On Rajat Gupta

Some prominent Indians like Deepak Parekh and Shekar Gupta lament the culmination of events leading to the arrest of Rajat Gupta. Its both fun and sad to see icons of Global Indiana get smattered like this. The jury is out on whether Rajat Gupta has a legacy that will outlive his (mis)deeds. We live in interesting times where bits and titbits about us in all spheres of life will make us or mar us. No more black and white - its all grey shades of a personality. It may be unfair to judge a person by what is alleged until proved. Even Steve Jobs, as I am reading his biography has had his share of felonies - but we just extol him as a God-send. Ultimately, your Karma - good and bad will work to redeem what is going to be the way you will be remembered for. If you read the obit column of Economist magazine ( I have all the obits from 1853-2003) they make it out as dispassionate as purgatory - judgement in totality. Thats the way to form an opinion not go by media reports - which make capital out of a transitionary phase of a public figure. People like me are happy to carry our crosses the way we want to live and die.