What just happended to the financial services industry? The good news is that 20 years from now, I can talk about how I lived through this historic period. The bad news is that I aged 20 years in the last one month. The one positive outcome of all the drama in the industry, is that, I no longer feel bad about how my head used to spin in finance class. Added to that is the benefit that all those financial instruments that caused me so much grief, are probably no longer relevant.
While the financial services industry is being redefined, there is a lot of good work going on in the social enterprise. I recently attended a gala for an organization called Akshayapatra. The chief guest for the evening was Narayana Murthy (yes, the one and only). Not only did Narayana Murthy achieve phenomenal success in the IT world, he has also transformed the futures of >1Million children in India by providing lunch to underprivileged school children. Thanks to the nutritious lunch offered at school, more parents are sending their children (both boys and girls) to school. So through one initiative Akshayapatra is taking care of both education and nutrition.
Speaking of India, this is festive season in India which translates to party time for us Indians in the U.S. A bunch of us in the diversity group at work, are planning some fun events around Diwali, including some Bollywood style dances. The only problem is my two left feet so I am sticking to organizing and leaving the dancing to the others - I believe in each one sticking to their core competence. Happy Diwali!
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