When an Indian-born economist from Berkeley – Atanu Dey – first wrote about coming back to India to implement his RISC model, I was excited. After a few months of sweat and grime, the movement has started taking shape. This week, its online presence was launched at Deeshaa.com.
George Monbiot, writing in the Guardian Unlimited, provides a refreshing new perspective on the issue of outsourcing jobs to developing nations : Indian workers can outcompete British workers today because Britain smashed their ability to compete in the past.
In a recent column in Business World, Mahesh Murthy expounds some not-so-pleasant truths about business schools in India : My own (b-school) experience tells me : Each one of these truths is a gem !
I chanced upon an insightful essay in Business Standard today. In it, a 1988 alumnus of IIM (A) and now Senior General Manager (ICICI Bank) – Madhabi Puri Bach – has put forth her views on what is missing in today’s business schools. They seemed to echo my own thoughts on the subject.
I have been following the blog of an Indian-born Economist from Berekeley who goes by the name of Atanu Dey. Naturally, when I read that he’s coming to India, I wrote to him telling him that I would love to meet him some time. As it turns out, last night I had the pleasure of having dinner with him!
A few days ago, Atanu Dey from Berkeley wrote about his concept of the Compulsory National Service : Volunteerism is the answer to many of India’s problem. Some people have resources, others don’t. The former could spare some of their resources to help the latter. This exchange or trade would in time benefit those who receive and those who give as well.
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.
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…
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…
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