The Final Frontier

The steel story! Will Indians finally use Chinese labour to surge ahead?

2012-01-27T17:10:00.001+05:30

The steel story! Will Indians finally use Chinese labour to surge ahead?

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 08:37 PM PST

I have very fond memories of a great patriotic politician of India (very few such men can be found amongst today's politicians), Vasant Sathe. Apart from his very intelligent, practical and radical views on the tax structure, I remember how he always compared Korea to India to show how a small nation could surge ahead so fast while we kept cheating our countrymen. When I went to Korea recently, I couldn't but help feel the same; I even wrote about this a few weeks ago in one of my editorials. In the week gone by, I had the opportunity to sit with a gentleman who is a consultant to a company called Electrosteel Steels Limited. He told me the most amazing story of a venture – for setting up a steel plant – by one Mr. Kejriwal near Bokaro on about 1500 acres of land. It is a steel plant being set up with a capacity of 2.2 million tonnes. Hearing the fascinating story (I'll explain later on why I found it fascinating) of this plant made me remember Mr. Sathe again. Amongst various things, steel was of special interest to him – as should be to any politician with vision, for after the Stone and Bronze Age, it was the Iron Age that was decisive for building the comparative advantage for nations. And it was during the Industrial Revolution when the entire world saw and realised the power and economies that this metal could create. With the invention of steel, everythingchanged further. Today, almost all industries ranging from automobiles to defence use steel and related products extensively. Steel has been one commodity that to a large extent has been pivotal for economic development and social prosperity, and thus has been a key ingredient in the nation's future plans. Mr. Sathe would always compare the Indian productivity to Korean productivity to explain the rot in the Indian system – and then, of course, he would invariably talk about China too. So today I thought I'll dig a little deeper into some facts and figures about this key aspect symbolizing a nation's development.

A recent Wall Street Journal report foretells decisive growth in China and India's steel industry for 2012. The details are very interesting. India's position in steel production is meek and lagging, mainly on account of government control, bureaucratic hurdles and red-tapism, coinciding with poor planning, unprofessional functioning, and poor productivity. Not just Asian countries like South Korea, but even countries like Malaysia have productivity standards much better than India's. A research report titled "Indian Steel Industry: Outlook to 2012" predicts that Indian crude steel production will grow at a CAGR of 10% during 2010-2013. Still, India's average consumption of finished steel is significantly less than that of its neighbours. Not only is India's annual steel production capacity, in absolute numbers, far less than what nations like China and South Korea have; but the per capita consumption is also at a rock-bottom figure. A time-series analysis indicates that both India and China started their tryst with steel production approximately during the same time. Just after Independence, India's and China's annual steel production were at the same level. However, by the end of 1990, where the per capita steel consumption in China increased by 65 kg and touched a figure of 160 kg, India's per capita consumption languished at 29 kg (an increase of just 7 kg per capita) by the end of 2003. As per the latest ASSOCHAM report, the per capita consumption of steel in India is only 35.5 kg per capita per year compared to 220 kg in China and 950 kg in South Korea.
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An analysis of India's pathetic 95th rank in the Corruption Index and its far reaching social impact!

2012-01-20T16:55:00.001+05:30

An analysis of India's pathetic 95th rank in the Corruption Index and its far reaching social impact!

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:22 PM PST

Amongst the many critical predicaments that the Indian economy suffers from, corruption has been one of the biggest monsters, and thankfully the most talked about in recent days. Needless to say, corruption has corroded every delivery system and has made it completely dysfunctional. The entire Indian public life is riddled with overriding rates of corruption – from the Adarsh land scam to Commonwealth Games misappropriations to the 2G spectrum scam – the list here has been endless, and the magnitude, obscene. In fact, India's public life was never clean – the infamous Bofors scandal, Harshad Mehta's nexus with senior politicians and Ketan Parekh's stock market manipulation – all had their own perilous impact on the economy! It requires no empirical study or statistical survey to exhibit that we comfortably are the top performers in all corruption related global indices.

Take for instance, Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index (CPI) where India's rank has been slipping consistently – languishing at the 95th position now with a score of 3.1 (on a scale of 10), a sizable 23 ranks down from 2007! We are far behind China that stands at 75th position with a score of 3.6. CPI score is not only about corruption but is more about the way corruption has got institutionalised in our system. Also, it is a fact that India's score could have been better had it not been battered with the monstrous 2G spectrum scam. Interestingly, all the least corrupt countries like New Zealand, Denmark and Finland with 9.5, 9.4, and 9.4 scores respectively are not just socially developed but also economically progressive. And that's why these are those nations that experience very few cases of crime, corruption and other forms of social malaise – unlike India.

The thumb-rule that set the pattern is that the developed countries mostly have high CPI scores, whereas at the bottom of the table are the countries mired by civil strife and oppressive regimes; and in-between are the emerging economies as well as former communist blocks. There is also a direct correlation between CPI rankings and Human Development Index (barring some aberration like Greece, which, in spite of being a developed country is ranked below China at number 80; and South Korea, which is ranked 12th in HDI and is 43 in CPI). Most of the African as well as Asian nations have a combination of low CPI and low HDI scores and most of the European and North American countries have the opposite; thus reflecting a direct bearing between the two indices! On hindsight, it may appear that there is no impact of corruption on GDP growth and investments. China and India, both scored quite low on CPI, yet have been riding on decent economic growth and FDI inflow. Vietnam and Indonesia are even lower in ranks in CPI (2.9 and 3.0 respectively) are recipient of quantum investments with their economy kicking!
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Now, The Americans want to shamefully ruin Iran through sanctions

2012-01-13T17:02:00.001+05:30

Now, The Americans want to shamefully ruin Iran through sanctions

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 08:11 PM PST

Woodrow Wilson once said that, "A nation that is boycotted is a nation that is in sight of surrender. Apply this economic, peaceful, silent, deadly remedy and there will be no need for force. It is a terrible remedy. It does not cost a life outside the nation boycotted, but it brings a pressure upon the nation which, in my judgment, no modern nation could resist." Rebutting the same, decades later, Omar Bongo, former President of Gabon, argued against the use sanctions, commenting, "...It is important to observe that when Europe or the United Nations impose sanctions that are supposed to be aimed against a certain regime, usually millions of people end up being directly punished." With time, the very objective of sanctions has undergone a full transformation – today, sanctions are used mostly for strategic gains than anything else.

The United States and its allies (particularly Israel) are closing in on Iran! With a thumping majority (100-0), the US Senate last month approved sanctions prohibiting foreign financial institutions from undertaking any business with the Central Bank of Iran. After a series of sanctions that have been regularly imposed on and off, the US government's latest sanctions against Iran (signed into law by US President Obama on December 31, 2011, as a part of the act titled H.R. 1540, the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012") are clearly the strictest ever. In his official statement on H.R. 1540, available at the White House website, Obama uses the word 'military' 14 times, with 'defense' being used only 9 times – this makes the aim of the law very evident! For records, more than 15 sanctions have been imposed on Iran till date!

Post the latest set of sanctions, the Iranian national currency – Rial – immediately lost its value by almost 15-20 per cent and is currently being exchanged at its lowest-ever rate of around 17,000-17,500 Rials to a dollar. The sanctions curtail other countries too from buying Iranian crude oil. The US through the latest sanctions can also debar parties that are trading with the Central Bank of Iran from having correspondent banking operations in the United States.
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THIS IS THE PATHETIC REALITY OF THE CHINESE JUDICIARY!

2012-01-06T17:57:00.001+05:30

THIS IS THE PATHETIC REALITY OF THE CHINESE JUDICIARY!

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 08:30 PM PST

Indian diplomat collapses inside a Chinese court

In November 2011, Wang Sixin, a law professor in the Communication University of China, opined, "In India, the common law tradition allows judges to begin litigation just based on a news report or a letter from a petitioner, whether [the petitioner is] a lawyer or not. China needs to adopt this practice." This suggestion of his sounds quite ostensible considering a nation where freedom of speech and expression is highly censored and the judiciary has been used to further this dictatorship of the State. The same was the cruel case in Yiwu city with the Indian diplomat, S Balachandran, who was denied food and medicine despite his repeated requests that he was a diabetes patient; this went on till he actually collapsed and had to be rushed to the hospital. Balachandran was trying to present the case for the release of two Indians who had been kidnapped by Chinese traders because their Yemeni firm had not yet paid some dues. This blatantly ruthless and inhumane attitude displayed by the Chinese judiciary almost in connivance with the Chinese businessmen defines the attitude of the Chinese administration. Till a few years back, if you were a Chinese villager having more than one child, the government tractors would have mowed down your residence – an act that defines the Chinese sense of cruelty, or should I say Chinese torture. Needless to say, the poor villagers never got any support from the judiciary.

The Chinese judiciary has never been independent! In fact, it was in a muddle especially during the Cultural Revolution that curbed its functionality completely between 1966 and 1976. The jurisprudence was revived after 1976 and thence, a new legislation came into being by the end of 1980 under the purview of Organic Law of People's Courts. Consequently, a new era began, marked by a paradigm shift in the country's legal system! On the brighter side, the system was made very strong in order to encompass the entire nation under the judiciary system. The number of judges and associate judges, which was at meagre 50,000 in the 1980s was increased to 131,460 in the 1990s, and then again augmented to 258,000 in 2000s – an increase of 416 per cent! This means that the judges-to-population ratio of China is now around 1 to 8,600, which is in close range to the US ratio of 1 to 8,826 – something that we in India are attempting to dream about since the last 64 years!
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Faculty for Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineers - Indore (Jobs)

2012-01-06T16:11:00.000+05:30

Location: Indore

Job Description:

Application are invited for the positions of Assistant Professor , Associate Professor & Professor for the following subjects :-

Computer Science and Engineering,
Electronics and Communication Engineering,
Electrical & Electronics Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering,
Civil Engineering.

Candidates must be academically bright, dynamic and research- oriented.

Experience Required: 0 - 10 Years (Fresher also apply)

Education Required: UG - B.Tech/B.E. - Civil, Computers, Electrical, Electronics/Telecomunication, Mechanical or PG - M.Tech - Civil, Computers, Electrical, Electronics/Telecomunication, Mechanical

Please send your updated CV to universalsolution@live.com

MP MET 2012, MPMET Entrance Exam, MPMET 2012 Dates, Syllabus, Results, Papers, Pattern, Preparation, Coaching

2012-01-04T13:49:00.001+05:30

Welcome to MPMET 2012 Section. Here you will find about MPMET 2012 Exam, MPMET Exam Coaching, Colleges, MPMET Syllabus, Preparation, Paper Pattern, Sample Test Papers, Questions, MPMET Notification, Important Dates, MPMET Exam Date, MPMET Results.

For MP-MET 2012 Details

Phone: 7869596286

MPMET- Madhya Pradesh Management Entrance Test is conducted by Vyavsavik Pareeksha Mandal (VYAPAM) Professional Examination Board (PEB) M.P. Bhopal for admissions to Two years MBA Programs in top MBA Colleges in Madhya Pradesh.

MPMET 2012 Eligibility:- Candidate should be a graduate or post graduate with at least 50% marks (40% in case of SC, ST, and OBC category of Madhya Pradesh) in aggregate of any UGC/AICTE approved Indian university.

