The Triumph
By: Amit Bhushan Date: 15th Sept. 2015
We are back at discussions. That is to analyse the "political wave', on whether the wave was/is on account of absorption of Technology or it is on account of the pedantic/conservative traditions which were on verge of being "relic - zed" but have managed to get itself resurrected. While much of this debate is taking place verbally and we are constantly reminded of the need for experimentation during the debate, however commentators do not yet seem to be ready to take experiments on themselves and that seem to be the case for "all" parties rather than any specific party of grouping.
This is even as splinter groups on each side continue with what's suits them.We have self-acclaimed champions of a religious grouping claiming that they have been successful in their mission to "save'' the great traditions and hence the reward. On the other hand, the social justice champions with their new found love for technology continue harping about the need to take their battle for social justice to net-izens, alongside their development track record. All this performance is to impress the voters who may not have much of broadband access, may not be a beneficiary of social justice and would have a fleeting relationship with cultural traditions (which only touch the rich, who can afford it).
Settling the debate might have been a lot easier, if only one side were to agree to dis-use technology and rely on their "Core Values" alone. Next comes the “Economics", a debate heralded by authors like your's truly using forums like management paradise and which became centre-stage of political decision making. Here again the political leaders, old and new, those who won or even those who lost, seem to be vacillating between the old knowledge and new ideas.
In their eagerness to win, they want to dish out a concoction that seems to be a mix of new and old, but in effect allows one to slip out of every promise, possible. It is not the search for performance in accordance with one's approach, but the search for the "right communication trick" to manage political situation. The 'game' generally manages to beat such tricks. So the debate remains unsettled here as well. While the people may not have any objection about mixing “old with new", “Traditions with Technology" in itself. However it is lack of a basic clarity of approach of the leadership, which is the point in contention.
Normally such confusion would cost an incumbent dearly, but here we again have dilemmas, on who is incumbent, the party in the state or one at the centre, since both are incumbent from the perspective of bringing clarity to governance.
By: Amit Bhushan Date: 15th Sept. 2015
We are back at discussions. That is to analyse the "political wave', on whether the wave was/is on account of absorption of Technology or it is on account of the pedantic/conservative traditions which were on verge of being "relic - zed" but have managed to get itself resurrected. While much of this debate is taking place verbally and we are constantly reminded of the need for experimentation during the debate, however commentators do not yet seem to be ready to take experiments on themselves and that seem to be the case for "all" parties rather than any specific party of grouping.
This is even as splinter groups on each side continue with what's suits them.We have self-acclaimed champions of a religious grouping claiming that they have been successful in their mission to "save'' the great traditions and hence the reward. On the other hand, the social justice champions with their new found love for technology continue harping about the need to take their battle for social justice to net-izens, alongside their development track record. All this performance is to impress the voters who may not have much of broadband access, may not be a beneficiary of social justice and would have a fleeting relationship with cultural traditions (which only touch the rich, who can afford it).
Settling the debate might have been a lot easier, if only one side were to agree to dis-use technology and rely on their "Core Values" alone. Next comes the “Economics", a debate heralded by authors like your's truly using forums like management paradise and which became centre-stage of political decision making. Here again the political leaders, old and new, those who won or even those who lost, seem to be vacillating between the old knowledge and new ideas.
In their eagerness to win, they want to dish out a concoction that seems to be a mix of new and old, but in effect allows one to slip out of every promise, possible. It is not the search for performance in accordance with one's approach, but the search for the "right communication trick" to manage political situation. The 'game' generally manages to beat such tricks. So the debate remains unsettled here as well. While the people may not have any objection about mixing “old with new", “Traditions with Technology" in itself. However it is lack of a basic clarity of approach of the leadership, which is the point in contention.
Normally such confusion would cost an incumbent dearly, but here we again have dilemmas, on who is incumbent, the party in the state or one at the centre, since both are incumbent from the perspective of bringing clarity to governance.
