Today my friend Viswanath Sridharan appeared on Mid-Day newspaper. Occassion calls for a celebration, not that he appeared in a newspaper, but for the bold step he has taken in his life – taking a 50% cut in the salary to work for an NGO for next one year. For a professional with 8 years of experience, 50% cut would mean a good sum of money. I have known Vishy for about four years now and I am not surprised by his action. Vishy has always tried his best to contribute all he can to the underprivileged. Though he stays beyond Electronic City, he finds free time to volunteer – to teach, to develop study material, to manage small projects etc. But last year when Infosys came up with the idea of a sabbatical – Viswanath was the first guy to jump in joy. I know the struggle he went through to qualify for this sabbatical. Vishy now works for – The Institute of Leadership and Institutional Development. I am sure that this experience will add lot of value to both ILID and Vishy. I hope more people opt for this sabbatical and more companies provide such options to their employees.