Comments on: Some Thoughts on Rural Development http://www.deeshaa.org/2005/02/03/some-thoughts-on-rural-development/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:41:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: V.B. Hans http://www.deeshaa.org/2005/02/03/some-thoughts-on-rural-development/comment-page-1/#comment-18352 V.B. Hans Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:23:09 +0000 http://home.blogstreet.com/2005/02/03/258#comment-18352 Yes mere, availability is not sufficient, accessibility is also important. Yes mere, availability is not sufficient, accessibility is also important.

]]> By: desh http://www.deeshaa.org/2005/02/03/some-thoughts-on-rural-development/comment-page-1/#comment-646 desh Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://home.blogstreet.com/2005/02/03/258#comment-646 I refuse to believe that resources and their abundance is responsible for development of any group of people. Its the attitude and what they make of what they have. Its the refusal to take my own good in my hands and work tirelessly for my upliftment without looking a victim that can ensure a better life. I totally agree with this assessment of your Atanu! All you need to know of our development attitude is to study the drainage system of the harrapa civilization and Delhi.. and compare the two. I would bet my money that if anything we have gone backwards.. and I have not even begun to bring the Indian rural areas into the argument yet! I refuse to believe that resources and their abundance is responsible for development of any group of people. Its the attitude and what they make of what they have.

Its the refusal to take my own good in my hands and work tirelessly for my upliftment without looking a victim that can ensure a better life.

I totally agree with this assessment of your Atanu!

All you need to know of our development attitude is to study the drainage system of the harrapa civilization and Delhi.. and compare the two. I would bet my money that if anything we have gone backwards.. and I have not even begun to bring the Indian rural areas into the argument yet!

]]> By: desh http://www.deeshaa.org/2005/02/03/some-thoughts-on-rural-development/comment-page-1/#comment-647 desh Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://home.blogstreet.com/2005/02/03/258#comment-647 I have dealt with a similar dilemma in my post below. just for another view on the same issue. http://deshkapoor.blogspot.com/2005/02/offshoring-and-job-losses-curse-of.html I have dealt with a similar dilemma in my post below. just for another view on the same issue.

http://deshkapoor.blogspot.com/2005/02/offshoring-and-job-losses-curse-of.html

]]> By: Venkat Ramanan http://www.deeshaa.org/2005/02/03/some-thoughts-on-rural-development/comment-page-1/#comment-648 Venkat Ramanan Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://home.blogstreet.com/2005/02/03/258#comment-648 Hi Atanu! By The word Urbanisation, all I can think is of crowded buses, roads and lots of migrated people. I don't even think of an urban area to be an Infrastructurally superior place where men can live and let live peacefully. So, when we don't have even one model real "urban" city here in our country, I doubt if our rural areas could be "urbanised". I understand that by urbanisation, you mean providing all amenities that are supposed to be in urban areas. But, i think we have got to first "literate" the people in the rural areas and give them opportunities through which they enrich their own lives. By the by, we always compare our country with other developed countries and keep sulking as to why we haven't improved. The main reason is that we have our own way of doing things... Roads and Railways planned for 20 - 30 years, babus and netas swindling people's money, "Mumbai will be better than Shangai in 10 years" kind of speeches.... and a lot more. so, let us not compare with other countries. back to the point. Rural infrastructure needs to be improved. 600 million people in focus. mostly people who have been controlled by casteist netas like Laloo et al. Will we succeed? will the netas be happy with a literate crowd who would think "rationally" and vote "with mind rather than heart"? Are you having any article on steps being taken at RISC level? I would like to read more about this Atanu. Thanks in advance, Venkat. Hi Atanu!
By The word Urbanisation, all I can think is of crowded buses, roads and lots of migrated people. I don’t even think of an urban area to be an Infrastructurally superior place where men can live and let live peacefully. So, when we don’t have even one model real “urban” city here in our country, I doubt if our rural areas could be “urbanised”. I understand that by urbanisation, you mean providing all amenities that are supposed to be in urban areas. But, i think we have got to first “literate” the people in the rural areas and give them opportunities through which they enrich their own lives. By the by, we always compare our country with other developed countries and keep sulking as to why we haven’t improved. The main reason is that we have our own way of doing things… Roads and Railways planned for 20 – 30 years, babus and netas swindling people’s money, “Mumbai will be better than Shangai in 10 years” kind of speeches…. and a lot more. so, let us not compare with other countries.
back to the point. Rural infrastructure needs to be improved. 600 million people in focus. mostly people who have been controlled by casteist netas like Laloo et al. Will we succeed? will the netas be happy with a literate crowd who would think “rationally” and vote “with mind rather than heart”? Are you having any article on steps being taken at RISC level? I would like to read more about this Atanu.
Thanks in advance,
Venkat.

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