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Date sent: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 22:12:14 -0400 (EDT) I support everything on the VHP agenda except swadeshi -- opposing foreign companies like Mcdonalds. I believe this is futile because: 1. They generate local employment 2. Everybody employed is Indian. 3. It does not sell beef or pork burgers. I earnestly urge all of you to pay a serious thought to divert your creative energy towards long term strategies like: 1. EDUCATION -- Why are so many Hindus getting converted to Christianity today? One of the many reasons, besides aggressive work of Christian missionaries is that they have quality primary schools. Even I went to a Christian school. Start focusing your energy over there. We can follow the model of Jewish schools or Muslim madrassas, and teach the Vedas, Ramayana and Mahabharata along with Science and Mathematics to our children. If you can do it, believe me, I'll send my kids to your school. 2. SOCIAL JUSTICE -- You are doing a nice job. As far as Muslims are concerned, target the inhumane Islamic ideology against non-Muslims BUT NOT the Muslim people. REMEMBER, most of them were Hindus earlier. In the end, I'd like to reiterate that defeating the fundamentalist and dogmatic Christian missionaries should be one of the top priorities NOT through slogan shouting, BUT using their own weapon, DIPLOMACY (according to me, another word for DECEIT) and PROVIDING better schools than Christian schools. Jai Hind. Deepak Aggarwal
Date sent: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 17:04:41 +0530 I just wanted to express my humble opinion on the VHP and McDonalds. Now why not let the public decide what they wish? If they like McD it'll stay. If the VHP really wish to clean up the culture, let them do it from within -- let's take Hindi movies for example. I've not heard of them protesting against them. Anyway, the percentage of population going to be "affected" by the McDonald phenomenon will be quite negligible. I personally feel the VHP is doing this only to get publicity. This is like an ad campaign for the VHP. I feel the resources used for such agitations can be used to open educational institutions through which they can spread their ideology -- no one can have a problem with that. Also, I feel by making such statements they are alienating many people. Though such extreme announcements may bring in immediate recognition it is going to be detrimental to the organisation's growth. The purpose of this e-mail is not to hurt anybody's sentiments, but just an individual opinion and I'm sure there are more people who think the same way. NSK
Date sent: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 09:49:23 -0700 It was a good one. I've always supported the BJP, but people like Ajit Mata make me laugh with their ignorance and fear. I think all he needs is some media attention which he doesn't deserve! Anyway, good report.
Date sent: Tue, 01 Jan 1980 14:57:02 -0500 Excellent interview. Kudos to A K Diwanji. If only India realised, "people, people. It's the people who make a country great, not government." Rao Yerramilli
Date sent: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 20:25:52 -0500 I was reading your interview with Mr Larsen of Larsen and Toubro. I personally feel it was an excellent story. Quite frankly, I had no idea that the company was basically an Indian company and not started by an MNC. Amit Kumar
Date sent: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 14:06:44 -0500
One wonders why West Bengal and Kerala are always being told to get rid
of their Communist governments. It seems, going by Mahesh Nair's
figures, that these two states are way ahead of their more capitalist
cousins in the north. Wonder who should be teaching whom?
Kudos! The tone of the column was just right.
Competition. Strong, competition is what is needed between the states.
Pitting the states against one another would bring out the best and
progressive part of the people and governments. Along with decentralisation
and privatisation, competition between states could lead to a much larger
economic growth in a few decades.
Only if there were some way of converting
education into an industry. Only if we could get companies to compete with
each other in educating the masses!! Only if the energy of private
enterprise could be harnessed to educate the 400 million illiterates!!
Sanjay
Date sent: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 05:00:13 -0400
The article that you published is the best. I have also read Mukesh
Ambani's article, he talks about India trying to become a superpower and
compete against the West. Good idea and good mission, as an NRI I have seen
both worlds as I have been born, brought up and educated in India. However,
India's deep rooted problems are corruption, no law and order and population.
If this can be controlled and later eradicated, I
think this dream can be fulfilled.
Date sent: Sat, 04 Apr 1998 17:12:50 +0000
Excellent commentary by C K Prahalad. Such reviews and debates are very
much appreciated. Thank you and keep up the good work.
Glenn
Date sent: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 10:33:40 -0700
The article is extremely sagacious. It offers sound outlines of a
common sense-based agriculture policy sure to succeed.
Kartik B Ariyur
Date sent: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 21:35:15 +0530
Mukesh Ambani has some dreams which are relevant.
Vaidyanathan
Date sent: 09 Apr 98 15:54:45 -0500
This is an excellent article, it's the right thing if Indians do and
concentrate. Then we will become a powerful and great country.
Date sent: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 17:36:41 +1000
Tarun Das is fantastic. As an Indian I am proud of him.
Dr G N Seetharam
Melbourne
Date sent: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 16:09:17 PDT
Isn't this the one important reason why our government organisations
have such poor efficiency and productivity.
A very disappointing judgement. A common citizen like me cannot
understand the logic behind this.
Such cases only encourage others into becoming individuals who only know
their RIGHTS but never think about their DUTIES. Any relationship,
including that of employee-employer, must be mutual. Is it not the duty
of the employee to at least send a leave application if s/he is unable
to attend work? Is it too much for the company to expect this?
Such people, instead of being rewarded by reinstatements, should be
penalised for the financial damage done to the employer due to the legal
suit.
The judges must have other factors for reaching the decision which a mere
mortal does not understand. But I strongly feel that if we have to build
this nation into anything worthwhile in today's world -- we need to get
rid of irresponsible and inefficient people. Does anybody think a
Shammi Bhan after reinstatement would 'work' productively in the company?
Instead it is highly likely that she will be creating bad environment
at work, thus causing more harm to the company.
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