Disintegration of India is not possible. India is like a house on stilts. I shall try to prove that this social, political, and economic entity called the Republic of India would be around for a long time. As I type this document, in Dec 2008, India is more politically decentralized today than ever before. The era of big national political parties in India is over. This is the era of coalition governments: that is, one coalition government will replace another coalition governent. There is no political party in India that can form the New Delhi government on its own. The present government is a coalition of political parties, which is the strength of India. The opposition is also a coalition of political parties. The different states in India compete with each other which in turn spurs growth. For example, Bangalore city (it changed its spelling to Bengaluru recently) and Hyderabad city are rivals economically. Bengaluru is located in Karnataka state and Hyderabad is located in Andra Pradesh state. Both these cities compete for investments.
Another example is West Bengal state and Gujarat state. They also compete with each other. Tata Motors wanted to build the cheapest car in the world, the Nano, in West Bengal. But some hardhead politicians in West Bengal gave Tata Motors a hard time. (Too bad for West Bengal.) Tata Motors simply moved its investments to Gujarat state. (Good luck to Gujarat state.) There you go. Now you know what I mean. There is rivalry among the states, which makes the job of the central government that much easier. The central government/New Delhi no longer has to look for investment for the various states because that responsibility has been pushed to the individual states. Each state has to take care of itself and compete with each other for growth and investments.
Likewise, all the various states compete with each other, which is the strength of India. That is, the weaker the New Delhi government, the more the individual states compete with each other, which is the strength of India. There are more local and regional political parties today than ever before. This is the strength of India. The era of big national political parties in India is over.
India is like a house on stilts. If in 1947 (independence year) India started out as a house with 4 stilts, then today in 2008/2009 she is a house with 10, 12, or 15 stilts to hold her stable. Each stilt is a political party. Each stilt is a niche. Through trial and error Indians continue to move from one niche to another until they find the right niche. Through trial and error Indians continue to move from one political party to another until they find the right political party. This phenomenon of political decentralization has ushered in the era of coalition goverments in India.
Yes, India is like a house on stilts. They say that in a market economy you should find your own niche. Finding your own niche is easier said than done. Do find your own niche or does your niche find you, or do you end up in your niche after having tried all the other niches. It looks like you end up in your own niche after having tried all the other niches. This is what the Indian people have been doing after becoming independent in 1947. It took a few decades, but after having tried all the other political parties, each group ends up in it's own niche. Each niche is like a stilt to hold up the India house. So, if the India house started with, may be, 4 stilts in 1947, today in 2008/2009 she has 10 or 15 stilts to hold her up; and the India house continues to sprout new stilts every once in a while. Some sprouts disappear and others appear to continue to hold up the India house. Isn't that amazing. Yes, India is like a house on stilts.
A decentralized India is an investor's dream. A smart investor would play one state in India against another in order to get the best deal for himself. A smart investor would play one city in India against another in order to get the best deal for himself. Yes, coalition politics has ensured that India is a investor's dream. All the investor has to do is to make the various states inside India to compete for his investments; and this will ensure the investor the best deal.
Furthermore, voters in India have come of age. India became independent in 1947. Through trial and error the voters in India have become smarter. Politics has become increasingly local. That is, local issues like electricity supply, water supply, roads, schools is what voters care for. Even after the 26 Nov 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, the voters were not interested in the Mumbai attacks. For example, about a week after 26 Nov 2008, local elections were held in some parts of India and again voters were only interested in local issues like electricity supply, water supply, roads, schools, etc. It is becoming increasingly hard to get the attention of voters in any other things nowadays besides electricity supply, water supply, roads, schools, etc. That is, the voters would even vote for Micky Mouse if he can give in return electricity supply, water supply, roads, schools, etc. That' s all. Yes, Indian voters have come of age.
The growth in India is mostly in the cities. So, urbanization continues. There is a construction boom in some cities. Do you know that even urbanization can thwart secessionist movements? How? A youth has two choices. He could, on the one hand, go into the mountains and forests and join the secssionist movement just to grab a rifle or on the other hand move to the growth cities where life is fast. Do you know about the life of armed guerillas deep in the jungles and mountains: they are very lucky if they can eat something similar to monitor lizard once in a way. I would imagine that the youth would choose the fast life of the city, not the hard life in the forests and mountains. Nobody wants a hard life. There you go. Even urbanization thwarts seccessionist movements.
The proverbial thorn in the flesh in India is probably IOK or Indian Occupied Kashmir. There is India on the one hand and IOK (Indian Occupied Kashmir) on the other hand. India is Hindu majority, while IOK is Muslim majority. What I have stated earlier about voters coming of age applies to India, not IOK. That is, the voters in India have come of age, while the voters in IOK have yet to come of age. Hopefully, IOK voters too would come of age like the Indian voters. Hopefully, IOK voters would attach greater value to local issues like water supply, electricity supply, roads, schools, etc. If the Indian voters have come of age, then why don't the IOK voters also come of age too? If only the IOK voters come of age, then they could have a better life. If only the IOK voters come of age, then peace and prosperity would improve. We will wait and see. Stay tuned.
If the Indian voter has indeed come of age, then what does this tell you? India is an unprecedented human experiment. Without giving up one person one vote, Indians have managed more than one billion people and delivered economic growth at least in some cities. It's unprecedented. I call it the Indian way: that is, all politics is local. And hopefully, the Indian way will catch on in other parts of South Asia and South West Asia. If the Indian way (all politics is local) catches on in South & South West Asia, then the Indian way would have changed the world for the better.
If indeed the Indian voter has come of age, then, fortunately or unfortunately, this social, political, and economic entity called the Republic of India, the house on stilts, would be around for a long time. Please do get used to it.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Education: the teacher inside the DVD.
In my humble opinion, India is a poor nation with limited resources to help the millions who need education and training. Therefore, India should encourage people who want to get an education to help themselves. That is, self-help.
For generations we all have been taught by teachers inside the classroom. With the advent of computers, this is changing. DVD’s are replacing teachers in the classroom. There is the classroom teacher in the one hand; and now there is the teacher inside the DVD in the other hand. The classroom teacher and the DVD teacher are not the same. The classroom teacher teaches everything just once. The DVD teacher is better because you can repeat the instructions from the DVD any number of times. And as you keep rewinding and replaying the instructions in the DVD, it is almost impossible not to learn. Thus the educational DVD caters to both fast learners and slow learners; and all you have to do is to keep rewinding and replaying the DVD educational material.
Some time ago I bought CD’s from learnkey.com. in USA. Learnkey.com produces CD’s with educational material. It is excellent. The learnkey.com teacher is inside the CD. When you buy the CD, you have the teacher with you inside the CD or DVD. To my knowledge this is the best way to learn. Learning from the CD or DVD is the best way to learn. This may be the wave of the future. Again, as you keep rewinding and replaying the instructions in the CD, it is almost impossible not to learn. So the advantage is that educational CD’s and DVD’s can be rewound and replayed any number of times; and thus not learning from CD’s and DVD’s is almost impossible.
