A new survey of corporate workplaces by TeamLease finds that 62 per cent of Indian employees are superstitious, with 48 per cent claiming that their irrational beliefs leave a “positive” effect. Youngsters in the city share their quirky beliefs and narrate a few incidents when they felt that their lucky charm saved the day.
Prachi Shrinivas, an IT professional, wears a kada that her mother gave her. “I feel it protects me from negative things. I remember once I left the kada at home because I had to go for an office party, but when I came back I had high fever. The next day I had an important meeting in office. The fever was getting worse. Suddenly I remembered the kada and wore it and within two hours,the fever subsided,” she says.
There are others as well, who, though not superstitious, believe that there have been instances when lucky charms have worked miracles for them.
“Once I was having a really tough time handling a client. It could have led to business loss for our company. In Pune, there is a temple, Dagdu Maharaj and it is said that if you go there, no matter how big is the mess, you sail through. Though I never believed it, I decided to visit the temple. When I reached office I heard that my client was returning to US due to an emergency. The review got cancelled,” chuckles Manik Gupta, a software professional.
Business executive Sanjay Rana keeps a copy of Hanuman Chalisa with him and says that if he forgets to carry it with him, he feels insecure.
“I always carry a Sri Krishna card from Iskcon as I feel that by carrying this everything will be fine with me,” says Indranil Roy, a brand executive.