Pranaam!

Recently in Dec 07 and Feb 08 I had chance to visit Jabalpur and Bhopal and surrounding areas. This happened after a gap of more than 25 years. I explored the same old areas with new eyes. As always looking for good things. Things I appreciated and admired.

The first thing that hits you as you roam around Bhopal is our friends from Sind. They landed in Bhopal after independence in dire straits. Today most of the retail business and otherwise is dominated by them. The professionals like lawyers are all from Sindh. More over I was pleasantly surprised to see that Speaker of Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha was also our Sindhi friend. This sent my mind thinking...........

The insecurity drives a person to work hard and be success. Our brothers from Sindh never read 'Who Moved My Cheese ?'. They actually practiced it. Then I think, Dr Spencer Johnson was inspired to write the book. My salute to our Sindhi Brothers who make me proud. More about this great community in my later blogs. Wait and Enjoy.

Next, we visited Jabalpur and saw the nature's marvel called Narmada flowing through Marble Rocks. Every Indian must visit this sight at least once. What is common in Jabalpur and Bhopal ? The answer is ' India Coffee House'.

We were amazed and pleasantly shocked to discover this paradise in Madhya Pradesh. They are a cooperative Society with majority of our friends from Gods Own Country. Malayalees. This Society runs half a dozen restaurants and two hotels in Jabalpur and Bhopal. Excellent smiling service. Great South Indian Veg and Non Veg food. Large portions and a small bill. Value for Money is India Coffee House. These joints are entirely managed by Malayalees and I did not see any other staff from Madhya Pradesh or any other Pradesh. They are successful. Expanding the business and making customers happy. And make them write blogs about it.

What do you think is the reason behind success of our friends from Sindh and Kerala ? Any Comments ?