The Metrosexual Indian (For another website)

With the changing times in the Indian Economy post liberalization era, we’re witnessing a hell lot of social changes, its value system. While there has been lot of positives to be noted, there are quite a few negatives that could not be ignored. And the most affected is the middle class Indian youth, both positively and negatively. While the new found confidence backed by talent in the Indian youth does give the much required global recognition and space that our previous generations had been craving for; we’re also sliding down on preserving our cultural values, the family bondings that we’re known for. Overall, the whole of social structure is looking shaky by each passing day. With so many changes happening today, the youth today is definitely a confused lot, trying to focus which way to head towards. He’s doing really well in some aspects but ignored a few as well. While some consider the ignored aspects, they lag behind in the fast changing needs of the hour. But there is also, this new breed of Indian Youth, which balances between the two, carries everything along with the changing times and hits every platform with even more greater success. This is the global Indian, and the much glamorized ‘METROSEXUAL’ Indian youth.

Talk about the attitude of the youth, and you’d witness a whole lot of Bollywood and Hollywood influences, the what’s IN things, the IITs, IIMs and all of the top notch things. The youth today tries out every possible color and fabric in its attire, for those bring in brightness and energy. Good thought! You’d see entrepreneurship as the new serious career option, our bravery to take it up shows it all. Our western friends are awestruck of the diversified knowledge we display around. We take care of ourselves, groom ourselves up in the most possible way to be well accepted by the other gender, but this time it is not limited to boundaries, for I may be wooing a Mexican Lady or an Italian Lad. In one of my encounters when I was cooling down with my client in a popular joint, he questioned- “Isn’t this pubbing thing British that you guys have inculcated”. Himself being from a developing nation and working later in Dubai, he was definitely well read about India but shocked to see the new India. And I had to give him a fitting response with even more global acceptance that I really don’t care whether it is British or Afro-American, all I know is, it is yet another way to unwind myself up and I, like many other Indians, would like to come here and rejuvenate. And yes, it has nothing to do with diluting my culture. Wish I had good enough time to run him through some cultural dosages as well. Moving on, a Dhoni coming from a Jharkhand makes his way for the most coveted role that any Indian would aspire to be; today’s youth is exuberant in doing things irrespective of whatever you are and wherever you are from. In spite of the system that we have in the country, clearly knowing the flaws that we have around, we still move on.

Having said all of it, you’re still not the Metrosexual guy that you set an example for all; being metrosexual is far from over. We need to understand its meaning far more deeply on Indian context, which is much more than what magazines like GQ and Cosmopolitan covers. That Indian Metrosexual is better off by thousand miles than its global counterparts, needs to be understood. We come up with self proclaimed lines like BE YOURSELF etc, Good!! But its not bad either to inculcate the best practices as well within you.

Are you Metrosexual? Do you belong to this elite breed of new Indian Metro sexual? Ask yourself.




I could be a globetrotter, switching over different landscapes; I could still fail to impress some part of the world because of my cultural ignorance. I could be earning a fat pay check, well respected within my peers and the system I belong but if I’m still not a hit among my community men, it goes on to prove that I actually lack a very important aspect, even the same peer group would remark that later. For those who say they don’t need to socialize within their community, watch out my friend!! You’re not yet enlightened as yet because you’ve failed in some major human traits. Grow up!! For those who believe you’re the first, and needs to be dealt respectfully, please ask yourself how this has made an impact by being the first. Besides, please understand that there’s always someone to topple you.




The Metrosexual Indian (I believe a Bishnupriya will fall under the same bracket) is much appreciated by global audience and respected by locals. Because you may be playing Satriani in every other concert in the town, but you managed to make up an original which associates with your culture and your community. Because you don’t bother that you’d not mind a limited crowd today but you know the number is only increasing. Because you are an entrepreneur and boggled your mind to name your new venture, per all the marketing and branding concepts in books and come up with IMABABA.com which gives about a whole new perspective, rather a much deeper one. Because, you’re not only a hit among your present circle today but you’re not forgotten by your old friends with whom you celebrated your MERAMERI. Because maybe you’re a tattoo freak, but instead of a CHE’s revolutionary image, you chose Sadhuthakur’s; imagine the kind of curiosity people will have and endorsement you’d do; and in turn you earn that respect for what you are and what you believe in. Because you’re not cribbing about the bureaucracy and red-tapism that we have around but sincerely making an effort to vote, thereby being a part of the electoral system.
Because you try the different fabrics ranging from the Gucci to the Fab India, and you did get your share of appreciations for that. You always look great in that white shirt and denim, but you are also aware that your female following increased only when you turned up in that Dhoti that you wore, showcasing the man at his best. Also, not to forget, you got noticed because you were part of the home-away-from-home get together that occurred in the city. You’re Metrosexual because not just you took your girl friend/spouse to the finest places but also because you’ve managed to take your parents on a spiritual tour. Because you realize that there would be a time that you’d seek spiritual knowledge as well. For you do not entangle your thoughts in cast, creed and community; rather speak and believe like a human being. For you’re very sincere with your family in spite of managing everything mentioned in the above. The Great Indian Metrosexual. The metrosexual Bishnupriya Manipuri. You look dashing, you personify man!!


