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Index
Introduction i
Values to Inspire us at an Individual Level
1 Gardener's Advice 3
2 Toiling at School 5
3 Mango Vendor 7
4 Vegetarianism 9
5 'No' to Borrowing Money 11
6 Keeping Promises 13
7 Living within Means 15
8 Courage v/s Tradition 17
9 Putting others before Self 19
10 Organizational Skills 22
11 Sartorial Simplicity 23
12 Self-Help Training 25
13 Pocket Money 27
14 Time Management 30
15 Punctuality 32
16 Patience Pays 34
17 Non-Attention Seeking Personality 36
18 Simple Living, High Thinking 38
19 After Nehru, Who? 40
20 Family Man 42
21 Message in a Car 44
22 Devious Driving Licence 46
23 Indian Values 49
24 My Grandmother 51rd
25 3 January 53
Values to Enhance our Interpersonal Relationships
26 Strong Work Ethic 57
27 Crisis Management 59
28 Purushotham Das Tandon and Pandit Nehru 61
29 Man Management 62
30 The Great Motivator 63
31 Chamber of Commerce 65
32 Tea Party 69
33 Trusting those Below the Radar 70
34 Raising Delicate Issues Unabashedly 72
35 Coalition Politics 75
36 Two Deputy Leaders 77
37 Touching Elders Feet 80
38 Mediation in Uttar Pradesh (UP) 82
39 Keep Enemies Closer 85
40 Empathy Towards Subordinates 87
41 Chairing a Meeting of the
Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) 89
42 Aap Saath Chalna Pasand Karenge? 91
43 Pratap Singh Kairon 94
44 Morarji Opts Out of Shastris Cabinet 96
45 T.T. Krishnamachari 98
46 Relations with Indira Gandhi 99
47 The Witty Shastri 102
48 Affable Personality 104
49 Saying No Elegantly 106
50 Never Pulling Ranks 108
51 Interacting with Girls 110
Values Vital for a Healthy Society
52 Caste Connotations 115
53 Family v/s Country 117
54 Dreams of Serving the Nation 119
55 Regard for Sincere and Committed Employees 121
56 Against Untouchability 123
57 Handling Unresponsive Officials 125
58 Accessible to All People 126
59 General Elections 128
60 Praying to God in 30 Seconds 129
61 Akali Agitation - Fast unto Death 130
62 Kashmir Issue 133
63 Prisoner of Indecision 136
64 War against Pakistan 138
65 Standing Tall 141
66 A Credible Leader 143
67 Jai Jawan Jai Kisan 146
68 War Heroes 147
69 True Hospitality 149
70 Shastrijis visit to Amul, Anand 151
71 Super Communist 153
72 A Touching Tribute 155
73 Select Bibliography 157
Punctuality(Circa 1962)
Shastriji was a punctual person and taught us also to be on
time too. Once he was going out of station on a special plane
and checked with me the previous evening if I would be
interested in coming along. I happily agreed since the
following day was a school holiday. He said he would leave the
house at 8 o'clock in the morning as the take-off was
scheduled at 8.30. Since I could not get ready on time, I tried
getting to the airport in another car. By the time I reached, it
was 8.35 am. The doors of the plane were closed and the
engines were running. Although I was just 5 minutes late,
Shastriji did not wait for me
and took off and I was left
behind. I felt very
embarrassed and
wept profusely at
the airport itself.
In the evening
when Shastriji
came back, my
mother
Lalita Shastri was annoyed with him and said that he could
have waited for just 5 minutes instead of leaving me behind.
All he said was, If I didn't do that, how would Anil ever learn
to be punctual.
This was a big lesson for me and to date, I do my best to be
punctual at all times.
Wisdom Window
This anecdote is very vital for understanding the
importance of punctuality in management. Through one
master stroke, Lal Bahadur Shastri not only taught his
son the importance of punctuality but also demonstrated
to everybody around him his colleagues, driver, airport
staff, etc and left them with a useful lesson to pass on to
their colleagues, friends and family.
33 Lal Bahadur Shastri - Lessons in Leadership