If at first you don't succeed, call it Version 1.0. –
Origin Unknown
Ten
years have passed since I completed my graduation and this
is the moment when I can say that everything that I have
done or learnt in the past 10 years is going to be put to
use. Everything that I have and everything that I can ever
have. This is the moment when I am joining Microsoft
Corporation. The makers of the technology that I have worked
on so long. Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be
beaten, but they may start a winning game. – Johann
Wolfgang von Goethe
Nine
July 2007 is the date that I am joining Microsoft. When I
entered the field of software I was introduced to Microsoft
Technologies with a very different perspective. The open
source community ridiculed and made fun of Microsoft. But
when I studied these technologies (Ugh… Those COM and MFC
days…!!!) I realized that Microsoft Technologies are not as
bad as they are portrayed. Of course I had my issues with
ATL and MFC, but then again Microsoft people agreed with me
and came up with the Magic of .Net. A good friend can tell you what is the matter with you in
a minute. He may not seem such a good friend after telling
though. – Arthur Brisbane
Eight
people that I thoroughly enjoyed meeting in Kanbay. Pritpal
S. Bumrah, Rahul Waghmare, Kiran Parge, Dhwanitkumar P.
Shah, Shipra Gupta, Awnish Madbaiya, Pallavi Rastogi and
Miruna Parthasarathy. Doesn't mean that all the other people
weren't good. Every single person I met here was amazing.
And that's what I like about Kanbay. Knowingly or
unknowingly everyone really sticks to the open and
transparent culture and enjoys doing so. But these guys just
steal the cake. 640K ought to be enough for anybody. – Bill Gates while
developing Windows 9x in 1981.
Seven
years back I was exposed to this field and started with C.
I had to clear a test on C, data structures and algorithms
to enter CDAC. Seven years back I took my first job as a
junior developer at Rs. 3,500 Per Month in a small city like
Baroda working on ASP, Visual Basic 6.0 and COM. In the past
seven years we have come a long way. Learnt a lot earned a
lot and humbled a lot. I was an over ambitious dreamer 7
years back. I still have those dreams and have realized some
of them, but it has also dawned upon me that experience
teaches better than any book or orator. History will be kind to me for I intend to write it. –
Sir Winston Churchill
Six
months of discipline. Preparing mentally to take the
plunge. The last 3 years have been the most fulfilling part
of my career. And leaving a work environment like this was
quite a struggle. But then again, one must move on. If
He intended me to do anything differently
He would have made sure I do it accordingly. Always code as if the person who ends up maintaining your
code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you
live. – Origin Unknown
Five
projects I have worked on in Kanbay. The most interesting
Projects. (Winterthur Solutions / Daily Dealing System) was
the first full lifecycle .Net project in Kanbay. Implemented
using Visual Basic .Net as a language. My second project
(AAFES) was the first project in Kanbay with compact
framework implemented on handheld devices. Third project
(Banco Popular North America / CLPA) was the first full
lifecycle project that was delivered, since Winterthur was
still under construction. Then Onsite coordinator for
(Georgia Pacific). And then First BizTalk Project for Banco
Popular again (CLPA Loan Boarding Extension). If you notice
each and every project has been extremely interesting. They
have been a growth upwards. A new technology to learn every
time a new challenge to face every time. Treat a man as he appears to be, and you make him worse.
But treat a man as if he were what he potentially could
be, and you make him what he should be. – Johann Wolfgang
von Goethe
Four
managers that have affected my professional life immensely.
Parvez Mulla, Nitin Rathor, Henry Thomas and Ashutosh
Bhatnagar. Each manager had a style of management. They made
some decisions that changed my life. They have taught me the
essence of life. To strive to be a better man every passing
day. Smarter, stronger and more resilient. To accept change
as it comes but at the same time to maintain one's
identity. Not everything that can be counted counts and not
everything that counts can be counted. - Albert
Einstein
Three
years back I joined Kanbay. This was the biggest turnaround
in my career. I have truly understood the consulting
business here. I have learned not only the intricacies and
details of software delivery, but also about people. I have
toiled here. Introspection, retrospection, inspection
counterspection (if there is a word like that !!!) and all
the other "spection" words that you can think of, I got a
chance to do them here. Notched up in my memory forever.
