Quite a convincing post link which I got from gaurav's post.
Challenge I feel , as validly pointed out, is the implementation of voucher scheme. As a pessimist, I can already dream those vouchers being exchanged for money. NDTV unveiling a racket in bihar where there is not school but vouchers directly reach the school without even touching hand of a single child.
Or even that hungry farmers from Andhra are trying a way out to get more vouchers and selling it to the schools that are just interested in more vouchers and no teaching.
But surely one innovative idea which if thought can work wonders. Read the whole post.
4/16/2006
What Inspires?
Its been one of the common debates of us guys, what is that "inspires" us to do something better? A lot of things do come up when you talk on such matters. With the same company crowd, its generally company bashing. With the same industry crowd is generally industry bashing and with same country crowd its country bashing.
What comes to my mind as the single most important factor which inspires is - knowledge. Anywhere you see a steep climb of knowledge you get a kick to do something in that field. It is sans boundaries and hence its not about which field you have the knowledge but someone having loads of it surely inspires you. Obviously interest is a big factor in that. I mean the knowledge which is inspiring you, should be in an interest area.
So when the gap between you and another one with the interesting knowledge, that you felt you were quite competent at, is yawning, then you are on your toes to get to that new mark which is shown possible to you.
To draw from Shakespeare's line: "I'd love to have fat men around me", to grow steeper than self motivation, have knowledgeable men around you.
What comes to my mind as the single most important factor which inspires is - knowledge. Anywhere you see a steep climb of knowledge you get a kick to do something in that field. It is sans boundaries and hence its not about which field you have the knowledge but someone having loads of it surely inspires you. Obviously interest is a big factor in that. I mean the knowledge which is inspiring you, should be in an interest area.
So when the gap between you and another one with the interesting knowledge, that you felt you were quite competent at, is yawning, then you are on your toes to get to that new mark which is shown possible to you.
To draw from Shakespeare's line: "I'd love to have fat men around me", to grow steeper than self motivation, have knowledgeable men around you.
4/13/2006
Earth needs to be shaken
Karnataka people would surely agree to this. Its sad to hear of the demise of a veteran, a legend in movies, Dr. Rajkumar. May his sould rest in peace in heaven. And I have no doubt that after his exemplary years of work he shall be in heaven and also resting if his so called devotees stop embarrassing him anymore.
Some of the great accolades of the devotees of Dr. Rajkumar, especially during the past 2 days, and considering he died a natural death at the age of 77:
1. Whole of Bangalore broke into chaos with the news of his death and people reached his house at that time of grief and became angry about his body being shifted around the house.
Don't know how people can be objectionable to a mourning family at such time.
2. Bangalore police screwed up on arranging for proper number of troops to handle a huge crowd which would come to see the mortal remains of the actor. On not seeing their god from closest vicinity, people started getting angry at police and burnt buses. Police also almost met god in a way of their own. Slapped, kicked and trapped in a bus which was pelted from all sides by the angry mob.
Interestingly the dance shown on the TV channels, of the people who had a just burnt the bus was more of fun than of any mourning or anger. It looked as if some bunch of jobless people who had never had the pleasure or experience of burning one whole BMTC bus wanted to see it burn.
3. One person has reportedly died in the whole lathi charge episode at the stadium. What's the net result? One person is killed because a legend died a peaceful, natural death.
What could have been done rather, I feel, is holding prayers, a public cremation ceremony with proper arrangement for all devotees who were genuinely interested in mourning than those who wanted to rejoice the fall of the system.
Its sad and shameful for every person here in Karnataka who has acted in the way TV has shown. It was a pitiful sight for the administration when Police was shown beaten by small kids, and the CM was shown saying "this is the BEST we could have done" on TV interview with NDTV. Its funny for the our project client who does not know why all the offices need to be closed because a famous actor has died. Even strange is the fact that people should run home because angry mob might harm them for no fault of theirs. Even medicine shops were closed, god knows what happens to those who are in need of medicines today. Restaurants were closed, I myself had problem getting lunch. Its tough to understand why the whole system needs to be brought down for mourning a death.
People who were asked to leave on Wednesday afternoon from their offices took printout of Dr. Rajkumar and put it on front of their vehicles so that the mob does not go for them. I myself had plans of crying on the shoulder of the person who stops me in between to avert any problem.
With this holiday, burning of a few buses and killing one person the whole forced mourning was successful and now believe in the words of Rajiv Gandhi that the earth shakes when a big tree falls or needs to be shaken so for best effects.
Some of the great accolades of the devotees of Dr. Rajkumar, especially during the past 2 days, and considering he died a natural death at the age of 77:
1. Whole of Bangalore broke into chaos with the news of his death and people reached his house at that time of grief and became angry about his body being shifted around the house.
Don't know how people can be objectionable to a mourning family at such time.
2. Bangalore police screwed up on arranging for proper number of troops to handle a huge crowd which would come to see the mortal remains of the actor. On not seeing their god from closest vicinity, people started getting angry at police and burnt buses. Police also almost met god in a way of their own. Slapped, kicked and trapped in a bus which was pelted from all sides by the angry mob.
Interestingly the dance shown on the TV channels, of the people who had a just burnt the bus was more of fun than of any mourning or anger. It looked as if some bunch of jobless people who had never had the pleasure or experience of burning one whole BMTC bus wanted to see it burn.
3. One person has reportedly died in the whole lathi charge episode at the stadium. What's the net result? One person is killed because a legend died a peaceful, natural death.