In sharp contrast, the classroom teacher teaches everything only once. On Monday the teacher will teach chapter one, on Tuesday chapter two, on Wednesday chapter three and so on. While the classroom teacher is teaching, some students are paying attention, some students are not paying attention, and other students fall asleep. This is because in a classroom all the students are not the same; and they are not the same because they are all at different levels of development. Some students are slow learners and others are fast learners. However, if you have the teacher inside the CD or DVD, then the teacher becomes your own personal property; and since the teacher inside the CD or DVD is your own property, you as a student can rewind and replay the lectures numerous times until you understand it thoroughly. This is self-help.
Also, we live in a world where employers want employees to be trained before they are hired. We live in a world where co-workers would not train new workers; co-workers are jealous and uncooperative and would be reluctant to train other co-workers. Co-workers would prefer to keep their skills and experience to themselves. Thus a new worker would have to find ways to train himself. Going to college may be unaffordable to a worker. Therefore, a worker has to buy teacher in CD and teacher in DVD and train himself.
In the Hindu context, the relationship between CONSTANT REPETITION and LEARNING cannot be denied. This is the age of enlightenment for us Hindus. In the Hindu context, learning is self-realization and is within the self because god is within the self. I am god, you are god, and everybody is god. For example, let’s take the mantra. The constant repetition of the mantra helps to steady the mind. Constant repetition of the mantra will eventually make the eye lids shut and the person will go inward. Constant repetition of the mantra will eventually make the eye lids shut and the person will go into a meditative state. This is the nature of the mind. We Hindus have to deal with the mind as it is. We Hindus have to deal with the mind as we know it to be. As Hindus, our knowledge of the mind is backed up with a few thousand years of research work. Sleeping and dreaming is a part of learning. When the mind gets full, it goes into sleep mode and through dreaming it processes all the data and turns it into information; and for Hindus the processing of data and turning them into information is a part of self-realization. Sleeping and dreaming helps to turn data into information. This is learning. We are Hindus. The relationship between constant repetition and learning is part of Hinduism. Practice makes prefect. Now it is for you to apply constant repetition and learning in today’s world. Now it is for you to apply constant repetition and learning to CD’s and DVD’s.
And now for your role, Sir. I guess your role is to influence entrepreneurs in India to produce teacher in CD and teacher in DVD in a wide range of subject matters. This may be the new wave in learning.
Perhaps the government of India should maintain a website with a collection of educational CD’s and DVD’s. This collection of CD’s and DVD’s should cover every subject of the average school and college curriculum. These CD’s and DVD’s can be either bought through mail order or downloaded.
If the federal or state governments of India are reluctant to maintain a website with a collection of educational CD’s and DVD’s for downloading, then I suppose somebody else should do so because it would benefit students enormously.
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In a society, those who are at the top of the socio-economic ladder are often those who have been trained by the best teachers in the nation; and the best teachers are often out of reach to the have-nots. We must find ways to level the playing field. So teacher inside the DVD may be useful.
Teachers are not all the same; some teachers are better than others. Students are not all the same too; they are all at different levels of development. Teachers are as varied as students. No nation in this world can claim that all its teachers are competent. If they are, then auditing would become unnecessary; and there have been cases in this world where attempts have been made to conceal the findings of auditors. The lack of transparency is a world-wide phenomenon and we may never achieve a world order that is fully transparent. The true state of affairs may never be known; and this is not an Indian phenomenon but a world-wide phenomenon. If you actually think that the top government officials in India know what all the Indian teachers are doing all the time, you had better guess again. Where does this leave the students? It leaves the students with insurmountable problems. If the students are going to wait for the whole of India to change for the better, then they are going to wait for ever. It is better for the students to engage in self-help. This is why I emphasize self-help. The students should rely on teacher inside the DVD for education. This is self-help. For a Third World nation like India which is trying to enter developed nation status as soon as possible, a good education for its children from competent teachers is a must; and competent teachers can be found inside the DVD.
Even when you watch the teacher inside DVD, at some point, you may fall asleep. Don’t worry. You are not missing anything because you can always rewind and replay. If you do fall asleep while watching the teacher in DVD, after you wake up simply rewind and replay the DVD. If you have the teacher inside the DVD, then the teacher becomes your own personal property; and since the teacher inside the DVD is your own property, you as a student can rewind and replay the lectures numerous times until you understand it thoroughly. As you keep rewinding and replaying the instructions in the DVD, it is almost impossible not to learn. So the advantage is that educational DVD’s can be rewound and replayed any number of times; and thus not learning from DVD’s is almost impossible. Some students would need 5 rewinds and replays to achieve a thorough understanding, some students would need 10 rewinds and replays to achieve a thorough understanding, some students would need 20 rewinds and replays to achieve a thorough understanding, some students would need 30 rewinds and replays to achieve a thorough understanding, and I think I would need 50 rewinds and replays to achieve a thorough understanding. The important thing to remember is that eventually every student would achieve a thorough understanding of the subject.
Sometimes you see in the newspaper a photo of a politician giving the best teacher award to a particular teacher. Let us pause and think about it. The politician is giving an award to the teacher. But does it give maximum benefits to the people of the nation? Probably not. Both the politician and the teacher would be satisfied with the newspaper publicity they get. But what do the people get? Not much. We have to find ways to make the award winning teacher to bring maximum benefits to the people.
The award winning teacher can teach only one class at a time. Let us name the teacher as Mr.A. Since Mr.A is a good teacher, we have to find ways to multiply Mr.A. We should persuade Mr.A to teach; and have his teaching to be videographed; the videograph should be turned into DVD; and numerous copies of the DVD can be made and distributed to the students. So, by using DVD’s, we have multiplied Mr.A and distributed his teachings to the maximum number of students. Only if Mr.A allows himself to be videographed is it worthwhile giving Mr.A a best teacher award. The best teacher award is not for anybody; the best teacher award is for those teachers who allow themselves to be videographed.
If I were a politician I would refuse to give the best teacher award to any teacher who refuses to videograph his teachings so that it can be distributed to students.
If teacher inside DVD is available to Indian students, it would offer the students an additional means to get an education. Human beings are diverse and learn in different ways. Some prefer to learn from books while others prefer to learn from educational DVD’s. A well diversified dissemination of education to the masses would be the best bet. Given human diversity it would be unwise to depend on any one way to disseminate education to the masses; a multi-pronged approach would be better.
The advantage is that with educational DVD’s you can get self-paced learning. Using the play, step forward, step reverse, pause, stop, increase playback speed, decrease playback speed, time stretch clock, fast rewind and fast forward, previous chapter and next chapter buttons, you can indeed go at your own pace.
Perhaps the government of India should maintain a website with a collection of its best teachers in DVD’s. This collection of DVD’s should cover every subject of the average school and college curriculum. These DVD’s can be either bought through mail order or downloaded.
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I happened to see some video footage on a temple in Kerala. A temple in Kerala gives text books and informative brochures as the offering to devotees instead of sweets as the conventional custom. The temple is located close to National Heritage Centre, Thrissur, Kerala. These are the kind of people that I respect as they merge education and religion. I would hope that people who have books would donate it to temples so that they may be recycled.