MPMET 2012 Important Dates / Notification:-

Date of Advertisement:- N.A.

Start of Sale of Application Forms/Online Submission:- N.A.

End of Sale of Application Forms:- N.A.

End of Receipt of Application Forms/Online Submission:- N.A.

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MPMET 2012 Pattern / Syllabus:-

1. Reading and comprehension : 30 questions

2. Verbal and writing ability. Synonyms, antonyms sentence completion, verbal analogies, vocabulary, writing ability : 60 questions

3. Numerical ability : 50 questions

4. Business data interpretation : 20 questions

5. Data sufficiency : 20 questions

6. Business Judgement : 20 questions

For MP-MET 2012 Details

Phone: 7869596286

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Call Center Jobs in Indore | BPO Jobs in Indore

2011-12-29T14:30:00.001+05:30

Job Sumary

Location	:	Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Industry	:	Call Centre/Operations
Experience	:	0 - 5 Years
Vacancy Type	:	Full Time
Gender Preference	:	Any [ Male / Female ]
Number Of Vacancy	:	120
Job Country	:	India

Job Requirement

Key Skills	:	Communication, Telecalling
Salary (Per Month)	:	Rs. 5,000 - 10,000
Qualification	:	Secondary School, Diploma, Bachelor Degree, B.A, B.B.A, B.Com, B.Sc, B.Tech/B.E, Master Degree

Job Details:

Required Customer Care Executive : International BPO/ Work 24/7/365 Working.

An very Good Opportunity for Candidates from Indore, Bhopal, Vidisha, Sehore Raisen or from MP.

Contact Details

Company Name	:	Universal Solution
Address	:	E-15, HIG Colony, LIG Square, Indore
Phone	:	+91-9039912740, +91-9669656859
Email	:	universalsolution@live.com

Madhya Pradesh Pre Medical Entrance Test – MP PMT 2012

2011-12-25T12:18:00.001+05:30

MP PMT 2012 Entrance Test Details :

Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board, Bhopal will conduct Madhya Pradesh Pre Medical Test 2012 for admission to the following MP Pre Medical Courses :

M.B.B.S., B.D.S. Courses in Government & unaided Private Medical and Dental colleges of State of Madhya Pradesh
B.V.Sc., A.H., course in Veterinary colleges under Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry University Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.

The Madhya Pradesh Pre Medical Entrance Test 2012 shall be conducted in English and Hindi medium. Only one MP PMT Examination will be conducted for Government Autonomous & Private Colleges.

There shall be only one paper of three hours duration. First part of this Paper will contain hundred multiple choice questions of the Physics and Chemistry subjects and the second part will contain hundred multiple choice question of the Botany and Zoology subjects.

The Candidates can give is option as under :

Government Autonomous
Private Medical & Dental Colleges
Both

MP PMT Eligibility Criteria 2012 :

The candidate must be bonafide resident of Madhya Pradesh.
Candidate born in Madhya Pradesh and studied for three years continuously in any educational institution of Madhya Pradesh.

Who is son / daughter any of the following,will also be considered as domicile of Madhya
Pradesh.
1. Living in Madhya Pradesh continuously since not less then 15 years.
2. Living in Madhya Pradesh continuously since last 10 years and having immovable property in Madhya Pradesh / Industry / Business in Madhya Pradesh.
3. An employee or retired employee of Government of Madhya Pradesh.
4. An employee are retired employee of a Institution / Corporation / Board / Commission under Government of Madhya Pradesh.
5. An employee of Government of India who is posted in Madhya Pradesh since last 10 years
6. An officer of All India services belonging Madhya Pradesh cadre.
7. A person appointed in Madhya Pradesh by Honble President of India / Governer of Madhya Pradesh under Constitutional / Legal grounds.

For admission to Madhya Pradesh MBBS BDS course, only those candidates are eligible, who have passed the qualifying examination of Higher Secondary ( 10 +2 ) from Board of Secondary Education, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal passing Physics, Chemistry and Biology subjects individually and have secured at least minimum 50% marks in aggregate in case of Unreserved and 40% marks in case of reserved category candidates. Reserved category candidates who opt. for unreserved seat should secure 50% marks in Higher Secondary.

Candidates of all categories and classes are required to have passed english as a subject in the 12th examination of 10 + 2.

For reckoning the age as aforesaid, the date of birth as mentioned in the certificate of High School / Higher Secondary School certificate examination or in MARK SHEET of the said examination shall be the authentic documentary proof.

The candidates have passed an equivalent or higher examination from any recognized Board or higher or equivalent examination conducted by University certified by School Education Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh with passing Physics, Chemistry and Biology subjects individually. For foreign nationals seeking admission, eligibility shall be considered on the basis of equivalence certificate granted to them by concerned Board / University and approved by the External Affairs Ministry, Government of India.
No candidate shall be allowed to be admitted to a Madha Pradesh Medical / Dental College until the candidate has completed or shall complete the age of 17 year on or before 31 December of the year of MP PMT examination.

MP PMT Contact Detail :

Phone: 07869596286

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Madhya Pradesh Pre-Engineering and Pharmacy Test (MP PEPT-2012)

2011-12-24T12:37:00.001+05:30

The Pre-Engineering and Pharmacy Test (PEPT) - 2012 is an all India level entrance exam that is conducted by Madhya Pradesh - Professional Examination Board(MP-PEB). PEPT -2011 is the entrance test for admission to the 1st year of courses, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E), Bachelor of Architecture(B.Arch), Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharma) and Diploma in Pharmacy (D.Pharma) for the session 2012-2013 in Government, self governing and private professional colleges of Madhya Pradesh.

Contact for PEPT Detail

Phone 07869596286

Eligibility Criteria for Pre-Engineering and Pharmacy Test - 2012

The candidates applying for PEPT - 2012 should fulfill the below mentioned conditions:

The candidate should be an Indian citizen.

Educational qualifications:
- For admission to B.E/B.Arch courses:
  - The candidate should have completed 10+2 from any M.P state board school or any other recognized institute with major subjects as Physics and Mathematics and either Chemistry, Biotechnology or Biology as the third subject.
- For admission to B.Pharma / D.Pharma:
  - The candidate should have completed 10+2 from any M.P state board school or any other recognized institute with major subjects as Physics and Chemistry and either Mathematics, Biotechnology or Biology as the third subject.

Domicile Requirement:
For admission against 85% reserved quota for MP domicile candidates the following requirements are to be satisfied:
- The candidate should have studied from an institute in M.P for at least 3 years before appearing for PEPT.
- He/she should be a bonafide(genuine) resident of Madhya Pradesh.
- He/she should be son/daughter of an employee of M.P Government or its ex-employee, or
  A central Government/Defense/Railways/Post & Telegraph employee or ex-employee, posted in M.P before 1st Jan of the corresponding year of the examination, or
  A person settled in M.P under Government sanctioned resettlement act.
Other important points regarding PEPT - 2011
1. Final year candidates can also apply. If such candidates are selected they would be given provisional admission which would be confirmed only if they present the final mark sheet of the qualifying examination at the time of admission.
2. Candidates who have passed the qualifying examination with grace marks if and only if they have secured the minimum aggregate marks in the above mentioned subjects.
3. Candidates appeared/appearing in qualifying examinations from open school can apply for the courses in pharmacy.
4. The Test Admit Card(TAC) will be available online on the official sites and will not be sent by post.

Contact for PEPT Detail

Phone 07869596286

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Eleven things that can transform education in India

2011-12-23T17:17:00.001+05:30

Eleven things that can transform education in India

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 08:22 PM PST

I have often said that the future of India depends largely upon the future of education in our country. The demographic dividend that so many of us so proudly talk about, will actually be a mirage and also be counterproductive, if we continue with the kind of education system that we currently have in India. Along with eradication of needless delays in the judicial system and a the required massive investment in health, I would rate reforms in education as the most important vision that we need to implement in order to reap dividends out of this young demographic. And we really don't have much time left.

After six long decades, India finally realised the importance of declaring education as our fundamental right, which was waiting its materialisation since Independence. This, I believe is not only very critical in revamping the entire education system of the nation, but also acts as the stepping stone towards education reforms. Starting with the Sarva Skhisha Abhiyaan program launched in 2001, this process has culminated in a policy that mandates free and compulsory education for all Indian children under the age of 14.

Fundamental right to education also ensures that all schools (be it private or public) have some seats reserved for the underprivileged class of society. This will ensure that all children born in India are more or less assured of at least basic education. However, we need to make sure that school under SSA should have basic infrastructure along with dedicated service providers (read: teachers). Even today there is a shortage of around 3 lakh classrooms at elementary level and 1.70 lakh classroom at secondary school level with more than half of all schools lacking basic sanitary and water facilities.

However, the above steps would reap partial results and would only benefit a single class of society if we fail to bridge gender discrimination in education. Thus, the second critical step that we need to consciously take is to invest massively in education of girls and women. Worldwide, study after study has proven that when the women are educated, the social and economic benefits that accrue to a country are enormous-including the minimization of social evils. One of the key reasons behind the state of Kerala having such envious indicators of Human Development is the high literacy rates for females.
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Madhya Pradesh PET 2012 Entrance Exam Dates Application Forms

2011-12-21T18:38:00.001+05:30

MP-PET 2012 - Madhya Pradesh Pre Engineering Test 2012

Contact for MP-PET
Phone: 07869596286

MP-PET 2012 is the Pre-Engineering test for admission to various enginering colleges in Madhya Pradesh, India.

MP-PET 2012 Description

Madhya Pradesh Pre-Engineering Test (PET) is for admission to B.E., B.Tech, B.Arch courses in various technical institutes in Madhya Pradesh. Every year many students across Madhya Pradesh appear for Madhya Pradesh PET to get admission in the best engineering institutes in the state. The exam is conducted in various centers in order to provide comfort to the students. The students have to be more conscious about this exam and need to work harder to get admission in the reputed institutes of Madhya Pradesh.

MP-PET 2012 Conducting Body

Pre-Engineering Test (PET) is conducted by Professional Examination Board, Madhya Pradesh.

MP-PET 2012 Eligibility

Students should pass in 10+2 scheme of MP Board of Secondary Education or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, Maths and English securing 55% marks in aggregate.
Compartmental candidates are not considered.
Candidates who have appeared in the final year exam are also eligible.
Age of Candidates must be not more than 21 years on October 1 of the year of admission.

MP-PET 2012 Exam Pattern

It consists of objective type multiple choice questions in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry (300 marks each).
Medium of the exam is English.
There is no negative marking in this test.

