First of all my apologies for my organization's disclaimer that will get
appended at the end of my mail. That's the reason why I keep silence on the list. The external mails are blocked as well and I do not intend to change the job just because of this reason.
On Friday 30 December 2005 13:09, Dinesh Shah wrote:
And this is no excuse to hide the fact that the country's rules, regulations, procedures, infrastructure
need to be changed. Excuse me but even though we are moving into 2006 but our country's rules, regulations, procedures, infrastructure is still stuck in the "good" ol' British days.
Countless successful entrepreneurs have complained that procedures, licensing terms, rules and infrastructure _sucks_ in India. And what
do
we do? Nothing. We just want to transform Mumbai into Shanghai. Short attention span eh?
<aseem> The rules, regulations and procedures today are much better/simpler than
those a few decades ago. Well they might not be the best or simplest but we are changing. A system so huge does require due time to change. We are changing much faster in past few years IMO. </aseem>
Ok then, starting importing sniper rifles and lets begin hunting down each and every politician we can find. That'll get us 99.999999% out
of
is shit. I'll personally settle for the round off error ( 0.0000001% ).
<aseem> Are you serious? Or is it just the frustration erupting? Think before you suggest such extreme steps. What happens after you kill all the politicians? I would rather suggest you to go out and vote for the best (least corrupt?) candidate available. Or be a candidate yourself. I believe killing somebody does not solve <em>any</em> problem. </aseem>
Stop denying the fact that we need to overhaul _ALL_ procedures in
this
country. Not a _single_ procedure is freakin' straight forward.
<aseem> Who is denying that we need an overhaul? The process has already started IMO. </aseem>
We call this country secular but in almost _all_ forms we ask for the person's religion, cast, sub-caste? Gathering demographic data, are
we?
We say everyones equal but we still have SC/ST, NT, OBC?? Why?
Women "empowerment" groups want 33% reservation for women. When has reservation made anybody stronger, more competent, more talented?
<aseem> Is everyone really equal? Or are we just saying that? Open your eyes, Look around. Look at the matrimonial ads. Most of them specifically mentions even the sub-cast required. Don't make up your opinions just by
looking at the BCs/OBCs in metros. And even in the metros the situation is far from good. Look at the workers at various construction sites/roads. Look at the beggars (Jari-mari, snake charmers etc) people cleaning the city, people sorting the junk, People doing all the dirty jobs they are from a specific section of our society. They don't know where their kids were
born let alone the birth certificate and cast certificate. This is the section largely away from even primary education. And reservation does help people to become stronger. But again it is a gradual process which spans across generations. You cannot expect to undo the effects of a system which was running smoothly for millions of years within 50 odd years. There are tribes where deaths due to malnutrition are common. Being a father myself I can only imagine how it feels to watch your kid dying in front of your eyes due to hunger. That explains the existence of extremist groups like Naxalites. And reservations not reaching right people does not mean we should not have reservations at all. Just as we do require laws despite the numerous loopholes in it.
<disclaimer>I do not get benefits from any of the reservations</disclaimer> </aseem>
When was the last time someone was judged based on his / her talent in
this country?
Let me answer it for you.
***_NEVER_***
<aseem> Again I doubt if you really mean what you say. If we take this very list as a sample you will find that almost everybody is At the current position due to his/her talent. Even our President, Prime
Minister, Finance minister are on those positions only due to their talent. I would expect you to be more responsible while making statements on a public forum. You just cannot make grossly incorrect statements like that. </aseem>
Oh boi. We are in deep shit, aren't we? :|
We suck. India sucks.
Mera Bharat Mahan. Sau mein se 99 beimaan!
Patriotism anyone?
<aseem> So I guess you would grab the first opportunity to get out of this shit by migrating to greener pastures. I would rather stay back here and do my Rs. 0.02 worth of efforts to make this country a better place to live for the generations to come. Attitude expressed in your mail will do more harm than good to the nation. I am not overly patriotic who would cry after hearing "aye mere watan ke
logo" or blame Pakistan at every opportunity. I strongly recommend reading the latest "Business Today". People _are_ thinking about the issues our country is facing and efforts are being made to improve the conditions. Just being cynical does not help. Grow up. </aseem>
-- Aseem
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