Father, Son and Teacher

A father told his Teenage son Do whatever you want in the School. I will back you, except 1. Disrespect towards teachers 2. Bullying other Students 3. Indulging unethical practices in Examinations I wont even ask you your marks. And he didnt The Son, given the responsibility for his behaviour, turned out to be model student. The School had regular Parent - Teacher one on one interactions Father never attended any of those Son was in 10th second term and complained to father that his teacher of 2 years is pointing out that his father never met her Father sighed and promised the son to attend the next PTM, and he did The Teacher was surprised to see him. The interaction started. As is wont, the Teacher pushed the mark sheet in front of the Father, and started "See, your son has scored 94 in maths, 96 in english.." Father raised a hand to stop her I am quite capable of reading a progress report. I dont want to discuss this" "You dont?", the teacher was perplexed "Ma'am, please let me know how my son is as an individual? How does he get along with others?" "Err..Sir. He is ok. Fine" , Teacher was at a loss for words "You have been his class teacher for two years now. May I ask what do you know about him?" "Sir, he is well behaved, academically good, disciplined" "What else do you know about him?" "Well Sir, actually I dont get close to Students" "You are his class teacher and mentor, right?" "Yes Sir" "Do you know that he is a voracious reader?" "No Sir" "Do you know that he plays Tennis?" "No Sir" She was a bit embarassed now "Do you know that he writes wonderful Essays and Articles?" "Why didnt you tell me?" She asked at the Boy accusingly "Do you know that he knows a lot about Investing in Business?" Teacher was totally lost now "Do you know what he wants to be in life?" "No Sir" "He wants to be an Astro Physicist" Teacher nearly had apoplexy Father rose. "Thank you Ma'am for your time. Have a good day" On the way out the perceptive Son remarked "Sorry Appa, now I realize why you never attend these PTMs" Father fondled his sons hair in affection

Dangers posed by Food Aggregators

Food Aggregators is the flavour of the season - be it Swiggy, Zomato, Food Panda. It really is convenient for lot of people and I know many who swear by them. ( I am not a great fan of getting packed hotel food. I like them fresh.

One of the reason I stick to Ghee Roast in hotels, at least they are made fresh, unlike Iddli or Pongal or Vada which are pre prepared) Restaurants have got themselves associated with Food Aggregators because 1. It gives them better reach 2. Better Deal Flow 3. Reduces their Delivery Cost But they are 1. Forced to give up to 30% Discount to the Food Aggregator eating into their profits Since the profit margin in food business is much higher, the increased volume compensates to some extend for their revenue loss. In the short run, it is fine. But there is a major pitfall The Restaurants have handed over their "Home/Office Delivery Customers" on a Platter to the Food Aggregators. The Food Aggregators are quietly building up their Customer base at the expense of the Restaurants. Once they attain a critical volume, they have plans to have have their own massive base kitchens that operate 24x7. Admitted customers still have loyalty to Restaurants through Food Aggregator App. This will vanish once Food Aggregators start offering quality food at affordable cost. They can do that because of Economies of Scale Since nearly 40-60% of a Restaurants sale is through "Take Away and Home Delivery",they will be hit very badly & even pushed out of Business. 2-3 years ago, Restaurant owners in Eranakulam took a decision to not engage Food Aggregators, sensing the above. I am not sure whether that still holds. Businesses evolve but one has to be aware of long term dangers to survive