This is a satire.
Saturday morning, the first article that caught my eye was the resignation of the loakayukta in Karnataka.
What could the loakayukta have done? His effort, at stemming the menace was mocked at each step. Dismissed corrupt IAS officers were reinstated the next day; seized material is whisked off without a second thought.
Now ,consider this I had a news article describing Afghanistan as the “Saudi is to oil as Afghanistan is to mineral reserves, particularly lithium”.
Now look at the way we think, I put the two together and devised a business opportunity for India. I saw, India should consider exporting the Reddy brothers as business ambassadors to Afghanistan. In fact this is the opportune time, US is mulling over possible measures to cash its lottery ticket, and China is busy flexing its Yuan muscle, (newly floating).
Reddy brothers have a talent that many Indians have, resourcefulness (or in desi lingo Jugaad).They rule Bellary, in fact one of my colleagues said that their clout extends the whole of Karnataka. YSR was to a certain extent able to stem their impunity at mocking the law, but Yedurappa, well sample his statement” It is regrettable that the Loakayukta has resigned, but I am afraid I cannot grant suo moto powers to the post. For this is a cabinet decision and we would have to debate and discuss it”
When they can make money in India, and hold an entire government to ransom, what is poor little Afghanistan. Torn by years of war, there would have emerged many small factions or centers of regional autonomy. Centralized rule is non existent and that perhaps explains the presence of US troops.(US’s idea of stability is , point a gun and law prevails).And with poor Karzai ranking as one of the lowest paid head of the states , his economic or political clout would be non existent.
If anybody can get the lithium out to cater to the demand for mobiles and laptops it is Reddy brothers. In fact it would do well to Sunil Mittal in light of his Zain acquisition and Mukesh with his ambitious 3G mobile telephony plan to seriously consider this as a viable opportunity !!
Friday, June 25, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Chief Belief Officer
We have heard of the CEO, CMO and CTO, How about the CBO?
Well it is a new post, I had not heard of it and I don’t think you would see any advertisement for that either. However that’s what exactly what Devdutt Patnaik is for the Future Group, and like any of the above mentioned positions the “Chief” and the “Officer” part of it remain the same, but the “B” stands for “Belief”.
Now what Devdutt does is decodes mythology and decides on the belief with which one should do business in the present world.
What exactly is the belief with which one should do business? Is it the same as organizational culture or is it different?
I read through many of Devdutt writes(somewhere on timesofinfdia or economic times) and his videos as well(there is one on TED.com).The manner in which he relates the contest between Lord Ganesh and Lord Karthik to race around the world to ego clashes and politics at the workplace is interesting.
What I could essentially understand that mythology is akin to a theory, when you try to explain the current output or behavior based on some past phenomena. However the basis of prediction here is shaky as in the past phenomena here may be false, so mythology is not really an exact theory.
But not all that shaky, Look at what myths is born from; they are a representation of the society, beliefs of individuals that has passed down through ages. Truth or falsehood is a matter of perception however the existence of a tale with some characters would have to be inspired by something which has happened around or let’s say happened partly.
Like the game “Chinese Whispers” each time it would have been recited or handed down over the ages, it would have retained some parts and modified some. Thus myths give a base to predict the outcome and to a certain extent they could be relied upon as they have stood the test of time and incorporated prediction errors. Like statistical predictions which get more accurate with more and more data, mythology as a theory would augur well simply because it has passed the test of ages.
And btw ,you, don’t have to be religious to believe in myths. I used to have my sporadic doses of mythology when my mother used to do the ritual pornami puja at home. I liked the way she sat all the three of us cross legged in front of the plethora of gods and explained to us the reason why she spent time cooking all the delicacies which we couldn’t touch till God had it first.
Well it is a new post, I had not heard of it and I don’t think you would see any advertisement for that either. However that’s what exactly what Devdutt Patnaik is for the Future Group, and like any of the above mentioned positions the “Chief” and the “Officer” part of it remain the same, but the “B” stands for “Belief”.
