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[Inder Salim]

Dear all,

 I quote Marianne Knuth We are warped and narrowed, by an exclusive
devotion to trade and commerce….

 If we are unwilling to listen to an existentialist’s view on what is
Life’s core purpose of being, then we have no choice but to quote
Rattan Tata.

I believe Rattan Tata has nothing to declare except his devotion to
Trade and Commerce.  I just happen to be on the Existentialist’s side.
  One is free to be, but is Tata  ready to think about you beyond his
‘profitability’ factor.  I am afraid, NOT.

Where I am working, I am telling you from first hand experience, all
the entrepreneurs in India are big defaulters. They have virtually
crippled the Financial sector, almost, and at the same time have
deeply invested in the Private Sector, but it real estate or direct
investment.

 The time has never been so good for these defaulters to cultivate the
cream of Indian economy simply by coming closer to Bureaucrats,
Judiciary and political circles.  Examples are galore, one is
surprised to see how easy in India is to acquire land. How cheap is
Zameen, Do bigha,  of which was the umbilical cord of a small farmer,
or a possibility for landless to get their piece of land, but alas,
this Indian part of IWC ( Integrated World Capitalism ) we see how
brazenly the appropriation of this Governmental land has happened. Now
even if there is political assertion, there is no land to be
distributed to the land less, and oppressed of the our society. The
rich people have encroached upon this people’s land. Of course ,
legally.

It is true People like cars, but the saner voices in Developed World
( west ) see the car as a sign  of ugliness.

 But here in India, when there are ten thousand reasons to save the
society from other ills, I wont be surprised if Rattan Tata is chosen
for Bharat Rattan, the heights Indian Award for excellence, next year
for launching Nano.  Ha

But has there been any debate for environmental degradation which his
company and other such monsters have caused to our dear earth.  The
debate will never be initiated, simply because there is a deep nexus.
Is there a way to fix the responsibility.  Here, I am too pessimistic.

I might digress a little by sharing my personal experience about Tata
Telephone. Before I had this present MTNL BroadBand I had one Tata
connection. They charged me Rs.0.40 per minute, but the connection was
 terribly slow  and I had to lodge a complaint.  Finally after many
many phone calls I happened to talk one of the Tata guys ( he told me
so, but I doubt ) about the reasons of slow connectivity. He replied
it is just like that, but I said, look my dear Manager, I am being
charged for the duration I am on the net through your company, (Tata)
, but what do I get if after one hour I barely manage to open just a
page or so.

He said, sorry. But this ‘sorry’ story was not about one person. They
had given connections to millions without buying sufficient band width
from the Government, This is what I understand, that how these
companies rob a commoner by simply saying it is slow, just slow.
Please be patient. But they earn millions without giving anything
back.

So when Nano will be on the roads, and if you are late in office
because of terrible traffic jams, do we expect to say our bosses,
please be patient, the roads are narrow, but we have millions of
colourful Nanos on the roads.

 Or, do I expect Rattan Tata to explain why I am late to office.
Unfortunately, now I have  to start one hour early, to arrive  office
in time.

So what is net gain ?

with love and regards
inder salim


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