Hinduism is evolutionary and espouses everything from idol worship to polytheism to pantheism to spirituality. There is a need for Hinduism to reinvent itself in order to remain relevant. There is a need for Hinduism to merge religion and education. As India’s school going population increases, some of the school goers may detach themselves from the temple as they attach value to education. The school goer will only be attached to the temple if there is reason to be attached to the temple. May be merging education and the temple may make the temple more attractive to the school goers.
Let us take the case of Hindu devotional DVD’s. A producer makes the DVD to be sold for profit. A DVD can contain a movie or devotional songs. After the producer inserts the movie/songs into the DVD, there may be additional space inside the DVD. In the additional space, the seller may insert other video footage called BONUS MATERIAL. So a DVD comes with a movie/devotional songs and bonus material. The next question is what is contained in the bonus material? I guess the producer/seller can insert anything he wants into the bonus material. Often times the producer inserts video footage about how the movie was made into the bonus material. Some times there are interviews with the movie stars in the bonus material. So the bonus material can contain anything from how the movie was made to interviews with the movie stars, etc.
Now for the role of the buyer. A market economy is composed of buyers and sellers. All 6.5 billion of us are buyers and sellers; but at any given time you are either a buyer or seller. You are the buyer because you buy the DVD. If you buy the DVD, then you get to watch the movie/devotional songs and bonus material. If the bonus material contains video about how the movie/song was made, it is not of importance to you. If the bonus material contains video footage about interviews with the movie stars, it is not of importance to the viewer. However, if the bonus material contains video footage about math lessons, physics lessons, frequently asked questions in exams, computer use lessons, etc. then it may be of use to you, your children, and grandchildren. So don’t you think it is better for the seller/producer to insert educational material into the bonus material before selling the DVD to the buyer? You as a buyer should refuse to buy DVD’s that do not contain educational material in the bonus material.
We have to find ways to put religion and education together. If we can find ways to put religion and education together, then we may be able to attract the school going younger generation. So we have to use Hindu devotional DVD’s to spread religion and education. We also need to preach the importance of education to our youth. All the DVD producers in India have to do is to hire some of the best teachers in India and videograph their teaching. The video footage can then be inserted into the DVD’s as bonus material; and this is the two-in-one DVD, giving both religion and education. I do not think that these DVD teachers have to be paid because the publicity the teachers get by being in the DVD will open up other opportunities for the teacher. For example, there may immediately be an increase in students who would want to take private tuition from this famous teacher whom they have seen in DVD.
It may even result in increased sale of the DVD. The people will buy the DVD for two reasons. Some will buy the DVD for devotional songs, and others will buy the DVD for education; either way, the DVD producers get paid.
Who decides what is to be inserted into the bonus material? I guess in a market economy the buyer can have it his way. It all depends on how united the buyers are. If the buyers are disunited then they cannot achieve much. If the buyers are united and insist that they want educational matter in the bonus material, then I am sure that the seller/producer will comply. If the buyers refuse to buy DVD’s without useful bonus material, then the seller/producer will definitely try to satisfy the buyer. Buyers should also boycott retailers and wholesalers who sell DVD’s with non-educational bonus material. It is better for the buyer to insist that the bonus material be of educational matter because it is of benefit to you, your children, and grandchildren. It all depends on how united or disunited the buyers are.
The advantage is that with educational DVD’s you can get self-paced learning. Using the play, step forward, step reverse, pause, stop, increase playback speed, decrease playback speed, time stretch clock, fast rewind and fast forward, previous chapter and next chapter buttons, you can indeed go at your own pace.
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Always love your mother.*Be altruistic.*Always buy packaged goods with the name of the producer on the package*Always buy from supermarkets and chain stores*Support teamwork, team spirit, and team based problem solving.* Learn Judo, Karate, Aikido, Jujitsu. Tai Chi, Yoga and walk for fitness.* Yoga is about the chakras, and achieving self-mastery and samadhi and achieving full 100% Godhood. *All 6.5 billion of us can return to full 100% Godhood* I would recommend that the best preparation for our youth would be the military experience. Yes, an experience in the military service would do our youth some good. You should have a life of duty. Your duty to yourself. Your duty as a husband. Your duty as a wife. Your duty as a parent. Your duty as an employee. Your duty as an employer. Your duty as a taxpayer. Your duty as a voter. Your duty as a teacher. Your duty as a student and so on. * Engage in sports and exercise.* Be a profit-maker.* Do not give away goods, services, or ideas free of charge; and do not take goods, services, or ideas free of charge.* Self-defense is an inviolable human right.* Always use condoms* All 6.5 billion of us Gods are both buyers and sellers; but at any given time you are either a buyer or seller* All 6.5 billion of us are Gods and can return to full 100% Godhood through self-improvement*One way to engage in self-improvement is to try to never to repeat your mistakes*Your divine powers within you are your natural powers within you*An economy is composed of areas of surpluses and areas of shortages; when there is a surplus it is time to move to an area of shortage; ideally there would be no shortages and rationing in this world*
For generations we all have been taught by teachers inside the classroom. With the advent of computers, this is changing. DVD’s are replacing teachers in the classroom. There is the classroom teacher in the one hand; and now there is the teacher inside the DVD in the other hand. The classroom teacher and the DVD teacher are not the same. The classroom teacher teaches everything just once. The DVD teacher is better because you can repeat the instructions from the DVD any number of times. And as you keep rewinding and replaying the instructions in the DVD, it is almost impossible not to learn. Thus the educational DVD caters to both fast learners and slow learners; and all you have to do is to keep rewinding and replaying the DVD educational material.
Some time ago I bought CD’s from learnkey.com. in USA. Learnkey.com produces CD’s with educational material. It is excellent. The learnkey.com teacher is inside the CD. When you buy the CD, you have the teacher with you inside the CD or DVD. To my knowledge this is the best way to learn. Learning from the CD or DVD is the best way to learn. This may be the wave of the future. Again, as you keep rewinding and replaying the instructions in the CD, it is almost impossible not to learn. So the advantage is that educational CD’s and DVD’s can be rewound and replayed any number of times; and thus not learning from CD’s and DVD’s is almost impossible.
In sharp contrast, the classroom teacher teaches everything only once. On Monday the teacher will teach chapter one, on Tuesday chapter two, on Wednesday chapter three and so on. While the classroom teacher is teaching, some students are paying attention, some students are not paying attention, and other students fall asleep. This is because in a classroom all the students are not the same; and they are not the same because they are all at different levels of development. Some students are slow learners and others are fast learners. However, if you have the teacher inside the CD or DVD, then the teacher becomes your own personal property; and since the teacher inside the CD or DVD is your own property, you as a student can rewind and replay the lectures numerous times until you understand it thoroughly. This is self-help.
