Dear All
Its been a while. Trust all is well with the World. ~humph~
The calendar in 2017 has moved along very quickly. DeMoney in the last quarter of 2016, new highs on the bourses, GST & RERA being new laws enacted, most MSMEs facing a slowdown, the investment climate being one of trepidation and concern, the Center constantly providing visions of future hope and a general political domination. With digitalisation as the buzzword, I find myself reworking my office with my increased involvement in IT - Desktop, Network & Web Administration (Hosted & Cloud). My favourite pass time is now a compulsion. The pace of learning has been rapid and new resources and approaches have been identified and are being adopted.
North East Development, of any relevant proportion, continues to be elusive. As I presented at the Namami Brahmaputra Road Show in Mumbai;
The Root Cause of tardy progress of the North East region, holds all responsible:
* Central Govt. - Unable to gain the confidence of the people. Resources have not been reaching the grass roots.
* State & Local Govt. - Inefficient. Unable to play the role of an effective hub between the Center and the people.
* People of the rest of India - Lack of knowledge. Descendants of the `Munims’ of the British Raj exploitative of the people. Opportunists from the North only interested in subsidies and `taking away’, not giving.
* People of North East India - Disorganised. Lack skills. Deficient in managing Projects. Lack of strong leadership required to cultivate social and commercial enterprise.
* Resulting opportunities for the Western Region to Partner in NER progress. EWI Development Initiative Foundation, a facilitating Sec 8 Company. (come join us)
Things haven't changed much, so far. Hopefully with a District wide Development Agenda being set-up in some of the Backward Districts of the North East, some bright green shoots may show up before the end of this fiscal. Food Entrepreneurship and Contract Based Production are likely to be the key drivers. It all depends on how locals subscribe to collective process and the leadership provided by the Steering Committees. The deficits include limitations in warehousing and logistics.
There are some early stage star entrepreneurs back home (Western Region) who have come my way in the recent past. Theirs' looks good. Lets see how things go and how involved I get. Some kids from the African continent seem interested too. More at http://www.rajivbhatia.in and http://instamojo.com/rajivbee
Club's elections will come up in the next few months. Continuance of old wine in recycled bottles, at best. Boss, change the approach ! I live in hope. (OD)
My daughter is doing well with her designer merchandise product sales. Art assignments too. http://www.maitreyibhatia.in and http://instamojo.com/monkibusiness.
Golf is nowhere on the cards and unfortunately meeting up with school and childhood friends too. Missed my class 35th reunion with my mind soaked in a quest for rural remedy.
Here's hoping for a Happy Independence Day 15.08.17 and more radical policy implementation asap to follow.
Do catch up some time. Lets make the 100 sq ft around us a happier place. Oh, and please don’t cut trees !
Best regards
Rajiv
Its been a while. Trust all is well with the World. ~humph~
The calendar in 2017 has moved along very quickly. DeMoney in the last quarter of 2016, new highs on the bourses, GST & RERA being new laws enacted, most MSMEs facing a slowdown, the investment climate being one of trepidation and concern, the Center constantly providing visions of future hope and a general political domination. With digitalisation as the buzzword, I find myself reworking my office with my increased involvement in IT - Desktop, Network & Web Administration (Hosted & Cloud). My favourite pass time is now a compulsion. The pace of learning has been rapid and new resources and approaches have been identified and are being adopted.
North East Development, of any relevant proportion, continues to be elusive. As I presented at the Namami Brahmaputra Road Show in Mumbai;
The Root Cause of tardy progress of the North East region, holds all responsible:
* Central Govt. - Unable to gain the confidence of the people. Resources have not been reaching the grass roots.
* State & Local Govt. - Inefficient. Unable to play the role of an effective hub between the Center and the people.
* People of the rest of India - Lack of knowledge. Descendants of the `Munims’ of the British Raj exploitative of the people. Opportunists from the North only interested in subsidies and `taking away’, not giving.
* People of North East India - Disorganised. Lack skills. Deficient in managing Projects. Lack of strong leadership required to cultivate social and commercial enterprise.
* Resulting opportunities for the Western Region to Partner in NER progress. EWI Development Initiative Foundation, a facilitating Sec 8 Company. (come join us)
Things haven't changed much, so far. Hopefully with a District wide Development Agenda being set-up in some of the Backward Districts of the North East, some bright green shoots may show up before the end of this fiscal. Food Entrepreneurship and Contract Based Production are likely to be the key drivers. It all depends on how locals subscribe to collective process and the leadership provided by the Steering Committees. The deficits include limitations in warehousing and logistics.
There are some early stage star entrepreneurs back home (Western Region) who have come my way in the recent past. Theirs' looks good. Lets see how things go and how involved I get. Some kids from the African continent seem interested too. More at http://www.rajivbhatia.in and http://instamojo.com/rajivbee
Club's elections will come up in the next few months. Continuance of old wine in recycled bottles, at best. Boss, change the approach ! I live in hope. (OD)
My daughter is doing well with her designer merchandise product sales. Art assignments too. http://www.maitreyibhatia.in and http://instamojo.com/monkibusiness.
Golf is nowhere on the cards and unfortunately meeting up with school and childhood friends too. Missed my class 35th reunion with my mind soaked in a quest for rural remedy.
Here's hoping for a Happy Independence Day 15.08.17 and more radical policy implementation asap to follow.
Do catch up some time. Lets make the 100 sq ft around us a happier place. Oh, and please don’t cut trees !
Best regards
Rajiv
