shoulders of giants

Socialism/Communism made the mistake of evaluating people as potical animals, mostly they do not rank above social animal category. Even Gandhi when arranging the first democratic elections in India in a principality state, only allowed the educated to paricipate. With basic literacy rate approaching an average 30%, no wonder Indian elections have been following the principle of GIGO (garbage in, garbage out) in computing science. People should have voting rights only if they can demonstrate that they have the capability to contribute to the political cause. So, maybe some basic literacy or higer education should be a bonus for their electoral contribution. A class 4 pass person should get one vote, exponentially increasing with theit kind and level of education(and or profession/job/role, so 8 pass should get 3 votes, finally a PhD should get 100 votes. The same scale can add the illiterate also at the bottom of the scale. Each one having one vote is basically allowing ele

What purpose, other than betting, is the reason for such trades? Stick to the basics of what a Share constitutes. A share of company ownership/capital. A minimum lock in of 5 days should be enforced for all buyers. The method of enforcement can be a progressive taxation regime. 99% tax for intraday. So the taxation should be enforced based on the Exact duration of the ownership, computers can compute that very easily. Since shares reside only in dematerialized form and the depositories of shares are only two in India which are both government owned, data of such trades is easily computable and enforceable. The government makes money from betting may be a good excuse, just like lotteries, to continue with the charade. Market is always right, regulations should be lax and not too heavy, just right enough to protect the societal norms. In which case they should never be used as tools for progressive thought. Stock market is not for betting. It should be differentiated from do

We have so much to thank modern management for. Penicillin, the A bomb, computers, internet, automobiles and air travel, high yield crops and electricity. Everything about human progress depends upon management contributions. That is the reason it is the greatest thing ever and most talked about and well paid profession, since it is so essential for progress. How could we ever do without it?

Happiness is an end unto itself. After it is what it is. Purpose of life is after all 64 (and happiness). A self fulfilling goal. No need to inquire about the purpose of our actions, what is right or wrong with a deeper understanding. Be happy, purposefully. Easy? Right? Perhaps a bit too easy or Simple but not easy?

What is the Army all about? Why does a person join it? What motivates them and to what purpose are their actions? Well, to a person who is of the eligibility age these questions might have various good and perfectly straight forward answers. But to a very young person, who has been (fortunate enough) to be immersed in Army life and is of the philosophical bent of mind these questions trigger very complex responses. The following is a record of those responses. The Brits call them "the Services", Indians copy that. In short, this is what it is all about. Allow some further explanation. Does a person join the Army because they are of a violent nature and like killing, fighting and destruction? Could be likely true for a good number of those actively joining and maybe rightly so, a job which fits their nature, a perfectly good match! Another easy answer would be it is just another job, also very likely but let us be more positive and say that there are Good motivations, i

They say for property only one thing matters, location, location and location. As also, for any plan of action what matters is the priority of tasks. Relating this to governance (and not my own messed up life!) I would say that it should focus on a few essentials before trying to fix everything else. The american minimalist approach to government would have us fix only defence and law and order as tasks. Government does not have much to role in defence, except setting the overall strategic agenda and paying the army which pretty much does the rest. Congress has ensured its Chaupat raj by murdering the law and order situation by a sub 1% budget allocation. My take on priority would be to add to the top, Welfare, and not much else to the list. A government that cannot look after the well being of its people has in fact no right to defend itself, nor to enforce its non-welfare objectives. Welfare is all encompassing; and closely related to law and order. Government should make la