Now what Devdutt does is decodes mythology and decides on the belief with which one should do business in the present world.
What exactly is the belief with which one should do business? Is it the same as organizational culture or is it different?
I read through many of Devdutt writes(somewhere on timesofinfdia or economic times) and his videos as well(there is one on TED.com).The manner in which he relates the contest between Lord Ganesh and Lord Karthik to race around the world to ego clashes and politics at the workplace is interesting.
What I could essentially understand that mythology is akin to a theory, when you try to explain the current output or behavior based on some past phenomena. However the basis of prediction here is shaky as in the past phenomena here may be false, so mythology is not really an exact theory.
But not all that shaky, Look at what myths is born from; they are a representation of the society, beliefs of individuals that has passed down through ages. Truth or falsehood is a matter of perception however the existence of a tale with some characters would have to be inspired by something which has happened around or let’s say happened partly.
Like the game “Chinese Whispers” each time it would have been recited or handed down over the ages, it would have retained some parts and modified some. Thus myths give a base to predict the outcome and to a certain extent they could be relied upon as they have stood the test of time and incorporated prediction errors. Like statistical predictions which get more accurate with more and more data, mythology as a theory would augur well simply because it has passed the test of ages.
And btw ,you, don’t have to be religious to believe in myths. I used to have my sporadic doses of mythology when my mother used to do the ritual pornami puja at home. I liked the way she sat all the three of us cross legged in front of the plethora of gods and explained to us the reason why she spent time cooking all the delicacies which we couldn’t touch till God had it first.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
कहने को जशने बहारा है - Decoded !
Sunday morning, as I was listening to this song, Khan saab shoots out a question,
"Do you understand what you are listening ?? "
That lead me to ....... decode(not translate) this song(with inputs from Khan saab)....here it is....and yes it is indeed very soulful.. ... :) , lot os leisure time in hand on a weekend !!
" It is a manner of celebration to speak of,
Love, however is puzzled
And fragrance is miles away from the flowers in the garden
All this, because there is a sadness behind the thin veil that hides her pretty face,
All is quiet, and time seems to have stopped,
And my heart aches for her....
It is a manner of celebration to speak of,
Love, however is puzzled
And fragrance is miles away from the flowers in the garden
How to ask the pretty damsel what ails her?
How to find out whether she still loves me or not?
Like two ends of a river, which travel the same direction but never meet.
We are always together but something does seem to do us part
It is a manner of celebration to speak of,
Love, however is puzzled
And fragrance is miles away from the flowers in the garden
We are near but not very close ……. and this troubles me…disturbs me
The song which I sang for her came from my heart,
Alas!! What tricks time plays on us?
I stand here sad and morose,
And I know that ………she is also not very happy
Though we are together… we are very lonely
Like the flower which blossoms, but does not impart its fragrance
It is a manner of celebration to speak of,
Love, however is puzzled
And the fragrance is miles away from the flowers in the garden "
Ding dong !!
"Do you understand what you are listening ?? "
That lead me to ....... decode(not translate) this song(with inputs from Khan saab)....here it is....and yes it is indeed very soulful.. ... :) , lot os leisure time in hand on a weekend !!
" It is a manner of celebration to speak of,
Love, however is puzzled
And fragrance is miles away from the flowers in the garden
All this, because there is a sadness behind the thin veil that hides her pretty face,
All is quiet, and time seems to have stopped,
And my heart aches for her....
It is a manner of celebration to speak of,
Love, however is puzzled
And fragrance is miles away from the flowers in the garden
How to ask the pretty damsel what ails her?
How to find out whether she still loves me or not?
Like two ends of a river, which travel the same direction but never meet.
We are always together but something does seem to do us part
It is a manner of celebration to speak of,
Love, however is puzzled
And fragrance is miles away from the flowers in the garden
We are near but not very close ……. and this troubles me…disturbs me
The song which I sang for her came from my heart,
Alas!! What tricks time plays on us?
