“There is more to life than GDP..

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/theres-more-to-life-than-gdp/484995/0

We are losing the life, for the sake of the GDP numbers… we need metrics in our life, both work and personal. But we should not be blinded by that numbers..

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/changing-course-on-climate/484211/0

The core message is that patch up works that is being undertaken now in the name of green initiatives will not be effective, unless there is a fundamental shift in the way the development and progress happens in a country.. In that sense, the very fundamentals of benchmarking a developed state should be reviewed.

In india, there is only 7 out of 1000 who owns a car whereas in developed countries, its 700 out of 1000.. if we attempt to reach the level of developed countries, will the earth bear this?

Very glad to hear about the teen friendship that is still going very strong. Few are blessed in that manner. The strength of such a friendship is it allows to pause for a moment and look back at life together.

And indeed cheers for your kind words about the post and addressing me as a friend. As the post noted, may I reiterate, “friendship is an aesthetic almost spiritual principle. It is about the divine, sacred and beautiful in earthen human relationships. It is about the lived experience of bonding between people on the principle of common humanity. It is an idea that challenges the narrow-minded spaces that caste or race or religion or ethnicity or even class breed often in society.”

You may have a logical point.. but i feel, the very purpose of nandan’s book is to have an entry point to the politics..

My prediction would be, he will be elected to Rajya sabha, and then made a formal entry to politics..

Election rigging has been demonstrated by a senior IAS.. Inquiry ordered..

http://ia.rediff.com/www/news/2009/jul/04was-election-2009-rigged.htm

But, the credibility of navin chawla is questionable, and so as his order of inquiry..