Brief about Nitin Saluja

Nitin Saluja has recently completed a Master’s degree in Public Management and Governance from London School of Economics and Political Science. He is presently working on the Water and Sanitation Project in Maharashtra with the World Bank and has also been appointed as a consultant to the Union Minister of State for IT & Communication and Shipping.

While pursuing Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Honours) from Hans Raj, he led the College’s Dramatics Society and won many awards with his exemplary performances. He comes across as an eclectic person with a penchant for art and theatre and strives to create a niche for himself in every field. He has had various art exhibitions in India and abroad and a preparatory book in biology for the ICSE students in class 10th to his credit.

Due to his contribution to the cultural field and National Service Scheme, he was selected by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports as a core group member during the Indian Youth Delegation to China. As an ambitious and result-driven individual in a relentless pursuit of his goals he truly represents young India.

Why you should read the Holy Scriptures even if you can't understand it !

An old farmer lived on a farm in the mountains with his young grandson. Each morning, Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Bhagwat Gita. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could.

One day the grandson asked, "Grandpa! I try to read the Bhagwat Gita just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand, I forget as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the Bhagwat Gita do?"

The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, "Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water."

The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house.

The grandfather laughed and said, "You'll have to move a little faster next time," and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.

This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home.

Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket instead.

The old man said, "I don't want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You're just not trying hard enough," and he went out the door to watch the boy try again.

At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got back to the house. The boy again dipped the basket into river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was again empty.

Out of breath, he said, "SEE.... it is useless!"

"So you think it is useless?" The old man said, "Look at the basket."

The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside and out.

"Son, that's what happens when you read the Bhagwat Gita or any religious scripture. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. That is the work of the Lord in our lives."


Courtesy: Pravin Lama's mail on yahoo on Tuesday, 4 October 2011 11:51 PM

Mystery of a gift

Monologue : Mystery of a gift

Scripted and Directed : Nitin Saluja

Character : Mother

As a child, I loved the mystery of a gift.

Sometimes, opening the gift was a disappointment; not because the gift was unsatisfying, but because the mystery had ended. At Diwali time, the mystery was magnified by the number of packages and the length of time they laid beneath the tree, glowing in the shimmer of twinkling lights. I can remember sitting with my pile of gifts, picking them up one by one, imagining what was inside. I was never a peeker. That would ruin the joy that came with slowly opening the package when the long awaited moment arrived to reveal the truth beneath the wrapping.

I have come to realize that this process defines parenting.

Receiving the gift of a child all bundled and wrapped in sweet, soft clothing is a mystery that is revealed slowly over a long time. We pick them up and hold them, imagining what they will be, but it is time that reveals the truth of who and what is beneath. As parents, we see every little miracle and clues from the start that shows each child’s brilliance. We learn over time that the mystery we thought we figured out early on continues to have surprise twists and the unwrapping is endless.

29.04.2011

Nothing is impossible

Nothing is impossible
I would like to share a small story about Goliath and David. Goliath was a nine-foot-tall soldier from Gath. He bragged that he could beat any Israelite soldier who would fight him. But all the Israelite soldiers were afraid to fight him. David was a young shepherd boy who believed in God. He said, "The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine." David took his sling and five smooth stones from the brook. Then he went to fight Goliath. King Saul wanted to put his heavy armor and helmet on David. He also tried to give David a big sword, but David said he could not wear them. He knew that his strength and protection came from God. Goliath cursed the boy coming out to fight him. David said to the Philistine, "You come against me with sword and spear and javelin; but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied." David threw a stone with his sling at Goliath. It hit Goliath in the forehead and the giant fell face down. Without a sword in his hand he struck down the giant and killed him. Human flight is nothing but creativity of human mind and it undergoes several struggles to achieve excellence. In 1895, a great well-known scientist Lord Kelvin, who was the President of Royal Society of London said, "anything heavier than air cannot fly, and cannot be flown." Within a decade, Wright Brothers proved man could fly of course at heavy risk and cost. On the successful completion of Moon Mission in 1969, Von Braun, a very famous rocket designer, who built Saturn-V, to launch the capsule with astronauts and made moon walk a reality, in 1975 said "If I am authorized, I will remove the word impossible". According to the laws of aerodynamics the bumble bee should never be able to fly. Because of the size, weight, and shape of its body in relationship to the total wing span, flying is scientifically impossible. The bumble bee, being ignorant of scientific theory, goes ahead and flies anyway. I would like the youth take a lesson from these examples and work to make everything possible. Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'. 28.04.2011						-

