My Role Model & Mother Teresa

I remember,a long time back in the year 1997,when I had gone to meet Mrs Malika Sanghvi(wife of Mr Vir Sanghvi) at "Times of India" office in Mumbai option,I carried a book on 'Mother Teresa' as a gift for Mrs Malika Sanghvi.

At that point of time Mrs Malvika Sanghvi was working as 'Resident Editor,Bombay Times,Times of India'.
I had been introduced to Mrs Malvika Sanghvi by a journalist whose name is Cyrus Merchant.At that point of time,Mrs Bacchi Karkaria was also located in the Mumbai option office of Times Of India.

As I reached the TOI office,I saw Mrs Malika Sanghvi getting into the lift of her office.
I ran upto her and said"Good Morning Madam.How are you?".Mrs Sanghvi said,"Anupam,please come with me in the lift".I complied with her wishes and got inside the lift along with Mrs Sanghvi.

Mrs Sanghvi asked me"How are you,Anupam".To which I replied absolutely fine Madam.And then I said,'Madam,there is a small gift for you".Mrs Sanghvi took it from me and removed the wrap from the gift and excitedly said,'Thank you Anupam.I wanted my son to read a book on Mother Teresa".

As we got out of the lift and entered her office cabin,Mrs Malvika Sanghvi asked me"Anupam,is Mother Teresa your Role Model?".And my reply was "Yeah Madam,Mother Teresa is my Role Model".
In fact,all the women I meet,I try to investigate as a Corporate Human Resourece person whether they have even an iota of 'Mother Teresa's qualities".
And sadly enough very few 'women have even an iota of Mother Teresa's qualities'.

This bring me to a bigger & a more significant question which I want to ask the readers of my blog.

Who is your Role Model?.Whom would you like to imitate?. Whose footsteps would you like to follow?.Whose words resonate in your mind and guide your critical decisions?.

Is it a sports person?.Is it a Hollywood or Bollywood movie star?.Is it a Politician or a political stateman?.
Who is it?.Think Hard!And tell me about your Role Model.

As far as I am concerned,my role model in today's modern times is 'a combination of Mr Rajeev Gandhi(the late Prime Minister of India),Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee(former Prime Minister of India),Mr Barrack Obama(the President of USA),Mother Teresa,and Mr Nitish Kumar(the present Chief Minister of Bihar).

My Role Model definitely & certainly cannot be Mr Bill Clinton of Monica Lewinsky fame,Mr Lalu Prasad yadav option of Fodder Scam fame,and corrupt and greedy politicians like Mulayam Singh yadav option & Mayawati option.

For me,in essence,the epitome of my Role Model is "Mother Teresa" because I admire her"courage and her emotional maturity,emotional intelligence and her emotional strength to be selfless".
Political leaders of numerous countries,prestigious universities and organizations received uncompromising challenges from her on issues of"Human rights,chastity,respect for the unborn and the impoverished".

Mother Teresa knew that there was nothing lasting about the material possessions(food,clothing,car and houses) which the greedy & selfish people strive for and in a selfish way cling to.

In fact,Mother Teresa was quick to point out that "some of the richest people of the world are the most spiritually poor people".

Mother Teresa,more than any one else,inspired me to 'feed spiritually poor & hungry people with a sense of selfless attitude".

Mother Teresa practised what she preached.Moreover,most of the times,Mother Teresa did not even need to preach with words because her selfless practices were "loud & clear".

Friends,I am so impressed with " Mother Teresa" that I would like"My Dream girl or my would be life partner" to have the humane qualities of 'Mother Teresa".
Yeah ideed,it would be great to have 'somebody as my life partner who has the selfless attitude of Mother Teresa'.
This is Anupam Sinha signing off.
Anupam Sinha
Corporate Human Resource Advisor & Trainer.
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Place:GK-I,New-Delhi,India,Asia.
Date:26.08.2010.
Time:1.29pm(Indian Standard Time).