I stand here sad and morose,
And I know that ………she is also not very happy
Though we are together… we are very lonely
Like the flower which blossoms, but does not impart its fragrance
It is a manner of celebration to speak of,
Love, however is puzzled
And the fragrance is miles away from the flowers in the garden "
Ding dong !!
Friday, June 18, 2010
The "S" Effect - Must be the Genes !
The newspapers all around are screaming of the admitted tragedy that has been accorded to the Bhopal gas victims. The comparison of the hefty damage of 20 billion which has been wrested off by US from the oil giant BP stands in stark comparison to the 450 million given off to the dead and the injured in Bhopal. Just to put things in perspective the cost of an Indian life is just 2% the cost of US ecosystem and its nature.
While we are screaming for Andersons head, and asking for his extradition, the question that arises is why and how this has happened? Congress in its press statement , and politcs playing has called the entire episode a “systemic failure”.
Nopes, it is not a systemic failure. The real reason, which may be unpalatable to some, is the fact that we have still not outgrown our colonial mentality. We see ourselves subservient to the white skinned. I think it is the remnant of 200 years of subjugation and that has tossed out a genetic trait as such.
Don’t believe me? Ever walk into a restaurant and look at the treatment accorded to a foreigner who is white skinned. You would say that the guy is merely doing it for his tips. True to a certain extent, but if the same foreigner is a black, American or otherwise the treatment meted out is the same or in some cases worse off than to normal citizens.
At this point my roommates interject and toss out a rather interesting reason for our behavior as such.” They are more beautiful than us, and it is human nature to be appreciative of beauty and acknowledge it. Have you ever seen a foreigner who is having misshapen features? “
I chuckle inwardly at their attempts to justify their behavior. Admittedly white people are better endowed anatomically, but they are not really beautiful. Pretty, maybe but beauty no.
And again we are not appreciative of prettiness, we are appreciative of structure. I am reminded of an experiment which showed pictures of various pretty people to toddlers and recorded their response.
Denzel Washington scored the highest among all the beautiful people!
This led to the conclusion that symmetry is what we involuntary look for in people. Washington’s features align perfectly. That is to say that if your were to cut his face into 2 halves with a vertical line across his forehead and nose, and put one over the other they would overlap perfectly.
So the next time you come across a white skinned person and find yourselves being, well “appreciative of beauty “ you may want to take refuge in the fact that it isn’t you, it is your genes, which is called the slavery or the " S "gene.
While we are screaming for Andersons head, and asking for his extradition, the question that arises is why and how this has happened? Congress in its press statement , and politcs playing has called the entire episode a “systemic failure”.
Nopes, it is not a systemic failure. The real reason, which may be unpalatable to some, is the fact that we have still not outgrown our colonial mentality. We see ourselves subservient to the white skinned. I think it is the remnant of 200 years of subjugation and that has tossed out a genetic trait as such.
Don’t believe me? Ever walk into a restaurant and look at the treatment accorded to a foreigner who is white skinned. You would say that the guy is merely doing it for his tips. True to a certain extent, but if the same foreigner is a black, American or otherwise the treatment meted out is the same or in some cases worse off than to normal citizens.
At this point my roommates interject and toss out a rather interesting reason for our behavior as such.” They are more beautiful than us, and it is human nature to be appreciative of beauty and acknowledge it. Have you ever seen a foreigner who is having misshapen features? “
I chuckle inwardly at their attempts to justify their behavior. Admittedly white people are better endowed anatomically, but they are not really beautiful. Pretty, maybe but beauty no.
And again we are not appreciative of prettiness, we are appreciative of structure. I am reminded of an experiment which showed pictures of various pretty people to toddlers and recorded their response.
Denzel Washington scored the highest among all the beautiful people!
This led to the conclusion that symmetry is what we involuntary look for in people. Washington’s features align perfectly. That is to say that if your were to cut his face into 2 halves with a vertical line across his forehead and nose, and put one over the other they would overlap perfectly.
So the next time you come across a white skinned person and find yourselves being, well “appreciative of beauty “ you may want to take refuge in the fact that it isn’t you, it is your genes, which is called the slavery or the " S "gene.
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