Hot and happening Lady!! You’re advancing way ahead of me. You’ve set in examples that I could only salute to. You’ve done everyone proud. You stood ahead of boys, always spoke sense. Boys could only kneel down to your gorgeous looks. The whole of the system still swears by the perfect curves that you have, the Lycra blended low waist denim that you wore, revealing your perfect buttocks that would put the likes of Eva Mendis or a JLO to shame. But let me provide some more feedback. The same lot went wild over when you turned up in that chakchaabi and Tolofuti. You know why, that was elegance at its best. And I know that you’re aware of the fact, you try the same trick over and over again. But never mind, we men love you for that and fall for you every time we get us that visual treat from you. You’ve been fighting your freedom since ages. But today, you earn the freedom from every relationship, be it as a daughter, girl friend/spouse. Because we know that you’ve been with smokers and dopers but you’ve still managed to build the incomplete house. Because you’re looking for your prince charming as well, giving a chance to the aspirants around you, but you don’t forget that there’s work that needs to be done for your siblings as well. You care as much for the dark circles appearing because of the night shifts that you attend, much like you do for your aging parents. Because you give strength to your simple boyfriend to fight against all odds by doing the same yourself. Because in spite of all the glamour you are part of, you still surprise me with your ‘being bishnupriya’ factor that makes my inclination all the more stronger for my community. You brought in all the values that I almost lost it while developing the so-called modern ethics. The BM metrosexual women…We all love you…respect the way you are.


For the rest who’re not yet up there; stop flaunting your self-proclaimed cool quotient and be happy to be counted among the larger group. Because if you are the best and you personify the Indian male/female at the highest level, you would not need to promote yourself, you’d be put through automatically and get the necessary attention and recognition that you deserve.

So, are you really metrosexual? A BM metrosexual rather !!

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International Woman's Day

We know them with different names for all the different roles they handle at a go. On this day, when the world recognizes their very existence on the mother earth, I could not help but to pen down their importance in the human life, its very existence. For they have been there, always…in one way or the other. We men for once have to send out this message loud and clear that we can’t be without you, do without you, ma’am!!

You’ve been a figure of strength to everyone around, Ima!! I have witnessed how you supported when everyone in the family has just given in. You’ve always been there to save my ass every time I was supposed to get screwed from my boss, your husband. That’s not all; you continued to have faith in me when the whole world was against me. There are times you took some harsh decisions but tell you what, I understand that it was meant for the well being of all. You went against all odds to keep everyone happy and content in the family. I cannot forget the sacrifices you’ve been giving for the joy of everyone. I still cannot forget the sleepless nights you went thru only to support me when immunity system was not at its best. I now get goose bumps when I think of the tears that you shed, because of me leaving out of station or things that let you down. You’ve always stood my father, stood my me…been the pillar of strength to us, and banged us down when we went out of control during different stages of life. Thank you for being there.

Ahha! You gave me a reason to be at home, fight for all the silly reasons that we now fondly remember, Sis!! But frankly, with you around, I got my first sense of being responsible. I learnt to be caring, being respectful towards others of your kind. The competition just started back home, when you were just doing everything well when I was merely passing in different challenges of life. Thanks for letting the world know about my misdeeds, getting me those spanks, for today I would not have been what I’m, without those spying efforts from you. It is always going to be a tough decision to let you go tomorrow into another home, bowing to the customary systems of the society. I love you for what you are.


The Partner!! I have a hell lot of thanks to give you about. I actually got moulded and polishing because of your presence. The graduation from a child to a guy happened because of your presence. I would not have thought of taking care of myself unless I would not have tried to woo you. Thanks for showing interest in many of my counterparts for it always kept me on my toes. Thanks for not showing up online, not receiving my calls and coming in late that now I’m a more patient and a more balanced guy around. It was because of you that I developed the testosterone drive and became a natural homo sapiens to get attracted you you. You taught me etiquette for the larger world. And even a greater amount of thanksgiving goes to you for being the better half of my life; you’ve brought in all the colors in my life.

Having said all of these, but I do understand the challenges you all face in the society. Tell you what, however the males reacts, deep down they always regard you for what you are, some fail to recognize it, few cannot acknowledge it. You are always looked upon in whatever role you play. We, the men, salute you for what you are. You complete us. And we always love you.

Outsourcing employess: Wake Up!!

The buzzword Outsourcing today needs no introduction among the average Indian Youth. We see other synonyms in the form of Call Center, BPO, KPO, LPO etc. An average graduate looks out for one of these as soon he steps out of college. He brings along a fat salary in the first month itself, quite unheard of during the previous generations. Suddenly, he/she belongs the most suited son/daughter, boyfriend/girl friend, husband/wife. In comes a lifestyle, where black and white is just a color, gadgets became a must-have, shopping experiences were like never before. People now don’t watch a high-voltage match in homes, they will hit the nearest pub over a sip of beer, hang out there, celebrate every boundary and over it with great pomp and show. The youth today bears all the medical expenses with the coverage he gets for his dependents; gets his hatchback at the earliest, but ensures he goes to Tirupati with the same as well.

