The Unwritten Chapter | Saurabh Thakore

  Stories from the HR Diaries Some HR stories never make it into a policy manual. They happen in quiet conversations between an employee and HR, in a manager's cabin, in a message sent early in the morning, or in a decision that takes only a few minutes but can stay with someone for years. The Employee Who Walked In With Her Child She walked into the office 45 minutes late, holding her little child's hand. She looked worried—not because she did not value her job, but because she genuinely had no choice. Her mother normally looked after the child, but a family emergency had forced her to leave unexpectedly. She had tried calling everyone she could at the last minute, but there was nobody available at home. The manager noticed the situation and asked: Manager: "Is everything okay? You're quite late today?" Employee: "My mother normally looks after him, but she had to go out unexpectedly because of a family emergency. I tried calling everyone at the last minut...

When Ganesha Leaves, What Remains? | Premium Blog Reflections on Anant Chaturdashi When Ganesha Leaves, What Remains? The deeper lessons of Ganesh Visarjan — on love, impermanence, detachment, gratitude and beginning again. By Saurabh Thakore The drums begin to beat. The streets fill with colour. Gulal rises into the air like clouds of celebration. Children dance without restraint. Families walk together. Strangers become companions for a few hours. And above the crowd, carried on thousands of shoulders, sits Lord Ganesha—beautifully decorated, lovingly worshipped, and now being taken toward his final destination. There is joy everywhere. And yet, beneath that joy, there is something else: a quiet sadness. Because everyone knows what is coming—the moment of farewell. Ganesh Visarjan. For ten days, Ganesha may have occupied a corner of our home, a pandal in our neighbourhood, or the heart of an ent...

Reflections from the temple Learning to Bow The Unspoken Lessons of Temple Rituals By Saurabh Thakore We perform rituals with our hands. But what happens when their meaning follows us home? This visual essay explores the quiet human lessons hidden inside familiar acts of worship—and asks whether devotion can continue after we leave the temple. 18 Temple rituals 18 Personal reflections 18 Gita verses “Perhaps the deepest ritual is not what we repeat before the deity, but what we remember when another human being stands before us.” Enter the Visual Essay → Opens the complete illustrated reading experience A reflective journey through faith, behaviour and everyday humanity. Skip to the article Learning to Bow ✧ Explore the 18 rituals ↓ Reflections from the temple ✦ Learning to Bow The Unspoken Lessons of Temple Rituals By Saurabh Thakore Begin reading ↓ A familiar gesture. A lifelong lesson. ✧ “I can bow to the deity in a moment. The apology I have been avoidi...