!

In a few days from now, precisely on January 04, 2011, our batch will be completing an year in the service of this great Institution. What time could be more opportune to revisit the place where it all started: Syndicate Institute of Bank Management, Manipal, Karnataka. While the adventures and escapades have been accounted for in an earlier post: ONCE UPON A TIME IN MANIPAL!!!, it is time that tributes be showered upon the Alma mater of banking for the Syndians!

The SyndicateBank website provides the following overview of SIBM:

Syndicate Institute of Bank Management (SIBM), located at Manipal, in the backdrop of luxuriant Western Ghats, is the apex training institution of SyndicateBank for honing skills in banking and management for the bank's executives and senior personnel. The Institute was set up in November 1987. The institute has a sprawling campus of 15 acres, offering a panoramic view of the green valley on the east and Arabian Sea in the west. The fully residential Institute, with all modern infrastructure expected in an Institution of this nature, like well-equipped classrooms, library, computer laboratory, conference hall and auditorium, also offers a variety of recreation facilities, including a modern gymnasium, 5-hole golf course, mini-cricket ground, volleyball courts, indoor games, jogging track and so on. Shady fruit bearing trees, medicinal plants, rose garden and other recreational facilities are provided to rejuvenate the body and mind. The hostel has 65 fully air-conditioned and tastefully furnished rooms. 

Those interested in knowing more may follow this link: http://www.syndicatebank.in/scripts/APEXTrainingcentre-SIBM.aspx. But for our batch, it means much more. And I will once again let the pics do the talking. Have a look:

PRESENT AND FUTURE TOGETHER.....

PRESENT AND FUTURE TOGETHER.....

VITHALA SIR GIVES INSTRUCTIONS ON THE EVE OF D-DAY. WHO'S INTERESTED?

JUST BEFORE THE FIRST STEP

ATTENTIVE THEY ARE! ICE-BREAKING IN PROGRESS.

WAITING FOR THEIR TURN. INSIDE AUDI BEING HANDED OVER THE RELIEVING AND MARCHING ORDERS.

STATE OF THE ART. A SESSION IS ABOUT TO BEGIN....

REFRESHMENT AREA. CAUGHT YOU TEA-HANDED, AFTER WE HAD OURS!

THE TRICOLOUR. VIEW OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE FROM INSIDE SIBM.

LADIES AND THE GENTLEMEN!

THE GANG OF GUYS!

THE HEAVENLY ABODE. IT TRULY IS!

THE FOOD FACTORY! YUMMY FOOD, MATCHLESS SERVICE. 

THE JOYRIDE CONCLUDES. THIS AUTO HAS BEEN FINANCED BY SYNDICATE BANK, WHICH WAS REASON ENOUGH FOR US TO HOP ON AND SAY CHEESE! OF COURSE, THE LADIES CRIED LATER ON, AS THIS WAS THEIR LAST HURRAH AT SIBM! 

THE SYNDIAN FOOTNOTE

I consider myself absolutely privileged, lucky, fortunate and what not, to have got an opportunity to be inducted into the Syndicate Family at the apex training centre. The experience is etched in the memories of all of us and remains fresh as if it was just yesterday that each one of us became a part of the Syndicate syndicate!
A word of gratitude to the Team SIBM, the parts of which works as a synchronized whole to ensure optimization of returns that a trainee gets from his/ her stay at the campus. Administration, Faculty Members, Support-staff: Thank You!!!
During the course of serving this great Institution, there may come a few opportunities to be a part of training programmes at different TCs, and may be SIBM again. But nothing can match the charm of induction training. Would want to come back again, and again and again......

THE SYNDIAN wishes all the readers a HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011. May our Institution continue to make GIANT strides in Nation's service with the combined PIGMY efforts of ours! May we all stay faithful and friendly! May hope, health and happiness prevail!

Jai Hind! Jai Synd!

SYND PIGMY IN A WOMAN'S MAGAZINE!!!

