india - the caged phoenix

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The Caged PhoenixThe Caged Phoenix

by KK Sharmaby KK Sharma


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The Paradox

How is that the Indians are sofastidiously clean but India is

so dirty??

Do we belong to cat family?


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The history of Phoenix Egyptian mythology, a mythical sacred firebird.

Said to live for 500, 1461 or for 12594 years (depending on the source),

A male bird with beautiful gold and red plumage.

End of its life-cycle builds itself a nest of cinnamon twigs and ignites;

both nest and bird burn fiercely and are reduced to ashes, from which a

new, young phoenix arises.

The new phoenix embalms the ashes of the old phoenix in an egg made

of myrrh and deposits it in Heliopolis ("the city of the sun"), Egypt.

The bird was also said to regenerate when hurt or wounded by a foe,

thus being almost immortal and invincible - a symbol of fire and divinity.


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The caging parameters Rise and fall of phoenix

Connection between rich and the poor

The facts Consensus politics

How to make the phoenix fly again

Challenges The surge effect

India of tomorrow flying again!!!!

PreviewPreview


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Missing connection between rich and the poor

Gap between Intellectual capital and merchant capital From vibrant village to patronage afflictions

The political class and leadership

Poor state of the State in social sector..

State of education Taxila/Patliputra to AICTE/PTU Weakening institutions Legislature, judiciary and

executive

Thriving parallel economy

Hemmed in nation unable to break out of S Asia. Caste parameters

Suspicious and frustrated citizens

Raging wars within

The caging parameters


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Rise and Fall of PhoenixRise and Fall of Phoenixcitizens confidence in nation-state

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The restraining forcesThe restraining forces

Social disparities Neglected social sector and poor implementation

Lack of inclusive growth

Corruption

Regional and intra state developmental imbalances

Lack of discipline and civic sense

Political rot and absence of leadership

Patronage and crony politics Mobocracy vs meritocracy.


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Connecting the rich to the poorConnecting the rich to the poor

Interlinked contraries slums and skyscrapers

Vote and forget public

5 lakh villages, Mandal surveyed only 810only 810.

Patornising western ethnocentrism

For a sociology and not culturology of India.

Caste polity in villages rule of high priests Agriculture and farmer


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Agricultural Subsidy (US $)

India 66

Japan 26,000

USA 21,000 OECD countries 11,000


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Some facts

30% urban population; 70% semi rural and rural. 500,000 villages in 628 districts, 28 states plus 7 UTs.

72,000 slums

15% population in slums

160,000 students go abroad to study US $10 b to 12 b.

Tax payers 3 cr; population 112 cr.

83 cr (77%) earn less than Rs 100 per day

Intolerant mobs ever increasing public property damage

8 Lakhs under trials; 2 lakhs convicts in jails.

With spending capacity of Rs150 pd - you are in the middle class.With spending capacity of Rs150 pd - you are in the middle class.


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Some facts Vocational training of work force India 5%, Germany 70%, Japan 80%,

S Korea 95%.

Engineers 112,000 per annum against US 137,000.

Cellphones 220 millions, China - 470 million.

6 million households (total 177 m 3.7%) own cars and jeeps. 4.5 million

US citizens below poverty line own cars, 290,000 more than two. In US

237.4 million registered cars.

Thailand 27 cars per 1000, Malaysia - 147; India - 7.

Car productions:

GM 5.7 million in 2006. Toyota 6.8 m Ford 3.4 m Tata 0.19 million Maruti 0.744 m

M&M 0.14 m.


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Consensus of politics Acceptance of Mandal Commission.

Parliamentary privileges, retirement benefits, travel and upkeepallowances

Hostility towards judiciary.

Against the eradication of undemocratic laws that curtail civilliberties.

Supporting establishment of SEZ. Allowing NPAs.

No initiative on judicial or police reforms.

Lip service on higher education and collapsing public educationsystem.

No reforms in election funding and defection. Allowing bicameral assemblies in some states.

Allowing criminals into politics.

Lack of willingness to prosecute political or communal murderers.


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The Hindu Concept of Dirt

How is that the Indians are so fastidiously clean but India is so dirty?? Forbes study ranks India as a dirt capital of the world.

Mumbai and Delhi among 25 dirtiest capital cities.

No correlation of poverty with filth.

Washington, London or Paris were same in 1800s

Concept of anything that touches the ground is dirty.

Historical mystery of god-men

Indian Holy Cow.

Goddess to sati to female feticide


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Making the Phoenix Fly

Fundamental rethink of fundamentals.

Multi-tiered approach, rejection of cultural otherness.

Task of intellectual to expose and criticise and not rejoice or gloat.

Un-organised sector 92% of the employees.

Infrastructure and development.

Work ethics, discipline, eradication of corruption..

Look at China and Chinese products in every corner of the world.

Improved efficiency and productiveness to reach that level.


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Challenges Education meaningful and universal

Health and sanitation

Corruption

Democracy at grass root level

Development as agenda for the nation

Infrastructure as agenda for the government

Good governance

HDI

GDP

World power


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Sensex Movement one year


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Sensex Movement 5 years


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60 years to $1 tn; 10 to $3 tn

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Doubling of per capita income

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1972-82 3.5 1.2 571982-92 5.2 3.0 23

1992-02 6.0 3.9 18

2002-09 8.4 5.9 12

2010-20 8.5+(?) 6.5 (?) 6 (?)


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Percentage share in GDP

Services Industry Agro andalliedactivities

2000-01 57 20 23

2008-09 63 20 17

2019-20 71 17 12


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Savings and consumption

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1979-80 19.8

1989-90 21.893-98

55 34 12 -81999-2000 24.8 98-03 58 27 12 14

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Demographic Dividends

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The enabling forces

Demography from a burden to strength

1991 IMF advised us and arm-twisted

2009 RBI and GOI advised IMF.

World economy Jul-Sep negative growth, India 7.9%.

From being market driven companies to driving the markets (KM Birla).

Trade as %ge of GDP by 2009 40%.

Share in new jobs in the world economy during 2005-20 30%, (China

14% and US 3%).

Social spending 1992 (8,500cr to 1,00,000 cr in 2010)


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Signs that the Phoenix will fly

Social orientation through inclusive growth plans. No terrorist strike after 26/11.

Global Inc. recognises the potential.

Seat on all high tables G8, G77, COP15, ASEAN, ARF, IORC, P5,Eco Summits.

BASIC or BRIC lead.

Indian multi-nationals.

Ring of fire getting roasted in own fire.

Extremely high confidence level

Twitter and young politicians change.. Initiative by civil society.

Blaring medianasty but useful.

Increasing transparency


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Flat WorldFlat World The business world has been flattened by globalization, changing

demographics, ubiquity of technology, and regulatory compliance.

Conducting business in this level playing field requires a change in

mindset, strategies and operations.

To harness the opportunities of the Flat World, companies must

address four shifts

Optimize Cost to Fuel Growth

Think Faster Innovation

Think Money from Information

Think Winning in the Turns.


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Infosys Tomorrows Global Company

The survival and success of tomorrows global

company is bound integrally to the health of a

complex global system composed of three

interdependent sub-systems the natural

environment, the social and political system,

and the global economy. Global companies

play a role in all three and they require all threeto flourish.
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