Monday, October 29, 2012
Friday, May 25, 2012
The Indian Socialism
It will be difficult for any one to implement two different ideas at the same time. After 1991,India has been facing the difficulty.We can't give away the Socialism for different reasons nor we can completely stick to capitalism.
The exemptions offered to profit-making corporates indicate our capitalism and the freebies given to normal public indicate our socialism .Does this sort of capitalism and socialism is delivering results? The magnitude of freebies is rampantly geeting increased and same the case with the revenue foregone.
The socialism, we adopted may be the reason behind the increment of inflation rate.The socialism we adopted is unable to increase the standard of living.Any support should not stay for too long.The support should be provided to the people to let them make their own course of living.The socialism should also help to increase the skill of people involved.
Are we able to achieve the desired results through our socialism?
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The caste
The unique system in India which evolved politically is caste system.The heated arguments about elimination of caste is on the board every now and then. The main argument behind denying caste is in support of equality among citizens.
The caste in many parts of rural India is an identity. A few cooperative societies in rural India turns into caste-defined elections and the particular caste participates in elections to elect the president for their caste proudly.
The caste is in flesh and blood of many people in rural India.The segregation of villages into colonies based on caste is quite evident. Its an identity. The eating habits of a few sects of people may differ from other villagers but they living in their own colony and eating their desired food doesn't affect others and its a win-win situations for every one. It can be compared in other issues too.
Certain bureaucrats has always tried to go to the depressed classes first like the first bore well in the village to be in the depressed classes colony or over head water tank near to the depressed classes etc.,Other caste might have denied to go to that place but they tried.
Always caste played an important role in implementation of government schemes and poverty studies can be amalgmated with caste studies. Does the argument to eliminate caste fit in ? or a deep study on the trends of poverty and other parameters along with caste will fit in?
Monday, May 21, 2012
The crisis
A little problem between two villagers becomes problem of two political parties in no time. This is common observation for any person who lives near to Indian villages for at least 6 months. Sometimes, the political party leaders standing behind persons do good as our beauracratic system needs stimulation every now and then.
Politicians always play a great role in attracting attention and their main agenda is to mobilize people, attract more people .For this, they have to take a stand in every conflict. Whenever a political party tried to take a mid-way on any issue, people rejected them. Whatever the issue it is, our main stream political parties has put an outstanding efforts to reap benefits out of it and it’s an amazing job altogether.
Majority of the people in the villages are affiliated to one or other political party? This point can't be ignored when we speak about change in this nation. So, if we establish a new political party, full of ethics and people empowerment as agenda, we are going to bring the right change in the nation. Will it happen that way?
First thing, any new political party coming into the zone has to bank on voters in the village to win and 90% vote bank is already affiliated to already existing political party. So getting them to the new path is very difficult because many of our village voters are loyal to the leaders. No one is going to believe a new party because every party at the time of emergence speaks of values and they will tend to corrupt day by day.
So a new political party bringing the CHANGE is a myth. What can be the solution for our value- crisis in the political system?
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
My counter take on education
Before 3 years,When I tried to study the Indian education system in a constructive way,it was giving me interest and at that time I didn't see it as a real problem of India,may be lack of sensitivity or failing in understanding this diverse experiment called India.
Yesterday,in group discussion I made a very interesting statement(it's interesting for me :-) i.e., 'this nation has failed because we tried to educate traditionally' and this is the real-outburst.I don't know that I can make this statement.How can you really expect a statement from a guy who has written to governor to implement a comprehensive system of taking help from well-educated students to educate children and asked to ignore the people who crossed 20 years.Now,I'm changing my thinking and that statement witnesses that.Education is much needed evil in this nation but not learning of alphabets,signatures or reading panchatantra stories.
