This article has been taken from the personal blog of Potharaju Ravindra , author of GIVE ME BACK MY GUITAR , http://ravi.givemebackmyguitar.com 

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 I had heard  many good things about Mr R Seshasayee , MD Ashok Leyland and President CII . To me it sounded too good to be true . Looked as if he was an ideal human being .

I approached him to write few words on GIVE ME BACK MY GUITAR  . To be frank , i never really expected him to respond . You can imagine my exhilaration when he gave a very positive feedback on the book and kindly consented to write the foreword .

After the book was released , i personally went to Chennai to thank him . I am not mincing words when i say that i am totally floored by this person. Let me share my views on this most wonderful person .

To me , my transactions with him are a source of  great  personal learning and i will cherish them throughout my life . I do not know if i will ever reach the heights he has achieved but i am determined to follow the great traits of this unbelievably simple person. 
 
Simplicity : I am simply floored by the simplicity with which he handles his dizzying success . I experienced it first hand when i met him in his house . He never gave the feeling either to me or my brother that we were meeting such an illustious person. Can you beleive it ? he personally opened the door for us and personally saw us off after the meeting.

His greatness lays in "making the other person feel important"  rather than impressing on the person that he himself is great . Generosity is thy hallmark .
 
Integrity  : He consented  to give his feedback and gave it without any follow up . While  this may sound simple ,  I know for sure that not many people do this .
 
Meeting commitments for many  is normally a function of  whom they  perceive as important / useful and what they  stand to gain . 
 
Clarity : Even if I had to write a feedback on my own book , it would not have been any where close . The Clarity in the forword  is amazing . Even in my personal conversation , i never found him grappling for any words though he shared his widom on varied topics. He just knew what he was talking about . I just listened to him enthralled.

I guess , Clarity , Integrity , Generosity and simplicity  are all interrelated . When you see these traits powering highly successful individuals , you can locate the likes of Mr Seshasayee .