Also, we live in a world where employers want employees to be trained before they are hired. We live in a world where co-workers would not train new workers; co-workers are jealous and uncooperative and would be reluctant to train other co-workers. Co-workers would prefer to keep their skills and experience to themselves. Thus a new worker would have to find ways to train himself. Going to college may be unaffordable to a worker. Therefore, a worker has to buy teacher in CD and teacher in DVD and train himself.
In the Hindu context, the relationship between CONSTANT REPETITION and LEARNING cannot be denied. This is the age of enlightenment for us Hindus. In the Hindu context, learning is self-realization and is within the self because god is within the self. I am god, you are god, and everybody is god. For example, let’s take the mantra. The constant repetition of the mantra helps to steady the mind. Constant repetition of the mantra will eventually make the eye lids shut and the person will go inward. Constant repetition of the mantra will eventually make the eye lids shut and the person will go into a meditative state. This is the nature of the mind. We Hindus have to deal with the mind as it is. We Hindus have to deal with the mind as we know it to be. As Hindus, our knowledge of the mind is backed up with a few thousand years of research work. Sleeping and dreaming is a part of learning. When the mind gets full, it goes into sleep mode and through dreaming it processes all the data and turns it into information; and for Hindus the processing of data and turning them into information is a part of self-realization. Sleeping and dreaming helps to turn data into information. This is learning. We are Hindus. The relationship between constant repetition and learning is part of Hinduism. Practice makes prefect. Now it is for you to apply constant repetition and learning in today’s world. Now it is for you to apply constant repetition and learning to CD’s and DVD’s.
And now for your role, Sir. I guess your role is to influence entrepreneurs in India to produce teacher in CD and teacher in DVD in a wide range of subject matters. This may be the new wave in learning.
Perhaps the government of India should maintain a website with a collection of educational CD’s and DVD’s. This collection of CD’s and DVD’s should cover every subject of the average school and college curriculum. These CD’s and DVD’s can be either bought through mail order or downloaded.
If the federal or state governments of India are reluctant to maintain a website with a collection of educational CD’s and DVD’s for downloading, then I suppose somebody else should do so because it would benefit students enormously.
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In a society, those who are at the top of the socio-economic ladder are often those who have been trained by the best teachers in the nation; and the best teachers are often out of reach to the have-nots. We must find ways to level the playing field. So teacher inside the DVD may be useful.
Teachers are not all the same; some teachers are better than others. Students are not all the same too; they are all at different levels of development. Teachers are as varied as students. No nation in this world can claim that all its teachers are competent. If they are, then auditing would become unnecessary; and there have been cases in this world where attempts have been made to conceal the findings of auditors. The lack of transparency is a world-wide phenomenon and we may never achieve a world order that is fully transparent. The true state of affairs may never be known; and this is not an Indian phenomenon but a world-wide phenomenon. If you actually think that the top government officials in India know what all the Indian teachers are doing all the time, you had better guess again. Where does this leave the students? It leaves the students with insurmountable problems. If the students are going to wait for the whole of India to change for the better, then they are going to wait for ever. It is better for the students to engage in self-help. This is why I emphasize self-help. The students should rely on teacher inside the DVD for education. This is self-help. For a Third World nation like India which is trying to enter developed nation status as soon as possible, a good education for its children from competent teachers is a must; and competent teachers can be found inside the DVD.
Even when you watch the teacher inside DVD, at some point, you may fall asleep. Don’t worry. You are not missing anything because you can always rewind and replay. If you do fall asleep while watching the teacher in DVD, after you wake up simply rewind and replay the DVD. If you have the teacher inside the DVD, then the teacher becomes your own personal property; and since the teacher inside the DVD is your own property, you as a student can rewind and replay the lectures numerous times until you understand it thoroughly. As you keep rewinding and replaying the instructions in the DVD, it is almost impossible not to learn. So the advantage is that educational DVD’s can be rewound and replayed any number of times; and thus not learning from DVD’s is almost impossible. Some students would need 5 rewinds and replays to achieve a thorough understanding, some students would need 10 rewinds and replays to achieve a thorough understanding, some students would need 20 rewinds and replays to achieve a thorough understanding, some students would need 30 rewinds and replays to achieve a thorough understanding, and I think I would need 50 rewinds and replays to achieve a thorough understanding. The important thing to remember is that eventually every student would achieve a thorough understanding of the subject.
Sometimes you see in the newspaper a photo of a politician giving the best teacher award to a particular teacher. Let us pause and think about it. The politician is giving an award to the teacher. But does it give maximum benefits to the people of the nation? Probably not. Both the politician and the teacher would be satisfied with the newspaper publicity they get. But what do the people get? Not much. We have to find ways to make the award winning teacher to bring maximum benefits to the people.
The award winning teacher can teach only one class at a time. Let us name the teacher as Mr.A. Since Mr.A is a good teacher, we have to find ways to multiply Mr.A. We should persuade Mr.A to teach; and have his teaching to be videographed; the videograph should be turned into DVD; and numerous copies of the DVD can be made and distributed to the students. So, by using DVD’s, we have multiplied Mr.A and distributed his teachings to the maximum number of students. Only if Mr.A allows himself to be videographed is it worthwhile giving Mr.A a best teacher award. The best teacher award is not for anybody; the best teacher award is for those teachers who allow themselves to be videographed.
If I were a politician I would refuse to give the best teacher award to any teacher who refuses to videograph his teachings so that it can be distributed to students.
If teacher inside DVD is available to Indian students, it would offer the students an additional means to get an education. Human beings are diverse and learn in different ways. Some prefer to learn from books while others prefer to learn from educational DVD’s. A well diversified dissemination of education to the masses would be the best bet. Given human diversity it would be unwise to depend on any one way to disseminate education to the masses; a multi-pronged approach would be better.
The advantage is that with educational DVD’s you can get self-paced learning. Using the play, step forward, step reverse, pause, stop, increase playback speed, decrease playback speed, time stretch clock, fast rewind and fast forward, previous chapter and next chapter buttons, you can indeed go at your own pace.
Perhaps the government of India should maintain a website with a collection of its best teachers in DVD’s. This collection of DVD’s should cover every subject of the average school and college curriculum. These DVD’s can be either bought through mail order or downloaded.
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I happened to see some video footage on a temple in Kerala. A temple in Kerala gives text books and informative brochures as the offering to devotees instead of sweets as the conventional custom. The temple is located close to National Heritage Centre, Thrissur, Kerala. These are the kind of people that I respect as they merge education and religion. I would hope that people who have books would donate it to temples so that they may be recycled.
Hinduism is evolutionary and espouses everything from idol worship to polytheism to pantheism to spirituality. There is a need for Hinduism to reinvent itself in order to remain relevant. There is a need for Hinduism to merge religion and education. As India’s school going population increases, some of the school goers may detach themselves from the temple as they attach value to education. The school goer will only be attached to the temple if there is reason to be attached to the temple. May be merging education and the temple may make the temple more attractive to the school goers.