Hardwired!! kshipram bhavti dharmatma shasvac-shantim nigachati
kauntey pratijanihi na me bhaktah pranashyati : He
speedily becomes virtuous and secures eternal peace. O son
of Kunti, know it for certain that My devotee never falls.
– The Bhagwad Gita
Two
brothers Karna and Arjuna, adversaries at war had two very
different upbringings. A little story before I leave. I just
love telling stories. Karna is described as follows: even if you add bali, baali,
parshuram and half of hanuman, you wouldn't be able to match
the strength and valour of Karna. Born as the son of the Sun
God with its entire strength and glory. At birth he
possessed the Armour and the earrings (Kavacha and Kundala)
that were dipped in Amrit, the nectar of immortality. This
made the Kavacha impenetrable and The kundala turned into a
crystal that radiated an energy that would make Karna
undefeatable. His strength and Valor were an epic to the
Mahabharata but still he lost the battle. During his death
there were so many forces against him. His own father the
Sun God worked against him to thicken and solidify the wet
sand under his chariot so he would have to get down to bring
the wheels out of the ground. The curse against him from
Parshurama and the Earth Goddess. Arjuna on the other hand, though himself born to the Lord
Indra, the God of Rain, was not as gifted. But he worked
really hard on his craft in being an archer. He was called
the "Savyasachi" because he was ambidextrous in using his
bow. He could work his bow with either hands. He was also
named "Gudakesha" conqueror of sleep, a name given in
childhood itself, after he started practicing archery skills
in the dead of night. He also practiced penance hard to
attain the "Pashupathastra" from lord Shiva and the "Divya
Astras" from his father Lord Indra the "Akshay Tunir" (The
arrow holder in which the arrows would never end) from Lord
Yama the God of Death the "Shwetha Vahana" (a divine chariot
with powerful white horses that do not tire and are
unwounded by normal weapons) and Gandeeva (Arjuna's Bow)
from Lord Varuna the God of Oceans and Rivers.Karna was a great warrior but he lost the battle against
Arjuna and died a painful death. Morals: If you are on the
side of Dharma (Natural Law), no adversary, however strong
or valiant he is, can defeat you. And penance and training
are far above any divine gift.How lucky I am to have something that makes saying
goodbye so hard. – Origin Unknown
One
last email as an ode to Kanbay. The last movement of
Beethoven's last quartet is based on the following two
motifs:To make the meaning of his final movement absolutely clear
Beethoven introduced it with a phrase 'Der schwer gefasste
Entschluss', which is commonly translated as "a difficult
resolution". One last allusion to Beethoven's last string
quartet because last one month for me has been a month of
difficult resolutions. I have been offered a new role at
Microsoft, Hyderabad and it has been a hard choice accepting
it. Everyone here at Kanbay is very close to my heart, the
city of Pune has been the place I always thought I would
finally settle down, and the decision to leave has been
quite a difficult one.5th of July would be my last working day at
Kanbay / Cap Gemini. I would be based at Hyderabad and I can
be contacted at
nilotpaldas@gmail.com. I ramble about Software development and Microsoft
Technologies at
http://weblogs.asp.net/nilotpal
and my RSS Feed is
http://weblogs.asp.net/nilotpal/rss.aspx. I shall update everyone with my new phone no. and other
contact details once they are finalized. I would expect
everyone to stay in touch. More than work we have built
relationships here and that's one thing I am not willing to
let go.All the best in your future endeavors and God Bless.Regards,.......................................................................................................................................
Nilotpal Das, Consultant – Microsoft Technology
Practice
A1 – Software Technology Park |
Talwade, Pune – 412 114 INDIA
Tel: +91-20-27601000 | Fax: +91-20-27601002 |
Cell: +91-98600-59190
nmdas@kanbay.com
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leaders in consulting,
technology and outsourcing services, employing nearly
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