Any innovation or cause starts by facing problems with two options: Either Give-up or Make a Difference. Similarly …
In 2014, an embarrassing situation during a meeting with the Vice-President (VP) of one of the top Indian conglomerates made an Indo-Canadian to ponder about wide-spread Sir/Madam culture in India.
“I was surprised when the VP considered being called by his name ‘disrespectful’. He had a Master’s Degree from the United States, well-traveled, and was at the top position in the company.”
Consequently, this event led us to think for a while about such unnecessary Sir/Madam requirements in India. Therefore, as a part of giving back, after thoughtful consideration and background work for months, finally along with a small team No Sir No Madam initiative started in Ahmedabad, India on January 2, 2015.
Our Journey
First-Hand Experience!
Inception!
A Life-Changing Sir/Madam based Experience of an Individual While Meeting with a Vice-President of a Renowned Indian Firm
2014
Ahmedabad, India
Brain-Storming!
Give up or Make a Difference... How Can People be Educated? What and How can I Contribute and Give Back?
Sept 2014 - Dec 2014
January 2, 2015
Ahmedabad, India
On-Ground!
Grass-Root Outreach
More Information at www.facebook.com/nosirnomadam
Jan-Sep 2015
NSNM 2.0
A Refusal
A Meeting with a Senior Member in Public Office and His Refusal to Implement No Sir No Madam... Lead to 3.0
April 2017
2.0 Journey
On-boarding the Change Leaders
Started Inviting Like-Minded People, Who Faced Sir/Madam Taboo and have Implemented First Name Culture in Their Companies
May 2017 - Dec 2018
NSNM 3.0
The Covid Boost-up
After a Brief Pause, 3.0 is Now On to Serve and Educate.
Aug 2020 - Present
As Nicolas Klein once said – ‘First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win‘. Likewise, since its inception, No Sir No Madam has embarked on a tough journey.
Over the years, our voice has reached to grass-root and global arena. At present, over 170 change leaders and/or organizations including, alumni from Stanford, Harvard, Oxford, IIM, IIT, and NIT, Silicon-Valley and global entrepreneurs, and social change leaders, are supporting the #nosirnomadam initiative.
However, changing mind of approximately 1.3 billion lives is a difficult task. This requires a progressive thinking, top-to-bottom execution, education, adoption, and outreach.
We are positive that more people will become change engine and together we can make #nosirnomadam a reality in New India.