MP-PET 2012 Courses

Bachelor of Engineering (BE)
Bachelor of Architecture (BArch)
Bachelor of Technology (BTech) (Agril Engg)
Bachelor of Technology (BTech) (Dairy Tech)

MP PET 2012-2013 Madhya Pradesh Pre Engineering Test

2011-12-20T17:16:00.001+05:30

Madhya Pradesh Pre Engineering Test (MP PET 2012)

Contact For MP-PET
Phone: 07869596286

MP-PET is conducted by Professional Examination Board, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal for admission to BE/BArch/BTech (Agril Engg) and BTech (Dairy Tech) courses in :
(I) Government Engineering Colleges;
(ii) Private Engineering Colleges;
(iii) Autonomous Institutions; and
(iv) M P quota seats in Regional Engineering Colleges.
Exemption from PET Government of India nominees, diploma holders
and NRIs.
Allocation of Seats Free Seats All seats in Government Engineering
Collages and 50% seats in private engineering colleges are open to
M P residents. Payment Seats 50% seats including NRIs in private engineering colleges, which are also, open to outside MP students.
Domicile
(MP Candidates) Candidates should have studied in State institutions for 3 consecutive years during 5 years preceding the year in which admission is sought or bonafide resident of MP or sons/daughters of : (a) State Govt. employees/All India Service (State cadre); (b) Central Govt/Public Sector Undertakings employees posted in the State; (c) Persons settled in MP under resettlement scheme.
Reservations
SC, ST, OBC Physically Handicapped, Agriculturists, Freedom
Fighters, Defence personnel, candidates who have passed 2 exam from technical stream discipline.
Eligibility
12 yrs Sr Sec (10 2) of Board of Secondary Education or equivalent
with Phy, Chem, Maths and English. Compartmental candidates are not considered. Candidates who have appeared in the qualifying exam are also eligible. Candidates should be physically fit.

Contact For MP-PET
Phone: 07869596286

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The Winning Losers

2011-12-16T17:17:00.001+05:30

The Winning Losers

Posted: 15 Dec 2011 08:27 PM PST

I am always proud of everything we do, for we do things with a lot of passion! And when it's about a book that had been a long cherished dream, I am all the prouder! Yes, my next book CULT is now available in stores. I have co-authored it with my most cherished friend of 22 years, A. Sandeep, the Group Editor of Planman Media. The book was launched in London on the 12th of December by management icon, Guy Kawasaki, a man who has also held the enviable post of "The Chief Evangelist" at the $353.07 billion-worth Apple Inc. (m-cap as of December 14, 2011; making it the world's second largest company by m-cap) in the past. And when he says that if Steve Jobs would have been alive, he would have been proud of this book, I have reasons to be very very proud. Here I present excerpts from one of the 36 chapters of the book! The chapter's name is: "The Winning Losers" (Section I, Chapter 10).

HELLO LOSERS!

If you describe yourself as the bankrupt also-ran, the sure-to-lose stooge, the dud that always flops, then welcome our dearest iconic failures, join the club of losers who will rule this century.

Loser! If that word stings you to the core of your heart, yet is the exact word that describes you completely, in every aspect, then this chapter is for you. Hello losers! You've reached this far – congratulations! Now allow us to usher you into this chapter hoping that you never forget the feeling of being a loser, and that you always hate every moment of it.

Before you start cursing our ten generations and beyond, let us quickly take you through the story of a few losers who, for us, embody the spirit of despondent losers.

This boy from Syracuse (New York), was labelled a dyslexic when he was just seven. His friends would harass him, and his school teachers would humiliate him. This is how he describes his early days, "I'd try to concentrate on what I was reading, then I'd get to the end of the page and have very little memory of anything I'd read. I would go blank, feel anxious, nervous, bored, frustrated, dumb. I would get angry. My legs would actually hurt when I was studying. My head ached." He went to three different high-schools and each time, he would try to hide his disability. Soon it would be discovered, and he would be sent off to remedial reading. He raised his hands very often in class, only to ensure that his teachers noticed him and gave him extra points so that he could just about make the passing grades. Even when he had to complete his homework, he would first dictate it to his elder sister, make her write it down, and then copy it word to word.

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The 7 Winning Virtues of Political Leadership!

2011-12-09T17:13:00.001+05:30

The 7 Winning Virtues of Political Leadership!

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 08:50 PM PST

As I sit down on the eve of my 40th birthday to write this editorial, I couldn't have thought of writing on a more important aspect – as great political leadership is what India requires more than anything else today. And though I have written considerably on leadership, it has mainly been about corporate leadership. Leadership in corporations is massively different from political leadership, and therefore it requires a special model and a special line of thinking. While in corporations the final aim is profit maximization in most cases, in politics the final objective is necessarily social welfare maximization. While in corporations the best leaders are often the best marketing guys, in politics the best leaders necessarily have to be the people who are the sincerest and most hard working. While in business you can make do without the knowledge of economics, in politics that can be suicidal. While in business being unethical can harm you and at most your stake holders, in politics the lack of ethics ruins an entire nation's future. And most importantly, while in corporations leadership is about commitment to the strongest and survival of the fittest, in political leadership, the focus always is about commitment to the weakest and survival of the weakest – concepts about which I wrote a few issues back in Business & Economy (a Planman Media group publication), when I wrote about responsible leadership (please do log on to our website and check out the link for the same: http://www.businessandeconomy.org/27102011/storyd.asp?sid=6462&pageno=1). Thus, for me, political leadership is not just about having certain qualities but also simultaneously about not having various qualities. Rather, what is important is to ensure that one does not possess certain specific qualities first; if that is taken care of, the rest would then automatically fall in place.

Keeping all the above in mind, I believe the model of the 7 winning virtues of political leadership (viz Credibility, Compassion, Clairvoyance, Camaraderie, Commitment, Charisma and Competence) that I have developed is most suited for Politicians in general and Indian politicians in particular, keeping in mind the spate of massive corruption scandals of late! So what is so special about these 7 Cs of leadership that has not been read before? After all, is it not just another word play?

Well, the difference in this model and any other such model is that in this model, each element or virtue is actually the opposite of one of the 7 sins of life – the seven deadly sins that we are supposed to avoid; to a large extent, as normal human beings and to an almost extreme extent, as a political leader! The seven sins originally are Greed, Gluttony, Sloth, Envy, Lust, Pride and Wrath! So how are these related, you must be wondering! Let's go one by one!

The first sin that a leader must avoid is that of greed. This is what seems to be the biggest problem with political leaders in India. Greed. The reason behind all the lack of development in India at the cost of swelling Swiss bank accounts. Every politician looks at politics as a source of making quick money at the cost of the nation. And thus, instead of looking at the Commonwealth Games as a brilliant chance to develop the nation and its sports facilities – the way China looked at Olympics – they looked at the games as an opportunity to create a massive scam and looted the nation shamefully. So instead of looking at telecommunications as a big chance of taking the country towards better development, our leaders looked at it as a chance to loot and plunder. And this is where my first C of leadership gains importance. The virtue of credibility! Instead of greed, and dishonesty, political leadership is about credibility. That's what defines a political leader's true character. Once you lose credibility, you can still continue thanks to various reasons, but with no respect. That's what most Indian politicians today suffer: the problem of credibility.

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Go the Korean way… Make world-class products and campaign for national pride instead of against FDI in retail!

2011-12-02T16:31:00.001+05:30

Go the Korean way… Make world-class products and campaign for national pride instead of against FDI in retail!

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 09:15 PM PST

This editorial comes at this crucial juncture when the ruling government and the opposition (that includes some Congress allies in the government too) have locked horns over the entry of foreign private players in the retail segment. The debate was imperative as the retail industry has always been considered as the nervous system of any nation, and this industry has in most of the cases even helped nations revive themselves during bad times. So it was interesting to evaluate the entire debate from an analytical dimension as well. Currently, the organized retail in India is only 2 per cent of the retail industry; clearly, a huge opportunity is waiting to be unleashed. The opportunity can be gauged from the fact that the American organized retail market is 80 per cent of the overall retail market, Thailand is at 40 per cent and China at 20 per cent! If on one hand organised retail is a global reality, then on the other, the Indian middle class has the given power to splurge, making the proposition viable. Then why is there a protest? The fact is that the ongoing nationwide protests against foreign entry in retail are a bit too late, too baseless and based more on a campaign by emotionally charged political parties which lack pragmatism. After allowing FDI everywhere else, why at all these recent dramatics against retail? Every government in the past has made deals and allowed FDI to enter systematically into India without a plan in place to make Indian firms competitive beforehand. We systematically ruined Indian competitiveness; yet, now for publicity, are creating a hullaballoo against the opening up of retail. The fact is, FDI in retail is inevitable. And not that there are no benefits.

If things go right, then the entry of foreign firms in the long run should benefit the overall economy by subsuming farmers, producers of finished goods, creating mass scale employment, increasing government revenue and hopefully cleansing the muck that lies in our storage and distribution. If all falls into place, then organized retail market is then expected to reach approximately $260 billion by 2020. It would augment income levels of all stakeholders to the tune of $35-45 billion a year, new employment generation to the tune of 3-4 million directly and 4-6 million indirectly. With foreign multinationals setting up shop across the country, the government exchequer would likely bloat up by $25-30 billion per year. The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are likely to prosper too and learn the concepts of enhanced production, higher productivity, assured supply, quick payment and better quality. It will further boost the organized sector growth – a sector that is already growing at an impressive 24 per cent in the last 3 years. The retail sector would also increase the farmers' income – who at the current stage are on the threshold of marginal living at best or on the verge of committing suicides at the worst. So, of course, it is inevitable for India to allow FDI in retail and the writing on the wall is also very clear. But amongst all this, almost everyone is missing out one moot question, which is fundamental to the success of the Indian retail story.

Amongst other clauses that the government has put, one interesting clause is that these large retailers have to essentially source their supplies from the small and medium enterprises to the tune of 30 percent. But then, this is a universal clause and does not essentially mean that it is the Indian SME segment that is going to benefit from the same. And this is where we have our biggest threat. The question is: would Indians take pride to pick up Indian brands from these stores? The bigger question is: do we have enough Indian brands which can stock the shelves of these monstrous giant outlets? In fact the entire debate of organized retail short-changing the farmers and producers is all baseless, simply because retail survives finally on what sells. And if Indian producers and manufacturers are able to produce brands which are in demand, then they definitely would get shelf space. It is no secret that more than 60 per cent of what Walmart sells in the US is sourced from China. The same holds true for the Tescos and the Carrefours of the world.

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20 years of the last century's greatest tragedy!

2011-11-25T17:20:00.001+05:30

20 years of the last century's greatest tragedy!

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 08:25 PM PST

Growing up in a Bengali neighborhood, in Delhi's C.R.Park, meant even at an early age of ten, there were friends who knew the basic difference between capitalism and communism, and had clear-cut preferences! Of course, these preferences would be heavily influenced by their parents! And my father is perhaps the only Indian who did a full fledged Master's Degree in National Economic Planning from an erstwhile communist nation, the erstwhile East Germany. Needless to say, my first story books were on Lenin's life and I had been totally charmed by him into believing in the positive aspects of communism, and till date remain so. And on the giant world map that hung in front of his study table, the country that I heard and studied most about till I passed out of my school in 1989 was a country many of my readers today aren't even aware of! A country called the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics! Ruled by leaders who followed and most importantly understood to a large extent the ideology of Karl Marx – voted by the BBC as the world's greatest intellectual of the last millennium – USSR on the world map looked like half of the world; and for Indians then, they were the nation which was there to protect us finally in the eventuality of any real war.

