Hum fit toh India fit

#Hum fit toh India fit Amidst the HUHA of FIFA guess who made the headlines worldwide. Our own native baby Yoga .But as the world celebrated the international yoga day somewhere India has not been able to preserve and explore the endless spectrum of advantages Yoga brings to the table. Yoga the golden legacy is most underutilized art in its own motherland. The west has understood the importance of this physical, mental and spiritual discipline. Moreover they have also been able to customise and commercialize it to suit their palate. For example there is an entire paraphernalia associated to make yoga a comfortable experience. You have a wide range of clothes to choose from, yoga mats of different textures, colours and cool comfortable places of practice are called studios which have personal trainers. Irony right as yoga was an art form to be performed in austerity to attain peace and nirvana. So now are very own country is buying this westernized yoga instead of going back to the roots and understanding in the true sense our golden legacy. How do we do it?? Like they say back to the basics. Yoga should be made a compulsory 15 minutes activity in government and private educational institutions. It has countless benefits, for instance it helps kids to concentrate better therefore they can perform better in their day to day curriculum. Another action point could be to make yoga compulsory of all government and private offices, Banks, medical institutions, municipal corporations etc . . . . It must be a mandatory 15 minute activity. In fact for starters and to set it as an emphatic example Prime minister along with the entire parliament and his entourage of bureaucrats should start doing this every morning and it should telecast live on the national network. That would be the genuine and true spirit of the challenge; # Hum fit toh India fit

Rural development

Developing India
The economic gap between the urban and the rural sector is increasing exponentially .Success stories of fresh economic trends such as micro financing and increase in number of tiny industries in the rural sectors suggest that there is a huge untouched market at the foundation of the economic pyramid .
The rural and cottage industries which constitute the indigenous sector of our industries are spread through out the length and breadth of our country. Various designs to sustain, modernize and further develop these industries are being taken today .Small scale industry is playing a pivotal role for in balancing the regional economic development. It contributes almost 40% of the gross industrial value added in the Indian economy.
It has been projected that a million Rs. of investment in fixed assets in the small scale sector produces 4.62 million worth of goods or services with an approximate value addition of ten percentage points.
The most important advantage of tiny industries is that it generates employment in the rural sector which reduces the migration of youth to urban area in hunt for bread and butter. Non-metallic products contributed 22.7% to employment generated in rural areas. Food Products account for 21.1%, Wood Products and Chemicals and chemical products share between them 17.5%.
Prospect in tiny industries
Government of India is trying to all possible methods to create favorable environment for tiny industries. Below are listed few of the initiatives
• Less Capital demanding
• Widespread Promotion & Support by Government
• Reservation for restricted Manufacture by small scale sector
• Plan Profiles
• Funding - Finance & Subsidies
• Machinery Procurement
• Raw Material Procurement
• Manpower Training
• Technical & Managerial skills
• Tooling & Testing support
• Reservation for Exclusive Purchase by Government
• Export Promotion
• Growth in demand in the domestic market size due to overall economic growth
• Increasing Export Potential for Indian products
• Growth in Requirements for subsidiary units due to the increase in number of Greenfield units coming up in the large scale sector. Small industry sector has performed exceedingly well and enabled our country to achieve a wide measure of industrial growth and diversification.
Thus we see that this is the right time to tap the opportunities in the tiny industry sector. In fact Karnataka boasts of a number of motivational success stories of rural entrepreneurship
Small Industries Service Institute, Bangalore with its Branch Office at Mangalore, looks after the needs of existing/prospective entrepreneurs in the small scale sector in 13 districts out of 20 districts of the State of Karnataka.
Workshops and laboratories attached to SISI, and Branch Institute provide common facility services to small scale units in different trades viz. general engineering works, chemical, leather, electrical and electronics.
Seminars and workshops are organized in regular intervals in order to educate the entrepreneurs about existing demand of products and changing trends of economy. The rural sector has to be made aware of the policies framed for their benefits.
Even technical training required for skill development courses are conducted in the fields like synthetic detergents, screen printing, incense stick making, soldering techniques and blue print reading, machinist, Chemical laboratory rendered product development services to 39 entrepreneurs and many of them have started their units. Product development on office paste, floor cleaner, synthetic camphor, kumkum powder, red oxide, metal paste, primer rubber milk adhesive, toilet cleaner was done on specific request of entrepreneurs in the chemical laboratory. Manufacture of small transformers, plastic toys, hosiery knitting, etc is provided by skilled technicians.
Silk rearing in Sidlaghatta. (Karnataka)


