[Reader-list] On my view of Nandan Nilkeni

[Bipin Trivedi]

Dear Taha,

My mind is clear that UID project must be implemented. I have no doubt about
that project and that is what I asked you that question. Since from your
posting you have reservation with Nilkeni, but what about your view for
implementing UID project irrespective of Nilkeni?

Thanks
Bipin



-----Original Message-----
From: Taha Mehmood [mailto:2tahamehmood at googlemail.com] 
Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 1:23 PM
To: Bipin Trivedi
Cc: sarai-list
Subject: Re: On my view of Nandan Nilekani

Dear Bipin,

Thank you for taking pains to repeat a para again.

But first I would like to answer your question:

 But you have not given answer to my question. So, according to you let the
> Nilkeni leave this project of UID and in that case, do you believe that
this
> project will not go ahead? No, it will go ahead then also with some other
> alternative.  What will be your stand in that case?

You see I am a researcher. Mostly I scavenge around for ideas,
opinions, views, perspectives, notions, beliefs and so on. Sometimes I
share with others what I think. I am really sorry as you can clearly
see that it is outside the purview of my very limited abilities as a
lowly scavenger of ideas to tell you exactly what will happen to a
post related to a department of an organization which also appears to
distribute fake identities belonging to the Government of India. Why
don't you tell me what do you have in mind?

You write-

For mental satisfaction probably one may not distribute his own wealth
(however after reaching more than sufficient wealth level one will make
small portion of his wealth by way of charity), but definitely like to give
some honorary service without any wealth greed for their fullest mental
satisfaction.

Could I ask what's your premise for this view? Can you please give me
a precedent in India for this? Please bear in mind we will have to
look for a very wealthy industrialist probably a billionaire who is
given a post with privileges equivalent to a Cabinet rank minster and
entrusted with a responsibility to re-distribute wealth which is
probably thirty-forty times the size of his own wealth. If you cannot
find any precedent then it's alright. We can live with that.

Warm regards

Taha