Yesterday's newspaper said:
* Sale of two wheelers in rural areas coming down because of dropping purchasing power.
* Kingfisher plunging into deep sea, and not to catch a fish but to be caught in the net.
* Spicejet - problems
And the other usual stories about not enough medical care reaching people in the rural areas. Not enough schools, infrastructure...etc.
Met a leading academician who has made a name for his mentoring, and he talked of how short sighted government employees were, unable to see the value of rural ventures and making their life hell... Not many would want to get into that segment.
Met a social entrepreneur today who wonders if charity is dying in India.
A full page ad asks for contributions for an old people's home...
And then I see Audis and BMWs and Mercedes on the road.
I see monthly food bills from eating out that can feed entire families for months.
We do charity, no doubt. We do as much as we can... No guilt there.
But the disparity is wide - getting wider. Can the system withstand it? For how long?
If one card topples, it brings the entire pack down.
Any thoughts, anybody, how to stop the shake up?
* Sale of two wheelers in rural areas coming down because of dropping purchasing power.
* Kingfisher plunging into deep sea, and not to catch a fish but to be caught in the net.
* Spicejet - problems
And the other usual stories about not enough medical care reaching people in the rural areas. Not enough schools, infrastructure...etc.
Met a leading academician who has made a name for his mentoring, and he talked of how short sighted government employees were, unable to see the value of rural ventures and making their life hell... Not many would want to get into that segment.
Met a social entrepreneur today who wonders if charity is dying in India.
A full page ad asks for contributions for an old people's home...
And then I see Audis and BMWs and Mercedes on the road.
I see monthly food bills from eating out that can feed entire families for months.
We do charity, no doubt. We do as much as we can... No guilt there.
But the disparity is wide - getting wider. Can the system withstand it? For how long?
If one card topples, it brings the entire pack down.
Any thoughts, anybody, how to stop the shake up?
Good observation. A valid, but troubling question. I would say enlarging the pie is the only solution. A significant jump in productivity of all resources is the first step. Identifying and systematically eliminating waste in our businesses, government and society will be the next step.
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