Home based agarbatti making industries in ULLAL. (Karnataka)

Proper guidance through consultancies and experts has helped these industries to formulate a concrete growth plan. Consultancy services rendered

The Institute provided consultancy services in different fields at different levels to existing and prospective entrepreneurs during the year 1998-99 as under:
S. No. Type of assistance At unit premises At SISI
Br. SISI Through correspondence Total
1. Technical 313 5020 728 7061
2. Managerial 15 1055 70 1140
3. Economic & Statistical 80 1600 60 1740
4. Assistance to start new industries 30 4294 142 4466
Total 438 11969 900 14407

Problems encountered by tiny industries.
Though the government is doing a lot to promote these industries a mammoth work has still to be done for modernization and up gradation of this sector.
Marketing of the products manufactured is most important. Proper showcase of the goods fetches good price .The government should organize special trade fairs where this sector can exhibit there merchandise and get further business.
Export of the products will help to bring giant buyers to the local market. The small businessmen should be made aware of the export policies and government should train these people to make there goods of international standards’ very good example of this is the manufacturing hub of China which changed the face of China’s economy for ever.
Infrastructure of the rural areas must be improved .Geographical barriers should be overcome so that the buyer can reach the rustic countryside. The tiny industries product sales should not be restricted to the local market .proper roads, transportation services, power supply etc must be provided so that this industry can grow.
Procurement of raw material must be made simpler .the government should strive to provide this sector the raw materials in subsidized rates. It can be done through cooperative societies or the village panchayats.Good quality raw material should be provided so that the quality of the product is not compromised with.
Financial assistance is the founding stone for rural sector .the concept of micro financing has benefited the tiny industries. Banks should give loans directly to the entrepreneurs so that they do have to borrow money from the greedy loan sharks who give money on high interest rates.
Market survey, quality improvement and strategy development is very essential for the survival of this unorganized sector. The government should from time to time educate the people about the evolution of the demands of the markets so that this sector should not suffer due to lack of knowledge.
Thus we see that while many rural areas continue to experience depopulation and economic decline, others are facing rapid in-migration, as well as employment and income growth. Much of this growth is due to the presence and use of amenity resources, broadly defined as qualities of a region that make it an attractive place to live and work. The government should try its best to support this so that India can spearhead its growth to become a developed nation from a developing one.

THE BUCK STOPS HERE

Actually I have no idea where the buck stops. Once upon a time Rajiv Gandhi's 64cr scam which by the way is still being probed looked huge but now Raja ji beats all .The uncrowned king of scamsters has made India poorer by just 170,000 Cr.

Is corruption synonymous to the political infrastructure of our motherland? Recently a CWG official who is neck deep in the scam involving the most uncommon wealth games said"Thoda bahut to chalta hai".Do you have an idea how much this so called Thoda has cost the common Indian taxpayer's pocket? A whooping 70,000cr by the official figures. If this is Thoda ,I hope to live to see what is bahut?
Irony lies in the fact that same common man forgot all about the loot of his hard earned money after the eye wash provided by the opening and closing ceremony of the games. Just today the newspaper reads about an IAS official who demanded sex or money as bribe to clear files which came to him for consideration.
Every week a new scam is unearthed. Like the Friday movie release the breaking news débuts a fresh skeleton from the cuboard.And believe me the more I read the more I feel that it’s just the tip of the iceberg. Even god may not have the exact figures about the amount of money these tainted politicians may have stacked in their Swiss bank lockers.
Thus the million dollar question is when this chalta hai attitude will will evolve into bas bahut ho gaya.
So is the situation grim?
YES
Is the law of the land strong enough to bring these khadi clad culprits to book?
YES
When and how that’s a conclusion Ill love to pen down someday.