I know,people are going to take a toil on my words and I also know that I have to check the sustainability of my thoughts.'Whether reading Panchatantra stories or R.K.Narayan or say cartoons' is necessary to guide your inner creativity or paper crafts are going to teach the slum child about innovation? I won't say,"Definitely not" but my answer because of my present state of mind is "NO"
This nation needs skill not arts and if anyone proves me wrong in my argument, I really love to be proved wrong because I'm not comfortable with this thought but trying to understand the reality.Reality really sucks.I loved that film 'Taare Zameen par'.It's really good for that child because his father can afford a beautiful residental school for him and Amir Khan is on enough payments to afford his time but that is not real India.(I still love the film)
When I was trying to make some suggestions to the education system and when I have given a decent briefing right from independence,Gokhale's comission,vietnam and Cuba eduacation revolution,I remember those applause and everyone was happy with my study but today I feel,I'm failed and I was in the trap of people I read.That day,one of my friend has written a mail making a point about the importance of providing skills in schools and I made that point but with less emphasis.
We need 'Ranchos' of 3 idiots I'm not behind his intelligence or coolness.Remember the climax,he makes a flour-maker machine through Scooter power and also teaches children to innovate and this sort of innovation is needed.Education makes a real impact on any nation's future especially in a nation where population is the prosperity and it really makes me sick when I hear Rajiv education mission reports that 7 standard students are unable to solve 3 standard arithmetic and we have to work on it but don't prioritize it as first.Skill provision should be taking the first place in India and after that the need of arithmetic or newton's laws.
Yesterday,in group discussion I made a very interesting statement(it's interesting for me :-) i.e., 'this nation has failed because we tried to educate traditionally' and this is the real-outburst.I don't know that I can make this statement.How can you really expect a statement from a guy who has written to governor to implement a comprehensive system of taking help from well-educated students to educate children and asked to ignore the people who crossed 20 years.Now,I'm changing my thinking and that statement witnesses that.Education is much needed evil in this nation but not learning of alphabets,signatures or reading panchatantra stories.
I know,people are going to take a toil on my words and I also know that I have to check the sustainability of my thoughts.'Whether reading Panchatantra stories or R.K.Narayan or say cartoons' is necessary to guide your inner creativity or paper crafts are going to teach the slum child about innovation? I won't say,"Definitely not" but my answer because of my present state of mind is "NO"
This nation needs skill not arts and if anyone proves me wrong in my argument, I really love to be proved wrong because I'm not comfortable with this thought but trying to understand the reality.Reality really sucks.I loved that film 'Taare Zameen par'.It's really good for that child because his father can afford a beautiful residental school for him and Amir Khan is on enough payments to afford his time but that is not real India.(I still love the film)
When I was trying to make some suggestions to the education system and when I have given a decent briefing right from independence,Gokhale's comission,vietnam and Cuba eduacation revolution,I remember those applause and everyone was happy with my study but today I feel,I'm failed and I was in the trap of people I read.That day,one of my friend has written a mail making a point about the importance of providing skills in schools and I made that point but with less emphasis.
We need 'Ranchos' of 3 idiots I'm not behind his intelligence or coolness.Remember the climax,he makes a flour-maker machine through Scooter power and also teaches children to innovate and this sort of innovation is needed.Education makes a real impact on any nation's future especially in a nation where population is the prosperity and it really makes me sick when I hear Rajiv education mission reports that 7 standard students are unable to solve 3 standard arithmetic and we have to work on it but don't prioritize it as first.Skill provision should be taking the first place in India and after that the need of arithmetic or newton's laws.
Friday, December 10, 2010
First they came..!
They came first for the Communists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for me
and by that time no one was left to speak up.
High drama running around the country.It's my nation which suffered 20 lakh crores because of scams till this date from independence and every one should remember that these are the scams which came into light.Hongkong till 1970's was more or less same like today's India but with in 35-40 years Hong Kong has become one of the most honest nation.What happened in HongKong?
Why N.R.Narayana Murthy should attend round table conference on reforms?Why Ratan Tata accused an aviation minister?Why Nandan Nilekani became helpless? Sri sri Ravi shankar has joined the Anti-corruption movement.The loving Guru of many disciples who always talks of Love and compassion has to finally make this move for millions of poor in this nation.Every one knows that no country is completely free of corruption but the question is why is it rampant in India?
Lobbying is the biggest business in the world.Even Radia,the character artist of the present show was introduced by the former minister Ananth Kumar and she has every right to do her own business.The same with Burkha and Vir Sanghvi but why these lobbyists and journalists don't work for the public good in India?
