Penumbra Snippets

Hamstrung by Parkinson’s Disorder family tragedies I am perched facing my lap top on my late father’s swivel chair pressing the key buttons about ‘my Life’s Penumbra Moments’ ‘Heredity’ and areas of my ‘Influence’ and ‘Concern’. Observes Madhu Tandan prolific best- seller writer in her Preview of the book “The author has ‘Lived A Live of Love Faith & Humour”. Encouraged wife Jaya “You have spent 40 years in a professional career and child-hood in the atrociously feudalistic Bihar & the pell-mell of Uttar-Pradesh; educated in the royal but somewhat anachronistic Rajasthan and ‘nobody’s’ Delhi. Qualified expert Mr. Barun Banerjee a close friend showed the light. “Nagendra each and every one’s story of life is unique and different hence interesting and engaging fare”. The professional journey through the Steel Sugar Spinning and Polyester Sponge iron & Power assorted industries etc. was quite a journey. The Tatas Willard Monnet Lohias Bajaj & Adventz – was an impressive litany. I was elevated as Director to four Board positions. In today’s parlance I have read that there are more 10000 business houses are ‘under the hammer’ as confirmed ‘Non Performing Assets’ by their bankers but their promoters are enjoying a better ‘life-style’ that ‘pre say’ a Ratan N. Tata! Our ‘Family Vision’ was documented in this milieu.