Attacking the symptoms of any problem never solves it. Simple commonsense tells us to attack the root of any problem if you want to finish it.
In MBA we were taught a tool for finding the root of any management problem - ‘Root Cause Analysis’ – a tool to identify the root cause of a problem. Complete Medical profession is based on this simple commonsense principle. Engineering is null and void if one does not follow it. Not even a single invention could have been possible without this principle.
But there is still a profession where you will succeed only if you disobey this principle. Yeah no points for guessing……its Politics.
As Rashmi points out that BITS Pilani has considered merit as its admission criteria for its courses, I would like to point out that this university picks up toppers from all the state and central Boards.
And how do you top in a Board??? Only if you have access to quality education and infra in the primary, matric and higher secondary levels.
Well, if politicians rectify the problems at this level, won’t they loose the core identity of their profession???
Hence reservations in BITS.
QED.
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Its more than a fuel hike.....look at a wider picture!!!
Kiruba goes to office daily on his bicycle. Among other reasons he mentions the increasing prices of fuel as one. Read his interesting post here.
By this logic....the prices of Bicycles are bound to increase, for the demand would definitely explode and increasing exponentially and the current capacity which hasn't taken the fuel price in consideration would fall short. Companies establishing their base in India will have to procure licences and Quotas shall be provided for each company for the manufacture of bicycles. All this in the name to prevent the nascent Indian Bicycle industry from the onslaught of the American, Japanese, Chinese and Korean companies.
Gradually the markets would be opened up with restricted FDIs and slowly moving towards a competitive market resulting in a slight decrease in prices (what the stock marketers say to be price correction).
Furthermore the government would find out someway to tax this rapidly increasing industry. Andhra Pradesh government would levy road tax on bicycle up to 50%. Licenses would be issued to cycle owners. New traffic and challan rules for the bicycle ‘drivers’, pillion riders and ‘rod’ riders (those who sit in the front, on the rod) would be determined (Yaar, Government has to think for the police also!!!).
Then being a natural unreplenishable product steel and iron will get short in supply and the input cost for a bicycle would increase. There would be another ‘tire for iron/steel’ scandal. And Tatas would lead again from the front by making a Rs. 1 lakh bicycle.
Some time later the uncontrollable hike in prices would make people walk to their offices and then another vicious cycle would start.
He he he…….
Written on a lighter note…….
Manish
P.S.: I am definitely going to buy one bicycle with my each months pay (investment) for the current prices are very low. Will also design a new financial instrument - "Bicycle Futures".
By this logic....the prices of Bicycles are bound to increase, for the demand would definitely explode and increasing exponentially and the current capacity which hasn't taken the fuel price in consideration would fall short. Companies establishing their base in India will have to procure licences and Quotas shall be provided for each company for the manufacture of bicycles. All this in the name to prevent the nascent Indian Bicycle industry from the onslaught of the American, Japanese, Chinese and Korean companies.
Gradually the markets would be opened up with restricted FDIs and slowly moving towards a competitive market resulting in a slight decrease in prices (what the stock marketers say to be price correction).
Furthermore the government would find out someway to tax this rapidly increasing industry. Andhra Pradesh government would levy road tax on bicycle up to 50%. Licenses would be issued to cycle owners. New traffic and challan rules for the bicycle ‘drivers’, pillion riders and ‘rod’ riders (those who sit in the front, on the rod) would be determined (Yaar, Government has to think for the police also!!!).
Then being a natural unreplenishable product steel and iron will get short in supply and the input cost for a bicycle would increase. There would be another ‘tire for iron/steel’ scandal. And Tatas would lead again from the front by making a Rs. 1 lakh bicycle.
Some time later the uncontrollable hike in prices would make people walk to their offices and then another vicious cycle would start.
He he he…….
Written on a lighter note…….
Manish
P.S.: I am definitely going to buy one bicycle with my each months pay (investment) for the current prices are very low. Will also design a new financial instrument - "Bicycle Futures".
Sunday, June 04, 2006
My first brush with Hyderabad
Well its over a month since I am here in Hyderabad but haven't been out much except for the few same old tourist destinations. I happened to shift from the hostel to the new flat yesterday and had to do a lot of buying (thanks to the handsome first pay). And believe me i am already in love with this city of Nizam. But yesterday's outing enriched me about this city more......
First lifetime experience happened when i boarded the bus. I had already read and heard a lot about ladies being conductors in buses in this area of the country and everytime the reaction was - "Gud. India is changing." But you have to experience this change to really believe it. The first reaction when she asked me for a ticked was, I just stared at her for a moment (oops I did it again). But as soon as i gained senses, I was filled with respect for the woman, a respect beyond bounds. And before I could cope with all this, as soon as I deboarded the bus.....voila...there were more like her all in almost every second bus.
The first thought which struck my mind was to have an interview with these amazing people sometime in the future. Wud definintely publish it over here.
I was also struck with the a small confusion. Now ladies who take up jobs have numerous reasons - independence, career, necessity to name a few. Now what are the reasons which push some ladies in profession like 'dancing' in beer bars, being a sex worker and to profession like this one ....... being a conductor? Is it the greed which pushes you into the former and necessity into the latter or is it the background of the people? I am not at all demeaning one profession of the other. My only reason to ask this question was that the feelings which rose in me after meeting ths lady working as a conductor were vastly different when i met a bar girl and a sex worker.
Well moving from one end of the city to the other we reached the place we were looking for the whole day...the furniture market. Short of money in cash.......couldn't find an ATM around. No doubt we had an option to swipe the card at the vendor's. But it was gonna cost us 2% of the whole amount. (People in service industry are u listening) This smart salesperson had a option for us. He simply brought his bike and took me along him to an ATm 4.5 Kms from the place to draw the money.
Man....its not that Service industry has arrived here........the culture of "Service" seems to have deeply ingrained in the People of this amazing city.
First lifetime experience happened when i boarded the bus. I had already read and heard a lot about ladies being conductors in buses in this area of the country and everytime the reaction was - "Gud. India is changing." But you have to experience this change to really believe it. The first reaction when she asked me for a ticked was, I just stared at her for a moment (oops I did it again). But as soon as i gained senses, I was filled with respect for the woman, a respect beyond bounds. And before I could cope with all this, as soon as I deboarded the bus.....voila...there were more like her all in almost every second bus.
The first thought which struck my mind was to have an interview with these amazing people sometime in the future. Wud definintely publish it over here.
I was also struck with the a small confusion. Now ladies who take up jobs have numerous reasons - independence, career, necessity to name a few. Now what are the reasons which push some ladies in profession like 'dancing' in beer bars, being a sex worker and to profession like this one ....... being a conductor? Is it the greed which pushes you into the former and necessity into the latter or is it the background of the people? I am not at all demeaning one profession of the other. My only reason to ask this question was that the feelings which rose in me after meeting ths lady working as a conductor were vastly different when i met a bar girl and a sex worker.
Well moving from one end of the city to the other we reached the place we were looking for the whole day...the furniture market. Short of money in cash.......couldn't find an ATM around. No doubt we had an option to swipe the card at the vendor's. But it was gonna cost us 2% of the whole amount. (People in service industry are u listening) This smart salesperson had a option for us. He simply brought his bike and took me along him to an ATm 4.5 Kms from the place to draw the money.
Man....its not that Service industry has arrived here........the culture of "Service" seems to have deeply ingrained in the People of this amazing city.
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