[Article published in Express-Computer - http://www.express-computer.com/20040301/indiacomputes03.shtml] Why take the RISC? Because, say its promoters, rural...
Destroying the Country from Within This is a rant. Displaying equanimity in the face of adversity is an admirable quality. I am afraid that there are times...
India's Shining New Clothes Of course India is shining. Just ask the guy who is raking in the stuff from his BPO company. Or ask the those who are buying all...
Thanks Suhit...that was quite an eye-opener!!! and truly emphasizes the mammoth task all us Indians have towards ameliorating the the socio-economic status of...
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=53257 Credit, SHGs And Women: The AP Way PANT JOSHI A silent revolution is sweeping through Andhra...
A SET OF HARD PROBLEMS The theory of computation studies a class of problems called 'NP Complete.' These are problems that are considered computationally hard...
Forgive me of being cynical here...but to me one of the most glaring shortcoming of such ventures (particularly in rural areas that are mainly subsistance...
I do agree with Bharat's point of view but not completetly. Tarahaat and Gyandoot are specific or have a smaller service bouquet. RISC encompasses a holistic ...
hi all, here is my understanding about risc, and a small note abt how it can be done... Requirements of a risc centre, 1. power 2. computers/communication...
Bharat: You have raised some important questions, I do not agree with your answers. Yes, the rural populace is not educated but they are "savvy". If you have...
Sankar: Let me first appreciate the time you have taken to understand the concept and spell out the various requirements. I will try to comment on all your...
A Set of Hard Problems -- Part 2 / An attitude to life which seeks fulfillment in the single-minded pursuit of wealth --in short, materialism-- does not fit...
Rural Tourist - Tourism or Necessity The Times of India article <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/557880.cms> provides data from the country's...
What I Believe It is easy to defend the view that resource scarcity is a crucial causal factor in most conflicts. And since scarcity of resources increases...
Shifting Focus from Bharat to India Thomas Friedman is a one-man factory churning out outsourcing stories by the dozens. He asks and answers the question below...
Sankar: Thanks for the link. This is a highly successful model for the self-help groups. I think this may be the start of a small sourcing and selling model in...
Abolishing Natural Laws Like a bad penny, articles on BPO and its backlash keeps turning up again and again. The best I have seen so far was a New York Times ...
Growth and Development Prasad requested a bit more on the distinction between development and growth. Consider the life-cycle of a normal human being. The...
It's the Small Suff, Stupid An ironic bit of popular wisdom goes / 1. Don't sweat the small stuff. 2. It's all small stuff. / In the context of economic...
Adopting Innovations In my previous post <http://www.deeshaa.org/archives/2004/03/16/index.html#005884> I wrote As a development economist, I have often asked...
Hi everybody I am newcomer in the group and also to yahoogroups in general.I came across the writtings of Atanu dey in a random search in Google and instantly...
Wi-Max : The best bet for Urban & Rural India [Category : Green Technology <http://www.worldisgreen.com/archives/cat_green_technology.html> ] I have written...
Enlightened Reformation The depth of the Indic civilization is awe inspiring when you consider that it has been around for many thousands of years. The Vedas...
... Dear Sunil, Thank you for your comments. RISC does not make reference to Gandhi's ideas primarily because I am particularly ignorant of his ideas. Perhaps...
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Hello Everybody, ... I would like to comment something here , It is right Rural India is poor, and major reason of it is "Lack of Awareness". If we lack...
Educating India In the last three posts, I went on about the need to adopt innovations wherever we find them. There is nothing new under the sun. No problem we...