They had given us steel plants, military aircraft and were our biggest friends. And for those of us who used to hate the Americans for their military aid to Pakistan, celebrating every success of USSR was a must! Actually, India still was a distant ally, if one were to take a look at the East European countries that USSR protected and developed like their own nation. Those who have visited the East European regions in those days, would swear that the benevolence of USSR was such that they gave those countries invariably a better standard of living than that enjoyed by the Soviet people. To understand what USSR was in all its glory and magnanimity, one really needed to compare its development with that of USA till 1989! From CIA to topmost economists and historians of that time, all used to agree then that USSR had become 40% of the Americans in terms of standards of living. What it meant in essence was that despite bearing the biggest brunt of the second world war, thereafter investing about 33% of their GDP on defense, taking care of the entire Eastern Europe – from East Germany to Poland – USSR, in a short span of 45 years, had reached the enviable position of being 40% of the American per capita income; but more importantly, absolutely equal, if not superior, as far as military might and space war were concerned. It also meant that it was technologically extremely advanced, just that it had not yet started using that ability to make the consumer's life more luxurious. But on the streets of USSR you could never spot a malnutritioned child, someone without full access to education or healthcare! That was USSR, the saviour of the world from greedy capitalist aggression, humane in terms of its development priorities and a country that was reason why the world spent 45 years in complete peace; compare that with the next 20 years that we have seen of unbridled capitalist greed driven aggression.

This difference between the far, far more peaceful time post the second world war and now, is a direct result of what happened exactly twenty years back! History was literally rewritten on December 25, 1991, at 7:20 pm when Mikhail Gorbachev – doubted by many as an ideological spy of CIA, if not an actual one – aired his speech announcing his resignation as President of the Soviet Union. A couple of minutes later, the flag of the Soviet Union from Kremlin was replaced with a new tricoloured flag of Russia. And thus, the whole world map was reconstructed with a demise of not only a union, but the demise of a political ideology in itself. The massive Soviet Union that had stood tall for seventy four years acting as a bulwark to the hegemony of United States and its allies, was broken to pieces as Mikhail Gorbachev (the General Secretary or the first secretary of the Communist Party of Soviet Union) could not handle a pro-democratic wave in the streets of Moscow and elsewhere led by Boris Yeltsin – later clearly branded as a fun-loving drunkard devoid of any ideology. Boris Yeltsin aspired to become the President of independent Russia, a country which till then was ruled by a spate of extremely ideologically driven leaders, who, albeit authoritarianism, were committed to not just their country but the globe on the whole.

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2011-11-24T17:25:00.001+05:30

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2011-11-24T12:20:00.000+05:30

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2011-11-19T19:53:00.001+05:30

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The beginning of a massive European collapse and the Italian case!

2011-11-18T17:31:00.001+05:30

The beginning of a massive European collapse and the Italian case!

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 08:25 PM PST

The cracks are already visible all across Europe. It was first Greece, then Portugal and Italy, with Spain waiting in the queue. The current situation of Europe reminds me of the situation post World War II – wherein most European economies and societies were in complete anarchy! Since the last five years, European nations have been facing major economic setbacks, which have been triggered by political mismanagement and have impacted their entire social structure to a large extent. Today, fallouts of erstwhile strong economies are leading to a cascading effect and sending tremors across the continent!

Amongst all of them, Italy makes an interesting case because as a nation, it has been ranked among the top 25 most developed nations, has one of the best quality-of-life (features among the top ten in the quality-of-life index) and has a per capita GDP at par with other developed nations of the world. This fourth largest European economy is today struggling with a $2.2 trillion debt which is more than 120 per cent of its GDP. In spite of being one of the major manufacturing hubs of the region and boasting of big labels in the fashion and automobile industry, it has miserably failed to keep a balance between expenditure and income. UniCredit SpA (UCG) and Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (ISP) – two of Italy's biggest banks – recently collapsed while five other large Italian banks have lost around 30 per cent of their share value since the beginning of 2011. Today, 20 per cent of their GDP is made up by the parallel economy and corruption ails the system. So much so that investors too are now shying away, which is evident from the fact that today Italy ranks lowest among OECD countries in the 'Ease of Doing Business' index; for that matter, Italy has seen a fall in all attributes since the last year's ranking, with a drop of 10 points. The overpaid bureaucracy and corrupt political system have been instrumental in systematically destroying the nation, bit by bit!

The situation in Italy has been worsening with every passing day. More than 500,000 youths (aged less than 30 years) lost jobs between 2009 and 2010, in a nation that once had the lowest unemployment rate (around 8.5 per cent) in the entire Europe. Among this, the worst hit were pregnant women (around 800,000 pregnant women left the job as they were denied medical leaves) and low-cost skilled labourers. This not only led to a drop in family incomes, but also prevented hundreds of parents from sending their children to school. As a result, in the last year, the average school drop-out rate was around 20 per cent! And mind you, in Italy, the first six years of primary education are free.
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If we want a poverty-free India, every Indian politician must begin their career with a trip to China!

2011-11-11T17:19:00.001+05:30

If we want a poverty-free India, every Indian politician must begin their career with a trip to China!

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 08:18 PM PST

When I went to China a decade back, what I saw hit me very hard. I felt that if all of us in Delhi were to work 24x7 for 25 years, it would still be tough to convert Delhi into Beijing. That's the China I was expecting to see when I went there again last month. What I saw instead was an extra 25 years of growth in the last 10 years!!! If ten years back, there were gigantic roads but less cars, this time the roads were filled with American cars; brands which American companies haven't even cared to launch in India! If the last time I saw high-rise buildings, then this time I saw ten times more of them! If the last time I was amazed with Beijing, then this time I realized that we couldn't even become Guangzhou if we worked 24x7 for the next 50 years. I believe that every Indian politician must have a visit to China as a mandatory part of his induction process into the Parliament (especially the Communists of India who have also so shamefully cheated their respective states year after year), so that they are firstly aware of how they and their predecessors have cheated this country and secondly to know where a country can reach in no time!

They say now that the Chinese economy has caught up with the American economy. In our book The Great Indian Dream, we had written ten years back about the same concept; and today I write that the Chinese economy has left the American economy far behind. Their products are so undervalued that no kind of calculation can show the real value of their humongous economy! And come to think of it, even a few decades back, China was seen with lot of scepticism owing to their political structure and a gargantuan population which was increasing by the day! But when we look at the nation today we realize that it took China just a few years' time to give this huge population a purchasing power and lifestyle that even many in the West are deprived of and to create an unfathomable miracle! What China did and is doing now is beyond the imagination of many nations; they created this gigantic economy by systematically planning at every micro level – and most importantly, taking its citizen along this growth path! Today, an average Chinese living in Beijing, or Shanghai is almost as well off as an average American living in New York or an average British living in London! So what exactly did China do?
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7 billion people and the resource crunch! Who is the real culprit?

2011-11-04T15:33:00.001+05:30

7 billion people and the resource crunch! Who is the real culprit?

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 09:26 PM PDT

A few days back, the world population touched the 7 billion mark. No wonder the debate has gained momentum about how this growing population would put unprecedented pressure on already scare resources. The riots over food (in Egypt), water crisis and deaths due to curable diseases in developing countries have raised concerns over the population explosion. With the 7 billionth living child hailing from a country like India (and some other nations, symbolically chosen by the UN), the blame of populating the world and causing the global crisis is being shifted back to the developing nations and citizens of the Third World! But then, the moot question is – is the earth really not ready for 7 billion people and is nature really stretched for generating resources for all? Are the citizens of developing nations consuming more and is the population expansion in these countries the real reason behind the growing resource crunch?

Last year in August, Obama blamed India and China for the global food prices hike and commented, "As you see more and more demand placed on our food supplies around the world; as folks in China and folks in India start wanting to eat more meat and commodity prices start going up..." In 2008, a Wall Street Journal article concluded how human population growth will get limited with "the rising consumption trends of large developing nations such as China and India." On hindsight, the answers to the questions I asked one paragraph above are – as often touted by heads of developed states – yes! But then, the analysis reveals a completely different picture.

The stark truth is that the total food grain consumption of an average American is more than 5 times that of an Indian (per capita Indian consumption of food grain is 178 kg per year, while it is 1,046 kg for an American) – this was revealed by the US Department of Agriculture in 2007. According to the same source, an American's grain consumption per capita per day is thrice as much as an average Chinese's!

According to WHO, the per capita per day grain consumption figure for the developing countries is a measly 2681 kcal in 1997-99; estimated to be slightly better in 2015 at 2850 kcal – while the developed countries were way ahead with 3380 kcal as far back as in 1997-99, a figure that's expected to be 3440 kcal in 2015. The most repugnant situation is in sub-Saharan Africa which has a per capita food consumption as low as 2195 kcal; South Asia has a slightly better figure of 2403 kcal per capita per day! With a per capita per year food grain consumption of only 162 kg, Africa is a land of the hungry and destitute, and a showcase for the world to see the plight of the hungry in harsh contrast to the luxury of the developed world!

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2011-10-30T18:04:00.001+05:30

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2011-10-28T17:48:00.000+05:30

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Do the Americans want complete anarchy in the Middle East to justify their massive defence budgets?

2011-10-28T15:33:00.001+05:30

Do the Americans want complete anarchy in the Middle East to justify their massive defence budgets?

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:13 PM PDT

After seven odd assassination attempts over the last four decades, it was on October 20, 2011, that one of the most successful Libyan leaders Muammar Gaddafi kissed the most brutal and disgraceful death. Libyan fighters snapped him out of his 'hole' and shot him to death. His body, half naked, completely wounded, shambled hairs and bloodied was then delivered as prized possession to Misrata (a city near Sirte) where it was put on public display as a token of victory for the rebels. And with it came an end of the era, which Gaddafi built over 40 years. And with his end, the US again proved its double standards to the world!

Yes Gaddafi was a ruler who made a lot of personal wealth the way perhaps many other rulers in India and many other countries try to do. He ruled with an iron fist but then many other rulers across the world do the same. But here are some facts about Gaddafi. Under his rule and his economic policies, Libya's human development indicators improved so much that it was ranked as a nation that had highest per capita GDP in Africa, best education index and also an exceptional human development index.

During his rule, women had the best of access to equality in the whole of Arab world. Yes, many people did revolt against him due to his iron fist rule, but that doesn't necessarily make him the kind of evil that the western media has been trying to portray in the last few months. The ire of the west lies actually in the fact that Gaddafi was the real mastermind behind OPEC that virtually transferred billions of petro dollars from the western coffers to the Arab world. And that is something that the west hasn't been able to forget or forgive.

Let me state clearly that this is no way an attempt to defend Gaddafi or his iron fist policies. The attempt is to bring forth the American double standards by taking a simple look at the three regimes which have been overthrown in Libya, Egypt and Iraq because there can be nothing more shameful than what US is doing to the entire Middle East and Africa. Not only they have been supporting the dictators with arms but with this act, they have overthrown three most successful regimes of the region to quench their lust for oil.