Consultant Kaun??

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Sneak Peek - A Day in a Consultant’s Life

Article by: Payal Hoon

I am a ‘Consultant’ – bred and brought up at some top notch B school in the country and I belong to the league of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and even some well known and lesser known but extremely robust companies of India like Johnny Rajan Chehel. Ernst and Young was an obvious dream come true.

When I got my first appointment letter; it was just another chip on my shoulder- and strangely I even took pride in the fact that half the world didn’t even know how to pronounce the name of the company and best of all even the abbreviated form- which the lesser mortals enunciate as E&Y instead of EY. Hereon I imagined being this executive – all corporate walking into different client sites and sectors and working in a profile with great length and breath of experience.

A year later now that I’ve am absolutely EY`anlised, I can share a typical day in my life before you step onto that threshold. This is what a typical day looks like in my life.

Most of my living life I am away from the swank premises of EY, as Chargeability in my profile is sacrosanct. If I get lucky, I get an equally exquisite and sophisticated set up with a board room, desk phone and tea coffee at my disposal. Or, as luck would have it, I would be in a set up that can vaguely be referred to as a workplace. There are times I almost feel and behave like a Demi – God, while there are other times when it’s almost as good as being at the beck and call of the client.

I interact with clients of all sorts; the sophisticated lot who expect me to be ethical and professional. They simply love meetings one after the other. I guess! it just adds more pensive approach to the project. While there are the other category of the government owned establishments and small set- ups where every move of mine is watched with an eagle’s eye. The sites I might be surfing (and as luck would have it- I am at the mercy of my turtle speed data card in the absence of a LAN connection), the number of phone calls that I made or received, number of tea/ coffees that I consumed. They can barely even communicate in my language and at times I’ve to dress down to be one of them – you see! that’s the price you pay for building client relations and your acceptability.

Some common occurrences that I go through often are; when my team has far too many ideas to come to a consensus. It takes great deal of trust and dependability to project a unified solution at the client site. Then there are times when I look at my mobile for assistance and guidance, hoping for my boss to call – just like people look at the clouds in a barren land for a few drops of rain. Then comes to rescue not my boss but my best friend who though works with ICP now had worked with the similar industry type. I dial his number and Thank God for his inputs I sail through the situation at the client site.

Finally when I am back at the home base after spending an average of three weeks at the client’s, I travel by the cab which today thankfully is on time. Then I walk with the laptop backpack towards the elevator to get onto the quest of looking for a place to sit as it is a ‘Hot Desking’ arrangement. I walk along aisles and across work stations, asking people repeatedly about the empty seat hoping against hope to find a place somewhere in the middle of people from different verticals. I luckily spot a familiar face from the cab and manage a place at one of her team member’s desk.

Finally when I manage to sit, I rummage through my inbox to find that there’s so much work that is pending and of course there’s work to be done on my project report. As if that wasn’t enough, my manager reminds me to adhere to the ever evolving QRM procedures. Just when I am beginning to feel the pressure, my manager calls in a happy tone to tell me that I am off to a client site somewhere near Bhuj. Like I had a choice! and the icing on the cake was that it was my first ever project on FIDS. He also suggests a meeting to discuss my thoughts on approach in handling this project. That would mean ground work.

