Dr Rahul Joshi with His Guru Dr D Y Patil

Dr Rahul Joshi, Assorted Snaps

Dr Rahul Joshis Thane Program

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STOP PLEASING....

     Heard a Very Good singer yesterday. Her rendition was good, she had a good range of songs, she was well trained in Classical which made her sing difficult songs well. 


    She had a good smile and was great looking.....


    After some time I felt she was smiling too much. She was taking names of people and acknowledging their presence. It all seemed so artificial after some time. 


  Does that really work....  I guess it does... everybody is doing it...


Does talent give you work or Pleasing... or Both ?? 


Well....  I believe in the former... The later will not take you far...

Me or my Car ?

    I was called for a visit at a plush apartment in Peddar Road. I usually travel by my bike, as it is 


convenient, can go almost in all by-lanes of Mumbai and easy parking. When i entered the building, 


the watchman asked me harshly " Kidhar Jana Hai"  I said "Jhaveri Sahab ke Yahan"   He looked 


at me ( looked down upon me)  and said " Wahan peche park karo aur register main naam Likho"   


There was no smile. 


For a moment I thought I was a courier chap or a Salesman. 


    Days went by, I was called again by the gentleman. This time I took my car as I had to Visit 


suburbs after the visit. I was sitting behind and working on the case on the laptop....  The car 


entered the building.  


     And look at the transformation....   I was greeted with a Salaam... A huge Exploding smile, The 


Car door was opened. I was told where Jhaveri sahab stays. I was escorted till the lift !!  Wow !!  


    I looked at the Mirror in the lift..... 


    I was the same. 


   I guess that respect was to the car, not to me.........


    I was called for a visit at a plush apartment in Peddar Road. I usually travel by my bike, as it is convenient, 


can go almost in all by-lanes of Mumbai and easy parking. When i entered the building, the watchman asked 


me harshly " Kidhar Jana Hai"  I said "Kothari Sahab ke Yahan"   He looked at me ( looked down upon me) 


and said " Wahan peche park karo aur register main naam Likho"   There was no smile. 


For a moment I thought I was a courier chap or a Salesman. 


    Days went by, I was called again by the gentleman. This time I took my car as I had to Visit suburbs after 


the visit. I was sitting behind and working on the case on the laptop....  The car entered the building.  


And look at the transformation....   I was greeted with a Salaam... A huge Exploding smile, The Car 


door was opened. I was told where Kothari sahab stays. I was escorted till the lift !!  Wow !!  


    I looked at the Mirror in the lift..... 


    I was the same. 


   I guess that respect was to the car, not to me.........

Met Him 5 Yrs Back

I was a student then. Was coming back from Pune In Deccan Express. I was very happy as for the first 


time in my student days I was coming in an AC chair Car. Suddenly there was a silence. Two constables 


entered, followed by a very "Top Boss" looking person. Very well dressed and Black shoes with a robust 


impressive personality. Yes.. He was a senior IPS officer. We started talking. He shared with me the books 


he was reading, and also gave me a few tips about Life. He said its Enthusiasm which is most important to be 


happy and Successful in life !! I sang for him couple of Old Rafi and Talat Songs. We shared our Email 


addresses and cards ( I dint have one then !! ) 


       The Saheb was escorted by Policemen at the VT station.I took his blessings and we decided to be in 


touch. It happened for some time, but then as always, lost to Follow up. 


      Few years later, another IPS senior officer mentioned my name to this gentleman while they were listening 


to good music. And the Connection started again !! 


    I went to meet Add Director General Prisons Prakash Pawar Saheb, at his Pune Office.We shared the 


Deccan Express Incident again... I was so happy to meet the "Humble" big Boss !!  He came to know 


about my Music Clinic activities for Police and Jail Inmates. . So happy was he that he asked me to conduct 


few more programs for the Police and Inmates.And the Letter was drafted in 10 mins. What an atmosphere in


his office. Many people with Great ideas had come, and Pawar Saheb was taking decisions so swiftly !! 


   Friends, we never know when opportunity comes.... Always be ready to grab opportunities...


Do your good work with sincerity. You may not get success initially. But you will get people who will 


value your work.... Just keep on working and Your Day will come.......   soon....