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2011-10-22T11:46:00.001+05:30

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2011-10-21T20:22:00.001+05:30

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SURVIVAL OF THE WEAKEST : The new mantra that the world needs to adopt to avoid the end of Capitalism

2011-10-21T15:37:00.001+05:30

SURVIVAL OF THE WEAKEST : The new mantra that the world needs to adopt to avoid the end of Capitalism

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 09:54 PM PDT

United States' finely tuned images of 'land of opportunity', 'land of the free' and 'home of the brave' – all have in recent time received a major jolt with protestors pouring in from all over the country in thousands. It is probably the biggest protest since anti-Vietnam-war demonstrations in the 70s! Finally their police are finding it tough to control their own people. This time they are failing to smoke them out, because the enemy lies in every other house. I wrote about the coming end of capitalism – the way we know it – in 2008 itself as an aftermath of the latest recession that has hit the world due to its blind belief in free market profiteering and was surprised why (despite people around the world, from countries in the Middle East to a laid back country like India, showing a tendency to come out on the streets to press for their rights) people in the western world were delaying coming out in the streets to press for what was their right – the right to stable and dignified living. But finally the streets in the western world are slowly starting to look like streets of Egypt, with thousands out on the streets, protesting against the shameless profiteering of the Wall Street – the symbol of capitalism at its greediest best. It is a movement of the working class – which forms overwhelming majority of the American population – being deprived, ignored and cheated by the greedy corporations, which forms the top one per cent of the population. The growing protests that have spread its tentacles all across the nation indicate a serious problem in the financial districts of the American cities. The conservatism that has put unchecked and deep crony capitalism to almost heavenly pedestal is the root cause for such economic injustice, which has literally forced thousands to come out on the streets to protest. No wonder, the gradual transition of American capitalism to crony capitalism is a result of inherent shortcomings that the financial system and capitalism on the whole has been experiencing since decades.

For the last 30 years, the United States is suffering from erosion of jobs and corporate big shots renouncing the values and spirit that once made America as great as it is perceived today because of short term profits – a classic case of uncontrolled deregulation practised in this crony capitalist system. This system has made a class of minuscule super rich even richer, driven by the Wall Street, but has marginalised the vast majority who faced the albatross of dead end jobs, lay-offs, lack of future and other destruction of the very tenets of any functional democracy!

One of the reasons that led to this out-cry is irresponsible lending by the banks and very high consumer debt. It has eroded the purchasing power of the common man. Lack of consumer demand is halting new investments and preventing new job creation. Obama's steps to steer the economy to safer ground – mortgage refinancing, healthcare overhaul, student's loan minimisation programmes – have not seen any breakthrough so far. The reasons are Republican's opposition and consequent blocking of government's intervention in the economy.

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The King of Swing

2011-10-16T00:00:00.001+05:30

The King of Swing

The King of Swing
Technology: My Best Friend
Kishore and his songs remain evergreen
Isn’t friendship a matter of personal choice?
RIP Jagjit sir
‘Why does he want a naked picture of me?’ September 26, Monday — Week 22
If the RSS is behind Anna, his movement is nearly dead….

The King of Swing

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 10:30 AM PDT

Walking quickly on to the stage, I tapped him on the shoulder before he could disappear into the dark confines of the corridor that led to the greenroom at NCPA. ‘The Carlton Kitto Jazz quartet’ is what had caught my eye as I read the paper in the morning. Could this be true? Was this the jazz legend I knew from the past? The king of swing from Kolkata? It had to be, but he must surely be in his 70’s by now, I told myself, as I continued to turn the pages of the newspaper..

Technology: My Best Friend

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 06:52 AM PDT

Who doesn’t love a friend who quietly waits while you get your frustration out, helps you relax by playing just the right music, updates you with the latest trends and perhaps makes sure your social life is within reach. I have found such a friend who with years has become my favorite buddy rather buddies. They are none other than my hi-tech gadgets. The one characteristic about my bestie that I love is the ability to upgrade them at my own convenience. It’s never too fast for me or..

Kishore and his songs remain evergreen

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 06:48 AM PDT

I am a huge Kishore Kumar fan. What can I say? The man was born to entertain! An amazing performer - there was nothing he wasn’t good at – acting , dancing, singing you name it – he could do it all! I grew up with his songs and he yet remains evergreen even in today’s contemporary generation. Very few know that the legend had a mischievous streak. My father (Ravi Tandon) as a producer had done so many films with him. I have great memories of all the amazing songs... I..

Isn’t friendship a matter of personal choice?

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 06:46 AM PDT

Life without friends can sometimes be better than life with friends especially if they are the wrong ones. Friendship has become a thing of convenience for most people. Relatives you can’t choose but friends are something you choose and it reflects on you. “One is known by the company one keeps” is an old saying but it still holds value. It is best to have well-wishers with whom you can have intellectual as well as emotional conversations. In friendship one tends..

RIP Jagjit sir

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 06:38 AM PDT

The passing away of Mr Jagjit Singh is indeed a big loss to 'mausiqi' as they say in Urdu. To say that he did absolute justice to music and lyrics would be the least. I remember when I first heard his song Hoton Se Chhu Lo Tum I felt that this song has a passionate yet tragic feel to it...I could not put my finger on on the exact emotion... until I saw Premgeet and discovered that it was sung for Anita Raj who was terminally ill with cancer... The lyrics did not state the facts but the way..

‘Why does he want a naked picture of me?’ September 26, Monday — Week 22

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 01:30 AM PDT

Last week has been fun. I have been having late-late nights, and late-late mornings with my beau. I haven’t worked for a while, but I am still feeling like I am constantly on call. For a model, posing is work, and my man-of-the-moment is unluckily a photographer, and he’s always ready with a camera. No matter what the time of day, what I am wearing or what I am doing, he’s been clicking me in every angle. It’s flattering, but also a little unsettling, even though he..

If the RSS is behind Anna, his movement is nearly dead….

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 09:32 PM PDT

Does it matter whether the RSS was behind Anna’s movement? Of course it does. Because the entire movement – which had been seen as apolitical till now – would then be called a political movement and the response of the people would be totally different. How many people would continue to support Anna if supporting Anna was seen as supporting the RSS/BJP? There have been many political movements against corruption and the public has always viewed them with suspicion...

SC's remarks on PM in 2G scam too close for comfort

2011-10-14T23:41:00.001+05:30

SC's remarks on PM in 2G scam too close for comfort

SC's remarks on PM in 2G scam too close for comfort
An inclusive democracy for a truly equal society
Flip flops
2G a thriller with twists, tales and intrigue
Knot justice - Part III
Cannot understand why Constitution Amendment on Lokpal can't go through…...
One man’s terrorist is another’s freedom fighter

SC's remarks on PM in 2G scam too close for comfort

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 06:50 AM PDT

On Thursday, the Supreme Court (SC) took the 2G trial to the next level by finally questioning how the head of government (Prime Minister Manmohan Singh) and then finance minister (P Chidambaram) did nothing to prevent the scam despite favouring the auction route and despite detailed updates from jailed ex-telecom minister A Raja about his intended modus operandi, including to circumvent the auction prescription. The SC specifically discussed the November 2, 2007 letter exchanges between Raja..

An inclusive democracy for a truly equal society

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 05:58 AM PDT

The present focus in the country should be on reducing disparities and contain the social tension and anger in certain sections of society. India is a democracy in the sense that we have elections every five years and voters turn out in large numbers in what is a generally free and fair election. However the content of democracy is getting reduced day by day. For instance once a government is elected there is hardly any interaction between the elected representative and the..

Flip flops

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 04:54 AM PDT

No sooner a film flops diverse opinions come floating. The common refrain used in such dissections is that the story was non-existent, the acting lack luster, the scenes disjointed and over all it lacked a single moment of belief. I'm often asked by non film fraternity friends whether a film maker realises midstream, in the process of making a film that it's all going to fall apart? 'Don't' you guys know that you are making a bad film?' Are creative artists like painters, novelists and..

2G a thriller with twists, tales and intrigue

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 04:52 AM PDT

There was a time when getting a phone connection was extremely difficult and as MPs we had certain quota for recommending for a phone connection. Over the years we have seen the penetration of telephony and mobile telephony to the remotest areas and being used even by a daily wager. Telecom sector was privatized under Narsimhan Rao Government when Sukh Ram was the Telecom minister. Licenses were issued on the basis of an open bidding process. During NDA regime, the licensees approached the..

Knot justice - Part III

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 01:05 AM PDT

Part III of Knot Justice examines if it is possible to quantify crime and prescribe punishment, especially a death sentence. Is the prescription being uniformly applied? And, are the criteria prescribed for the award of a death sentence by our judiciary legally and constitutionally sound, or have they been contaminated by the virus of ‘jury’ with the law courts acting as the judge and the jury? * The rarest of rare cases: The discourse on “the rarest of rare..

Cannot understand why Constitution Amendment on Lokpal can't go through…...

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 09:39 PM PDT

Instead of being overjoyed, Team Anna appears to believe that the Congress proposal to make the Lokpal into a Constitutional body is a ploy. They believe that the proposal will not muster the requisite majority in Parliament. I cannot understand why? A Constitutional amendment needs only half the votes of the total house AND 2/3rds majority amongst the members present in Parliament to pass muster (My information earlier was wrong – when I said that 2/3rds of the total house..

One man’s terrorist is another’s freedom fighter

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 03:37 PM PDT

It may seem presumptuous, even blasé, to suggest that activist and lawyer Prashant Bhushan invited the attack that took place in his Supreme Court chamber on Wednesday evening. But the attack raises a larger point. Is the Anna brigade, and civil society it purports to represent, clear about what they stand for? To begin with, if they are honest with themselves, these activists should abandon the conveniently fuzzy definition they have about ‘civil society’. The term..

An entire continent without worthwhile access to education!

2011-10-14T16:18:00.000+05:30

An entire continent without worthwhile access to education!

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 10:05 PM PDT

This December, I am supposed to be speaking on education in a summit in Africa. As I was researching on what to speak, I realized that while the entire world is leapfrogging to state-of-art technology to impart education to their children, there are a few unfortunate countries – rather, almost an entire continent – still struggling with blackboards and chalk pieces. On the one hand, developed nations are all set to impart knowledge through varied technology platforms, and are modernizing their syllabi to suit the new learning curves; on the other, we have Africa, a continent that has still not been able to teach basic reading, writing and arithmetic to its children. The continent is still lagging behind the rest of the world in school enrollment – evidence to the fact that dramatic global improvements in education haven't touched the continent yet. In the last 40 years, while most of the world improved its enrolment trends by leaps and bounds, Africa could only showcase discomforting educational profiles – only about half of Africa's children are enrolled in primary schools, most drop out; and more than 60 per cent of the adults and over 50 per cent of women are rank illiterates!

With these kinds of figures, Africa doesn't stand a chance to harness its human capital, leave aside meeting the challenges of the 21st century. There are 15 countries (Angola, Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal and Somalia) with less than 50 per cent school enrolment rates – these have been targeted by the UN System-wide Special Initiative on Africa, by providing educational support for a ten year period. The focus on these 15 countries has become an imperative as their performance in education has been appalling. Enrolment of boys in these nations ranges from 23 per cent to 49 per cent and for girls the figure ranges from a pathetic 13 per cent to 31 per cent! The plan of action is being prepared separately for each country taking into account the fundamental problems of educational access for each of them. The mesh of problems includes very poor students-to-teacher ratio, unqualified teachers and poor provision of text books. This has engendered poor learning methods and poor learning accomplishments. Further, the apathetic governments are doing little to bridge the rural-urban divide and the gender gap (In a set of 19 African countries, female literacy was found to be below 30 per cent). The penetration of educational institutions in rural areas has been a major blotch – with figures suggesting that more than 80 per cent of children without the access of education live in the rural areas. The widespread HIV (even amongst children) epidemic in mostly rural belts has spelled its curse on education too. Western and Central Africa is the worst hit with food crisis, epidemics, violent conflicts, and natural disasters – all have a cascading effect on enrolment rates. On top of that various social taboos and ills, like early marriages, sexual aggression on women and early pregnancies have contributed to gender disparity on education. The little rise in enrolment rates among children is often offset by poor retention rates and early dropouts.