Swamped with all the deadlines to meet, information to sought but of course not knowing the sources, project reports to be completed and compiled, meetings to tackle and then taking off to a no man’s land – I could only think of me with a few more hands and heads. That’s when a bell rang literally; I took the call of a friend from F&S who wants to meet up to discuss some pointers on a project. I help him and in the interim mention my woes. He recommends a name of his team member who had recently worked on FIDS.

I promptly walk to another floor looking out for a stranger and starting a conversation as that is the need of the hour. He surely is a saviour in distressed times.

After meeting and managing some inputs, we head for a meal in the cafeteria with some colleagues from my vertical and some from other BUs. It’s a rare chance to be together. But a sure shot exchange on clients, projects, experiences of working with different verticals. It’s surely a breather to be with people who walk talk and sleep your language.

After a highly energetic discussion, I get back to work on my recommendations for the project. I am running against time, so I fall back on my colleague to proof read and help me with the print outs of my project report.

Just when I finish my work knowing there are more challenges my way, I plan to have a light moment. I surf the net and chance upon a quote on me:

“All too many consultants, when asked, 'What is 2 and 2?' respond, 'What do you have in mind?” -Norman Ralph Augustine

It obviously bought an ear to ear smile on my face.

Nitin's Art work

Nitin Saluja in his art attempts to present the complex symbolism and iconography surrounding Lord Ganesh in a colourful and experimental form. Taking inspiration from a variety of different art forms, a new art exhibition “Ganesha In Glory”featured different styles of painting with "Ganesha" as the central theme.
Additionally, he has made an incessant effort to promote the concept of Eco friendly Ganesha. Therefore, his exhibition aims at con-structing corporate and social conscience by promoting the cause of nature friendly paint-ings.
With his paintings, Nitin tries to reach back to the past, while looking forward, balancing the challenges between the spirit of modernism and the need to capture the essence of a tradi-tional art form, undiluted. Drawing inspirations from the mythology and philosophies of Hin-duism, his paintings are saturated with intense colour, evocative of the bright powdery pigments. His work is uniquely constructed and set in different coloured spaces that defy being tied down to any spatial context. This unusual exhibition of paintings displays some of the eight incarnations of Lord Ganesh which will draw large number of Ganesh devotees and art lovers.

Vishwaraja : King Of The World

Vishwaraja
King of The World
50 X 56 inches, Jute on Paper
This Ganesha is worlds one of the biggest Eco –Friendly made up of more than 300 meters long Jute rope. In this art work the jute rope has been coiled 367 times times on recycled paper without a cuton recycled paper. This unique idea of using jute and paper gave me a chance to get involved and contribute to a cleaner and greener environment.

Nadapratithishta : One who Appreciates & Loves Music

Nadapratithishta
30 x 55 inches
One who Appreciates & Loves Music
Acrylic on Canvas

Avaneesh : Lord of the whole World

Avaneesh
24 x 36 inches
Lord of the whole World
Acrylic on Canvas

Dhoomravarna : Smoke-Hued Lord

Dhoomravarna
8.7 x 13.5 inches
Smoke-Hued Lord
Water colour on Paper

Gajananeti : Elephant-Faced Lord

Gajananeti
11.7 x 16.5 inches
Elephant-Faced Lord
Ink on Paper

Dharmik : One who gives Charity

Dharmik
9 x 15.5 Inches
One who gives Charity
Coloured Paper

Kripalu : Merciful Lord

Kripalu
11.7 x 16.5 inches
Merciful Lord
Water colours on Paper

Manomay : Winner of Hearts

Manomay
11.7 x 16.5 inches
Winner of Hearts
Water colours on Paper

Ganadhakshya : Lord of All Ganas (Gods)

Ganadhakshya
11.7 x 16.5 inches
Lord of All Ganas (Gods)
Mixed media on Paper

एक दंत दयावंत चार भुजाधारी : CHATURBHUJ : ONE WHO HAS FOUR ARMS

Chaturbhuj
24 x 24 inches
One who has Four Arms
Acrylic on Canvas

"VISION OF A PERFECT INDIA"By Nitin Saluja

From ( L to R ) : Former President Of India Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam and Nitin Saluja on 19th October 2010

Dr.Kalam going through my poem "VISION OF A PERFECT INDIA".