Let us take the case of Hindu devotional DVD’s. A producer makes the DVD to be sold for profit. A DVD can contain a movie or devotional songs. After the producer inserts the movie/songs into the DVD, there may be additional space inside the DVD. In the additional space, the seller may insert other video footage called BONUS MATERIAL. So a DVD comes with a movie/devotional songs and bonus material. The next question is what is contained in the bonus material? I guess the producer/seller can insert anything he wants into the bonus material. Often times the producer inserts video footage about how the movie was made into the bonus material. Some times there are interviews with the movie stars in the bonus material. So the bonus material can contain anything from how the movie was made to interviews with the movie stars, etc.
Now for the role of the buyer. A market economy is composed of buyers and sellers. All 6.5 billion of us are buyers and sellers; but at any given time you are either a buyer or seller. You are the buyer because you buy the DVD. If you buy the DVD, then you get to watch the movie/devotional songs and bonus material. If the bonus material contains video about how the movie/song was made, it is not of importance to you. If the bonus material contains video footage about interviews with the movie stars, it is not of importance to the viewer. However, if the bonus material contains video footage about math lessons, physics lessons, frequently asked questions in exams, computer use lessons, etc. then it may be of use to you, your children, and grandchildren. So don’t you think it is better for the seller/producer to insert educational material into the bonus material before selling the DVD to the buyer? You as a buyer should refuse to buy DVD’s that do not contain educational material in the bonus material.
We have to find ways to put religion and education together. If we can find ways to put religion and education together, then we may be able to attract the school going younger generation. So we have to use Hindu devotional DVD’s to spread religion and education. We also need to preach the importance of education to our youth. All the DVD producers in India have to do is to hire some of the best teachers in India and videograph their teaching. The video footage can then be inserted into the DVD’s as bonus material; and this is the two-in-one DVD, giving both religion and education. I do not think that these DVD teachers have to be paid because the publicity the teachers get by being in the DVD will open up other opportunities for the teacher. For example, there may immediately be an increase in students who would want to take private tuition from this famous teacher whom they have seen in DVD.
It may even result in increased sale of the DVD. The people will buy the DVD for two reasons. Some will buy the DVD for devotional songs, and others will buy the DVD for education; either way, the DVD producers get paid.
Who decides what is to be inserted into the bonus material? I guess in a market economy the buyer can have it his way. It all depends on how united the buyers are. If the buyers are disunited then they cannot achieve much. If the buyers are united and insist that they want educational matter in the bonus material, then I am sure that the seller/producer will comply. If the buyers refuse to buy DVD’s without useful bonus material, then the seller/producer will definitely try to satisfy the buyer. Buyers should also boycott retailers and wholesalers who sell DVD’s with non-educational bonus material. It is better for the buyer to insist that the bonus material be of educational matter because it is of benefit to you, your children, and grandchildren. It all depends on how united or disunited the buyers are.
The advantage is that with educational DVD’s you can get self-paced learning. Using the play, step forward, step reverse, pause, stop, increase playback speed, decrease playback speed, time stretch clock, fast rewind and fast forward, previous chapter and next chapter buttons, you can indeed go at your own pace.
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Always love your mother.*Be altruistic.*Always buy packaged goods with the name of the producer on the package*Always buy from supermarkets and chain stores*Support teamwork, team spirit, and team based problem solving.* Learn Judo, Karate, Aikido, Jujitsu. Tai Chi, Yoga and walk for fitness.* Yoga is about the chakras, and achieving self-mastery and samadhi and achieving full 100% Godhood. *All 6.5 billion of us can return to full 100% Godhood* I would recommend that the best preparation for our youth would be the military experience. Yes, an experience in the military service would do our youth some good. You should have a life of duty. Your duty to yourself. Your duty as a husband. Your duty as a wife. Your duty as a parent. Your duty as an employee. Your duty as an employer. Your duty as a taxpayer. Your duty as a voter. Your duty as a teacher. Your duty as a student and so on. * Engage in sports and exercise.* Be a profit-maker.* Do not give away goods, services, or ideas free of charge; and do not take goods, services, or ideas free of charge.* Self-defense is an inviolable human right.* Always use condoms* All 6.5 billion of us Gods are both buyers and sellers; but at any given time you are either a buyer or seller* All 6.5 billion of us are Gods and can return to full 100% Godhood through self-improvement*One way to engage in self-improvement is to try to never to repeat your mistakes*Your divine powers within you are your natural powers within you*An economy is composed of areas of surpluses and areas of shortages; when there is a surplus it is time to move to an area of shortage; ideally there would be no shortages and rationing in this world*
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
English or Indian English?
Firstly, there is a difference between English and Indian English. Today, the global language seems to be mostly English. What I call Indian English is something that would gradually come into being over the next few decades. What I call Indian English would be difficult to explain right now, but is something that may gradually come into being by itself over the next few decades inside India. But 200 years into the future, there is a good possibility that India may have the largest English speaking population in the world. Once India has the largest English speaking population in the world, the English language would become increasingly India centric. Once English language becomes India centric, India would be in a position to hijack English, own it, and place Indian English as the global language.
Wait a minute/ek moment. It was during the British Empire that the British introduced English to India. I guess one day India will teach Indian English to the world; and the world would have no choice but to fall in line. Yes, the empire does strike back sometimes.
Yes/ji ha, Indian-Americans are well represented in spelling bee competitions in USA. It says something about Indians/deshi and English.
At present, since India is a multi-lingual nation, it would be an asset if Indians/deshi became multi-lingual too. Nowadays, everybody should attempt to be multi-lingual in order to be more successful.
In fact, if you watch the Hindi language newcasters on television, one wonders what language they use. It is either Hindi interspersed with English, or English interspersed with Hindi. Similarly, I would not be surprised if the Mongolians speak Mongolian interspersed with Russian. I guess languages are becoming mixed up. It is good because it integrates the human race. Is fusion becoming the global language? We will wait and see.
There is a surplus of villages in India. She is stretched thin. That is, the villages are not integrated into the global economy. Among the villages, the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing. The solution is that Indians have to regroup. The solution is urbanization. Instead of India being divided into villages, she has to be divided into cities, metropolises, and megapolises. Once India urbanizes, she will gain strength socially, politically, and economically. The good news is that it’s happening in India. The good news is that India is indeed urbanizing.
Currently, India is undergoing urbanization. Urbanization will bring social, political, and economic changes in India. No school in this world can you teach as much as life itself can. Urbanization would be an education in itself for the Indian people. It might help to be multi-lingual. For instance, let us discuss the Tamil community in New Delhi. It is the inviolable right of the Tamil community in New Delhi to perpetuate their own language and culture in New Delhi. While being multi-lingual is an asset, political power should not be used to encourage assimilation and integration inside India. While being multi-lingual is an asset, coercion should not be used to encourage assimilation and integration inside India. It is the inviolable right of the Tamil community in New Delhi to continue to marry other Tamils and perpetuate their Ponggal culture. It is the inviolable right of the Tamil community in New Delhi to socialize with other Tamils. It is the inviolable right of the Tamil community in New Delhi to congregate with other Tamils. In some cases, different communities live in different neighborhoods in New Delhi and do different kinds of work; and this is also acceptable because India is a democracy. Sometimes dividing different communities into different neighborhoods helps to maintain social stability too. In any case, Indians have been moving to different parts of India for a better life for decades now. The people are the market. Please leave the market alone. Let the market decide for itself.