Its a strange feeling. Unusual and bizarre, and to a great extent quite unlike me, but it is there. And I can't resist sharing it with you. Ironically, it is a sensation of numbness. I write this morning from Jammu and the weather is dull and gloomy. My phone does not work here! Parents do not have internet! I feel cut off, forlorn and alone in this world! Terrible! Man is a social animal, they say! And if the animal in question is as social as I am, there cannot be a bigger punishment! 

Twice upon a time when I still used to wear shorts to school, there would be thin attendances on 'Rainy Days'! And those folks who managed to reach school somehow were sent back to their homes. It used to be so exciting. Coming back from school and immediately eating the contents of tiffin! By the time the clock neared 9:30 AM, it was my routine to plead mummy not to go to office! Then she would say, "Naukri is Naukri!" Being in Jammu, I now realize what she meant!

For those still wondering about my being in Jammu (7640), I have been dispatched on deputation for a week from Ludhiana Main (8150) where I joined only last week after being transferred from Phillaur (8133)! Going places! Well, literally at least!!! 
I have something interesting to share with you. Have a look:

THE SYNDIAN FOOTNOTE

The Pigmy Scheme typifies in many a senses the equity of Brand Syndicate Bank. Wikipedia provides an article about the same. The link is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigmy_Deposit_Scheme
I found this feature and thought of sharing with you. You may well laugh at my reading habits! Well! During my college days at Delhi, frugality was the mantra when it came to buying books. So I will spend hours searching for old editions, bargaining for the best price. This habit has stuck. I automatically gravitate towards roadside vendors selling books of all colours and hues. This edition of 'Bindiya' was purchased from Clock Tower, Ludhiana.
What every reader can do is to take a print of the image uploaded above and prominently display on his/ her premises. In case of any difficulty, the same can be had from me. Why? Simple. It is more convincing if 'others' speak good of 'us'. I again invite the Syndians to consider THE SYNDIAN as a common forum and contribute in form of ideas, articles, images, features and what not! Where else, but at syndashish@gmail.com!
Signing off,
Jai Hind! Jai Synd!

सांख्ययोग : THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE SELF

LORD KRISHNA SERMONIZES TO ARJUNA 

The Bhagavad Gita spells out the deepest of secrets, details the path to righteous living, answers some of the most intriguing questions of life and beyond, explains poetically the theory of Karma and much more. It forms the core of what can be loosely called as the 'Indian' way of life. It is a philosophy in itself, it is the bedrock of several philosophies. 

The current post charts out Krishna's response to Arjuna's reluctance to fight his 'own'. It is a compilation of selected shlokas or verses from Chapter II of the epic.

न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपा:I

न चैव न भविष्याम: सर्वे वयमत: परम II 12 II

'It is not that I, or you, or these kings, did not exist before this. Nor is it that we won't exist in the future, all of us will be there.'

देहिनोsस्मिन यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा I 

तथा देहांतर प्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति II 13 II

'The soul passes through childhood, youth and old age in this body, and likewise attains another body. The wise don't get bewildered by this.'

मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदु:खदा: I

आगमापयिनोsनित्यास्तांतिस्तितिक्षस्व भारत II 14 II

'O son of Kunti! Because of the contact between senses and objects, feelings of warmth and cold, pleasure and pain result. But these are transitory and fleeting. They are created and disappear. O descendant of Bharata! Therefore, endure them.' 

यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ I

समदु:खसुखं धीरं सोsमृतत्वाय कल्पते II 15 II

'O best among men! The wise person who is not affected by these and looks upon pain and pleasure with equanimity, attains the right to immortality.'

अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ता: शरीरिण: I

अनाशिनोsप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत II 18 II

'All these bodies inhabited by the soul are capable of destruction. But the soul is eternal, incapable of being destroyed and incapable of being established through proof. Therefore, O descendant of Bharata! Fight.'

वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय नवानी गृहणाती नरोsपराणि I

तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णान्यन्यानि संयति नवानि देहि II 22 II

'Like a person discards worn-out clothes and adorns others that are new, like that, the soul discards worn-out bodies and attains others that are new.'

नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावक: I

न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुत: II 23 II

'Weapons cannot cut this. Fire cannot burn this. Nor can water wet this. And wind cannot dry this.'

जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च I

तस्मादपरिहार्येsर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि II 27 II

'Death is inevitable for one who is born and birth is inevitable for one who dies. You should not, therefore, grieve over the inevitable.'

कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन  I

मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते संगोत्स्वकर्मणि II 47 II

'You have the right to action alone and never to the fruit thereof. Do not be motivated to act because of the fruit. But don't be motivated to not acting either.'

THE SYNDIAN FOOTNOTE

I came across The Bhagavad Gita, by accident. Somewhere in 2006 in search of second-hand books for my MBA, I along with a female friend was at Ber Sarai, New Delhi. My foot chanced upon something at a crowded and haphazard book-store. Upon scrutiny, I realized it was The Gita containing verse-by-verse translation in English. I had an immediate hunch to buy the copy. But soon I realized that I had run out of money. 

"Will you borrow money from a girl?", "What will she think when she gets to know about your 'queer' and 'perverted' purchase?" These were the thought that occurred to me before I finally asked her for money. She obviously laughed at my choice. 

I have not read it completely, far from grasping its import in totality. But The Gita has provided me the answers whenever I was puzzled. I do have at least three soft copies in PDF format, one of which also contains verse-by-verse translation in English. If you wish to keep it handy, let me know.

Banking today probably is little less stressful a job than the Armed Forces! 'Synd Spiritual Soup' is meant to feature food for mind and soul and aims at mitigating the stress. The Syndians are welcome to share their spiritual experiences or articles they may have come across and would like to share for the greater benefit of The Syndian Community.

Jai Hind! Jai Synd!

Image Courtesy: Google

ONCE UPON A TIME IN MANIPAL!!!

The call letter was received on such a short notice that it became evident that I shall fly to Manipal as Indian Railways was not willing to accommodate me in any of the trains going south! Even as the family weighed the pros and cons of going by airplane to such a far off place, the air fares also kept on shooting with every passing minute. Eventually, I could book a place for me from Delhi to Mangalore via Mumbai for over 13500/- bucks, to be borne by me!
Anyways, I was excited as this would be the first time that I would be defying gravity! Before eventually I did that, I was flooded with barrage of advices from well-meaning 'experienced' flyers, right from fastening the seat-belt to chanting of Gayatri Mantra during take-off, from flying etiquette to asking for 'extra' glass of juice without paying! Poor me! It was like a bride-to-be nodding to every piece of 'time-tested' technique of winning over the groom! 
January 02, 2010 was an immensely cold and foggy morning in New Delhi. It was a struggle to reach the airport. As was expected, the flight got delayed due to inclement weather. While it was supposed to leave Delhi by 06:30 AM, it was only by 11:00 AM that I bid adieu to the turf. An elderly Maulana from Saharanpur seated next to me helped me with my seat-belt. I could not fully enjoy the journey to Mumbai because the mind was preoccupied with the worry that I was surely going to miss the connecting flight to Mangalore due to late take-off from Delhi!
As expected the flight to Mangalore had already departed by the time we touched ground at Mumbai! "Ab English bolni padegi", I said to myself and inquired about my fate from an artificially beautiful ground staff of the airline. Meanwhile, I realized I was not alone in this. An elderly couple and a petite girl with a big black bag. I remember noticing her name and phone number scribbled on the bag! (Remember old movies with the protagonist traveling for the first time out of his village with a 'trunk' decorated with his name, father's name, complete address! Ha ha ha....) Upon interaction, we realized that both of us were headed to SIBM*! The name on the bag was Charu! And the elderly couple were from Mangalore. They ended up as our guardians! Lovely people! Charu and I visited them on a Saturday evening! We are still in touch! 

IT JUST KEEPS COMING BACK! (JUHU BEACH, MUMBAI)

That we would get to fly out of Mumbai only the next morning gave us an evening at the Juhu beach! Having written a lot of poetry regarding its moods it was actually my first encounter with the sea! The inhibitions inherent in the first meeting prevented me from frolicking in the waves! People comfortable in Hindustani may be better able to appreciate this. A translation follows, however.

अगर मैं वक़्त होता सनम, तेरे हाथों से निकल जाता!