Yes, rising enrolment in higher education lately has been a silver lining for Africa. At present, there are 4 million students pursuing higher education in the continent – that figure can't be compared when viewed relative to other developing regions in Asia and Latin America. But even among the students pursuing higher education in Africa, there is a low Students' Course Completion Rate as pursuing education becomes unaffordable to many and hence they drop out. The dropouts are becoming more common because of budget constraints – because unlike in the past, the impoverished African states cannot finance the educational programs anymore; as a result of which, they are increasingly getting dependant on IMF, which puts forward the capitalistic conditions of cost sharing. This is increasing the number of students who need to self-finance themselves! Sensing the opportunity, private players have started mushrooming; with more than 450 'private' colleges and universities in the continent today. In spite of this progress, the millions in need cannot avail of this opportunity as the cost for such programs is beyond their affordability. Besides the high cost of private education, 'donations' are also rampant across Africa. Around 90 per cent of parents in Morocco for example pay extra money to get their children admitted to schools.

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Vegas victory

2011-10-13T23:56:00.001+05:30

Vegas victory

Vegas victory
No: One small word, one life sentence in Mumbai
Questioning Anna on RSS is unpatriotic
"Headers" for the "passed aways"
RA.ONE versus Ram Bhakt Advani
Ra.One
Spring
Pathetic – this attack on Prashant Bhushan
Bhagat Singh, the eternal youth icon

Vegas victory

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 09:29 AM PDT

Just imagine. We visited the great Pyramids of Egypt, the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe of Paris, New York's Statue of Liberty and Rome's Colosseum, all within two hours. Geographically impossible? Not in Las Vegas, the gambling capital of the world and the ultimate conjuring trick demonstrating the triumph of jadoogiri over geography and all other forms of reality. Erupting like a fluorescent volcano out of the vast wasteland of the Nevada desert, Vegas derives the secret of its sorcery from..

No: One small word, one life sentence in Mumbai

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 07:25 AM PDT

Imagine a bowler bowling no -balls one after another. No -balls without end. Imagine his frustration, his team’s desperation at not getting one piddly ball on target without overstepping the crease. Scary if you are backing the fielding team, no ? That’s how it has felt for many suburban Mumbaikars over the last few days. Every day seemed to bring in more no s than No stradamus could have prophesied. Forget an over getting over, there seemed to be no end in sight to the..

Questioning Anna on RSS is unpatriotic

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 03:14 AM PDT

Nehru honoured RSS for its support and Shastri requested for it. Congress is questioning Anna on RSS as if that’s a sin against the nation. It seems we are not living in a vibrant democracy but either in a Stalinist regime or in a Saudi despot’s fiefdom. RSS–BJP support to Anna is being projected as the ultimate sin any Indian can commit against the national interest. And misrepresenting RSS Gen. Secy.’s letter to Swayamsewaks-cadres, to work for anti corruption drive..

"Headers" for the "passed aways"

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 01:30 AM PDT

Amidst the perpetual stress of tweating "breaking news" by the hour, none is more filled with angst, anxiety and exult than the one-upmanship of a journalist reporting an iconic lifetime untimely sniffed away. The urge is to put in a zip, the events and achievements of a life in a punch-line that would also capture the emotions of the masses. Some of these headlines are brilliant, others leave the scars of their brilliance, much as the title of this article. The last four weeks saw the..

RA.ONE versus Ram Bhakt Advani

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 12:25 AM PDT

In a recent television interview, Shah Rukh Khan said he chose sleepless nights his magnum opus Ra.One was giving him over the comfort zone of time-tested romantic hits because he wanted to take Bollywood to the next level of growth. “Look at regional cinema across the world; it’s losing out to Hollywood’s technology and content. I don’t want my son to tell me someday that he only watches Hollywood movies,” king Khan told the interviewer justifying Ra.One, tipped..

Ra.One

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 12:18 AM PDT

Ra.One 's first-look/teaser was uninspiring. It didn't make me curious about the film, for it looked like a copy of a generic action-flick from Hollywood. It tells you loud and clear, "we are all about style, don't expect content from us." And that is a turn-off. When another half minute or so was added to the said 30 seconds you can see above, it was a bit more of the same. And it leaves a huge Robot -usque feel, no? A machine plays one of the main characters, has some sort-of a..

Spring

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 12:14 AM PDT

Never-ending Spring The heat of Autumn notwithstanding My heart feels like the Spring. With fervour and a never-ending Sense of belonging, I am on a wing And a prayer— A song and a dance To take this day and fill it with living, Loving, clarity and hope; But not prance About in the joy of having realized That life is but an ocean of waves That never misses the chance To teach you to forever pave A path and live in everjoyous Spring.

Pathetic – this attack on Prashant Bhushan

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 10:14 PM PDT

I am no great fan of Prashant Bhushan. I find him to be rigid and inflexible. My only direct view of him comes from his role as a part of Team Anna. I also find it unacceptable that he comments on everything under the sun – not as an ordinary citizen – but as a result of the clout he has acquired on account of Anna’s movement. But this is the last thing that I would ever wish for him. Prashant Bhushan is an eminent lawyer – and a great civil society member. No matter what..

Bhagat Singh, the eternal youth icon

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 10:08 PM PDT

The youth of India are frustrated. They are frustrated with the rot in the political system, the social system, and the legal system and just about any system or sub-system that has been invented to churn the wheel of this democracy. They are desperately seeking a living and breathing role model who can whip their passion and coagulate their collective sentiments to form even a rudimentary system that works in unifying India against nepotism, corruption and against an old, tilting bureaucracy...

No dearth of talent, find a better way to pick them

2011-10-13T00:16:00.001+05:30

No dearth of talent, find a better way to pick them

No dearth of talent, find a better way to pick them
Devotees and deafitees
Is the Jan Lokpal Bill a holy cow?
The Kyrgyz challenge
Learning skills
Take it Anna, BJP…..Lokpal could be a constitutional body!
Golden ghoos

No dearth of talent, find a better way to pick them

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 10:48 AM PDT

Big job givers and industry pundits are cribbing. The IITs don't produce bright sparks any more. Far from being cutting edge super brains, pass-outs from the country's best tech school now are not half as good. These aren't the strategic thinkers sorely needed to build and run great institutions. They know. Also, figures bear them out. Sample this: In 2004, China produced more than 2,000 computer science PhDs. We were nowhere close. These thought leaders conduct interviews, run the big..

Devotees and deafitees

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 09:05 AM PDT

'Softer my gods to thee' should be the new hymn. If we really revered our deities, we wouldn't drown them in decibels 24x7, and almost 365 days of the year. Having moved from the sepulchral silence of Dadar Parsi Colony into the raucous former mill-hub of Mumbai, i am now on neighbourly, onion-borrowing terms with the festive opiate of the masses. Earlier, my windows and my mind were wide open, soaking in the sounds of serial celebration with indulgence. And not a little envy of their unwalled..

Is the Jan Lokpal Bill a holy cow?

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 05:09 AM PDT

The Jan Lokpal Bill has become a Holy Cow. If you don't support the Jan Lokpal Bill you are supporting corruption. There is no room for argument or look into constructive suggestion. Lokpal Bill was passed in 1969 by Lok Sabha under Mrs Indira Gandhi but couldn't be passed in Rajya Sabha. It was introduced in 1971, 1977, 1985, 1989, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2008 and finally now in 2011. Why it couldn't be passed needs no explanation! Most of the states have their own Lok Ayukt and most of them..

The Kyrgyz challenge

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 12:57 AM PDT

Its probably a sign of how bad relations can get between Pakistan and the US. On October 21, voting starts for the next round of non-permanent seats in the UN Security Council, where Pakistan is a strong candidate. But they are yet to get an upfront endorsement from the US.This should not have worried Pakistan in better days, but in the present toxic atmosphere between US and its major non-Nato ally, Pakistan is seeing another conspiracy to isolate itinerary the world. The Indian opposition does..

Learning skills

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 11:45 PM PDT

I could interpret this title in two ways – one, the skills required to learn, and two, the process of learning specific skills. The word Skills comes with its own baggage, often being associated with vocational qualifications – which in turn is associated with non-academic and non professional careers. And yet we need a range of skills that transcend these virtual silos, skills that make for effective learning and practice. Of course there are certain skills that are more..

Take it Anna, BJP…..Lokpal could be a constitutional body!

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 10:07 PM PDT

I have written about this in the past. If the Congress wants to extricate itself from the mess it finds itself in (partly unfairly in my opinion), it must take some bold steps to re-prove its credentials to rule. The decision of the Congress government to confer Constitutional status on the Lokpal should put to rest any doubts people may have about the sincerity of the Congress in acting tough against corruption. It should make Anna happy; and it should make the BJP shudder…..Needless to..

Golden ghoos

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:26 PM PDT

In the eyes of the law, giving or taking a bribe is a crime. However, bribery is not a crime when the bribe given is by the government to the people, or to certain electorally important — read vote bank — sections of the people. Caste-based quotas of various forms, from reservations in jobs to admission into educational institutions, have been an accepted part of vote-bank politics since Independence. The policy of reservations — affirmative action on the part of the..

NDA’s dilemma: Nitish, Modi – or Advani?

2011-10-11T23:59:00.001+05:30

NDA’s dilemma: Nitish, Modi – or Advani?

NDA’s dilemma: Nitish, Modi – or Advani?
Pure charisma!
European odyssey: Barcelona journal
News that's not always news
Shaped my world
Should the Lokpal have overriding powers over elected representatives in a democracy?
A Prince and a Cricketer
What kind of a politician is he? He has a heart!
Thank you, Steve Jobs
National Telecom Policy: Lip service again
Invisible foreigners
'Enjoy what you have than what you don't...'
Right to Broadband? What an idea, Sirjee!
Foodie tales!
A "ME"!!
Celebrate and express yourself
Thank you for the ghazals, Jaggi Paaji

NDA’s dilemma: Nitish, Modi – or Advani?

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 08:41 AM PDT

LK Advani will turn 84 twelve days before his 12,000-km Jan Chetna Yatra ends on November 20. For his age, he is remarkably fit – but is he fit to be the NDA’s Prime Ministerial candidate? At a Face The Press interaction co-hosted by me on March 29 this year, Advani dropped enough hints that he was far from done with active politics. He took tough questions on the chin from an assembled battery of over 200 TV and newspaper journalists covering the event live on television. The..

Pure charisma!

