This is an addendum to my article on culture of nations, companies, tribes and famlies, via article, In Finland’s Footsteps by Robert G. Kaiser of the Washington Post. Another is a land of Cheery dysfunction, Italy. The complicated Finnish language includes the word talkoot, which means, roughly, “doing work together.” It’s a powerful Finnish tradition, [...]
Archive for August, 2006
Culture of a Nation : Finland and Italy
Posted in Uncategorized on August 28, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Lord Macaulay’s Comment in British Parliament
Posted in Uncategorized on August 27, 2006 | 1 Comment »
(via Makan) cannot vouch for its authenticity. If real and planned, well though out.
Corruption in India – I
Posted in Uncategorized on August 21, 2006 | 16 Comments »
First we had the NDA government, then we had the UPA government, independence day speeches, republic day speeches, visions like 2020 from Kalam. But corruption continues to be a integral part of Indian life, now in its 60th year of independence. There are two types of corruption in India, where officials who control essential services [...]
Culture of Nations, Companies, Tribes and Families
Posted in Uncategorized on August 20, 2006 | 1 Comment »
This article is motivated from an article by David Brooks of the New York Times. The root problem with India, Pakistan, Syria, Sudan etc. is not politics, not corruption but culture. Cultures provides the value systems that make one endure tough times. All cultures have value because they provide coherence, some foster development and others [...]
Letter to Narayan Murthy : You will join Politics
Posted in Uncategorized on August 19, 2006 | 11 Comments »
Dear Mr Murthy I am sick of Rediff, Business Today etc etc that keeps posting articles on Infosys, Narayan Murthy, Nilekani etc etc… we have to move on and you should role model by setting an example. Instead of moving on, you are trying to hang on to anything that is possible, by creating additional [...]
