Monday, July 31, 2006

Waxing and Wa(r)ning




The priest does the yaagam with fire. Ram probably uses wax. Zoom out to see the wax oozing off of Ram's ears. First Suchi, now Kaushik his yagam is most likely to pickup momentum. Beware Iyan, Jackie, Guru and Kunju. You are playing with fire - oops! wax. It would be better to wait till Ram settles down before the next one decides to get engaged.

Btw. Sarathy and wife were missing from the scene. Did they have any AMWAY meeting to attend or did Kaushik forget to invite them?

Saturday, July 29, 2006

The Bemani Brothers feud. - Fiction

In a world where the elder brother sets "adiyals" to smash the younger one, this family was different. They were more than just brothers. They were close friends. Not only that, the whole family revolved around the two sons, making Visu's movies look pale and emotionless.

Ever since Anand Bemani moved to Bangalore, in pursuit of his technological dream, things have changed. The family is not the same anymore. Arun Bemani who returned to Chennai after his MBA, started working on a different agenda. He went for regular walks with his retired CEO dad. He talked business strategies, corporate culture, mergers, acquisitions and what not, preparing himself for a bright career - you would think. But that is not all. He was, all this while, working on his dad - to gain his confidence and size up a soft corner. He also got married and has a beautiful girl child. This ensures the soft corner from the mother.

All this while the small B (Anand Bemani) did not realize Big B's(Arun) big plans. He was working his ass off and landed himself in a pretty job in Silicon Valley. He has been sending much of his earnings to construct the second floor of the Bemani Palace. He is now in a state of shock that Big B, who is still in India, has been working towards inheriting the entire wealth accumulated for the most part by KNK and to an extent from his $ contributions. This feud has just begun. Fumes are just coming out. After the Ambani split, Indian markets have just settled down. Will Corporate India handle another business family feud? We will have to wait and see.

On the other hand, efforts from several industrial bigwigs like Annachi of he good old Three star, Mechanic Madhi and puncture Kabali, have offered mediation between the Bemani brothers to settle the dispute amicably. Big B however has not accepted any of these mediators as they are more likely to support the younger Bemani. From Big B's side there is a trustworthy business man who has offered help. Although the name is not revealed, it is believed that Big B has helped this business man for inventory purchases from suppliers and has also run errands on his behalf.

Keeping fingers crossed.