Re: [nukkad] VARIA

["raj " <>]

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I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of 
prose and poetry; that is, prose, - words in their best order; poetry, - the 
best words in their best order. -Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet (1772-1834)
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On Mon, 27 Jan 2003 Anna Morawska wrote :

>==> Chapeau bas to your determination and courage!  By the way, 
>what is the
>area you chose?

Thankyou Anna for the encouraging words and the interest in my 
activities.

I started with trading in metals then in aluminium metal only. 
Then I started manufacturing aluminium alloys. This goes as a raw 
material to the fan industry and the automobile industry.

I used to get manufacturing done at sick units at silvassa(135KM 
 from Bombay) under my administration. At one golden time I had 
200 people at my unit (over employed) but after some years mainly 
due to labour problem I had to close down. It was a very noturious 
unit with multiple problems but I showed the courage to run it , 
not only for profit (it was the state of art unit) but because 
there were so many labours depending on it . But at the end the 
labours started holding me at ransom . Now I feel , I was 
immatured to take that decision or may be I was right.

But because I closed that unit today I am trying to put up my own 
unit.

When I closed that unit I went through a real bad phase, 
emotionally, because 546 people were on roads. (there were 2 other 
units which were closed but were supported by my unit).

The labours didn't understand ,for me it was foregoing profits for 
them it was food. they started with things like go slow.. and for 
what ? They were being full paid every month, I had rescued them 
 from previous management,(where eventually they would have agreed 
to work at 50% pay) also paying in full the non operational units. 
It was more for them that I was running the plant.When this unit 
closed, I restarted within 15 days , at some other place, but 
they...

I feel real sorry for them. On the last day they told me that they 
had become orphans without me but it was too late.  I was 
helpless, my suppliers monies would have got stuck if there was 
some labour stir and I was accountable for the trust with which 
they had supplied me material at a notorious place.

The labours  were also paid bonus during my tenure. They were 
probably trying to teach the original management a lesson. But I 
paid a price.But God gave me , in all sense , in terms of monies, 
knowledge, experience  so much , so much that I confess, I didn't 
deserve.

So many more incidences which made me grow as a human being , as a 
bussiness person.

Also it would be pleasure to know as to  what you do? And why you 
are so close to India(as it appears from your mail)?

Regards,
Raj.


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