Now comes the most important question.Why the entire nation woke up after 2 years of every thing happened and why we are shouting whether Raja should be punished or not? Is it that important to punish Raja? Is it that important to criticize these people for some time and forget every thing when some other issue comes to head lines?Are we really insane?Do we know the link between corruption and development or we are being part of this drama because of abstruse anger?
Hong Kong was one of the most corrupt nation in the world just like India now.people took to streets. The island was forced to set up an Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) with functional autonomy, headed by men and women of merit, drawn from many disciplines. And it cleaned up the system. To begin with, they dismissed scores of top level cops. Today, Hong Kong is one of the most honest countries.
What's wrong with India?Can we bring Hong kong type reforms in India?A look at the structure of our anti-corruption system shows that there is not a single anti-corruption agency that is independent of the government or has the complete powers to take action.
The CVC and CAG are independent but merely recommendatory. The government often ignores their advice.
CBI has powers but is completely dependent on the government for permissions for investigations and prosecutions. CBI’s lawyers are appointed by the Law ministry and report to it as well. That is the reason why everyone demands a Supreme Court monitored CBI investigation (as is the case in 2G spectrum).
Our anti-corruption systems have inherently and intently been kept flawed. Even the Lok Pal Bill pending since 1968 falls in the same category as it is also proposed to be a recommendatory body.
Therefore, no vigilance or anti corruption body in our country is independent and final. Either an agency is recommendatory or it is vulnerable to political influences or both.
That has led to a situation where the high and mighty never get punished for corruption. There is clearly a class divide. We have police stations for the poor but CBI, CVC and CAGs for the rich with nearly NIL recovery of ill usurped wealth.
Therefore, India needs a total overhaul of the anti-corruption delivery system. We believe that the country immediately needs a statutory, effective and independent investigating and prosecuting multidisciplinary agency, paid from the Consolidated Fund and led by independent professionals searched, and not merely appointed and barred for some years from re-employment, to ward off political vagaries.
Why corruption is rampant in India?Corruption is not about bribing or being bribed.Corruption is larger than this.If an employee is not working,it is corruption and We know,how well our Government employees work in our system.With out work,being on pay scale they are bribed by us as the salary is nothing but our taxes.A voter being paid to execute his vote is also a form of corruption and every one knows how well our system works during elections!
Even Loksatta stated,"We can't blame trees(Raja) for the forest(India)". Corruption became our culture.Even we never complain about our money-lost or we never complain about the hapless happenings around us.We take entertainment out of News and we want to know whether that corrupt individual,who was unfortunately came into light was sacked from the present position.There ends the game.We all set a vicious cycle.We complain but for punishment not for prevention.Even Arun Shourie stated,"The visible Government of India keeps changing, but that invisible government of India remains completely stable".No elaboration needed.We know everything but we deliberately shut our eyes like Manmohan Singh said,"Coalition Government has its own limitations",that means he implies,'Coalition governments are protectors of corruption." If we won't feel betrayed after this statement,we are really shameless.
An excerpt from Arun shourie's interview.
Don't you think the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) also has a lot to answer for in the current situation?
I don't see the difference between the two. I feel they (the BJP and the Congress) are one party. They are jointly ruling. It is a dinner party. They meet at dinners. They meet socially. They decide on what has to be done about issues.
It is all very cooperative behaviour. They (the BJP) are shouting (for a Joint Parliamentary Committee). They know that it will kill the investigation.
A JPC will raise side issues and that is what both sides want. Because the corporates behind both sides are the same. They don't want the 2G spectrum investigation to proceed.
He questioned,"Today also the reportage is about what (former telecom minister) A Raja says, what Arun Shourie says. Is that the end of the story? I hardly read newspapers now. I just don't watch television. There is nothing to be learnt.
Why are journalists going for sound bytes? Why don't they take the documents home, study it and come to their own conclusions?"
No more evidences needed to prove our irresponsibility and the vicious cycle we set in.
Finally there is chronic problem in the way we do things.Not only in this issue but in everything.Take for example the 2G scam. To begin with, the minister was not exactly a natural choice for this important ministry. The main fixer was not somebody who can in any way be described as a public or social policy strategist, or even someone who could be remotely described as a technologist of some repute.
