Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Independence is going back

  • This is what I remember from my History classes;
    400 Years Back… (This is not Maghadheer (Telugu Movie) story…)
    Foreigners came to INDIA for trading, they were getting the best things for the lowest prices in the world, so the competitive price advantage is more for the companies that trade with INDIA; As this business truth was realized by many competitors, they also started trading with INDIA; The EIC (East INDIA Company) was not interested to take over the administration as their objective is just business, but because of stringent
    Tax system, regulations and entry of competitors, EIC had to take over INDIAN administration;

    There it started, loosing of INDEPENDENCE for the business traits of foreigners;

    They moved the property out of INDIA, and bring in the poverty,
    They ruled with the rules, which benefit their business, and not the social interest,
    They enforced regulations such that their business will grow faster,
    They increased the taxes to moderate the infrastructure which benefit them,
    They focused the development in the areas which benefit them for their business.


    Every one like’s power, they have given that power to few folks who love money and works sincerely as per their orders. These few folks were enjoying the benefits and using INDIAN Human capital and valuable resources for the Business benefit of foreigners.

    The Social administration of EIC, which works for the business benefits, was not liked by many Young and Dynamic INDIANS. They started working with the objective of INDEPENDENCE. The young guns of INDIA with the guidance of intelligent people of India made the whole country free from the foreigners and got the Independence.

    After 400 years in 2009, with the name of out-sourcing and exports/imports, the foreigners are back into their business. Now they have studied and analyzed the peoples mind with so caaaalled “Management”, and they are using most of the Young and Dynamic Indians and Indian resources for their services; They are buying the best available in India with their money. Be it Human Capital or Himachal Apple; they are importing the best to their countries. We being influenced by other cultures are interested to get more money besides what ever we loose.

    They have created the competitiveness among the Indian business tycoons and achieving their objectives with the word of “Customer Satisfaction”. Most of the Young India is working to provide better services, solutions and products for the foreigners at the cost of their freedom and independence just for the monitory benefits. If we compare the salaries that an employee who perform task A in foreign countries and in India, the situation is known fact, the salaries are very less in India.

    Once we were a wealthy nation in terms of natural resources and cultural heritage, they entered our soil and neutralized us in both. Now we are wealthy in terms of Human capital, they have seen it, and started to utilize the same for their benefits.

    The Young India is just looking to get into any one of these outsourcing or importing or exporting companies to get better pay slips. After getting better pay slips they are using the money to purchase the foreign brands which ultimately increase the foreigner’s wealth; with this trade our govt gets taxes which are pee nuts. And the cycle is getting repeated.

    These business tycoons are the brokers (The providers of services or solutions or products) of foreigners who are working money as objective and not the social equality; these firms are placed in focussed areas where the best of INDIA is available in all means; and the Govt is developing these focused areas with out considering the entire country as one; Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Calcutta, Hyderabad are not the only India, we have 70% of people in non-developed areas, I would say non-focussed areas; The social balance is shaking as the rest of India is not focused; I firmly believe this is social injustice; The Business tycoons are deeply into the social administration to get their benefits as EIC did 400 Years Back. I do not know “When they take over the Administrations Again”. The business tycoons are influencing the govt decisions in forming few regulations, which probably I would say the sign of “Independence going back”.
    Nooo…”We are giving back Our Independence”

    What we should do…??? Open Question to all of us…To me also.

    Some of very odd ideas that I got when I was counting stars are…

    => Cost of food / health / education should be as low as possible in the rural areas;

    => EIC developed Education system has to be changed, as it defined a system which creates only followers and not the Leaders;

    => Social entrepreneurship has to be rapidly developed with an objective of creating employment in the country particularly in the rural areas; This should not work for the purpose of money, and should be for the social equality;

    => The great ideas of great people will be reflected greatly if great team is around; The great ideas will reach the needy only if every one in the great team is perfect, which is not possible in reality; so the great people have to implement these great ideas as close as possible to the needy; and definitely they should not be started in Delhi or State Capital.

    Thank you very much for reading.
    Yogesh_Thandava@yahoo.co.in

5 comments:

  1. hmm..this is very long post..so my comment will become another big blog entry...so i will email you the reply, when i find sometime not working for the so called foreigners..anyway, one suggestion for you is, keep your blogs small..You want people to read and not run away... All the best with blogging..

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  2. Thank You Senthil,
    I will try to follow ur suggesion and
    Will be waiting for mail :)

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  3. Hi Yogesh,
    Glad that you have come out with this. Really appreciate your initiative. It was a good read and valuable thoughts.
    Comments would be to keep it crisp to bind the readers attention.
    Great job man !!

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  4. So here is the reply...understand that these are my personal opinions and nothing against you...just trying to have a good conversation here...

    If we compare the salaries that an employee who perform task A in foreign countries and in India, the situation is known fact, the salaries are very less in India.

    Yes, i agree. But remember, we didnt do anything with these brilliant people. We dont have domestic demand that can use all these engineers who are working on the IT industry. Many of friends and I tried working for ISRO, BHEL and many national companies before getting into Infosys. ISRO takes only about 300 Trainees every year. I am not brilliant enough to be on that top 300. So it is ok that i work in this industry and earn something that is cheaper on the standards of US, but costlier in the standards of India.

    Once we were a wealthy nation in terms of natural resources and cultural heritage, they entered our soil and neutralized us in both. Now we are wealthy in terms of Human capital, they have seen it, and started to utilize the same for their benefits.

    Do any of us have a plan to utilize this human capital? Where were people like you when unemployment of graduates was at its peak in 1990's? A B.Com graduate never got a job for years and finally tuned out into an auto driver. I am arguing that instead of he being an auto driver, if he can be a call center employee and earn in an air conditioned room, it is OK for him to do that. His life style is sure to be better than an auto driver.

    After getting better pay slips they are using the money to purchase the foreign brands which ultimately increase the foreigner’s wealth; with this trade our govt gets taxes which are pee nuts

    Ok.this is one point where i agree with you completely. We should buy indian products. Remember that is a personal decision by you, me and our friends and goverment has nothing to do there. Buy Aircel instead of Vodafone...Buy the indian soda instead of pepsi...So that is pure personal choice...you and me can do a lot here... talk to your friends.. explain why we should buy indian goods...one more swedshi movement.. we have the platform...blog about it...scrap about it... (Irony is that blogs and orkut are owned by so called foreign companies and you are using their product to tell the world to ignore foreign products)

    The business tycoons are influencing the govt decisions in forming few regulations, which probably I would say the sign of “Independence going back”.

    I think decisions in India are always influenced by wealthy people.. now, it is done by business...so by that means we never had independence.. you and me can never influence goverment policy...

    => Social entrepreneurship has to be rapidly developed with an objective of creating employment in the country particularly in the rural areas; This should not work for the purpose of money, and should be for the social equality;

    Ok... entrepreneurship will always be about money and cannot be for social equality.. but social equality can be a by-product out of it.. read a book called "Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid"... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottom_of_the_pyramid

    You are basically in an environment where we are moving towards capitalism...you like it or not...that is not going to change..Also I think our business leaders are better than our political leaders and we are better off to give the power to our business leaders..

    China is a very good example of this using socialism with capitalism and i think we should follow China instead of trying to resist against foreign powers..

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