Golden Pen of Freedom Award
World Association of Newspapers is holding its 62nd Congress in Hyderabad. The awardee incidentally, is Mr. Najam Sethi. Anyone who clicks the link will find that (!!!!!!!!) he is from Pakistan. Now , in addition to the usual issues of Jaswant Singh, Kashmir etc. on which he will be forced to give an opinion on, it will be good if he manages to motivate some of the famous channels to reduce sensationalism and do some hard work outside the cities. E.g. Can someone work on the Naxalite movement please?
India's Divide
I get a feeling that the so called intelligentia of India is actually an intellectual elite .
Background events: The great shock in Indian cities on UPA winning the general elections 2009, persopnal observation that people around me seem to know more about Hurricane Katrina than Cyclone Aila,the occurings in Lalgarh,
Main event: Discovery Atlas, A nice show.
Basically, The indian episode concentrated on only 3 people:
- A young boy becoming a priest in Haridwar
- A cable operator in Dharavi
- A marriage organiser in Delhi.
The italian episode concentrated on:
- A young wannabe Palio Jockey in Siena
- A race car driver in Rome
- A freediver in Sicily
- A mountaineer in the Alps
- A fashion designer in Milan
- A Gondolier in Venice
Now my question is : Why only three for India? Given that India is considered to be a land of great diversity: The makers of discovery Atlas, or specifically the "India experts" they must have consulted (I believe they did given that there are country specific narrators) do not know enough different stories among Indians . To me the most logical explanation is that they themselves have not much idea of India outside stereotypes and big cities. One of my friends from a Big city admitted that till a recent trip to Kashmir, he had not visited any village !!
The "educated" middle class of India seem out of touch from the others , I am not asking for any kind of " oh those wretched brothers" sympathy which a lot of people seem very eager to show . I am asking for recognition that there are thses other ways and means of living which people follow .I want to know more about my country and expect the so called experts to help me . Till recently the wiki pedia article on Folklore of India was filled more with info on the "folklorists" than the main subject itself.
Markets seem long
The recent upmove has been very Scary, Only one negative day. there are theories floating around; My favorite one is that Indian Mutual funds are suing up all the cash they were sitting on since they need to show good year end performance (I do not understand why Indian mutual fund buying would drive up world Indices). To me, the market has bottomed out and I am convinced (enough to take positions) after Nifty broke 3000 that this is THE relief rally and markets can go even upto 4000.
Obama: War against Cynicism
"whatever the opinion polls say, the white americans will never vote for a nigger"
If you ever interview these fellows they will describe themselves as optimists , but they are pathetic cynical fellows. There only utility to the scociety is the humour that the occasional wit that cynicism brings out. Still ,we see them doing well in leadership roles in the society.
I beg to differ from these fellows.
I believe that Obama is a man driven by Ideas and part time education from the "Hard knocks " school of Life. I was surprised that he did not make Hillary his running mate. I believe strongly she will be in his cabinet (Yes I believe Obama will win). I also expect a very hard first year for him, his change and Bipartisanship agenda derailed by narrow minded cynics who managed to get themselves elected will play turf politics.But that will help identify and isolate them. I do not see a miracle, but something close in the next four years.
Markets seem short
I will not even go to the point of how many DMAs have been cut by Nifty on it's way down. The Lehmann happenings, uncertainity over Financial and manufacturing Giants will mena that the FII will want pull back on all "Illiquid " and "High Yield" stuff with Flight for quality.This can bring Nifty this expiry down low ... very low.The Bear market in India in now a fact rather than a conjecture. Bye bye 21000 Sensex for some years.
J Vinay is a Mastermind
The four aspects that make up this personality type are:
Summary of Masterminds
- Visionaries who put energy into achieving their goals
- Prefer to work independently and dislike inefficiency
- Think of themselves as logical, thorough, and bright
- Values practicality and common sense above ideas and theories
More about Masterminds
Masterminds create a vision for the future by gathering and organising information. They then develop strategies to achieve their goals. They have a rare gift for looking at almost anything and seeing how it can be improved. These skills and the Masterminds' high standards often allow them to reach leadership positions at work.
Mastermind is the least common personality type in the UK, according to a nationwide survey.
Masterminds value independence and prefer to work on their own. Once they have decided on a course of action, Masterminds rarely change their minds, although they can be persuaded by clear reasoning by someone they respect.
In situations where they can't use their talents or are unappreciated, Masterminds may cut themselves off from a group and criticize people who don't understand their plans. Under extreme stress, Masterminds may overindulge in sensory experiences like eating, shopping or watching television.
Masterminds often have an unusual sense of humour, which arises from their ability to spot surprising links between seemingly unconnected facts.
Mastermind Careers
Masterminds are drawn to jobs requiring logical analysis or abstract thinking common in science or technical fields.
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