A new trend of campaigns, courtesy technology, allows the public to take action against politicians and corporations. It signals better times ahead as the real power now seems to vest with the common man.
Pratik Kanjilal, Publisher of The Little Magazine
pratik@littlemag.com
Hindustan Times, Mumbai, January 24, 2009, Page 10
This article encourages people to take up issues and advocate the viewpoints through email and sms campaigns. One does not have to depend exclusively on the print media journalists
Friday, January 23, 2009
Emphasize Representing People
Politician at any level in a democracy is a representative of the opinion of people. Both political party members and elected representatives need to have systems in place to accumulate public opinion within their constituency.
Unfortunately such systems are not visible.
There is more emphasis in media as well as in party and government affairs on the leadership and authority and the role of representing people is almost forgotten.
There is a need to emphasize representing people in democratic systems.
Unfortunately such systems are not visible.
There is more emphasis in media as well as in party and government affairs on the leadership and authority and the role of representing people is almost forgotten.
There is a need to emphasize representing people in democratic systems.
Monarchy Out, Democray In, But Dynasty is Entrenched
Democracies have to take steps to prevent emergence of dynasties.
1. A close family relative should not be allowed to take up a political executive office immediately after resignation, retirement, or death of an existing person in position. A gap of ten years or two general elections gap should be recommended.
2. Two members of a family cannot be in same legislative body simultaneously.
1. A close family relative should not be allowed to take up a political executive office immediately after resignation, retirement, or death of an existing person in position. A gap of ten years or two general elections gap should be recommended.
2. Two members of a family cannot be in same legislative body simultaneously.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Women Officers in Defence to get Permanent Commission
Women Officers in Indian Defence Forces
Service Women Officers - Total officers
Army------945--------------35,377
Airforce--739--------------10,563
Navy------236---------------7,336
August 5 2008
The armed forces agreed in principle to give women officers permanent commission
Service Women Officers - Total officers
Army------945--------------35,377
Airforce--739--------------10,563
Navy------236---------------7,336
August 5 2008
The armed forces agreed in principle to give women officers permanent commission
Monday, June 2, 2008
Definition of Poor People - Europe
I just came across an article in Economic Times of 9 February 2008.
The article was written by Yuri Medvedev. It presents some highlights from a report by Alexel Shevyakov, director of the Social and Economic Population Studies Institute to the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The article mentions that in Europe the powerty indicator is a relative one based on average per capita income of the country.
The poor include people whose incomes are less than 60% of the average per capita income in the country.
Such a definition forces the government and social organizations to think of distribution also along with growth.
Some more information of relative definition of poverty
Research into present-day poverty adopts countless different approaches, many of which fail to do justice to its complexity. Such is the case, for example, with the "basic necessities" approach used to define poverty in the US, where households are considered poor if their income does not cover the minimum expenditure required to satisfy a number of basic needs. Some other income-based approaches are relativistic: the dividing line is drawn somewhere between 50% and 60% of the average income for a given country. In addition, there are definitions used by politicians, subjectivist approaches reflecting public opinion, and approaches based on investigating how people manage to survive without basic goods and services.
http://mondediplo.com/1999/09/06poverty
The article was written by Yuri Medvedev. It presents some highlights from a report by Alexel Shevyakov, director of the Social and Economic Population Studies Institute to the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The article mentions that in Europe the powerty indicator is a relative one based on average per capita income of the country.
The poor include people whose incomes are less than 60% of the average per capita income in the country.
Such a definition forces the government and social organizations to think of distribution also along with growth.
Some more information of relative definition of poverty
Research into present-day poverty adopts countless different approaches, many of which fail to do justice to its complexity. Such is the case, for example, with the "basic necessities" approach used to define poverty in the US, where households are considered poor if their income does not cover the minimum expenditure required to satisfy a number of basic needs. Some other income-based approaches are relativistic: the dividing line is drawn somewhere between 50% and 60% of the average income for a given country. In addition, there are definitions used by politicians, subjectivist approaches reflecting public opinion, and approaches based on investigating how people manage to survive without basic goods and services.
http://mondediplo.com/1999/09/06poverty
Friday, May 16, 2008
Gandhi's Trusteeship Concept - Followers
For a brief on philosophy please visit
http://kvssnrao-pss.blogspot.com/2008/05/gandhis-philosophy-on-trusteeship.html
Aditya Birla Group, believes in the trusteeship concept of management.