What could have been done rather, I feel, is holding prayers, a public cremation ceremony with proper arrangement for all devotees who were genuinely interested in mourning than those who wanted to rejoice the fall of the system.
Its sad and shameful for every person here in Karnataka who has acted in the way TV has shown. It was a pitiful sight for the administration when Police was shown beaten by small kids, and the CM was shown saying "this is the BEST we could have done" on TV interview with NDTV. Its funny for the our project client who does not know why all the offices need to be closed because a famous actor has died. Even strange is the fact that people should run home because angry mob might harm them for no fault of theirs. Even medicine shops were closed, god knows what happens to those who are in need of medicines today. Restaurants were closed, I myself had problem getting lunch. Its tough to understand why the whole system needs to be brought down for mourning a death.
People who were asked to leave on Wednesday afternoon from their offices took printout of Dr. Rajkumar and put it on front of their vehicles so that the mob does not go for them. I myself had plans of crying on the shoulder of the person who stops me in between to avert any problem.
With this holiday, burning of a few buses and killing one person the whole forced mourning was successful and now believe in the words of Rajiv Gandhi that the earth shakes when a big tree falls or needs to be shaken so for best effects.
4/04/2006
Ma Rewa
Medha patkar is again on a hunger strike to stop the raising of the Sardar Sarovar Dam. I believe she must be having enough good reasons to take such a drastic step to stop a development work. They have been raging a battle against the government and claiming that mega dams don't contribute to any good cause and are only beneficial to a small group of people who get money by building dams etc.
What I feel in their approach is that they lack a little more detail to their cause. I happened to see the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) site. The site talks that the claims made by the committee on the benefits of Sardar Sarovar are highly inflated, the rehabilitation is not done and all valid causes. Which are also perfectly believable. I mean no one would open his mouth and say "Is that so?" considering that's not too way off the line of corruption our netas are perpetrating. What I feel can add iron to the stick which NBA is wielding is hard data. You can say that how many villages are required to rehabilitate the people and bring that to media. Cost-benefit or cost-loss analysis as they would want to present can be put on their site so that it can be debated openly. Why is a dam which would give electricity to a country that's starving for it, irrigation for farmers of kucch, flood protection to people in Madhya pradesh and Gujarat be a bad proposition considering mammoth costs also. This question comes to my mind even at the risk of being labeled immoral for the plight of those displaced. Here's the link to the Narmada Valley Development Authority which is not better than the NBA site but atleast has sections about the major concerns a project should have. Has some data tables to show. I am not competitive enough to verify its sanctity but atleast its left for public to verify and debate about.
No one can give you the same piece of land which you cultivated or even the same place where you have spent your childhood. But for development sake these kinds of things have to be done. Only thing is that the Sardar Sarovar project should need far more planning in these issues as its for the people that the dam is being built. If the authorities take a non human stand then perhaps we would not need any dam in the first place. So they need to have organised and transparent re-location at the cost of perhaps giving more than what they already had to compensate them. Also this is perhaps a very good opportunity for the dreamers of township planning to cut out model villages, towns along the reservoir which beats the major city planning.
I think what these hungerstrikes do is justified considering it wakes up the sleeping netas who are then forced to do something for the plight of the people. To listen to them, give proper hearing to the illiterate who might not know how to shout out for their rights. That their rehabilitation is done in a proper and satisfactory manner. But at the end of it I feel that the dam should get completed and its benefits are shown rather than it being finished half or remain unfinished for ever.
What I feel in their approach is that they lack a little more detail to their cause. I happened to see the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) site. The site talks that the claims made by the committee on the benefits of Sardar Sarovar are highly inflated, the rehabilitation is not done and all valid causes. Which are also perfectly believable. I mean no one would open his mouth and say "Is that so?" considering that's not too way off the line of corruption our netas are perpetrating. What I feel can add iron to the stick which NBA is wielding is hard data. You can say that how many villages are required to rehabilitate the people and bring that to media. Cost-benefit or cost-loss analysis as they would want to present can be put on their site so that it can be debated openly. Why is a dam which would give electricity to a country that's starving for it, irrigation for farmers of kucch, flood protection to people in Madhya pradesh and Gujarat be a bad proposition considering mammoth costs also. This question comes to my mind even at the risk of being labeled immoral for the plight of those displaced. Here's the link to the Narmada Valley Development Authority which is not better than the NBA site but atleast has sections about the major concerns a project should have. Has some data tables to show. I am not competitive enough to verify its sanctity but atleast its left for public to verify and debate about.
No one can give you the same piece of land which you cultivated or even the same place where you have spent your childhood. But for development sake these kinds of things have to be done. Only thing is that the Sardar Sarovar project should need far more planning in these issues as its for the people that the dam is being built. If the authorities take a non human stand then perhaps we would not need any dam in the first place. So they need to have organised and transparent re-location at the cost of perhaps giving more than what they already had to compensate them. Also this is perhaps a very good opportunity for the dreamers of township planning to cut out model villages, towns along the reservoir which beats the major city planning.
I think what these hungerstrikes do is justified considering it wakes up the sleeping netas who are then forced to do something for the plight of the people. To listen to them, give proper hearing to the illiterate who might not know how to shout out for their rights. That their rehabilitation is done in a proper and satisfactory manner. But at the end of it I feel that the dam should get completed and its benefits are shown rather than it being finished half or remain unfinished for ever.
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