Now on, actor Aashish Chowdhry (Dhammal fame) is one of my favorites in Bollywood…
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As lines like ‘India gets its revenge!’, ‘Aaaj manegi diwali!’, ‘Pathraai aankhon ko chain aaya!’, ‘It’s celebration time!’, ‘Sweets distributed!’ were doing the rounds all over… Aashish tweeted…
“Why should I rejoice Kasab’s death? I will NOT teach my children to rejoice anyone’s death; be it Kasab’s. They will learn to be non-vindictive and non-fanatical! Yes! Justice should prevail but I also sympathize with Kasab. He also was once a small innocent baby, like my son, but unfortunately born around wrong people and wrong teachings. I’m sure as a little baby, he didn’t plan it this way…”
Well! Before you react, let me also share that Aashish had lost his sister and her family in Mumbai terror attack…
Thanks Aashish! We may not have such a big heart but we did learn that it is important to separate the act from the actor, otherwise as Nietzsche rightly said… “Be careful about who you hate…because you are always at the risk of becoming him…!” Or else how do you explain a whole festival built around celebrating Ravan’s death, when the war was actually against Ravaneeyat…!
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As I brought the ‘little girl in the house’ to the Balcony to see Ravan being burnt, she started crying…! I guess now I understand why? … Probably she knows a thing or two about humanity that we grew up and forgot!
About Sandeep Atre
Dr. Sandeep Atre:
• Counseling Psychologist and an internationally recognized ‘Emotional & Social Intelligence’ Expert, with experience of more than two decades in helping people ‘sort out’ and ‘excel in’ intrapersonal and interpersonal matters. He holds a PhD in Management and a Master’s degree in Psychology (www.dratrecounsels.com).
• Founder of Socialigence – a venture specializing in development of ‘Social & Emotional Intelligence’ and its offshoot interpersonal skills through workshops and an award-winning online course rooted in neuroscience and psychology (www.socialigence.net).
• Author of two books related to his domain, namely - “Understanding Emotions Logically” and “Observing Nonverbal Behavior”; and third book on various aspects of life, named “Two Paras of Everyday Wisdom”. Moreover, the collection of his Nazms and Ghazals is published as a book titled “Baat Jazbaat Ki”.
• Corporate Trainer, with experience of close to two decades. Has conducted 150+ workshops/sessions for 50+ organizations & institutions like CSC, Cummins, Piramal, Ranbaxy, Lupin, Bridgestone, Michelin, Eicher, Maruti, Force, Idea, Airtel, NBHC, SBI, HDFC, L&T, Zydus, Thapar University, Banasthali, Narsee Monjee, Symbiosis, IIFM Bhopal, Azim Premji University, Nirma, Welingkar & IBS Hyderabad.
• Co-Founder and Director of CH EdgeMakers – a leading ‘Coaching and Training’ organization of central India for more than 24 years. He has trained close to 100 thousand students for ‘Soft Skills’ & ‘Entrance & Recruitment Preparation’ (www.ch-india.com).
• ‘Management Speaker and Orator’. Has featured at platforms like TEDx, IIM, IIT, NIT, CII, YI, CII-IWN, TCS, IMA, ICAI, ECA, ISHRAE, NEN, Sahodaya, Aditya Birla Education Academy, Round Table, LinkedIn Local, Rotary International, MP State’s Teachers’ Training, Academic Staff College DAVV, Police University Rajasthan, Police Training Academy Indore & more than 100 institutions.
• Member of noted associations and boards. Has been an ‘Executive Committee’ member of Indore Management Association. Associate Editor of IMA publications. Governing Council Member of Banasthali University’s SBBJ Centre for Research in MSME & Promotion of Entrepreneurship in Women. Executive Member of IMS, DAVV Alumni Association. Member of Rotary International’s ‘Group Study Exchange’ team to Minnesota, USA. ESI Coach with FWSA Australia.
Note: For glimpses of work, watch YouTube Channel ‘Dr. Sandeep Atre at Socialigence’.