Book ,TV or Internet

"If you read a lot of books you are considered well read
But if you watch a lot of TV, you’re not considered well viewed."
Lily Tomlin
Well yes this statement is so true .In today’s world where the craving for knowledge ,information and entertainment is so high don't you feel a little left out if you just sit back with a book; where as on the other hand your idiot box may provide you all these three in a package in just a few minutes.
Children know so much because of television and so by not allowing them to watch TV I think parents would be shunning their own kiddos from an exposure which cannot be fathomed.
There was a time when people thought that TV was killing books and now is the time when there is a huge debate that internet is killing the books.
The truth is all the three have their own merits and demerits .And as far as books are concerned neither TV nor internet can match the depth of knowledge provided by the books.
Or for that matter don't you enjoy reading your favorite author sitting lazily on Sunday afternoon on your favorite couch. Nothing can beat a nice book read when you are on a journey.
Concluding just want to say that all the three TV, INTERNET, and BOOKS have their own group of takers.
So what’s my take? Well all the three dishes on the platter are great you just need to enjoy them at the right time and in the right proportion

Musings

Hello blog,
I know its been long since I cared to pay you a visit leave alone acknowledging your presence by postings.Last year I had been too busy because of a new addition to my life.These days everything is about my angel and life and its priorities have changed drastically.Still this year I will try to pay you regular visits .Lets see.

INVINCIBLE MIND by Arati Katre

Its not every day that we come across books like this one and frankly speaking I am not a person who would pick up a hand book of good thoughts and ways to live.
In fact I picked this book because I wanted to read the experiences of the writer as the author is somebody with a lot of experience in the field I have just stepped in.
Nevertheless this book has actually defined the literal meaning of the saying "Don’t judge a book by its cover”
To begin with yes, it is a book which is a must for all youngster's study table as the author herself mentions in the preface but I think this book is equally useful to people of all ages .As all of us at some point in life have experienced rejection, dejection and consequently depression .That is when a book like ‘Invincible Mind’ comes to your rescue.Off course just reading a book of sermons does not solve the issues and at the end of the day as the author herself says “ work ,work, work – let this be your motto”
The best chapter which appealed to me the most was “Live alone in your mind”.
This is something which I personally believe strongly in and still have not been able to develop this virtue in my character. This is especially necessary to be developed by women .In today’s day to day life when working woman keep juggling between home and work there are numerous people who try to influence the decisions taken by her according to their advantage. I like the way the author emphasises in simple language why and how to inculcate this habit.
Concluding I would like to say ,read this book first to check out how many of the qualities mentioned by the author is a part of your character and how many you have to still work on building .
Secondly somewhere down the line one tends to start doubting weather the habits one has still holds true and valuable in these changing times where it is very easy to get distracted from the right path .So read the book to reaffirm you faith and confidence in the good human being hidden inside you.
The only thing I feel which could have made the book a little more interesting and inviting would have been real life experiences (not only of the author but also of those people who she came across in her long career)amalgamated with the morals learnt at the end of the day.

Thank you, Arati madam for gifting me this book.

The genuine Indian

It’s been quiet sometime that I have blogged .but today’s happenings at the parliament forced me to pen down a few words. No I don’t want to remember this day as the day when the GREAT NUCLEAR DEAL brought a trust vote motion in the lower house of the parliament and how the prime minister won it with a single minded pursuit. Agreed a very impressive victory. I even don’t want to remember this day as the day when wades of cash were waved in the respected house of the largest democracy. Or how the prime minister of the country is not allowed to speak in the house. I don’t want to remember this day when all the channels featured long debates called this as the great Indian deal bazaar.
Then one would wonder what makes this day memorable for me .I shall always remember this day when a member of parliament who represents the face of young India stood up and said that I would like to speak ‘ as an Indian’.
Yes Rahul Gandhi made a very important and very conveniently forgotten point by the politicians. I would like to ask them one small question,”What are you fighting for ?and most important for whose benfit’, yours, mine or this nations.
I know Rahul Gandhi’s speech forced all of us to think but I think the the hero of the day and the most touching speech was of Mr Omar Abdulla. How loud and clear was he when he said that, ‘till the last Muslim lives in the Kashmir valley the Hindus can fearlessly walk to Amarnath and offer the prayers. I am a Muslim and I am an Indian’.He is what I say A GENUINE INDIAN