Name
Anu Aga
Job
Retired chairperson of energy and environment engineering firm, Thermax
Lesson in Life
Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional
(This story appears in the 31 July, 2009 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)
salute mam
on Mar 26, 2014I read about Anu Aga for the first time after some one's update on FBook. I searched for her work on google also. She is noble human and I just learnt the little thin line difference between pain and suffering. God bless her.
on Sep 1, 2010Dear Subroto<br /> Its always so nice to read about Anu. She gives you so much courage. The best line and so much depth was 'Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional'. You put your own suffering behind when you read about such people. Good job. If one day i could meet her...<br /> warm regards<br /> farheen
on Aug 5, 2009Dear Subroto,<br /> With a great courage she not only faced personal crisis but at the same time she transformed business.I am fortunate to be the part of this organization.<br /> <br /> Now a days Anu is keenly involved in the causes of communal harmony and human rights and also supports several NGOs. She is the chairperson of Akanksha, an NGO running education and other projects for underprivileged children in Mumbai and Pune.
on Jul 30, 2009very touching and motivating to learn that anu withstanding so much of grief and pressure of growing business, made the company more profitable and reputable. The lady has got spunk and vigour to succeed. All the best madam
on Jul 28, 2009Dear Subroto,<br /> This story reminds me of the following lines:<br /> Life is mostly froth and bubbles<br /> Two things stand like stone<br /> Kindness in another's troubles<br /> Courage in your own.<br /> --Adam Lindsay Gordon<br /> Anu Aga not only showed great courage in dealing with her personal crisis, but at the same time Thermax and she have played a huge role in imparting education to the children living in Pune slums. Thermax, I believe, a few years ago also sponsored a government aided school in Pune.<br /> Thanks for sharing her story with us.<br /> Best regards,
on Jul 25, 2009Dear Subroto, This is a moving and inspiring post on Ms.Abha who embodies courage and strength amidst personal loss and comes out a winner. Thank you for a heart rendering post.
on Jul 24, 2009Dear Gardener, 'A House By The River' is like a haunting piece of music.... Thank you for telling us through 'God's masterpiece', Ms.Aga that it is always in our hands to raise the threshold of pain, that it is possible to lead a meaningful life even after a tragedy.. You did tell us that "most men take more out of life than they give to it. A few give more to life than they take out of it. The world runs because of such men." Ms. Aga is one such extraordinary person because of whom the world moves. "A fragile looking woman" alright but with a steely resolve!. And like someone once said, there are times when "work and stability at work gives us valuable human contact and our jobs can really be a second reality to which we can escape when the pressure in our private lives become too great." Thanks and regards, Geetha
on Jul 23, 2009Dear mam don't do different thing do differently............... i learnt it from u..........
on Mar 18, 2014