From Editors Desk

Respected Elders, Penning an editorial sends me a decade back, when we used to write letters to our near and dear ones informing them of our wellbeing and asking about their chores. The letter used to reach late, but the essence of the paper on hand gave an immense pleasure. Pleasure of a personal message, pleasure of the concern and time for writing. “Second Innings” gives me the same pleasure of writing to all our readers, who have a role in some or the other form to make SBI stand tall today. These small pleasures are short lived. Lest we forget, it’s the digital age which has taken over. We have emails taking over the letters, whats app messages taking over the phone calls and the emojis taking over the emotions. Time has shrunk and we are still running behind to conquer the world.

Every month we have employees retiring from their job and we see congratulatory messages pouring in for their second innings. Some say, will spend time with the family with playing with their grandchildren, whereas some prefer to take over another job to keep themselves engaged. Personal choices indeed! But what is interesting is the change in life! We have seen changes in job with promotions and transfers but retirement definitely leads the race. Change in perspectives, lifestyle and thought process. But what does not change is “YOU”, yourself. Retire from your work, not from life! This is the right time to explore your interests, relive your moments which got snapped with your busy schedules and discover yourself for better. It feels good to see Mr. Anil K Saxena reliving his interest towards travelling. His toy train ride in Darjeeling is a must read in the his edition! Not only Mr. Saxena, but Dr. Prasad’s Honorary Doctorate in Commerce with Specialization in Banking is a proud moment to revive. His interest towards researching on subjects close to his heart is encouraging and sets an example on others. This quarter was pretty eventful for the Bank as we recently celebrated our grand 64th Bank Day event with enthusiasm and vigour on 1st July 2019. Our ladies club members presented a beautiful performance on the occasion while performances by Hyderabad, North East and Chandigarh circles added regional flavors to the event emphasizing the unity in diversity. Our culture was well glorified amongst the audience. Celebrity emcee Ms. Sugandha Mishra added humor to the event by presenting a great show with the performers. Not only for our Bank, but this quarter of the year had lots of ups and downs nationwide. At one hand we were celebrating are on team of reaching semi-finals in the cricket world cup and winning gold medals in other sports while on other hand, losing heart to Cyclone Fani in Odisha and recent Assam floods. Ups and downs are a part and parcel of life, but that should not let down the spirit of enjoying the precious life. Enjoy and take it easy. Live your moments and create beautiful memories. Shri Siva Nainar, CGM (Channel Management & Customer Service) is going to retire this month and and on being asked about his second innings, he said “Will do something different. Do not wish to prolong his corporate work-life. May join NGO, take up part time assignments, travel, learn new languages, read more and spend more time with family…” There is no limit on life…explore and learn! With this I extend my warm greetings to all the bank’s pensioners and their families a contended, healthy and prosperous life. Broaden your horizons and accept things as it comes- lead a great and beautiful life.