Thought for the day
“All the people like us are we, and everyone else is They.”
-
Rudyard Kipling (English, 1865-1936)
Word for the day
Epitome (n)
A person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high
degree the features of a whole class.
(Source: Dictionary.com)
Teaser for the day
AAP party leaders always talk about “changing the system”.
Do they mean to change the same “system” that allows a
rookie like Arvind Kejriwal to become chief minister of a state; and allows a
common man to hurl explicit abuses at almost everyone not publically supporting
AAP?
Utopia: The economic problem
Have you ever wondered:
·
Despite having a rich culinary tradition for
centuries, millions of connoisseurs, and thousands of great eateries – why we
could not create a McDonald, Dominos or Pizza Hut in India?
·
Despite having over 2000yrs of rich tradition of
fashion, fabric manufacturing, dress designing and abundant raw material
availability why no Indian textile or fashion brands figures prominently in
global fashion and textile industry?
·
Coke quit India in 1977-78, leaving behind all
manufacturing facilities, customers with taste for soda based drinks,
distribution and marketing channel and sales infrastructure. For 14yrs Indian
manufacturers had no competition whatsoever, till Pepsi and Coke re-entered
India. Why did Campa cola, Parle and Duke not survive the competition from
Pepsi and Coke even for a decade?
·
Despite being one of the oldest civilization,
tradition of living and networking in communities, spending considerable time
in chaupals and doing Adda till late night, availability of
tremendous IT skills – no Indian thought of creating Facebook – an e-chaupal
with over US$150bn in market cap.
·
Despite slavery of many centuries, why we still
depend on those very foreigners for supply of equipment, arms and ammunition
for our armed forces?
·
Why failing to win an Olympic gold medal is a
subject of national shame; failing to get nomination in Oscars is subject of
national disappointment, but not getting a single Nobel for mathematics,
science or literature post independence does not evoke any regrets or
discussion? Remember, we always proudly claim ourselves to be pioneers in the
fields of mathematics, physics, astrophysics, metallurgical and medical
sciences etc.
·
Why we derive pride from the success of
emigrated Indians who have taken foreign citizenship?
·
Despite being the largest producer of milk, and
huge surplus food grain stock, why India is bracketed with some poorest third
world countries in terms of child malnutrition?
·
Why an average Indian male feels proud in being
sexist when our religion, culture, and traditions propound supremacy of
feminine power (The Mother Supreme)?
·
Why an average Indian feels proud in being
racist when our religion, culture, and traditions preach universality of human
(Vasudeva Kutumbakam)?
These are some of
the inquisitions that help us in understanding the economic behavior of Indian
population and also highlight the contours of our economic problem…to continue
tomorrow
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