Partha's Blog

Recently a website has been launched http://ruwiray.in , which aims at converting exciting stories in vernacular languages (primarily telugu) into english. There are a lot of ethnic Indians, residents and non-residents alike, who frequently visit the web to read about their country/state and its culture in English. However, there is a lack of quality writing on the internet to benefit the netizens. Though there are lot of English language newspapers based in the state of Andhra Pradesh, but their material is no match to the analysis and depth of Telugu language articles and short stories. This means there is a big gap between the readership demand and literature supply, which this website seeks to bridge. Even people who are non-Andhraites can easily follow these stories in english and get a good insite on the Telugu language and culture. This website will be sort of an online literary journal with translated content providing insightful analysis about society, politics, and movies...

Generally counteroffers should not be used to respond to the threat of an employee quitting. Organizations that typically resort to counteroffers for employee retention are generally those whose compensation bands are not in order and who have allowed the employee’s salary to fall below his/her market value. But even in such situations, responding with a counteroffer only makes sense if it is part of a general overhaul of the compensation system. Frequent counteroffers as a retention tool are also seen in organizations which do not have a proper replacement (short-term) and succession (long-term) plans in place; they react to an employee leaving by making a counteroffer. When it comes to voluntary resignations, lower-performing employees are more likely to quit than more successful employees. In such instances the organizational performance is likely to improve when such poor performers are the ones leaving, and are replaced by more suitable candidates. However if a good performer ...

Recently I was interviewed by Times Ascent on the trends in the Indian Logistics industry & its related IT application development industry (ERP in SCM) and the impact of it on professionals seeking career opportunities in this domain. Following are the excerpts from that interview: What kind of growth has this industry seen in recent times? Globally, the logistics industry is valued at US$ 3.5 trillion. The Indian Logistics Industry is presently estimated at US$ 90 billion and currently being at its most dynamic juncture, it is expected to reach a market size of over US$125 billion this year. With India’s logistics sector attracting huge global investments, the Indian logistics industry is expected to grow growing at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 8% over the next five years, reaching revenues of approximately US$ 385 billion by 2015. Some of the Key Indicators of Growth in the Indian logistics industry are: 1. Geographical Advantage: India has emerged as ...