VISION OF A PERFECT INDIA


In a perfect India,
I will be judged not by the function of my muscles,
But by the strength of my heart and mind,
And I will be happy knowing that I can walk among
Those individuals where there will be no distinction between people and people,
where mankind and humanity will be on and live in a spirit of friendship, fraternity and peaceful co-existence.
Who share a common goal
Of love and understanding.

In a perfect India,
Teachers and teaching profession would be respected and well-paid.
The old ‘guru-shishya’ tradition would be rejuvenated.
Student’s unrest will be unknown.
The field of politics will only be a platform for social service and welfare of people and the nation.
Crime, criminals and anti-social elements will be unknown to society.

In a perfect India,
I will walk on the path
That has no concept of good and evil,
And traditions would be patronised and different cultures would be fused.
Thus retaining a secular outlook.

In a perfect India,
All the social evils that plague the society, today, would be banished.
Her people will be self-reliant and will have utmost faith in action, labour and toil.


In a perfect India,
It will not be guided by stars and fate but by dynamic men,
who will write their own fate and destiny.
Truth, non-violence, virtue, high moral values of life and above all, the integrity of character will be the hallmarks of the Indian society.

In a perfect India,
An all-round development of the human personality
For the achievement of perfection of the human body, mind and soul will be the foremost ideal.

In a perfect India,
I would want
Science and technology,
With the modern sanctuaries of knowledge and learning
Would guide and satisfy the human quest for further knowledge and for the betterment, welfare and service of mankind.

In a perfect India,
The color of money is transparent,
While individual character remains solid like a diamond,
To work towards the common goal – development of nation.
I will be proud to say “Mera Bharat Mahan” to one and all,
where India would be an example of peace, calm, prosperity, progress and brotherly co-existence to the whole world.

In a perfect India,
I will climb to the top of every mountain,
Where I will fulfill my dream,
The dream of helping every person
Reach the pinnacle of their aspirations,
And when you and I can embrace freely,
Like Two Towers standing strong,
I will be content to sit in my wheelchair
For I know that we live

In a perfect India.

Nitin Saluja

"Ganesha In Glory":Meeting the Former President Of India Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam

From ( L to R ) : Nitin Saluja and Former President Of India Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam on 19th October 2010

Presenting a copy of my Art Exhibition Brochure " Ganesha In Glory ".The exhibition was held at India Habitat Centre on 12th & 13th October 2010.

From the visitors Diary

Nitin Saluja's work on symbolism and iconography are imaginative,beautiful and thought provoking.
My best wishes Nitin and his team.
-A .P.J Abdul Kalam
19/10/2010

GANESHA IN GLORY

Nitin Saluja in his art exhibition attempts to present the complex symbolism and iconography surrounding Lord Ganesh in a colourful and experimental form.

“Ganesha is a popular figure in Indian art. Unlike some deities, representations of Ganesha show wide variation with distinct patterns changing over time. He may be portrayed standing, dancing, heroically taking action against demons, playing with his family as a boy, sitting down, or engaging in a range of contemporary situations. Ganesha's big head inspires me to think big; the big ears show openness to new ideas and suggestions; the narrow eyes point to the deep concentration needed to finish a task well; the long nose encourages curiosity and learning” says Nitin Saluja.

With his paintings, Nitin tries to reach back to the past, while looking forward, balancing the challenges between the spirit of modernism and the need to capture the essence of a traditional art form, undiluted. Drawing inspirations from the mythology and philosophies of Hinduism, his paintings are saturated with intense colour, evocative of the bright powdery pigments. His work is uniquely constructed and set in different coloured spaces that defy being tied down to any spatial context.

This unusual exhibition of paintings displays some of the eight incarnations of Lord Ganesh which will draw large number of Ganesh devotees and art lovers.