Some food for thought
"Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils."
—Hector Berlioz (French composer, 1803-1869)
Word for the day
Cyclopean (adj)
Gigantic; vast.
First random thought this morning
The thing that I have enjoyed most in the recent past is
watching the Indian athletes performing in the recently concluded Asian Games
in Jakarta.
Watching these young people perform was a totally cleansing
experience. They detoxified the mind that was filled with negativity spread all
around - office, club, TV, newspapers, social media everywhere. Watching them
proudly holding the Tricolor with tears of joy tucked in a corner of gleaming
eyes, wearing a shy smile on face and child like innocent eagerness to show
their medals and tell their story was incredible feeling.
These young people, who appeared to have come from nowhere, were
performing to the best of their capabilities giving tough competition to the
best in Asia (the World in many cases), with almost no complaints. All of them
appeared quintessential Indians - unassuming, unpretentious and almost
inconspicuous. While some of the celebrity athletes could not meet
expectations, many unknown faces were seen standing on the pedestal.
These young people strengthened the hope that despite all the
moaning about negativity, hatred, violence nauseating political narrative and
administrative apathy, not much is lost. And whatever is lost could be
retrieved with some effort.
Reading about the socio-economic background of these people was
even more assuring. Regardless of all grouses of nepotism, corruption, lack of
meritocracy due to reservation etc., I felt that lot of things must be working well
for these promising young men and women.
Two more things that struck my mind are also noteworthy.
(a) I could not find
any athlete from the families of those who demean India for not performing well
in international events; or those who claim to be running charities for
supporting poor athletes.
(b) The Indian men
hockey team was as aggressive (almost rowdy) on the field, like any other
European or South East Asian team. The men in blue are no longer bunnies who
will bear aggression of opponents with smiles and mild frowns.
Chart that caught my attention yesterday
Numbers not adding up
NSE500 index represents almost 96% of the NSE market
capitalization.
I made some observations during a cursory analysis of aggregate
financial statements of NSE500 companies.
I would like to highlight
the following three observations for your view/comments.
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