FROM THE LEELA PALACE, UDAIPUR

A TALE OF TRANSFORMATION!

                               

Flash back  - September 2014

Ravi Babu Rajput (33) was deeply impacted by the workshop on ‘Anger Management’ held in his hotel last September. He suddenly felt peace within himself after attending the session. ……It was a revelation for him.

After the workshop he left for his home in the evening. On his way, while he was entering a temple, he observed two garland sellers quarrelling over something small. He immediately remembered the words of the trainer. He repeated the same words the trainer had used earlier in the day to pacify him. He spoke to both of them lovingly and explained the futility of being angry ……It worked like magic!

Back home he told his wife about the positive impact of the workshop he attended… he also shared the incident in the temple. She advised him to keep in touch with the trainer.

July 2015

Incidentally, the same trainer came to his hotel to conduct training workshops again. This time he came to train people on Service Excellence. Ravi made sure he met the trainer and thanked him profusely for his transformation.

Read on…….

Ravi is the Kitchen Stewarding Manager at his hotel.

When he met the trainer he thanked him for the transformation he experienced in his life because of the workshop he attended last year. Ravi’s anger has reduced since then. He has started to speak lovingly with his co– workers. He has developed his will power and has even shed 20 kg since September last. Like a disciplined soldier he exercises on a daily basis. As a result of which his waist size had shrunk from 38 to 32 inches. He has even started walking 14 km every day (home to hotel and back home).

Said Ravi to the trainer "I used to have 35 Pooris at one time in the cafeteria. My boss and the Executive Chef T.K.Chandra Kumar have been a silent witness to this".

But now all that is a story of the past. He has also given up smoking and drinking. Not only this, he has become more focussed and productive at work – very creative as well. Sample this: In the recently held Annual Day function of the hotel, he got dressed up as a woman and got the first prize in the dance competition!

When he met the trainer this time - he shared the story of his transformation and expressed his deep gratitude. Today, he is glad that his Kitchen Stewarding Team works like a well-oiled machine. He is more calm and composed at work.

12th pass Ravi could not continue his studies because his father who was working as a ward boy in a Udaipur hospital could not afford his further studies. But Today Ravi is more optimistic. He is happily married to Tulsi, a homemaker and is blessed with two daughters- Divyanshi (07) and Vedika (18 months).

                      

Story ends here

May God bless Ravi for his sense of gratitude and determination.  

This is a real story ……We all have the power to change in ourselves….. We just need to make that choice.

The trainer mentioned in this story is also the author of this blog. The hotel is The Leela Palace, Udaipur.

I am grateful to God for being able to help Ravi in a small way!

Text and Pictures: R Kesava Mallia in Udaipur