But behind all of these, with all the focus in the industry, there has been an intense scrutiny over the sustenance and credibility of it. With all the analyst reports (which one to believe in?) flowing in from all the major banners, you can hardly ignore the gripping that the same youth is getting into. A thought of where do I see myself 5 years down the line? Is the industry going to be in there for a long time, what will I do afterwards? All of that. Inspite of his happy present, his thought process is limiting and cannot see beyond.

Outsourcing is not just about call centers and BPOs, to begin with. There is a whole lot of quality work that comes along with it. Any part of the business could be outsourced. Whether you’ve converting sales or collecting sales, sourcing products, collecting market intelligence for your client, maintaining contracts, insurance coverage maintenance, providing legal management support, IT support and maintenance, provide analytical support to the business and so on. You name it and you’ll find everything right there. Let us also accept the fact that today, the toughest competition lies here with candidates coming from the all backgrounds play out here. But what we need to understand and graduate ourselves there is, outsourcing in not just another business decision to reduce cost but is very much a business requirement, a rather global requirement. The best minds across all industries believe in the mantra and are opting for the change called off shoring. We have to understand the nuances of the business, take pride in the work that we do, and without an element of doubt, keep developing the professional within us.

Cost is definitely an important driver for such a business decision but let us not consider ourselves as low wage workers for the western world. Let us understand that it could not have sustained only because of the cost factor. Along with it, what keeps us ahead in the league is the quality of output the Indian Outsourcing industry provides. India is a proud owner of the highest number of graduates and post-graduates in the world. We definitely have a better EQ in terms of providing business solutions. However, it is disturbing to note that some C-Grade establishments help in reducing the number by hiring undergraduates just to have some high energy resources. But in the process, the so-called employers forget or do not care about the long term career of the candidate. There are a lot of innovative ideas that came out over a period of time in the human resource management with the developing industry, to tackle this. Not everyone though, but some do have a ‘learn while you earn’ concepts, which is good. But not everyone handles books and big bucks at the early twenties well, do we?? The same C-Grade employers forget that they are actually encouraging a whole bunch of unskilled resources which could only be identified at a level later.


Having said all of it, a professional’s worry is not void. There are definitely concerns over the jobs. We are already loosing our cost factor edge to countries to Philippines, Romania etc., it even reached places like Guatemala. Our command over the international language is slowly loosing the shine, as smaller developing countries are actually looking at India and are slowly but silently creating their workforce. China has a very skilled labor but lacked on the language front; but they understand their problem, and have now launched a crusade to get their skilled labor more international and crossing their language barrier, their government policies says it all.

Its now time to play the game on our strength. Realise our strength, that we have the resources to provide the quality that is unmatched. We talk about adding value to the business but do we really practice that. But we have inculcate it, think in those lines every time we provide solution to our business partners. People sitting across the table would be saying that he has a better cost destination then why you? There would be questions asked for they are paying for it. But we have to qualify that with the offering that we have.

What the individual professional could do here? Literally everything. For the starters, don’t you start off without completing your education. Understand that you could face problems later in your career when you take up expanded assignments. I mean those who have circumstances that lead you to, it’s fine but otherwise, if I have to suggest someone I would tell him to finish education first.

Develop and enhance your skill sets time over time…see what your developmental needs are and fulfill that at the earliest. See what the requirements of the times are. Make sure you spend quality time at your level to have the domain expertise. Today, employers look for people who have a wealth of knowledge in their respective domains. See your strength, what you are good at and proceed!! Job hoppers…understand that you spend quality time before you actually think of moving out for greener pastures. Because, now you’d be questioned if you can really add in some value to the organization. The hiring department has no never been this choosy. They will definitely question you loyalty and credibility at every interview that you attend and we’d start failing to crack a smart interview unless we have it in us.

In all, be an asset that an organization would love to have. It looks like yet another GYAN but that’s the way it is. Beware, our actions and sincerity towards the job drives the industry. It’s high time we as Indians get the right ethics in place. If the industry is looking for other shores than our’s, then it is because of our actions that we will let the scenario deteriorate. But on an overall, let’s play on our age old strength and get back the shine that we all Indian talent pool is known for. Even if an Obama or Gordon Brown has to make some steps for its people but Outsourcing shall still be a reality. The only difference is, we the people have to, individually, pull up our socks, and get outs together now. This complacency factor has to be cut out of us. Am sure we’ll have a better life with better jobs for a long time provided we get the fundamentals right. So go, get your job, lead a life that you always wanted. With every job created, understand that you are also benefiting the business and nation…so be responsible and go for it without any qualms. This the best period in Indian history, recession or no, we would rule. But the time has come for us to be more responsible than what we were ever before.


P.S- I did not put any statistics because you already have an OD of it from the everyday media. For once, let’s speak and understand like layman and get on to the business.