बुलाने पर कभी तेरे मैं चाह कर भी ना आ पाता!

मगर मैं सागर हूँ क्या करूँ? मेरी सीरत कुछ ऐसी है!

साहिल लाख नहीं चाहे, मैं रह-रह के भिगोता हूँ!

(If only I would have been time, I would have flown by! Even if you would have called, I would not have come back! But, I am Ocean, my nature is such! Even if the shore stays aloof and detached, I keep on coming back time and again and drenching it with love.)

AAJ MAIN UPAR, AASMA NEECHE........ON THE WAY TO MANGALORE!

CAUGHT IT! NOTICE THE SHADOW ON GROUND!!!

The next day we flew to Mangalore. Uncle-Aunt were gracious enough to cramp for space inside their own car as they offered us lift from Bajpe Airport to Mangalore. While taking leave, Charu and I promised to visit them. We boarded a bus to Manipal. The landscape was dotted with greenery, the surroundings were serene. Everything about the place was laid-back, in sharp contrast to the urban cacophony characteristic of Delhi! One more thing worth mentioning here is the jacket that seemed like 'insufficient funds' in Delhi had become an NPA! The sun that was on 'Loss Of Pay' leaves in North, was actually working tirelessly here in South!

After six days of tutoring by some of the very eminent faculties on various facets of banking, Saturday, January 09, 2010 was an outing to Mangalore to the residence of Pushpa Aunt and Kulkarni Uncle! What yummy Coconut and Pudina Chutney with Uttapam!!! Uncle told me of several relatives who had served the Bank in various capacities! I am family with them. Only yesterday over phone, I elicited a promise from Aunt to serve me the same Chutney when I visit them again! May God bless them!!!

AARTHI, AMOGH, CHARU, UNCLE AND AUNT

January 10, 2010, Sunday was the Syndians day out! We hired a KSRTC bus and went on a whirlwind tour of nearby places like Annegude, Mookambika, Murdeswara, Someswara and Marvante! (I wonder whether I got the names right!?) I will let the pictures do the talking. Have a look:

SOUTHERN SPICE! SYNDIANS ENJOYING THEIR DAY OUT

NEAR ANNEGUDE VINAYAKA TEMPLE: SYNDIANS ALL THE WAY!

MUSICAL DEVOTION: YESUDAS AT MOOKAMBIKA

THE MAJESTIC MURDESWARA

VIKAS, VARTIKA, TANU, SUPRIYA, ASHISH, RIZWANA AND VITHALA

On the last day of Induction Training, January 16, 2010, a few of us sneaked to Sri Krishna Temple, Udupi and Malpe Beach. A closely knit group by now, for time being at least, this was the last hurrah to Manipal. 

GIANT AND PIGMY TOGETHER! CHARU NEAR A CHARIOT AT SRI KRISHNA TEMPLE, UDUPI

THE JOY OF ANONYMITY IN THE STREETS OF UDUPI!

GOODBYE! SUN SETS AT MALPE ON 16.01.2010

Posted in different parts of the country, even as we communicate over phone with each other, the conversations often veer towards the Madness of Manipal! We would want to come again, and again and again!

THE SYNDIAN FOOTNOTE 

I will be honest. The possibility of getting posted in every nook and corner of India was one of the prime reasons for my gleefully accepting the appointment as a Probationary Officer, divorcing a rather peaceful (actually 2000 times!) and satisfying career as a Management Faculty. 

I have since childhood romanticized the idea of visiting uncharted terrain, unknown territories,  and unexplored frontiers. The offer for appointment in SyndicateBank was my ticket to serendipity! Actually, I am sometimes astounded by the variety that India has to offer, in terms of topography, people, culture, languages, religions, cuisines, customs, traditions and what not! When some pessimists claim that we have achieved little after so many years of independence, my reply is that the idea of India is in itself an achievement, that we co-exist is an achievement, that we govern ourselves through rule of law is an achievement! In fact, so diverse is the Indian milieu, that the usage of the term 'country'  or 'nation' for India is a misnomer. 

