Musings 'n scribblings of a philanthrope ..

Sunday, January 30, 2011

From 'US' with respect and love ..

Idi vettiyanvande kalel pambu kadichathupole ..

The move by the US govt to radio tag heels of Indian students who were duped by a sham Uty in California is adding insult to injury ..

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/US-move-of-tagging-Indian-students-unacceptable-Krishna/articleshow/7390994.cms

This incident is ample and enough evidence of the social status and respect enjoyed by the Indian Americans in US society. ( I do expect some rebuttals from my friends and some silent approvals..)

From a rich civilization embodying the principles of " Vasudaiva kudumbakam ", considering the respect and love we hold for the "white skinned", this was the least we could expect from these insensitive bunch of racial protagonists..

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Saturday, January 29, 2011

Face of Gujarat ..

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Republic Day, 2011 ..

Country Roads, father daughter duo ..

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Arab world in turmoil, cries for Democracy ..

click for news ..

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Real Estate - route to make a quick buck ..

Real Estate is once again hitting news these days, for the wrong reasons.

Greed, over greed and hyper greed. These sharks who are into grabbing land from wherever through whatever maens, fair or unfair, legal or illegal, are out to make a quick buck.

The nexus between politicians, bureaucrats and builders, underworld mafia, rowdies is evident from the Lavasa , Adarsh Yeddiyurappa issues, which is all across the country ..

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Officials-gift-builder-Rs-400cr-plot-for-just-Rs-5cr/articleshow/7382283.cms

Unless the government brings in serious, strict legislation to rein in these sharks, they will take control of all free land, bring untold misery to the real owners of the land, invite unnecessary and avoidable litigation, causing irreversible environmental damage.

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Globalisation and a globalised corporation..

N R Narayan Murthym mentor at Infosys, in his book, " A better India, a better world", Penguin India, 2009 gives some excellent observations on globalization.

He notes that Globalization is about sourcing capital from where it is cheapest, sourcing talent from where it is best available, producing goods and services where it is most efficient, and selling where the markets are, without being constrained by national boundaries.

Globalization provides the opportunity for every nation to offer the best value-for-money products and services in the global bazar without being restrained by bureaucracy, political hindrance or xenophobia.

A globalized corporation as different from a multi national corporation (MNC) produces goods at one place for the whole world. Nike is such an example. Product development takes place where human talent and innovation are best, production takes places in factories situated in countries where it is most cost-effective to produce and sales takes place in countries with high disposable incomes.

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