1 September 2007
The exhibition is an initiative of Aditya Birla Group, which believes in the trusteeship concept of management. Since the trusteeship concept was the concept of Gandhi, Aditya Birla Group has taken up this initiative says Bharat Parekh of Aditya Birla Group.
A multimedia digital exhibition titled 'Eternal Gandhi' was rolled off in February last. In the exhibition a touch of the installation by a visitor gives him feel of life, message and the time of Gandhi. Explaining the concept the Project director Ranjit Makkauni said the project explores modern art, design and interactive technology as a medium of cultural continuity, reviving the values by which India obtained freedom. It also redefined those values in order to animate modern products and design. It has in all 50 installations each presenting an aspect of Gandhi and his era. From Mohandas to Mahatma is the timeline browser which tells us pictorially about the important events in the life of Gandhi. One has to just slide a piece of cardboard to see the timeline in digital form. In praise of Gandhi, dolls representing world leaders allow a visitor to playback quotes on the contribution of Gandhi. The Vaishnav hands installation allows a visitor to explore the meanings and interpretations of the Vaishnavjan to hymn. The moment one touches E-prison one sees scenes of Gandhi's life in prison through three interactive prison rods. There is an installation of Ashram which tells ashram's story. The moment one touches a part of ashram a fact about Gandhi's ashram emerges on screen. The global Gandhi installation is an anthropomorphic computer; it can listen, see, speak with and understand its environment and you within its range. Here it expounds the global Gandhi, Gandhi as seen by contemporary histories and academics in relation to current day values and the needs of the people
http://www.gujaratindia.com/Media/newsdetail.aspx?News_id=877
Jamanalal Bajaj
Jamanalal dedicated much of his wealth to the poor. He felt this inherited wealth was a sacred trust to be used for the benefit of the people. This was in line with the trusteeship concept proposed by Gandhi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamnalal_Bajaj
A book
Gandhi's Trusteeship : Concept and Relevance
Kapoor, A.
ISBN: 81-7100-496-2
1993 120 pp
Deep and Deep Publications
Tata's role in trusteeship
The Asian Age — March 12, 2005
What, exactly, does trusteeship mean?
"Under it, all wealth is a social trust and every individual the employer, the engineer or even the ordinary mistry — is a trustee, entitled to its proper utilisation for the common good. True to the ideals of its founder, the House of Tata always promoted the concept," said Jayaprakash Narayan.
Jamsetji Tata, driven by visions of a vibrant, industrialised India, set the pace with the right idea that patchwork philanthropy — giving clothes to some and food to others — was not the right approach for a robust future. It was with this in mind that he launched the JN Tata Endowment Scheme for higher education in 1892, which supported future administrators, scientists, doctors, lawyers and engineers.
By 1924, over a third of Indian officials in the Indian Civil Service were Tata scholars. This roster also includes illustrious names like scientist Dr Raja Ramanna and former President K.R. Narayanan. The sons of the founder proved worthy torchbearers of concern for the community. The Tata Group is unique among Indian industrial groups, in that 63 per cent of the capital of the present firm, Tata Sons Limited, is held by Tata philanthropic trusts, endowed by Sir Dorabji Tata and Sir Ratan Tata, the two sons of Jamsetji Tata.
Sir Dorabji left behind most of his personal wealth, including substantial shareholdings in Tata Sons, Indian Hotels and allied companies, his landed property and his wife's jewellery to the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, registered a few months before his death. The trust is best known for promoting six pioneering institutions of national importance.
Sir Ratan Tata, who supported Mahatma Gandhi and Gopal Krishna Gokhale with funds, left directives in his will for his wealth to be used for basic and advanced education, primary and preventive health, rural livelihood and communities, art and culture ad public initiatives. The trust named after him was established in 1918. The fund prioritises projects based in rural India and those that involve the advancement of women and children.
http://www.tata.com/tata_sons/media/20050312_trusteeship.htm
http://kvssnrao-pss.blogspot.com/2008/05/gandhis-philosophy-on-trusteeship.html
Aditya Birla Group, believes in the trusteeship concept of management.