The current post marks the beginning of new label: 'Oh Syndian Ye Hai India'. THE SYNDIAN invites fellow Syndians to contribute their own travel experiences afforded to them due to proximity to their place of posting or LFC/ LTC facility that the Institution provides. You can send your travelogue (preferably with photographs) to me at syndashish@gmail.com along with a brief profile about yourself. They shall find place in subsequent posts on THE SYNDIAN under the captioned label. My next travelogue: ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMRITSAR!!!
*There has been only tangential reference to SIBM in the current post. A separate post exclusively on SIBM will come shortly. 
Jai Hind! Jai Synd!

GROSSING PROFIT FROM NET PRESENCE: THE PUZZLE DECODED!

Each time you receive an email from me, you shall see the following rather prolonged signature appended to the main text. It serves dual purpose of identifying myself to you as well as the subtle promotion of the Net presence of our Institution. Except for the last link which navigates you to my personal blog, all others are related to the Bank: the official website followed by the newly created twitter account, the blog and finally my profile on LinkedIn which is going to be discussed later.
Faithful and Friendly,
Ashish Rastogi
Assistant Manager
Syndicate Bank
Phillaur Branch
Jalandhar (Punjab)
Ph. 095694xxxxx, 01826222xxx
http://syndicatebank.in/
http://twitter.com/thesyndian
http://thesyndian.blogspot.com/
http://in.linkedin.com/in/syndashish
http://myexperimentswithloveandlife.blogspot.com/

This is very simple. In order to customize the way your email looks like is to click on 'Settings' on the top right of your Gmail homepage. The eighth item under the General tab is Signature. All you need to do is to type what all you wish to be appended at the end of your email. It even gives you an option to re-size the text and change colours. Paint it red and blue.... the colours of our Organization! A feature that Gmail has recently added is to include an image wherein one is required to add URL of the image and it gets uploaded easily. Just copy the following link and paste it in the space provided and then re-size the image. 

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0zK5-KcG4zT6j9VVaw4ZdYuyO1IR-vV9WIpbqjW1Pwu-kvyMt1kDslbHcKNFHIbnP3iek59eWZUaMdbxTWx9B1jWocn2YJcMq9Jm0hcekTRdLDunaJrqPz-VZgKj_6HOiwYMKVLfh9I/s1600/SyndicateBank+Logo.jpg

Similarly you can copy and paste the web links to the official website, the twitter account and the blog. Your email is now customized as per your taste. To check click 'Compose mail' and you shall see the changes reflecting you as well as our Organization!!!

When you send emails to me (which is more often a reply to my mail), you almost immediately get a reply with the subject line reading THE SYNDIAN WILL REPLY SOON! and the body of the reply being:

Keep banking with your faithful & friendly financial partner........
SyndicateBank
Now younger than ever!

Now this again is very easy to activate. Go back to Settings of your Gmail and switch on the 'Vacation responder', eleventh item from top. Copy: THE SYNDIAN WILL REPLY SOON! and paste in the subject line and copy:

Keep banking with your faithful & friendly financial partner........
SyndicateBank
Now younger than ever!

and paste in the space depicted as message.

Your Gmail account is now an advertisement of the Bank, free of cost and yet a potent tool. If each one of us does this, the effect will be compounding! Go ahead, Syndify your Gmail! 

Needless to say, those sticking with generic email ids,  switch over to synd(your name/surname)@gmail.com for obvious reasons.

Of course, we have had our share of twitter controversies taking toll of what appeared to be a promising career in politics of a rather learned man! The same is also true the once King of Fatafat (Hindi for instant) cricket. But that does not diminish the potential that Twitter has in terms of sharing with the world at large. You might be aware that Barack Obama heavily relied on 'tweeting' in his successfully orchestrated campaign for Presidency of the U.S. But what you might not be aware of is the fact the His Holiness The Dalai Lama is also on Twitter!!! 

Why not us then? THE SYNDIAN has already made its twitter debut (http://twitter.com/thesyndian). If each one of us follow it and get followed in return, the visibility of the 'Synd' again multiplies!! Besides, one can always tweet about the ongoing CASA campaign, enhanced rates of interest on deposits, Synd schemes, personal achievements of Syndians (already tweeted about Sri Bolwar Mahamad Kunhi having been selected for the Sahitya Academy Award). Think over! Or rather tweet over @thesyndian.

