Trivandrum Diaries

Fish Stalls

Sleeper Class Gaze

Secretariat View

Another View

Fish Molee – Tasty!

Hot and Fluffy Appam – You’re Invited!

Blogathon 2/45

Another easy post where I got lazy to think of anything weird or crazy to write on this blog. However, these images from Kerala will speak for itself.

Foremost, when I see Trivandrum Secretariat, only one thing comes to my mind. Dusty files, unorganized process, waiting in front of clerks, their crazy attitude, and a fine example of how work process don’t change in a decade.

While, one side of the world is changing fast, these folks are protected by laws, high pays and lifelong social security. But, the wind of change will hit them too. Sooner or later, you’ll find fewer people seeking jobs in such over secured and protected government department. The adventurous and capable men and women will go to create start-ups, try projects which might fail, etc.

The cover or the kind of protection these folks get will soon wear off and I wonder how long it will take for them to get the heat of change.

Earlier, the better for this tribe.

BTW, when you get time, read this book by Seth Godin – The Tribe. In this, his specially mentions the sarkari babus in government offices in India. I wonder who or how he got the whiff of their work and the attitude of people toward government jobs.