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WhatAmritaPatelhascontributedtoIndianEthos-(havedoubtaboutthetopic butstill) AmritaPatel'shousekeepingabilitytaughttoherbyhermothercameinveryhan dywhenshehadtoorganisetheDairyCongressinDelhisingle-handedly.Sheneve rorderedherstafftodosomeworkbutratherreliedontheindiancharacterist icofratherpersuadingandgettingworkdone.Whilenegotiatingwithabritishc ompany'sofficerforsettingupavaccineplantinhyderabad,shewastoldbyhi m,"WellIdon'thaveanythingprettytolookat,sothenwhatdoyouwanttodo?" .Hearingthis,Ms.Patelstraightawayreplied,"Mister,thebestthingisforyout ogohome."ThisincidentthrowslightonherstrongIndianrootswhichhaveincu lcatedthisself-respectcharacteristicinher.OutstandingCEOsdonotpossessa nysuperhumanqualitiesormysticalpowers.Theyfollowsimplecommonsensepract icesinthedailygrindofbusinesstorisetothetop.Itisnotjustworkingfo rthepeoplebutcaringforthem.Youaregivenresponsibility,positionandautho ritybutwiththatcomesaccountability.Amissionarydoesn'talwaysworkformone y,althoughshemightearnsome.Whenonerecruits,onehastobreatheintotheca ndidatestheethosthatgoeswithourresponsibilitiesandholdfasttoourcomm itmenttolargergoals.Thereisacorrespondingvalueshiftfromcompetitionto co-operation,expansiontocconservation,quantitytoquality,anddominationtop artnership.ThosewerethecoreethosaroundwhichAmritaPatel'slifeevolvedar ound. Conclusion Withsomanycolourssplashedonherlifespalette,itshardlysurprisingthatDr AmritaPatelhasledsuchacolourfulexistence.Pushing60,thoughsowell-pre servedshedgivewomenhalfheragearunfortheirmoney,thecurrentNDDBChair personhaslivedlifeonherterms,carvinganicheforherselfinafieldwhere evenmenoncefearedtotread. ThoughherfirsttermasNDDBChairpersonwillperhapsberememberedmoreforhe rsparringboutswithhermentor,thegrandoldmanoftheco-operativemilkmov ementDrVergheseKurien,itwillalsoberememberedasatimewhenshefinally cameoutoftheshadowsofherfather,HMPatel,theformerICS-officer-turnedp oliticianwhowasamongtheablestfinanceministersofthecountry.Amritarefu sestoadmitsheshadspatswithhermentorandformerboss.However,hermovetop rofessionaliseailingmilkco-operativesthroughjointventureswithNDDBhasbe enroundlycriticisedbythosefromtheoldschoolwhoareaccusingherofcorpor atisingco-operatives.Whetherherdecisionsonmilkco-operativesinIndiaarec orrectornot,whatitdoesrevealaboutAmritaisherdeterminationtofightfo rcauses. SheacknowledgesthatmuchofwhosheistodayisbecauseofDrKurien.Buther personalitytraitssuchasfairness,justiceandpublic-spiritednesssheattribute stoherlatefather. Asinglewomanbychoice,Amrita,however,doesmisscompanionshipattimes.Luc kily,ecologicalissuesandworkingforthepoorkeepherengaged.Still,sheco nfesses:SometimewhenIcomebackafteratrip,IwishIhadawifewhocouldlo okaftermyfoodandtheoddjobsaroundthehouse.... WORDMEANINGOFETHOS- n. Thedisposition,character,orfundamentalvaluespeculiartoaspecificperson, people,culture,ormovement:"Theycultivatedasubversivealternativeethos" (Antho
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WhatAmritaPatelhascontributedtoIndianEthos-(havedoubtaboutthetopicbutstill)
AmritaPatel'shousekeepingabilitytaughttoherbyhermothercameinveryhandywhenshehadtoorganisetheDairyCongressinDelhisingle-handedly.Sheneverorderedherstafftodosomeworkbutratherreliedontheindiancharacteristicofratherpersuadingandgettingworkdone.Whilenegotiatingwithabritishc
ompany'sofficerforsettingupavaccineplantinhyderabad,shewastoldbyhim,"WellIdon'thaveanythingprettytolookat,sothenwhatdoyouwanttodo?".Hearingthis,Ms.Patelstraightawayreplied,"Mister,thebestthingisforyoutogohome."ThisincidentthrowslightonherstrongIndianrootswhichhaveinculcatedthisself-respectcharacteristicinher.OutstandingCEOsdonotpossessanysuperhumanqualitiesormysticalpowers.Theyfollowsimplecommonsensepracticesinthedailygrindofbusinesstorisetothetop.Itisnotjustworkingforthepeoplebutcaringforthem.Youaregivenresponsibility,positionandauthoritybutwiththatcomesaccountability.Amissionarydoesn'talwaysworkformoney,althoughshemightearnsome.Whenonerecruits,onehastobreatheintothecandidatestheethosthatgoeswithourresponsibilitiesandholdfasttoourcommitmenttolargergoals.Thereisacorrespondingvalueshiftfromcompetitionto
co-operation,expansiontocconservation,quantitytoquality,anddominationtopartnership.ThosewerethecoreethosaroundwhichAmritaPatel'slifeevolvedaround.
ConclusionWithsomanycolourssplashedonherlifespalette,itshardlysurprisingthatDrAmritaPatelhasledsuchacolourfulexistence.Pushing60,thoughsowell-preservedshedgivewomenhalfheragearunfortheirmoney,thecurrentNDDBChairpersonhaslivedlifeonherterms,carvinganicheforherselfinafieldwhereevenmenoncefearedtotread.ThoughherfirsttermasNDDBChairpersonwillperhapsberememberedmoreforhersparringboutswithhermentor,thegrandoldmanoftheco-operativemilkmov
ementDrVergheseKurien,itwillalsoberememberedasatimewhenshefinallycameoutoftheshadowsofherfather,HMPatel,theformerICS-officer-turnedpoliticianwhowasamongtheablestfinanceministersofthecountry.Amritarefusestoadmitsheshadspatswithhermentorandformerboss.However,hermovetoprofessionaliseailingmilkco-operativesthroughjointventureswithNDDBhasbeenroundlycriticisedbythosefromtheoldschoolwhoareaccusingherofcorporatisingco-operatives.Whetherherdecisionsonmilkco-operativesinIndiaarecorrectornot,whatitdoesrevealaboutAmritaisherdeterminationtofightforcauses.SheacknowledgesthatmuchofwhosheistodayisbecauseofDrKurien.Butherpersonalitytraitssuchasfairness,justiceandpublic-spiritednesssheattributestoherlatefather.
Asinglewomanbychoice,Amrita,however,doesmisscompanionshipattimes.Luckily,ecologicalissuesandworkingforthepoorkeepherengaged.Still,sheconfesses:SometimewhenIcomebackafteratrip,IwishIhadawifewhocouldlookaftermyfoodandtheoddjobsaroundthehouse....
WORDMEANINGOFETHOS-n.Thedisposition,character,orfundamentalvaluespeculiartoaspecificperson,people,culture,ormovement:"Theycultivatedasubversivealternativeethos"(Antho