 

Blogger is the place where you are reading all this. September 2009, i.e. an year back was when I first blogged. The personal blog that I maintain has innumerable readers, 81 followers and counting. The blogosphere is huge and has a plethora of people dispersed worldwide ranging from retired teachers to young college goers, from professionals to rank amateurs, from celebrities to the girl next door. Realizing the strength of the medium, THE SYNDIAN was initiated. THE SYNDIAN is still a private blog meant for fellow Syndians and one cannot access it until and unless invited. Of course, THE SYNDIAN is too happy at home and does not venture out. Once it goes public, it can again become a medium for communicating with the netizens.

This brings me to the network the strength of which I most recently discovered. I made a debut exactly a week back and I am today connected to over 70 professionals in different fields, 15 of which being Syndians across the country! This was the medium which helped me connect among others, with Shri CalicutKrishnan Subramaniam, a Syndian who reached superannuation on 30/01/2010. He replied to my email. I gave him a call. And it was an animated chat for about ten minutes. He mentioned about his having served in Meerut, my hometown. I asked:"When?" He said in '79. I said: "I was not even in liquid form then, Sir!!!" Both of us laughed to our hearts' content. Net-savvy and linked, he is indeed younger than ever! Wish him all the happiness and health. May he always play on front foot!

Now let us delve into the potential that LinkedIn has. It gives you an option of creating a profile wherein apart from a summary about yourself, you can mention about your current assignment, your previous experience, education, interests etc. LinkedIn provides you an option of mentioning your Company's website. Over 100 Syndians are present on LinkedIn, some of them active others 'dormant'. If each one of us provide a link to the Organization's website, it can translate into increased traffic at http://syndicatebank.in/. Also available is an option to create a group.

I already have one: I AM THE SYNDIAN, created with the professed aim of emerging as a connected and cohesive workforce. All are invited to join. Just create a LinkedIn profile and connect!

THE SYNDIAN FOOTNOTE

The idea behind the current post is to optimally utilize the internet as a medium for Integrated Marketing Communication and rightly project our Mother Institution as indeed younger than ever! Logos of Gmail, Twitter, Blogger and LinkedIn are courtesy Google search. THE SYNDIAN holds each of these mediums in great respect and extols their virtues and does not even remotely intend to violate the copyright over images. The purpose is to benefit fellow Syndians and bring home the immense potential that each of these forums has. 

Let us all gross profit from our net presence for the Institution!

Jai Hind! Jai Synd!

MUNNABHAI CAIIB!!!!!

WHY DO BANKS HAVE BRANCHES?
If money does not grow on trees, then why do banks have branches.......?

Mr. Vithala Gowda Chittoor Branch

SHOW YOUR GUN TOMORROW!

Santa went to loot a bank. Since it was his first chance, in nervousness he forgot to carry his gun! Still succeeded!!!!! Wondering why? Because, the Branch Manager was Banta. He said after parting with the cash: "Make sure to show the gun tomorrow!"

Sardar Happy Singh Customer at Phillaur Branch

THE BRANCH MANAGER!

Unemployed and frustrated, Santa would climb atop a tree every morning and sit on a branch. Why? He had lost his mental balance and started considering himself as BRANCH MANAGER!!!

Mrs. Vartika Sirohi Jalandhar City Branch

BANKING HIERARCHY

Banking Hierarchy at its best:

Scale Zero: We are hero!

Scale One: All work to be done!

Scale Two: Some work to do!

Scale Three: Almost free!

Scale Four: Travel and tour!

Scale Five: Hello and hi!

Scale Six: Everything is fixed!

Scale Seven: Fully in heaven!

Ms. Charu Prasad Sector 38 Branch Chandigarh

A PROBATIONARY OFFICER'S PRAYER

Oh Lord! Please give me WISDOM to understand my Manager and PATIENCE to deal with his moods. Please do not give me STRENGTH, or else I will kill him!!!

