Thinking Aloud

This episode is a short talk on the lesson we can draw from the life of Jadonang. He belongs to Rongmei Naga tribe who mostly lives in the remote corner of India's North-Eastern region. During the early part of 20th century AD, Jadonang started a political movement against the colonial British rule. In defiance and revolt against the British regime, he proclaimed "Makaam Guangdih" which the British had termed as the "Naga Raaj". For this, he was hanged at the gallows on the 29th August, 1931.

In this episode. we talk about the importance of words. Words are our reflection. We are what our words are and so we must use them with wisdom.

In this episode, we draw out from the life of Jesse Owens and Abraham Lincoln, some lessons on the importance of preparation to achieve success in life. Preparation is the pathway to success and no man will taste success without walking the highway of preparation.

In this episode, we learn about a principle of leadership from Jesus Christ. What he taught about being in position of leadership and what he did to his disciples on the night of the Last Supper.

In this episode, we learn about another principle of leadership which is owning responsibility. The leadership of Adam and Moses is contrasted for our learning.

Today we learn two principles of leadership from the life of Moses. The questions raised by Jethro, the father in law of Moses showed that ledership is vision driven and leadership is teamsmanship. And Moses was doing it all wrong.

In this episode, a lesson is drawn from prophet Elijah about what a father should do for his children. A father being the head of the family has sacred duty and divine responsibility to cast upon his children their identity and purpose in life.

In this episode on leadership, a brief lesson is drawn from the Bible and history on a habit a leader should inculcate. That is the habit of reading. A leader who reads will keep himself informed and updated and will do well in carrying out his duties towards God and people.