Atanu Dey, in his insightful essay – “Who Paid for My Education” – throws some light on the horrors of the Indian education system that makes the poor subsidize the rich ! Being educated entirely in India myself, I have often wondered what impact this would have on a nation like our’s. Now I know.
Tag Archives: India
Small is Beautiful
Why are SMEs small? And why is Rural India poor? I think part of the problem lies in our not being able to use *indigenous* technologies to the extent possible. There is also no dearth of Business Management graduates in this country, with business schools mushrooming in every nook and corner. Yet, a very small percentage of them end up becoming entrepreneurs or take up employment with SMEs…
Something Amiss
We were meant to work for a living, not a life. Yet, each passing day, we learn about another incident of how our “work” has eaten into the fabric of our lives, causing acidity, hypertension, stress, and now.. death! Something is seriously amiss…