Many of the companies that obtained licences at throwaway prices had no proven expertise in this field and they promptly sold a part (or all) of their holdings at obscene premiums to other players even before any market was developed by them.
Recall the exemplary success of the initial spectrum auction held in the United Kingdom that every nation wanted to emulate. Well, what is worth pointing out is that the person who led the UK auction, in its design and implementation, was not a fixer, was not a civil servant and certainly not a minister.
He was a reputed professor in game theory and economics, who went back to his academic career after the successful auction.
What we need to do? I remember a scene from recent film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan sey.In that Surjaya asks a teenager,"Why you want to be a part of this revolution?".The teenager replies,"I want my foot ball ground but British occupied it and I want to send them home." Yes,every one has thier own priorities in life.Tribals don't want their land to be acquitted by Government under land acquisition act because it's unfair.
I need my things done in a proper way and I should not face any problems in getting government services because I'm paying the taxes every day,every minute.Now we need to tell them,we are watching you and we want it to be a democracy not 'demonocracy'.Martin Niemoller, a German pastor has written the poem,"First they came" during world war2 and now if we stay silent it will lead to the situation of the person in the poem.
Pick a post card/M.O(Re.1) and send it to P.M.Send an email.Sign online-petition and make your voice heard by Prime minister of India and tell him that we won't tolerate this.
Courtesy;-Arvind Kejriwal,Dr.Jayaprakash Narayan,Arun shourie,Swapan Das Gupta,Loksatta,Shubhashis Gangopadhyay,Gowtham Challur,Martin Niemoller etc.,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for me
and by that time no one was left to speak up.
High drama running around the country.It's my nation which suffered 20 lakh crores because of scams till this date from independence and every one should remember that these are the scams which came into light.Hongkong till 1970's was more or less same like today's India but with in 35-40 years Hong Kong has become one of the most honest nation.What happened in HongKong?
Why N.R.Narayana Murthy should attend round table conference on reforms?Why Ratan Tata accused an aviation minister?Why Nandan Nilekani became helpless? Sri sri Ravi shankar has joined the Anti-corruption movement.The loving Guru of many disciples who always talks of Love and compassion has to finally make this move for millions of poor in this nation.Every one knows that no country is completely free of corruption but the question is why is it rampant in India?
Lobbying is the biggest business in the world.Even Radia,the character artist of the present show was introduced by the former minister Ananth Kumar and she has every right to do her own business.The same with Burkha and Vir Sanghvi but why these lobbyists and journalists don't work for the public good in India?
Now comes the most important question.Why the entire nation woke up after 2 years of every thing happened and why we are shouting whether Raja should be punished or not? Is it that important to punish Raja? Is it that important to criticize these people for some time and forget every thing when some other issue comes to head lines?Are we really insane?Do we know the link between corruption and development or we are being part of this drama because of abstruse anger?
Hong Kong was one of the most corrupt nation in the world just like India now.people took to streets. The island was forced to set up an Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) with functional autonomy, headed by men and women of merit, drawn from many disciplines. And it cleaned up the system. To begin with, they dismissed scores of top level cops. Today, Hong Kong is one of the most honest countries.
What's wrong with India?Can we bring Hong kong type reforms in India?A look at the structure of our anti-corruption system shows that there is not a single anti-corruption agency that is independent of the government or has the complete powers to take action.
The CVC and CAG are independent but merely recommendatory. The government often ignores their advice.
CBI has powers but is completely dependent on the government for permissions for investigations and prosecutions. CBI’s lawyers are appointed by the Law ministry and report to it as well. That is the reason why everyone demands a Supreme Court monitored CBI investigation (as is the case in 2G spectrum).
Our anti-corruption systems have inherently and intently been kept flawed. Even the Lok Pal Bill pending since 1968 falls in the same category as it is also proposed to be a recommendatory body.
Therefore, no vigilance or anti corruption body in our country is independent and final. Either an agency is recommendatory or it is vulnerable to political influences or both.
That has led to a situation where the high and mighty never get punished for corruption. There is clearly a class divide. We have police stations for the poor but CBI, CVC and CAGs for the rich with nearly NIL recovery of ill usurped wealth.