Urbanization would pose new challenges to India’s politicians and bureaucrats. We have to find ways to maintain social stability. We have to find ways to divide and rule India. For example, we have to divide New Delhi into different enclaves because it helps to maintain social stability. Each community should have its own enclave inside New Delhi. The Tamils in New Delhi are entitled to an enclave inside New Delhi so that they can continue to live among other Tamils, marry their own and perpetuate their rich Tamil culture. The Bengalis in New Delhi are entitled to an enclave inside New Delhi so that they can continue to live among other Bengalis, marry their own and perpetuate their rich Bengali culture. The Biharis in New Delhi are entitled to an enclave inside New Delhi so that they can continue to live among other Biharis, marry their own and perpetuate their rich Bihari culture. The Punjabis in New Delhi are entitled to an enclave inside New Delhi so that they can continue to live among other Punjabis, marry their own and perpetuate their rich Punjabi culture.
Similarly, the Punjabis in Chennai are entitled to an enclave inside Chennai so that they can continue to live among other Punjabis, marry their own and perpetuate their rich Punjabi culture. The Biharis in Chennai are entitled to an enclave inside Chennai so that they can continue to live among other Biharis, marry their own and perpetuate their rich Bihari culture. Yes, urbanization would pose new challenges to India’s politicians and bureaucrats; and by separating the various communities into different neighborhoods we may be able to maintain social stability.
The Tamil Nadu government/sarkar should not just be concerned about the Tamils who live inside Tamil Nadu, but also the other Tamils who are scattered throughout India. The Tamils who live in other parts of India are the scattered Tamils. The scattered Tamils do remit money back to their families in Tamil Nadu, which is a net gain for Tamil Nadu. The well being of the scattered Tamils is indeed the responsibility of the Tamil Nadu government.
The Bihar government/sarkar should not just be concerned about the Biharis who live inside Bihar, but also the other Biharis who are scattered throughout India. The Biharis who live in other parts of India are the scattered Biharis. The scattered Biharis do remit money back to their families in Bihar, which is a net gain for Bihar state. The well being of the scattered Biharis is indeed the responsibility of the Bihar government.
The Maharashtra government/sarkar should not just be concerned about the Marathis who live inside Maharashtra, but also the other Marathis who are scattered throughout India. The Marathis who live in other parts of India are the scattered Marathis. The scattered Marathis do remit money back to their families in Maharashtra, which is a net gain for Maharashtra state. The well being of the scattered Marathis is indeed the responsibility of the Maharashtra government.
I am surprised that there are some Marathis who oppose the presence of non-Marathis in the Mumbai area. There are Marathis who are scattered throughout India too. I hope the scattered Marathis would make a clear stand about how they feel about the presence of non-Marathis in the Mumbai area.
Besides, made in Mumbai goods are bought all over India. If the Indian buyers refused to buy made in Mumbai goods, then Mumbai will undergo difficulty. Made in Mumbai movies are bought and viewed all over India, which has enriched Mumbai too. There are many people, both Indian and foreign, who have invested in Mumbai. There is no doubt that the Mumbai economy is integrated into both the Indian and global economy.
Firstly, India has to be divided into spheres of influence. It occurred to me that since Maharashtra is Marathi land, it is also the Marathi sphere of influence. Therefore, the Maharashtra government would be well advised to attract non-Marathis to live and settle within the Marathi sphere of influence. If Maharashtra can attract all Indians to live in Marathi land and under the Maharashtra sphere of influence, then you can bet that the Marathi culture would become the backbone of the Indian culture in the future.
Likewise, the Gujarat government would be well advised to attract non-Gujaratis to live and settle within the Gujarati sphere of influence. If Gujarat can attract all Indians to live in Gujarati land and under the Gujarati sphere of influence, then you can bet that the Gujarati culture would become the backbone of the Indian culture in the future.
Let us take the case of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) and the other growth areas, which will create growth and employment over the next few decades. Do not wait. You should look into how you can benefit from the DMIC. Therefore, the Tamil community will be well advised to find ways to benefit from the DMIC. May be the Tamil community should find ways to have several Tamil enclaves along the DMIC so that the DMIC will not bypass the Tamil community. The onus is on the Tamil community to make sure that they are included in the growth areas.
Similarly, the Kannada community will be well advised to find ways to benefit from the DMIC. May be the Kannada community should find ways to have several Kannada enclaves along the DMIC so that the DMIC will not bypass the Kannada community. The onus is on the Kannada community to make sure that they are included in the growth areas.
The Orissa community will be well advised to find ways to benefit from the DMIC. May be the Orissa community should find ways to have several Orissa enclaves along the DMIC so that the DMIC will not bypass the Orissa community. The onus is on the Orissa community to make sure that they are included in the growth areas.
The Telegu community will be well advised to find ways to benefit from the DMIC. May be the Telegu community should find ways to have several Telegu enclaves along the DMIC so that the DMIC will not bypass the Telegu community. The onus is on the Telegu community to make sure that they are included in the growth areas.
The Punjabi community will be well advised to find ways to benefit from the DMIC. May be the Punjabi community should find ways to have several Punjabi enclaves along the DMIC so that the DMIC will not bypass the Punjabi community. The onus is on the Punjabi community to make sure that they are included in the growth areas.
Wait a minute. I thought we were discussing the English language, a legacy of British rule in India. Well, the Indians were fortunate that the British ruled India, not some other power. Before British rule India was virtually lawless. There were numerous warlords who were constantly engaging in power struggles in the Indian subcontinent. There were numerous power vacuums and power struggles. For instance, the Muslims and Hindus were fighting each other. Sikhs and Muslims were also fighting each other. Various Hindu groups were also fighting each other. Besides, various other warlords were fighting each other. They were so busy fighting each other that they never realized the cruelty of Sati, which is widow burning. When the British took over India, they gave political stability to the Indian subcontinent; and it was the British who outlawed Sati, which is widow burning. When the British ruled India it was a case of the educated people ruling over the less educated people for the first time in Indian history. All of this is a thing of the past. The past is the past. We are all friends now. The English language and cricket live on in India.
Yes, we were discussing Indian English. What's a six lane freeway called in India? Or rather, what should a six lane freeway be called in India? India has a scientific way to express herself, which is very good. For example, a five seater car in USA is called a 4+1 car in India. For example, pre-university college is called Plus Two. For example, a 10 storey building in USA is called a G+9 building in India. I must commend Indians for scientifically expressing themselves.
Let's go back to where we started. What should a six lane freeway be called in India? In my humble opinion, a six lane freeway should be called a 3+3 road in India. Thus, a four lane freeway should be called a 2+2 road. So, in India, you should have 1+1, 2+2, 3+3 roads. May be, one day, we may even have 4+4 roads in India.
