Std. XII- 1.8 Voyaging Towards Excellence
1.8 Voyaging Towards Excellence
The Writer:
Achyut Godbole (born 15 August 1950) is a person of wide knowledge, a humanitarian and socialist personality. He is lives in Mumbai.
He was born in Solapur, Maharashtra. After a successful career as a CEO of Patni Computer Systems and few more leading IT firms, in 1980 and 1990s he moved to writing. He was at the position CEO for almost 23 years in his career in management.
He is well known for his writings in Marathi and English. He is a prolific writer in various genres and has produced numerous original works as well as adaptations of works from other languages into Marathi. His writing style is informative and yet very informal.
He became a Chemical Engineer from IIT Mumbai in 1972 and headed top management positions in companies of great repute.
The Topic: Voyaging Towards Excellence
This autobiographical sketch written by Achyut Godbole shows his journey from a middle-class school boy to a famous writer. He was a successful General Manager of Patni Computer Systems. He headed many other reputed companies and later became a famous writer.
The present write-up discusses his quest for excellence, how he developed a thirst for knowledge. He discusses at length the ingredients / essentials of success and the ways to achieve it. He also shows his way of learning English speaking and its use in his life.
Ice Breakers:
1) There are different ways to travel from one place to another for different purposes. Discuss with your partner and match the words given in table A with their meanings in table B.
A | B |
(a) Cruise | (i) a long journey on a ship |
(b) Expedition | (ii) a short visit to an outdoor place where people celebrate, enjoy and eat meals |
(c) Camp | (iii) a brief pleasure outdoor visit |
(d) Trip | (iv) a short journey to a place with a particular purpose |
(e) Excursion | (v) a place usually away from urban areas where tents are erected for shelter |
(f) Picnic | (vi) a journey especially by a group of people for a specific purpose |
(g) Voyage | (vii) a journey on a boat or ship to a number of places |
Answer:
A | B |
(a) Cruise | (vii) a journey on a boat or ship to a number of places |
(b) Expedition | (vi) a journey especially by a group of people for a specific purpose |
(c) Camp | (v) a place usually away from urban areas where tents are erected for shelter |
(d) Trip | (iii) a brief pleasure outdoor visit |
(e) Excursion | (iv) a short journey to a place with a particular purpose |
(f) Picnic | (ii) a short visit to an outdoor place where people celebrate, enjoy and eat meals |
(g) Voyage | (i) a long journey on a ship |
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