This was told to me by Souvik Chakraverti, a well known economist ( who was with CCS, a think-tank in New Delhi). Souvik is considered a maverick econimist despite or rather because of his credentials - an LSE grad and a former civil servant.
Souvik : Do you know that the average life expectancy in India is about 65 years for a male ?
Me : Yes. I know that
Souvik : And did you know that the average age of our politicians in the cabinet is 70 yrs ?
Me : Nope, didnt know that .
Souvik : Doesnt that mean that all our politicans are technically dead ???
Friday, June 27, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
some fundamental questions
Why do we treat each other so badly ?
Why are we so competitive ?
Is there a need to be so competitive ?
Why is there so much violence in our hearts ?
Why cant we love one another ?
What makes us so jealous of others ?
Why dont we remember our death more often ?
Why have things become more important than people ?
Why is money so important ?
Cant we have more compassion and kindness in our hearts ?
Why do we define ourselves in terms of race/ age/ wealth. Are we not all human at the end of the day ?
Why do we speak so much ?
Cant we learn to just shut up and listen to the other person ?
Why do we love ourselves so much ?
Why are we so class-conscious ?
Why are we so hateful ?
Why are we so fake ?
Where do those fake smiles originate from ?
Why cant we be more sincere ?
Why dont we give more than what we take ?
Can one learn to be honest ?
Why are we so competitive ?
Is there a need to be so competitive ?
Why is there so much violence in our hearts ?
Why cant we love one another ?
What makes us so jealous of others ?
Why dont we remember our death more often ?
Why have things become more important than people ?
Why is money so important ?
Cant we have more compassion and kindness in our hearts ?
Why do we define ourselves in terms of race/ age/ wealth. Are we not all human at the end of the day ?
Why do we speak so much ?
Cant we learn to just shut up and listen to the other person ?
Why do we love ourselves so much ?
Why are we so class-conscious ?
Why are we so hateful ?
Why are we so fake ?
Where do those fake smiles originate from ?
Why cant we be more sincere ?
Why dont we give more than what we take ?
Can one learn to be honest ?
Sunday, June 22, 2008
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