In the film 3 Idiots, released on December 25, 2009, a professor tells the engineering student Rancho: “Define a machine.” Rancho answers in plain words: “A machine is anything that reduces human effort.”
The professor is not satisfied, and the exchange ends with Rancho sent out of the classroom: “In simple language: out! Idiot.”
Ji-huzoori: saying “yes, sir.” The Rekhta dictionary defines it as saying ji huzoor, being extremely obedient, following someone’s signals, and flattery.
Sar aankhon par: on my head and eyes. Rekhta gives “by all means, with great pleasure,” spoken while greeting or assenting.
Hukm aankhon par: the order is on my eyes. Rekhta defines it as an order accepted from the heart, an instruction accepted with great pleasure.
Munh dar munh jawab dena: to answer someone to his face. The Rekhta dictionary lists its meanings in Hindi. They are to answer fearlessly, to speak without hesitation, to answer bluntly, and kehne mein samman na karna, to show no respect in what one says.
An order of the Department of Personnel and Training of May 14, 2009, states that the full Annual Performance Appraisal Report “including the overall grade and assessment of integrity shall be communicated to the concerned officer.”
An officer who disagrees may make a representation “within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of the entries in the APAR.” It is to be decided “objectively based on the material placed before him.”
Arjuna’s last words in the Bhagavad Gita are his answer to Krishna: sthito ‘smi gata-sandehah karishye vachanam tava. “I am now free from doubts, and I shall act according to Your instructions.” It is chapter 18, verse 73.
Arjuna gives this answer at the end of a dialogue of eighteen chapters, in which he asks Krishna one question after another.
In December 2025 two Indian management professors, Moitrayee Das of FLAME University and Shrirang Ramdas Chaudhari of MIT-WPU, wrote that “Indian employees, socialised to respect positional authority, often refrain from seeking clarification.” They cited a finding that “74 per cent of employees hesitate to seek feedback, primarily due to fear of a negative perception.”