Ms. Tanu Sahay Srivastava Annapoorna Branch Indore




A BANKER'S RHYME
Johny Johny! Yes Papa!
Banking service? Yes Papa!
Many tensions? Yes Papa!
Work pressure? Yes Papa!
BP-Sugar? Yes Papa!
Family life? No Papa!
Wage revision? Ha ha ha!!!
Mr. Anil Ghai RO Bhopal




SOME MOVIES THAT BANKERS DIRECTED
Kabhi Debit, Kabhi Credit
Cross Selling Wale Profit Le Jayenge
Main Accounts Kee Diwani Hoon
Hum Tax De Chuke Sanam
Hamara Account Aapke Paas Hai
Kaho Na Profit Hai
Kyun CBS Ho Gaya Na
Munna Bhai CAIIB
Jaanam Kishten Bharo
Mr. Muveen Ahamad Ramganj Mandi Branch




A FLY UNDER PROBATION
A young fly was getting trained by her mother. Both of them were hovering over the head of a young banker. The child asked: "Ma, What is this?" Mother replied: "Beta, this is a dense jungle with a narrow air strip in between". The fly and her mother came back after ten years and started hovering around the head of the same banker.  The child asked: "Ma, What is this?" Mother replied: "Beta, development has taken place in the last ten years. The narrow air strip has been converted into a broad runway." The fly and her mother came back again after another ten years and started hovering over the head of the same banker. The child asked: "Ma, What is this?" "Beta, now this is a full-fledged international airport", the mother answered referring to the bald banker!
Shared by Mr. M Y Sawant at SIBM during induction training, while 'welcoming' us to banking. Sawant Saab is now posted at RO Pune.




DREAMS INTO REALITY!
Santa had a dream of being beaten up by a young lady. Santa did not go to his bank for a week. Why? Because the bank promised: "We convert your dreams into reality!"
Ms. Supriya Verma Nanda Nagar Branch Indore




AGE IS JUST A NUMBER!*
Read from the T-Shirt of an about-to-retire top executive of our Bank, during morning walk:

............now younger than ever!!!

THE SYNDIAN
(* What do you think of this as a potential marketing idea?!?!?!)




THE SYNDIAN FOOTNOTE

THE SYNDIAN acknowledges the contributions of Fellow Syndians in compilation of these jokes. The jokes are meant only for light-hearted humour. Some jokes that could not be included will be published at a later time under the same label: Syndmile Please! If the reader also has some jokes to share, they can be sent to me by email or SMS for future posts. Please mention your full name and the name of your branch/ office.
THE SYNDIAN respects all communities and does not remotely intend to hurt anyone's sentiments. 
This post also marks the evolution of THE SYNDIAN from a monologue to a platform for sharing. THE SYNDIAN urges Fellow Syndians to be regular visitors, post comments, contribute articles and join as Fellow Syndians.
Let us consolidate it further, so that it emerges as an important tool in our marketing efforts.
Jai Hind! Jai Synd!

TORTOISE AND HARE: LESSONS IN SYN(D)ERGY!!!

STORY 1

Once upon a time, a tortoise and a hare had an argument about who was faster. They decided to settle the argument with a race. They agreed on a route and set off. The hare shot ahead and ran briskly for sometime. then seeing that he was far ahead of the tortoise, he fell asleep under a tree.

The tortoise overlooked the hare and soon finished the race, emerging as winner. The hare woke up and realized that he had lost the race.

Moral 1: Slow and Steady Wins The Race.

STORY 2

The hare was disappointed at losing the race and did some introspection. He realized that he had lost the race only because he had been over-confident, careless and lazy. If he had not taken things for granted, the tortoise could not have beaten him. So he challenged the tortoise to another race. The tortoise agreed. This time the hare went all out and ran without stopping from start to finish. He won by several miles.

Moral 2: Fast and consistent will always beat slow and steady. So while it is good to be slow and steady, it is better to be fast and consistent.

STORY 3

Now it was the turn of tortoise to do some introspection. He realized that there is no way he could beat the hare in the race the way it was. He thought for a while and then challenged the hare for another race, but on a slightly different route. The hare agreed. They started off. In keeping with his self made commitment to be consistently fast, the hare took off and ran at top speed until he came to a river. The finishing line was a couple of kilometers on the other side of the river. The hare sat there wondering what to do. In the meanwhile, the tortoise got into the river, swam across to the opposite bank, continued walking and won the race.

