The IIM idly captures

By Vijay Kumar

Our story on Sharath Babu, evoked tremendous response – not all adulating. We bring you a few of the responses. We request Netizens to post their comments on the message board instead of e mailing them to us.

I am extremely delighted to read the story of Mr Sarathbabu. It was very encouraging. He set as an example for so many young ones. No doubt that he will achieve whatever he wants to do in his life.

I wish him all the best for all his future endeavours.

Malathy

Dear Sri. Sarathbabu,

In these days where qualified people are out to Rs.50 K and other denominations, U've taken upon yourself to employ 50 K people. Very few takers to the target set by U. Wish U good luck.

with regards,

ravichander.

Great. A project with a bank loan of 8 lakhs is inaugurated with the promoter's family flying in from Chennai to Ahmedabad. Forty-five employees including Chartered Accountants and MBAs. A shrewd, sustaining, and successful hotel management can never approve such lavishness. The new born dream is just five months old. It is Time for the youngman to tighten the belts and learn from the experience from the others than limiting his approach to the tricks he learnt in IIM. I look forward for the annual review of this youngman's performance. All the best.

G. Prabhakara Sastry

Subject: touching,moving,inspiring ('I want to provide employment to 50,000 people')

Message :I want sarath's email

baranwalashutosh

Indeed this is an inspiring story to one & all. Recently, Anna Nagar Times too have devoted a full page on this story line. You have done a great job of highlighting it in Tax India Online, which is widely read by many.

Good job.

Sampath

And was thinking about that article on Sarath Babu. Not the article really but about why I find it so difficult to appreciate these people. People who refuse to take all the opportunities for happiness that life offers them. Ok, happiness is subjective. But why is it so sinful to think about yourself, put yourself ahead of all others? Who doesn't like the comfort and safety of a pukka house? It's nice that he still remembers where he comes from but that's no reason to let his mother stay in a place, a hut, they all associate with hunger and poverty. And he running a catering business is such a cruel waste of his education. Why his, any education. It doesn't take an MBA from an IIM to figure out why idly in Ahmedabad sets you back by Rs.30 because it is almost exotic there and people pay for exotica. ok, he's the MBA we'll let him figure out how complicated that is but why is he wasting himself on something so easy, so small scale. He says to employ people, maybe if he joins the mainstream and gets richer/powerful he can do more for more people than he ever will now. This exactly is what makes the Infy Narayan Murty bearable, inspite of all the I'm so humble …. Why oh why is it necessary that you live a plain life to be known as humble? I mean look at Bill Gates, he lives the good life and employs so many people with jobs that do a lot more than just pay the rent and is trying to eradicate polio in a country he has nothing to do with but he lives the good life.

Aishwarya

And a senior executive in a MNC called me up and informed, “I am inspired by Sarath Babu; I want to resign and start indirect taxes consulting; what are the prospects?”. I told him that tax consulting was not exactly as popular and in demand as idlies.