I hope the electronic media in India would cooperate by expressing roads as 1+1, 2+2, 3+3 in their newscasts. It would help to shape the thinking of the Indian people.
In the mean time please keep going/chalte jana. The way to lead life is to never to stop trying. Do not relent. Do not capitulate. Do not surrender. Do not give up. Do not retire. There is no such thing as retire. Keep working. Please work at two jobs for two paychecks; two paychecks are better than one paycheck. If you are tired, please take a break. But do not give up. Keep going/ chalte jana. If you fall, please pick yourself up and keep going/chalte jana. If you fail, try again or try something else. One day you will take your last breath. One day your prana/breathing will detach from your mind and body; and your body will decompose. Some people will cremate your body and throw your ashes in a river or sea. After you are cremated, the next generation will continue. The next generation will also not relent. The next generation will also not surrender. The next generation should also not give up. If they are tired, they should take a break. But do not give up. Keep going/chalte jana. If they fall, they should pick themselves up and keep going. If they fail, try again or try something else.
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Always love your mother.*Be altruistic.*Always buy packaged goods with the name of the producer on the package*Always buy from supermarkets and chain stores*Support teamwork, team spirit, and team based problem solving.* Learn Judo, Karate, Aikido, Jujitsu. Tai Chi, Yoga and walk for fitness.* Yoga is about the chakras, and achieving self-mastery and samadhi and achieving full 100% Godhood. *All 6.5 billion of us can return to full 100% Godhood* I would recommend that the best preparation for our youth would be the military experience. Yes, an experience in the military service would do our youth some good. You should have a life of duty. Your duty to yourself. Your duty as a husband. Your duty as a wife. Your duty as a parent. Your duty as an employee. Your duty as an employer. Your duty as a taxpayer. Your duty as a voter. Your duty as a teacher. Your duty as a student and so on. * Engage in sports and exercise.* Be a profit-maker.* Do not give away goods, services, or ideas free of charge; and do not take goods, services, or ideas free of charge.* Self-defense is an inviolable human right.* Always use condoms* All 6.5 billion of us Gods are both buyers and sellers; but at any given time you are either a buyer or seller* All 6.5 billion of us are Gods and can return to full 100% Godhood through self-improvement*One way to engage in self-improvement is to try to never to repeat your mistakes*Your divine powers within you are your natural powers within you*An economy is composed of areas of surpluses and areas of shortages; when there is a surplus it is time to move to an area of shortage; ideally there would be no shortages and rationing in this world*
Wait a minute/ek moment. It was during the British Empire that the British introduced English to India. I guess one day India will teach Indian English to the world; and the world would have no choice but to fall in line. Yes, the empire does strike back sometimes.
Yes/ji ha, Indian-Americans are well represented in spelling bee competitions in USA. It says something about Indians/deshi and English.
At present, since India is a multi-lingual nation, it would be an asset if Indians/deshi became multi-lingual too. Nowadays, everybody should attempt to be multi-lingual in order to be more successful.
In fact, if you watch the Hindi language newcasters on television, one wonders what language they use. It is either Hindi interspersed with English, or English interspersed with Hindi. Similarly, I would not be surprised if the Mongolians speak Mongolian interspersed with Russian. I guess languages are becoming mixed up. It is good because it integrates the human race. Is fusion becoming the global language? We will wait and see.
There is a surplus of villages in India. She is stretched thin. That is, the villages are not integrated into the global economy. Among the villages, the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing. The solution is that Indians have to regroup. The solution is urbanization. Instead of India being divided into villages, she has to be divided into cities, metropolises, and megapolises. Once India urbanizes, she will gain strength socially, politically, and economically. The good news is that it’s happening in India. The good news is that India is indeed urbanizing.
Currently, India is undergoing urbanization. Urbanization will bring social, political, and economic changes in India. No school in this world can you teach as much as life itself can. Urbanization would be an education in itself for the Indian people. It might help to be multi-lingual. For instance, let us discuss the Tamil community in New Delhi. It is the inviolable right of the Tamil community in New Delhi to perpetuate their own language and culture in New Delhi. While being multi-lingual is an asset, political power should not be used to encourage assimilation and integration inside India. While being multi-lingual is an asset, coercion should not be used to encourage assimilation and integration inside India. It is the inviolable right of the Tamil community in New Delhi to continue to marry other Tamils and perpetuate their Ponggal culture. It is the inviolable right of the Tamil community in New Delhi to socialize with other Tamils. It is the inviolable right of the Tamil community in New Delhi to congregate with other Tamils. In some cases, different communities live in different neighborhoods in New Delhi and do different kinds of work; and this is also acceptable because India is a democracy. Sometimes dividing different communities into different neighborhoods helps to maintain social stability too. In any case, Indians have been moving to different parts of India for a better life for decades now. The people are the market. Please leave the market alone. Let the market decide for itself.
Urbanization would pose new challenges to India’s politicians and bureaucrats. We have to find ways to maintain social stability. We have to find ways to divide and rule India. For example, we have to divide New Delhi into different enclaves because it helps to maintain social stability. Each community should have its own enclave inside New Delhi. The Tamils in New Delhi are entitled to an enclave inside New Delhi so that they can continue to live among other Tamils, marry their own and perpetuate their rich Tamil culture. The Bengalis in New Delhi are entitled to an enclave inside New Delhi so that they can continue to live among other Bengalis, marry their own and perpetuate their rich Bengali culture. The Biharis in New Delhi are entitled to an enclave inside New Delhi so that they can continue to live among other Biharis, marry their own and perpetuate their rich Bihari culture. The Punjabis in New Delhi are entitled to an enclave inside New Delhi so that they can continue to live among other Punjabis, marry their own and perpetuate their rich Punjabi culture.
Similarly, the Punjabis in Chennai are entitled to an enclave inside Chennai so that they can continue to live among other Punjabis, marry their own and perpetuate their rich Punjabi culture. The Biharis in Chennai are entitled to an enclave inside Chennai so that they can continue to live among other Biharis, marry their own and perpetuate their rich Bihari culture. Yes, urbanization would pose new challenges to India’s politicians and bureaucrats; and by separating the various communities into different neighborhoods we may be able to maintain social stability.
The Tamil Nadu government/sarkar should not just be concerned about the Tamils who live inside Tamil Nadu, but also the other Tamils who are scattered throughout India. The Tamils who live in other parts of India are the scattered Tamils. The scattered Tamils do remit money back to their families in Tamil Nadu, which is a net gain for Tamil Nadu. The well being of the scattered Tamils is indeed the responsibility of the Tamil Nadu government.
The Bihar government/sarkar should not just be concerned about the Biharis who live inside Bihar, but also the other Biharis who are scattered throughout India. The Biharis who live in other parts of India are the scattered Biharis. The scattered Biharis do remit money back to their families in Bihar, which is a net gain for Bihar state. The well being of the scattered Biharis is indeed the responsibility of the Bihar government.