Therefore, India needs a total overhaul of the anti-corruption delivery system. We believe that the country immediately needs a statutory, effective and independent investigating and prosecuting multidisciplinary agency, paid from the Consolidated Fund and led by independent professionals searched, and not merely appointed and barred for some years from re-employment, to ward off political vagaries.
Why corruption is rampant in India?Corruption is not about bribing or being bribed.Corruption is larger than this.If an employee is not working,it is corruption and We know,how well our Government employees work in our system.With out work,being on pay scale they are bribed by us as the salary is nothing but our taxes.A voter being paid to execute his vote is also a form of corruption and every one knows how well our system works during elections!
Even Loksatta stated,"We can't blame trees(Raja) for the forest(India)". Corruption became our culture.Even we never complain about our money-lost or we never complain about the hapless happenings around us.We take entertainment out of News and we want to know whether that corrupt individual,who was unfortunately came into light was sacked from the present position.There ends the game.We all set a vicious cycle.We complain but for punishment not for prevention.Even Arun Shourie stated,"The visible Government of India keeps changing, but that invisible government of India remains completely stable".No elaboration needed.We know everything but we deliberately shut our eyes like Manmohan Singh said,"Coalition Government has its own limitations",that means he implies,'Coalition governments are protectors of corruption." If we won't feel betrayed after this statement,we are really shameless.
An excerpt from Arun shourie's interview.
Don't you think the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) also has a lot to answer for in the current situation?
I don't see the difference between the two. I feel they (the BJP and the Congress) are one party. They are jointly ruling. It is a dinner party. They meet at dinners. They meet socially. They decide on what has to be done about issues.
It is all very cooperative behaviour. They (the BJP) are shouting (for a Joint Parliamentary Committee). They know that it will kill the investigation.
A JPC will raise side issues and that is what both sides want. Because the corporates behind both sides are the same. They don't want the 2G spectrum investigation to proceed.
He questioned,"Today also the reportage is about what (former telecom minister) A Raja says, what Arun Shourie says. Is that the end of the story? I hardly read newspapers now. I just don't watch television. There is nothing to be learnt.
Why are journalists going for sound bytes? Why don't they take the documents home, study it and come to their own conclusions?"
No more evidences needed to prove our irresponsibility and the vicious cycle we set in.
Finally there is chronic problem in the way we do things.Not only in this issue but in everything.Take for example the 2G scam. To begin with, the minister was not exactly a natural choice for this important ministry. The main fixer was not somebody who can in any way be described as a public or social policy strategist, or even someone who could be remotely described as a technologist of some repute.
Many of the companies that obtained licences at throwaway prices had no proven expertise in this field and they promptly sold a part (or all) of their holdings at obscene premiums to other players even before any market was developed by them.
Recall the exemplary success of the initial spectrum auction held in the United Kingdom that every nation wanted to emulate. Well, what is worth pointing out is that the person who led the UK auction, in its design and implementation, was not a fixer, was not a civil servant and certainly not a minister.
He was a reputed professor in game theory and economics, who went back to his academic career after the successful auction.
What we need to do? I remember a scene from recent film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan sey.In that Surjaya asks a teenager,"Why you want to be a part of this revolution?".The teenager replies,"I want my foot ball ground but British occupied it and I want to send them home." Yes,every one has thier own priorities in life.Tribals don't want their land to be acquitted by Government under land acquisition act because it's unfair.
I need my things done in a proper way and I should not face any problems in getting government services because I'm paying the taxes every day,every minute.Now we need to tell them,we are watching you and we want it to be a democracy not 'demonocracy'.Martin Niemoller, a German pastor has written the poem,"First they came" during world war2 and now if we stay silent it will lead to the situation of the person in the poem.
Pick a post card/M.O(Re.1) and send it to P.M.Send an email.Sign online-petition and make your voice heard by Prime minister of India and tell him that we won't tolerate this.
Courtesy;-Arvind Kejriwal,Dr.Jayaprakash Narayan,Arun shourie,Swapan Das Gupta,Loksatta,Shubhashis Gangopadhyay,Gowtham Challur,Martin Niemoller etc.,
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