[Reader-list] UID CARD BENEFIT

[Bipin Trivedi]

Dear Taha,

Since you seem very possessive about your identity, so I asked you that
question. Sorry, if you felt bad. Let me answer that your identity can
define by only one person, your MOTHER. Since, she took care and pain to
define you. Certain things you cannot define but feel it. For ex. Wind you
cannot see but feel it. All the things what we see or feel cannot define or
prove but we have to accept it with faith whoever says it. Your identity can
be defined with your physical name Taha which your mother recognize and
everyone your surrounding have to believe and put faith in your mother. In
broader prospect, you are Indian citizen that is your identity. In any
religion, our land where we live is considered as our mother. In English the
world MOTHERLAND, in Hindi BHARATMATA indicates this only. I don't know Urdu
but there must be similar world in Urdu also. Anyway, apart from philosophy
let us come to the main point.

After school, when you go to college, you have to disclose your identity by
preparing your I-card, will you deny this also? So, when you become mature
(above 18) you have to start disclosing your identity by many ways like
I-card, driving license, election photo card, passport. With your belief, I
think you must opposing recent census going on where you have to disclose so
many things, more than UID. What is your opinion for it?

Today you communicate very fast by way of mobile, internet or there is a
telecommunication revolution going on in India in very short span, why?
Because of Sam Pitroda, a technocrat. Rajiv Gandhi brought him and gave him
cabinet ministry authority. Same as Nilkeni got today. At that time also
many opposed this but Rajiv rightly remain firm and you can see the result
today. Today it is time to give ministerial portfolio to technocrat rather
to give it to politician. IAS cadre cannot fool if the Knowledgeable and
technocrat person is there and corruption also comes under control. Since,
major corruption is done by IAS officers.

You gave the ex. of doctor. But, when you go to doctor for some treatment,
you have to put faith on him/her and if you follow the treatment with doubt,
there is least chance of recovery. Since, though you take medicine
prescribed by the dr. but mentally you do not accept it. This mental
position will not allow recovery. Mind plays major role in our health. So,
when you do something new/revolutionary you have to keep faith in technocrat
specifically chosen for that purpose.

Do you have election photo card or you oppose that also and not allowed to
prepare yet? If no then let me complain to election department hahaha (take
it easy). I remember in 90's when election photo card campaign was going on,
Lalu and other similar orthodox opposed it heavily and plainly denied
applying in Bihar and other places. It is unfortunate that such a ridiculous
and so called leader ruled Bihar for 20 years. Bihar bound to remain
backward with such orthodox leadership. What is the position today, election
photo card has proven success and resulted to fair election without any
malpractices.

So, telecommunication revolution, election card success all these can be
achieved by technocrat and without identity hurdles. Same thing will be for
UID and I have no doubt of its success. Actually, these are all counted as
infrastructural development only. Along with physical infrastructure this
virtual infrastructure is equally important.

Do answer regarding recent census, you oppose this also? However, I heard
some news that it will ask for caste also. I with full heart, oppose this.
We are taking census of total human being, where the caste arises in the
picture. Such step is actually communal and spread the communalism. Sorry,
but congress again with spreading communalism.

UId financial aspect which is too high as described will be discussed in the
mail to follow.

Thanks
Bipin



-----Original Message-----
From: Taha Mehmood [mailto:2tahamehmood at googlemail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 5:41 PM
To: Shashidhar
Cc: Bipin Trivedi; sarai-list
Subject: Re: [Reader-list] UID CARD BENEFIT

Dear Bipin and Shahidhar,

Thank you for your responses.

Enumeration is fine with me. You count a person, you attach a figure.
Simple and straightforward. Any act of governance needs that. I do not
have a problem with it. Identity is a tricky issue. It's a fuzzy
issue. The word is fuzzy. Is it not vague? Does it not mean many
things? Can it be be categorized by a singular notion?

The GOI is transferring 1.5 Lakh crore rupees in the name of identity.
And Bipin I do not know who can define a unit of measurement of
identity. I am not interested in who. I am not bothered by who. Who
can be tom, dick or harry or a sita or a gita or ram or a rahim for
all I care.

I am interested in How and Why and What. So I would be glad if you
could forgo who and tell me how identity can be measured, by what
means and why those means represent a true measurement of a person's
identity?

Please allow me explain what I mean-

If the pharmacist makes a drug without going into the nature of what
constitutes the elements of that drug, what does that drug do, what
illness can it alleviate and gives that drug to a doctor and the
doctor prescribes that drug to you without diagnosing you, without
verifying the nature of your illness and without establishing whether
this drug is the only drug amongst all the drugs which are available
in a market which can alleviate your illness.

Will you take that drug Bipin? Simply because a doctor of medicine has
given it to you? Will you be so charmed by the packaging of the drug
that you will suspend doubt? Will you be so in awe of man in white
clothes that you will give in because the name tag in front of his
room says MD MBBS?  Or will you allow doubt to enter, Bipin? Think!

In the similar manner, can we not think about the people of India as a
body? Are we not told that some parts of our body are getting weak
because they are not nourished? Are we not prescribed a medicine in
the name of UID? Is it not our responsibility to doubt, both as
individuals and as a collective, to assess whether such a drug is good
or not? Because if it a bad drug it might effect the life of our
entire body which includes you and me Bipin. Who would we blame then,
Bipin. Governments come and go. That's the nature of governance. But
we are here to stay. That's the nature of people.

UID is build on the idea of identity. Identity is a fuzzy notion. It
is a vague idea. It means many things to many people. It might mean
one thing to many people. It might also mean many things to one
person. Or it might mean nothing to no one. or every thing to every
one. In every case the meaning, the nature of identity is
inconsistent. Should we not allow this inconsistency in meaning of
identity to remain?

Warm regards

Taha