The Maharashtra government/sarkar should not just be concerned about the Marathis who live inside Maharashtra, but also the other Marathis who are scattered throughout India. The Marathis who live in other parts of India are the scattered Marathis. The scattered Marathis do remit money back to their families in Maharashtra, which is a net gain for Maharashtra state. The well being of the scattered Marathis is indeed the responsibility of the Maharashtra government.
I am surprised that there are some Marathis who oppose the presence of non-Marathis in the Mumbai area. There are Marathis who are scattered throughout India too. I hope the scattered Marathis would make a clear stand about how they feel about the presence of non-Marathis in the Mumbai area.
Besides, made in Mumbai goods are bought all over India. If the Indian buyers refused to buy made in Mumbai goods, then Mumbai will undergo difficulty. Made in Mumbai movies are bought and viewed all over India, which has enriched Mumbai too. There are many people, both Indian and foreign, who have invested in Mumbai. There is no doubt that the Mumbai economy is integrated into both the Indian and global economy.
Firstly, India has to be divided into spheres of influence. It occurred to me that since Maharashtra is Marathi land, it is also the Marathi sphere of influence. Therefore, the Maharashtra government would be well advised to attract non-Marathis to live and settle within the Marathi sphere of influence. If Maharashtra can attract all Indians to live in Marathi land and under the Maharashtra sphere of influence, then you can bet that the Marathi culture would become the backbone of the Indian culture in the future.
Likewise, the Gujarat government would be well advised to attract non-Gujaratis to live and settle within the Gujarati sphere of influence. If Gujarat can attract all Indians to live in Gujarati land and under the Gujarati sphere of influence, then you can bet that the Gujarati culture would become the backbone of the Indian culture in the future.
Let us take the case of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) and the other growth areas, which will create growth and employment over the next few decades. Do not wait. You should look into how you can benefit from the DMIC. Therefore, the Tamil community will be well advised to find ways to benefit from the DMIC. May be the Tamil community should find ways to have several Tamil enclaves along the DMIC so that the DMIC will not bypass the Tamil community. The onus is on the Tamil community to make sure that they are included in the growth areas.
Similarly, the Kannada community will be well advised to find ways to benefit from the DMIC. May be the Kannada community should find ways to have several Kannada enclaves along the DMIC so that the DMIC will not bypass the Kannada community. The onus is on the Kannada community to make sure that they are included in the growth areas.
The Orissa community will be well advised to find ways to benefit from the DMIC. May be the Orissa community should find ways to have several Orissa enclaves along the DMIC so that the DMIC will not bypass the Orissa community. The onus is on the Orissa community to make sure that they are included in the growth areas.
The Telegu community will be well advised to find ways to benefit from the DMIC. May be the Telegu community should find ways to have several Telegu enclaves along the DMIC so that the DMIC will not bypass the Telegu community. The onus is on the Telegu community to make sure that they are included in the growth areas.
The Punjabi community will be well advised to find ways to benefit from the DMIC. May be the Punjabi community should find ways to have several Punjabi enclaves along the DMIC so that the DMIC will not bypass the Punjabi community. The onus is on the Punjabi community to make sure that they are included in the growth areas.
Wait a minute. I thought we were discussing the English language, a legacy of British rule in India. Well, the Indians were fortunate that the British ruled India, not some other power. Before British rule India was virtually lawless. There were numerous warlords who were constantly engaging in power struggles in the Indian subcontinent. There were numerous power vacuums and power struggles. For instance, the Muslims and Hindus were fighting each other. Sikhs and Muslims were also fighting each other. Various Hindu groups were also fighting each other. Besides, various other warlords were fighting each other. They were so busy fighting each other that they never realized the cruelty of Sati, which is widow burning. When the British took over India, they gave political stability to the Indian subcontinent; and it was the British who outlawed Sati, which is widow burning. When the British ruled India it was a case of the educated people ruling over the less educated people for the first time in Indian history. All of this is a thing of the past. The past is the past. We are all friends now. The English language and cricket live on in India.
Yes, we were discussing Indian English. What's a six lane freeway called in India? Or rather, what should a six lane freeway be called in India? India has a scientific way to express herself, which is very good. For example, a five seater car in USA is called a 4+1 car in India. For example, pre-university college is called Plus Two. For example, a 10 storey building in USA is called a G+9 building in India. I must commend Indians for scientifically expressing themselves.
Let's go back to where we started. What should a six lane freeway be called in India? In my humble opinion, a six lane freeway should be called a 3+3 road in India. Thus, a four lane freeway should be called a 2+2 road. So, in India, you should have 1+1, 2+2, 3+3 roads. May be, one day, we may even have 4+4 roads in India.
I hope the electronic media in India would cooperate by expressing roads as 1+1, 2+2, 3+3 in their newscasts. It would help to shape the thinking of the Indian people.
In the mean time please keep going/chalte jana. The way to lead life is to never to stop trying. Do not relent. Do not capitulate. Do not surrender. Do not give up. Do not retire. There is no such thing as retire. Keep working. Please work at two jobs for two paychecks; two paychecks are better than one paycheck. If you are tired, please take a break. But do not give up. Keep going/ chalte jana. If you fall, please pick yourself up and keep going/chalte jana. If you fail, try again or try something else. One day you will take your last breath. One day your prana/breathing will detach from your mind and body; and your body will decompose. Some people will cremate your body and throw your ashes in a river or sea. After you are cremated, the next generation will continue. The next generation will also not relent. The next generation will also not surrender. The next generation should also not give up. If they are tired, they should take a break. But do not give up. Keep going/chalte jana. If they fall, they should pick themselves up and keep going. If they fail, try again or try something else.
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Always love your mother.*Be altruistic.*Always buy packaged goods with the name of the producer on the package*Always buy from supermarkets and chain stores*Support teamwork, team spirit, and team based problem solving.* Learn Judo, Karate, Aikido, Jujitsu. Tai Chi, Yoga and walk for fitness.* Yoga is about the chakras, and achieving self-mastery and samadhi and achieving full 100% Godhood. *All 6.5 billion of us can return to full 100% Godhood* I would recommend that the best preparation for our youth would be the military experience. Yes, an experience in the military service would do our youth some good. You should have a life of duty. Your duty to yourself. Your duty as a husband. Your duty as a wife. Your duty as a parent. Your duty as an employee. Your duty as an employer. Your duty as a taxpayer. Your duty as a voter. Your duty as a teacher. Your duty as a student and so on. * Engage in sports and exercise.* Be a profit-maker.* Do not give away goods, services, or ideas free of charge; and do not take goods, services, or ideas free of charge.* Self-defense is an inviolable human right.* Always use condoms* All 6.5 billion of us Gods are both buyers and sellers; but at any given time you are either a buyer or seller* All 6.5 billion of us are Gods and can return to full 100% Godhood through self-improvement*One way to engage in self-improvement is to try to never to repeat your mistakes*Your divine powers within you are your natural powers within you*An economy is composed of areas of surpluses and areas of shortages; when there is a surplus it is time to move to an area of shortage; ideally there would be no shortages and rationing in this world*
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