1.8 Voyaging Towards Excellence
The
Writer:
Achyut Godbole (born 15 August 1950) is a person of wide knowledge, a humanitarian and socialist personality. He is lives in Mumbai.
He was born in Solapur, Maharashtra.
After a successful career as a CEO of Patni Computer Systems and few more
leading IT firms, in 1980 and 1990s he moved to writing. He was at the position
CEO for almost 23 years in his career in management.
He is well known for his writings in Marathi and English. He is a prolific writer in various genres and has produced numerous original works as well as adaptations of works from other languages into Marathi. His writing style is informative and yet very informal.
He became
a Chemical Engineer from IIT Mumbai in 1972 and headed top management positions
in companies of great repute.
The Topic: Voyaging Towards Excellence
This autobiographical sketch written by Achyut Godbole shows his journey from a middle-class school boy to a famous writer. He was a successful General Manager of Patni Computer Systems. He headed many other reputed companies and later became a famous writer.
The present write-up discusses
his quest for excellence, how he developed a thirst for knowledge. He discusses
at length the ingredients / essentials of success and the ways to achieve it.
He also shows his way of learning English speaking and its use in his life.
Ice Breakers:
1) There are different
ways to travel from one place to another for different purposes. Discuss with
your partner and match the words given in table A with their meanings in table B.
|
A |
B |
|
(a) Cruise |
(i) a long journey
on a ship |
|
(b) Expedition |
(ii) a short
visit to an outdoor place
where people celebrate, enjoy
and eat meals |
|
(c) Camp |
(iii) a brief
pleasure outdoor visit |
|
(d) Trip |
(iv) a short
journey to a place with a particular purpose |
|
(e) Excursion |
(v) a place
usually away from
urban areas where
tents are erected for shelter |
|
(f) Picnic |
(vi) a journey especially by a group of
people for a specific
purpose |
|
(g) Voyage |
(vii) a journey on
a boat or ship to a number of places |
Answer:
|
A |
B |
|
(a) Cruise |
(vii) a journey on
a boat or ship to a number of places |
|
(b) Expedition |
(vi) a journey especially by a group of
people for a specific
purpose |
|
(c) Camp |
(v) a place usually away from urban
areas where tents
are erected for shelter |
|
(d) Trip |
(iii) a brief
pleasure outdoor visit |
|
(e) Excursion |
(iv) a short journey to a place with a particular
purpose |
|
(f) Picnic |
(ii) a short
visit to an outdoor place
where people celebrate, enjoy and eat meals |
|
(g) Voyage |
(i) a long journey
on a ship |
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