1 September 2007
The exhibition is an initiative of Aditya Birla Group, which believes in the trusteeship concept of management. Since the trusteeship concept was the concept of Gandhi, Aditya Birla Group has taken up this initiative says Bharat Parekh of Aditya Birla Group.
A multimedia digital exhibition titled 'Eternal Gandhi' was rolled off in February last. In the exhibition a touch of the installation by a visitor gives him feel of life, message and the time of Gandhi. Explaining the concept the Project director Ranjit Makkauni said the project explores modern art, design and interactive technology as a medium of cultural continuity, reviving the values by which India obtained freedom. It also redefined those values in order to animate modern products and design. It has in all 50 installations each presenting an aspect of Gandhi and his era. From Mohandas to Mahatma is the timeline browser which tells us pictorially about the important events in the life of Gandhi. One has to just slide a piece of cardboard to see the timeline in digital form. In praise of Gandhi, dolls representing world leaders allow a visitor to playback quotes on the contribution of Gandhi. The Vaishnav hands installation allows a visitor to explore the meanings and interpretations of the Vaishnavjan to hymn. The moment one touches E-prison one sees scenes of Gandhi's life in prison through three interactive prison rods. There is an installation of Ashram which tells ashram's story. The moment one touches a part of ashram a fact about Gandhi's ashram emerges on screen. The global Gandhi installation is an anthropomorphic computer; it can listen, see, speak with and understand its environment and you within its range. Here it expounds the global Gandhi, Gandhi as seen by contemporary histories and academics in relation to current day values and the needs of the people
http://www.gujaratindia.com/Media/newsdetail.aspx?News_id=877
Jamanalal Bajaj
Jamanalal dedicated much of his wealth to the poor. He felt this inherited wealth was a sacred trust to be used for the benefit of the people. This was in line with the trusteeship concept proposed by Gandhi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamnalal_Bajaj
A book
Gandhi's Trusteeship : Concept and Relevance
Kapoor, A.
ISBN: 81-7100-496-2
1993 120 pp
Deep and Deep Publications
Tata's role in trusteeship
The Asian Age — March 12, 2005
What, exactly, does trusteeship mean?
"Under it, all wealth is a social trust and every individual the employer, the engineer or even the ordinary mistry — is a trustee, entitled to its proper utilisation for the common good. True to the ideals of its founder, the House of Tata always promoted the concept," said Jayaprakash Narayan.
Jamsetji Tata, driven by visions of a vibrant, industrialised India, set the pace with the right idea that patchwork philanthropy — giving clothes to some and food to others — was not the right approach for a robust future. It was with this in mind that he launched the JN Tata Endowment Scheme for higher education in 1892, which supported future administrators, scientists, doctors, lawyers and engineers.
By 1924, over a third of Indian officials in the Indian Civil Service were Tata scholars. This roster also includes illustrious names like scientist Dr Raja Ramanna and former President K.R. Narayanan. The sons of the founder proved worthy torchbearers of concern for the community. The Tata Group is unique among Indian industrial groups, in that 63 per cent of the capital of the present firm, Tata Sons Limited, is held by Tata philanthropic trusts, endowed by Sir Dorabji Tata and Sir Ratan Tata, the two sons of Jamsetji Tata.
Sir Dorabji left behind most of his personal wealth, including substantial shareholdings in Tata Sons, Indian Hotels and allied companies, his landed property and his wife's jewellery to the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, registered a few months before his death. The trust is best known for promoting six pioneering institutions of national importance.
Sir Ratan Tata, who supported Mahatma Gandhi and Gopal Krishna Gokhale with funds, left directives in his will for his wealth to be used for basic and advanced education, primary and preventive health, rural livelihood and communities, art and culture ad public initiatives. The trust named after him was established in 1918. The fund prioritises projects based in rural India and those that involve the advancement of women and children.
http://www.tata.com/tata_sons/media/20050312_trusteeship.htm
Thursday, May 15, 2008
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