Adda & Conversations: Feb 5, 2012

Bringing Up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman

When Amy Chua's book about the Chinese approach to Parenting happened I read it & must admit that I cringed just a little bit about the military barracks version of disciplining. The French approach described in this excerpt makes more sense to me. There is no concept of "discipline" - only educating that parents do. Disciple is the root word of discipline. Disciplining someone is really about teaching.

The French approach focuses on two key beliefs (i) Delayed Gratification (ii) Learning to respect boundaries. I believe that these two are the foundation of what makes someone a well adjusted human being. Should parents raise their kids to be happy or to be successful? What do you think? Write to me.

Recommend: Bali and the Ocean of Milk

Check out the debut novel of Nilanjan Choudhury. I had read the manuscript and I could not stop laughing. It is a completely irreverent take on the myth of sagar manthan. The names are loosely disguised. I loved it. The Hindu newspaper has a small piece on the launch done last week. Check it out http://bit.ly/wX3wy8

Write to me at abhijitbhaduri@live.com

About Abhijit Bhaduri

Abhijit Bhaduri - 32 knights in shining armor Abhijit Bhaduri works as the Chief Learning Officer for the Wipro group. He lives in Bangalore, India. Prior to this he led HR teams at Microsoft, PepsiCo, Colgate and Tata Steel and worked in India, SE Asia and US. He is on the Advisory Board of Wharton’s prestigious program for Chief Learning Officers that is run by the Univ of Pennsylvania. He is an adviser on Social Media usage for SHRM in India.

He did his Bachelor’s degree with Honours in Economics from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, India and then did his Post Graduation in Human Resources from Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur. He also has a degree in Law from Delhi University, India.

A man of many interests, Abhijit has illustrated several books and is an accomplished cartoonist. He loves theater and has acted in plays staged in India, Kuala Lumpur and US.

While in US he hosted a popular radio show about classic Hindi movies and film music. Abhijit has published two works of fiction. Mediocre But Arrogant was his debut novel. Set against the backdrop of a fictitious business school in the steel city of Jamshedpur, India. This is a story of how the two years of doing an MBA transforms the protagonist Abbey’s life, perspective and relationships. Mediocre But Arrogant has featured in several best seller lists in India

His second novel titled Married But Available published by Harper Collins follows the life of the protagonist Abbey through the first ten years of his life as a Human Resources professional which are arguably the most action packed years of one’s life. This is when most people get raises, get their promotions or change jobs, some get married, have kids, get divorced, fall in love and out of it and confront existential dilemmas.

Abhijit can be reached at abhijitbhaduri@live.com. You can join him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/abhijitbhaduri or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/abhijitbhaduri

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