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 02:07 AM PDT

Recently, I was in Frankfurt attending a meeting on the sidelines of the mecca for all car enthusiasts the world over – the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung – aka the Frankfurt Motor Show. For someone who has never really set foot on German soil, this was exciting in more ways than one. After all, this was the land of the Fuhrer, Zeppelin, Goethe, Bayern Munich, Boom-Boom Becker, Steffi Graff, Donna Summer, Nicole Scherzinger, Henry Kissinger and Chancellor Merkel. This..

European odyssey: Barcelona journal

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 01:02 AM PDT

How many streets must a tourist walk… Wrong shoes. Bad mistake. Barcelona knocked the stuffing out of my back. We walked and walked and walked and walked. Mostly in celebration of the freedom to walk the streets, which you can’t do in Delhi. BCN is a wonderful city, as we all know. A bit like Paris. Indeed the French were early settlers. Nice buildings, great cafes, superb metro, the buzzing waterfront, museums, surprisingly nice beer, awesome food and drink Sangria till the..

News that's not always news

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:59 AM PDT

It’s been one of those weeks…lots of issues, controversies, tragedy. Like why does a non-entity like Paris Hilton come to town and our media give her so much attention. (Including her giving a 100 dollar note to a beggar.) And then the great Steve Jobs passes away and the media gives him the same amount of print space. Something wrong about a party animal and a pioneer getting equal amounts of media coverage, na ? Kind of begs the question, what does becoming a celebrity entail..

Shaped my world

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:25 AM PDT

For my first blog today I have chosen to write about my favourite book that was turned into a movie – Memoirs of a Geisha . What I find most interesting about this novel is its narrative – written in the form of a flashback that captures the life of Sayuri, a retired Geisha. The novel oscillates between the past and the present with Sayuri opening the doors to a world that had been shrouded in mystery and intrigue for people outside of Japan. The most heart-breaking part of the..

Should the Lokpal have overriding powers over elected representatives in a democracy?

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:11 AM PDT

Corruption affects everyone and there is no doubt that we must go to any extent to see that we put in place systems which not only curb corruption but also ensure exemplary punishment to all those indulging in it. Democracy is the least evil of all forms of Government. We have a Constitution which has stood test of time over the last 60 years. It may not be perfect but then we have a vibrant democracy going while we have seen in our neighborhood, countries which have flirted with military..

A Prince and a Cricketer

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:10 AM PDT

An obituary in The Economist (which has space for only one every issue) is a sign that you’d made your mark before departing this world. However, it is quite an eclectic bunch that makes it. This is especially so for India. Among the recent ones that I can recollect are Bhimsen Joshi, possibly the greatest Indian classical singer of our era, and Professor P. Lal, a lesser-known but highly respected teacher, poet and publisher from my native city of Calcutta. The last person to have..

What kind of a politician is he? He has a heart!

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:51 PM PDT

Shell-shocked he looked. The European diplomat was trying to understand the deliberations with the help of his Indian friend and finding the programme perplexing, he asked me ‘he is the chief of India’s principal opposition party and this was his book launch, yet, why didn’t he utter a single word about Sonia or Manmohan Singh? He could have attacked them and got headlines. In such a surcharged political atmosphere, Gadkari was speaking about poverty, energy, water conservation..

Thank you, Steve Jobs

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:36 PM PDT

The death of Steve Jobs, tragic as it was, had one interesting outcome. After what seems like ages, newspapers (and TV channels) had a great guy on the front page, not the usual gaggle of cheats, thieves, scamsters who appear to have taken permanent residence in our headlines. Jobs was a person we all felt proud of. He was not just brilliant. He was also a good, decent man whose life was as exemplary as his work and his achievements. This is what is so rare in today’s world. Virtue..

National Telecom Policy: Lip service again

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:25 PM PDT

Honestly, I had no intention of writing two back-to-back posts on the issue of telecom, that too the emphasis, or the lack of it, on indigenous technologies. Only last week I had done one - Don't cry when China succeeds. They act, we don't even talk . But then, the voluble minister for communications, Kapil Sibal, unleashed the new National Telecom Policy, 2011, on us yesterday and left me with no option, really. The policy document, once again a list of pious platitudes, how great we..

Invisible foreigners

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 10:02 PM PDT

Q: How on Earth does a firangi become invisible in a place like India? A: She simply goes to a place where there’s more firangi s than Indians. I could be talking about Goa. Or maybe Rishikesh. But if you’ve read my previous post, you can probably guess where I am: McLeod Ganj, aka the ‘Little Lhasa’ just up the hill from Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh. Compared with the number of Tibetans (refugees - their government is based here in exile, as well as His..

'Enjoy what you have than what you don't...'

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 09:45 PM PDT

I've always been taught by my seniors and friends that I need to work hard and achieve more and more and work harder and achieve more and more and more. I believe that one needs to be hardworking but one forgets to live their present and just think about their future. In that matter these foreigners know how to live their life better than us. I remember when I used to fly as a crew with a private airlines, my first job. I used to meet lots of them travelling to India and all over the..

Right to Broadband? What an idea, Sirjee!

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 09:40 PM PDT

Well done Kapil Sibal! Well done for not buckling under relentless pressure and doing something silly with the new telecom policy. Well done for having the courage to be clear about the objectives of the policy. Well done for being bold and visionary, especially with respect to broadband and m-governance. Well done for keeping consumer interests in the center of the new policy. There are many visionary things about NTP-2011. But before I come to those, here’s what I want to say..

Foodie tales!

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 09:14 PM PDT

I’m a total foodie, but I make sure I workout every time I indulge! One of my favorite cuisines is Sri Lankan food! It’s very similar to south Indian food and the seafood dishes are just divine! They use a lot of hot chillies and capsicum and I specially love the Spicy Prawn curry and rice. I have just recently started to learn cooking as well. I own a small apartment in Goa so on one of visits there I soon found out, that I would have no choice but to cook for myself..

A "ME"!!

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 09:10 PM PDT

There are many Universal laws some of which need to be a centre of our attention if we wish living the life of a prosperous creator. The Law of Attraction is one of the main Universal Laws, you must have read that before, but I think the Universal Law of Love stands before that. It just so happens that the Universal Love is the building block of everything. It is much more than emotion or feeling of fancying someone. It is the most balanced form of energy. Love is the balance of all. Love..

Celebrate and express yourself

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 09:01 PM PDT

Dearest friends,Romans and countrymen... I am at a loss of words somehow but have abundant emotions and do not know this time with which ones would be the best to share with you all.I am not a writer , I merely pen down my thoughts on paper. Thoughts about things that interest me or inspire me or merely challenge my curiosity .Often what I have written has somehow challenged many "set mindsets". Whether it was gay rights or paranormal phenomenon I somehow always manage to bring about..

Thank you for the ghazals, Jaggi Paaji

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 08:44 PM PDT

Long before he became famous as the ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh, he was known as 'Jaggi Paaji' to the girls of Government College for Women in Chandigarh, Sector 11. An old timer from this prestigious college recalled having had the rare honour of hearing a young Jagjit Singh sing a few ghazals for the wide-eyed girls who were put up in the girls' hostel, sometime in the mid-sixties. Jagjit Singh was around 24 years old then, and had come to the college to meet two sisters, who were daughters..

Jan Chetna Yatra will inspire Janshakti

2011-10-11T01:05:00.001+05:30

Jan Chetna Yatra will inspire Janshakti

Jan Chetna Yatra will inspire Janshakti
Can Team India strike back?
Jagjit Singh: The voice of a vagabond heart
Incredible India
The idol previously known as human
Will Arrested Development work?
Shopping Season!!
'Researching for SAW has been tough but exciting!'
Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge
Bureaucratic Medicine- an eternal plague
The rural protein dilema
No Anna, you are not above Parliament…..
Science, spirituality and scepticism

Jan Chetna Yatra will inspire Janshakti

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 08:15 AM PDT

Friends, Navratri and Vijayadashmi celebrations have just got over and everyone is now eagerly waiting for Diwali festivities. Honorable Shri. Lal Krishna Advaniji is starting his “Jan Chetna Yatra” from tomorrow, 11 th October 2011. The entire nation is frustrated with the issue of corruption. People are seething with anger. There have been many instances of public outcry against the Congress government on the issue of corruption in the past. But three incidences that..

Can Team India strike back?

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 07:42 AM PDT

Mahendra Singh Dhoni saw a positive side to the early exit in Champions League. That he would get a few days of rest. Even as the debate rages whether the Indian cricketers are overworked or not, Dhoni's comment would have found silent approval from his Team India mates. Of course, not many of them would be able to voice it the way Dhoni did. The captain is, after all, not in a position where he could lose his place in the team. For most of the others, however, talking about rest is like..

Jagjit Singh: The voice of a vagabond heart

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 06:17 AM PDT

He sang of love and every surround sound of its heartbeat. And his voice blended the restlessness of a vagabond with the calm of a philosopher. Ghazal singer Jagjit Singh could turn love into agony and rapture, often at the same time. He brought the genre into middle-class drawing rooms. Before him, ghazals maestros such as Begum Akhtar and Mehdi Hassan, on the other side of the border, largely pleasured the music aficionado, the genteel feudal and urban aristocracy. Jagjit not only..

Incredible India

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 04:12 AM PDT

Sitting in my room at the Merwara palace hotel in Ajmer, I was so stunned by the beauty of this location. Perched on a height the palace faces the spectacular Aravallis hills and the beautiful Ana Sagar lake. Of course, Ajmer is famous for the dargah and people of all religions flock to seek blessings at the dargah to fulfill their dreams, but apart from that it also offers some beautiful scenery and is also not far from the famous Pushkar town. This is one aspect about India..

The idol previously known as human

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 04:08 AM PDT

There’s nothing that unites the world’s consciousness more than when someone relevant dies. Degree of relevance is entirely relative, but for the sake of simplicity, let’s say that relevance in this case refers to being famous. The outpour of sentiments and statements are extraordinary and penetrates every medium of communication out there. The loss of this person who is in reality, of arms length relevance, suddenly resounds like the loss of an..

Will Arrested Development work?

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 04:01 AM PDT

For more than a year it seemed sitcom creator Mitchell Hurwitz might spring a Sarah Palin on his faithful constituents, before he finally confirmed last week that the main cast of Arrested Development would regroup for a new mini-series and a film. A show far ahead of its time, Arrested Development paved the way for 30 Rock and Modern Family to break into the mainstream. News of its resurrection has elicited ecstatic reactions from nerds around the world, many of whom were outraged when the..

Shopping Season!!

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 03:58 AM PDT

Well, I must say this year has been one of the most exciting times of my life; with my film release, with my shooting schedules and with my family. What I’m most looking forward to is Diwali this year as I move into my new house. So with only shopping that’s been on my mind, today I’m going to be sharing 7 style tips or I may say 7 commandments for my girlies. Here you go!! 1. Visualize your overall look: RATHER than looking at a..

'Researching for SAW has been tough but exciting!'

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 03:54 AM PDT

Currently I have been researching for my next film Shootout at Wadala (SAW). It has been a very tough job as the incidents took place almost 30 years back. Most of the people who were present during that era have either passed away or are untraceable. This is definitely the toughest project I’ve ever undertaken. The research has been going on for almost four months now; the research team comprises of my writers, assistant director's and two specially hired researchers. The basic ..

Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 01:49 AM PDT

Mujhse Fraaanship Karoge - with a wannabe title like that, there isn't really much I expect from the film. That combined with falsifying identities to impress the opposite gender, sounds like we have a reasonably lame film at our hands. The actors are unknown and goes with Yash Raj Films inclination to encourage the talent in young India. But, at least the trailer doesn't give away if we are in for some good performances or not. Similarly, nothing much can be told about the writing except..

Bureaucratic Medicine- an eternal plague

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 12:32 AM PDT

T S Eliot was spot on when he wrote ‘In my beginning is my end…In my end is my beginning’. Ubiquitous thoughts indeed… instantly applicable to all walks of life. Medicine including. Something’s are never really created and thus never destroyed. They are simply there to be there. Pardon my flippant tone but for a social perspective as primordial as any human instincts, seriousness threatens to be a bigotry. So let’s cut out the profligacy and hit the..

The rural protein dilema

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 11:40 PM PDT

If you thought farmers were fools think again! It is the wont of urban Indian to think of the Indian rural folk as a bunch of simpletons. But with science coming a full circle, and people suddenly realizing that pesticides can be harmful, and DDT and cause irreversible damage to the human body, we suddenly realize that the simple farmer who shied away from all forms of fertilizer knew much more about life and the living than those who preached from food-tech sky-scrapers. However, if the..

No Anna, you are not above Parliament…..

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 09:47 PM PDT

You have always thought so; only now you are making a public statement about it. Whether you like it or not; and however good your anti-corruption crusade may be; you are mistaken about your self-assumed position in a democracy. Yes, people are kings in a democracy; but the word “people” is to be understood in the plural sense. It is people power that drives a democratic country; not a single man’s. And with all humility, let me mention that you do not represent the..

Science, spirituality and scepticism

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 09:27 PM PDT

A recent finding at the CERN hadron collider in Switzerland that there are some subatomic particles which may be able to travel faster then light has caused a number of commentators to raise what they feel is an awkward question: Was Albert Einstein wrong when he propounded what is unarguably the most often cited - as well as the least understood - mathematic equation of all time, E=mc2? That question, the cornerstone of what has come to be known as relativity theory and the foundation of..

Faith heals, but blind faith also hurts

2011-10-10T00:26:00.001+05:30

Faith heals, but blind faith also hurts

Faith heals, but blind faith also hurts
Very little for Congress to lose in Hisar
The divine middlemen
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How to choose the perfect life partner!
The 'Ichange' moment
Duty or revenge, no one is above the law
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Everyone loves a good poverty business
Indian cricket is back to its old ways

Faith heals, but blind faith also hurts

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 07:57 AM PDT

Godmen in their villainous avatars have tested the city cops in recent times. They have turned into molesters, black magicians, tricksters, rapists, abductors and thieves. The latest ‘Baba’ has turned out to be a contract killer, much to the chagrin of the cops, who are still unsure whether to call him a murderer yet. In fact, they can think of that only when they find this unholy man who allegedly poisoned a police informer. Tryst with Babas are nothing new for the city police...

Very little for Congress to lose in Hisar

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 06:30 AM PDT

Team Anna is campaigning all out against the Congress in Hisar. But a look at the Hisar constituency reveals that the Congress in fact has very little to lose here. In 2009, while the Congress swept 9 out of 10 seats in Haryana, it still couldn’t win Hisar. Hisar has always belonged to Bhajan Lal – it’s his pocket borough so to speak – and now with his death leading to this by-election, it is obvious that his son Kuldip Bishnoi is the favorite to win the poll. ..

The divine middlemen

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 06:09 AM PDT

During the Anna Hazare movement, a puzzlingly important role was played by a variety of spiritual leaders. We had the Baba Ramdev soap opera that ended badly in sari-drenched absurdity, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in dulcet huddles with Anna, and a curious gentleman by the moniker of Bhaiyuji who surfaced mysteriously and played a role of unspecified importance in the negotiations with the representatives of the government. And while the movement attracted people from different sections of..

Finmin memo on 2G scam: Will the real P Chidambaram speak up before he is permanently tainted?

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 05:17 AM PDT

The release of the March 25, 2011 office memorandum (OM) from the ministry of finance (MoF) to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has stirred up a hornet's nest, with a lot more timed release controversy capsules set to explode up ahead. The government's attempt at damage control, by getting finance minister Pranab Mukherjee to make a feel-good statement proved unconvincing. Stiff body language, stern faces, and Mukherjee's use of words like 'fact-based', 'inter-ministerial consultation', and..

How to choose the perfect life partner!

Posted: 08 Oct 2011 09:07 PM PDT

Some amount of intuitive choice of the right mate is ingrained in us, but the selection of a life partner requires far more strategising than most are willing to invest Most of us invest far more energy and strategy in choosing things such as a car, a house, or a holiday package than we do in selecting a life partner. Though it is de rigeur to be extra careful about your choice of vegetable, meal, restaurant, shoe or outfit, it is considered indecorous to strategise for the selection of the..

The 'Ichange' moment

Posted: 08 Oct 2011 07:59 PM PDT

India crossed the Rubicon this week by concluding an India-Afghanistan strategic partnership agreement. Its 'killer app' - that India will train the Afghan army and police forces, and equip them too - could be the 'ichange' moment for this region. The Afghan agreement has been a while in the making, and is largely the result of the dogged persistence of key MEA officials, who turned around a reluctant Indian political system. The hesitation was not only in Indian circles;Hamid Karzai also took..

Duty or revenge, no one is above the law

Posted: 08 Oct 2011 01:09 PM PDT

On a sweltering afternoon on September 29, 2011, principal district judge S. Kumarguru began to hand out sentences. There was a hushed silence in the packed courtroom in Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. He began at 3.30 pm but could not finish until 4.40 pm because he had to read aloud the names of 215 government officials. Among those convicted were 126 forest officials, 84 policemen and five revenue officials. Seventeen were convicted of rape and they were sentenced from seven to 17 years; others..

Soya magic and desi Marie Antoinettes

Posted: 08 Oct 2011 01:06 PM PDT

Many idealists and TV anchors favour highly subsidized rice and wheat for all consumers, not just the poor. They draw no lessons from Indira Gandhi’s failed attempt to do exactly this in her Garibi Hatao phase. India’s nutritional indicators are terrible. Child malnutrition, anaemia and vitamin deficiency are among the worst in the world. However, in NSSO surveys only 2% of Indians say they don’t get enough to eat. Malnutrition is a bigger problem than hunger. The..

Everyone loves a good poverty business

Posted: 08 Oct 2011 01:01 PM PDT

It is bad form to see the farcical side of an issue as grave and distressing as India’s poverty line: the grim Jacobins of the National Advisory Council would promptly call for the tumbril. Yet, there are two inescapable conclusions from last week’s angry debate over the Planning Commission’s affidavit identifying the poverty line as a spending capacity of Rs 26 and Rs 32 for rural and urban India respectively. The first, which is likely to be seen as absolutely..

Indian cricket is back to its old ways

Posted: 08 Oct 2011 12:07 PM PDT

Indian cricket has always been a hotbed of conspiracies. Before it was overtaken by this insatiable hunger for money and power, it used to amuse itself by indulging in minor vices like nepotism, regionalism and back-stabbing. Somewhere in June, however, just when it seemed to have exorcised itself of this menace, it rose like a phoenix again; it seemed harmless enough, to start with, when Anirudha Srikkanth was sneaked into the India A team for the Emerging Players’ Tournament. Yes,..

On rediscovering the value of practice

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On rediscovering the value of practice

On rediscovering the value of practice
Yogi Steve Jobs
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Retain some skepticism
The selfish world of 'i'
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On rediscovering the value of practice

Posted: 08 Oct 2011 10:31 AM PDT

A couple of days ago, I was at an air show. The invite said it was a full dress rehearsal, in simpler terms a practice event. A family friend had given us passes and we had risen early to be at the airbase. It was an experience of a lifetime because it reinforced in me the value and weight of the word practice. As children, like everyone else, my parents too nagged, coaxed, chased and irritated me with this one word. “Keep the practice going,” my father would say, a touch of..

Yogi Steve Jobs

Posted: 08 Oct 2011 08:40 AM PDT

It's good to die when you are at the top of your accomplishment chart and glory rather than inching towards the end amid a smoke of unfulfilled desires. Steve, the great Steve Jobs, did the right thing to bid adieu to the world when this planet felt pride to have his products that gave us hope and happiness. He rose from nowhere. His life is a great lighthouse for the common people, failed, dejected, born in the most difficult circumstances, with despair and rejection staring at them. People..

The Joker’s New York Redemption

Posted: 08 Oct 2011 08:00 AM PDT

For years the cheeky impersonator, Novak Djokovic is finally discovering the joy of being oneself. Remember the exuberant 20-year-old who came to the Big Apple in 2007 and had everyone at Arthur Ashe in splits with his impersonations of some of tennis’ biggest stars. His ingenious acts starred Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal, and Andy Roddick. Djokovic entertained people and didn’t mind playing the fool. The great Charlie Chaplin once said: “Failure is unimportant. It takes..

Retain some skepticism

Posted: 08 Oct 2011 07:00 AM PDT

It's tempting to believe the US may have finally seen through Pakistan's "with-us-AND-against-us". the spate of commentary from different buildings in Washington DC is encouraging. But don't pop the champagne just yet. Barack Obama, in an unusual criticism of Pakistan’s continued flirtation with jihadi groups, told Islamabad to cut its links with “unsavoury characters.” Given that Obama had not yet weighed in on Pakistan, after Admiral Mike Mullen publicly described Haqqanis..

The selfish world of 'i'

Posted: 08 Oct 2011 03:06 AM PDT

The older generation recalled their tryst with Macintosh. The young caressed their iPads a tad more fondly. As news of Steve Jobs' death broke, my mind raced to a conversation I had a few weeks ago on a journey to Delhi. As the world remains in mourning, this may not be an appropriate time to recall this bit of casual conversation with a fellow passenger. It may even sound blasphemous. But, I just couldn't get it out of my mind. This man, who seemed in his late 50s or early 60s,..

Steve Jobs – the most brilliant practioner of perfect timing….

Posted: 08 Oct 2011 02:55 AM PDT

Thousands of obits have already been written for Steve Jobs. There can be no doubt in anyone’s minds that Steve Jobs was one of the most dynamic, most innovative and most impactful business leaders of our times. Much has already been written about all this. My post today is on a small but different point – how Steve Jobs understood the meaning of perfect timing; and how even the Gods were forced to reward him with the perfect timing for his departure…. There is this..

Modi is anti-Muslim, anti-Dalit...and now anti-Brahmin

Posted: 08 Oct 2011 02:51 AM PDT

Bizarre developments keep taking place in Gujarat. IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt has been arrested. Previously, on February 5, 2011, the Gujarat government issued a show cause notice to senior IPS officer Rahul Sharma. Why has Sharma suddenly become persona non grata? Sharma, a 1992 batch IPS officer, now posted as DIG Rajkot, was DCP (control room), Ahmedabad, in April 2002. He investigated the violence at Naroda Patiya and Gulberg Society. He made CDs, from AT&T and Cel-Force mobile..

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