Moral 3: Identify your core competency and change the playing field to suit your core competency. Working on your strengths will not only get you noticed, but will also create opportunities for growth and advancement.

STORY 4

The story continues. The hare and tortoise had by now become good friends and did some introspection together. They decided to run the race again, but this time the hare carried the tortoise till the riverbank. The,n the tortoise took over and swam across with the hare on his back. On the opposite bank the hare carried the tortoise again and they reached the finishing line together. Both of them felt great sense of happiness, satisfaction and success.

Moral 4: It is good to be individually motivated and to have strong core competencies, but until and unless you work in a team and harness each others' core competencies, you will always perform below par because there always are situations in which you would do poorly and someone else would do well. Teamwork is mainly about situational leadership.

Please note that neither the hare nor the tortoise gave up after failure. Failure is an event, it is never permanent.

Moral 5: The tortoise changed his strategy because he was already working as hard as he could.

Moral 6: When we stop competing with the rival and start competing with the situation, we perform far better. In life, when faced with failure, it is sometimes appropriate to work harder and put in more effort by working smarter. Sometimes you just need to change strategy and try something innovative. And at other times, it is appropriate to do both.

THE SYNDIAN FOOTNOTE

The current post is an adaptation of a presentation that took place at an AICTE sponsored Faculty Development Programme held in 2008. The person behind these stories and the consequent morals in management is unknown. THE SYNDIAN wishes to acknowledge the effort of the anonymous and does not in any sense wishes to appropriate the credit of the same. The intent of using this content is to benefit  the fellow Syndians become better hares and tortoises; and accelerate the process of Nation-building by Syn(d)ergizing their efforts.

Jai Hind! Jai Synd! What Else!?!?!?!

थैंक्स सिंड

सिंड है पहचान अपनी,

सिंड ही अभिमान है!

सिंड के परचम तले,

हमें चलना अविराम है!

सिंड की प्रगति की राह में,

हमारा हर आगाज़ है!

सिंड है वो पंछी जिसकी,

ऊंची बहुत परवाज़ है!

सिंड ही है मैत्रीपूर्ण,

सिंड ही वफ़ादार है!

सिंड से जीवन में खुशियाँ,

सिंड से रोज़गार है!

सिंड से भविष्य सुरक्षित,

सिंड ही आधार है!

सिंड से आँखों में सपने,

सिंड ही पालनहार है!

इसलिए,

सिंड है हमारा मज़हब,

सिंड ही अराध्य है!

जय हिंद के पश्चात अब,

जय सिंड ही का नाद है!

Hindi, besides being our official language happens to be my mother-tongue. But, it may not be so in your case. So for the reader who stands on the other side of the language divide, here is an attempt to present the essence of the above piece in English. This is not by any means a translation, and may not match the standards of grammar and semantics. Here it goes:

“Synd is our identity and recognition. Synd is our source of pride. Under the direction and flag of Synd, we have to march relentlessly, without stop.”

“All our initiatives are on the course of Synd’s progress. Synd is that bird, which can fly very high into the sky with our efforts.”

“Synd alone is friendly, Synd alone is faithful. Synd is the cause of happiness in our lives; Synd alone provides us employment.”

“With Synd standing solidly behind, our future is secure; Synd in fact is the foundation of our existence.”

“Synd is the source of all our dreams, big and small. Synd is the giver of bread and butter.”

Therefore,

“Synd alone is our religion and faith, Synd alone is our deity. Jai Synd now comes only next to Jai Hind.”

While the previous post (I AM THE SYNDIAN – CELEBRATION OF THE SERVICE SPIRIT) was aimed at projecting the Institution and the employee (The Syndian) as service-oriented and customer-centric; the current post tries to express gratitude to the Institution for being a source of fulfillment of all our needs, physiological, safety, social, esteem and self-actualization (Maslow’s Hierarchy). It is also an expression of unequivocal commitment towards the cause of Synd.

Jai Hind! Jai Synd!