Re: It is people who decide the fate of a state

Thanks, Rao garu. I do agree that due to NTR, AP got nationwide
recognition and CBN did very well for the state.

----- Original Message -----
From: Chandu Sambasiva Rao <srchandu@gmail.com>
Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 12:34 pm
Subject: Re: It is people who decide the fate of a state

>
> Thanks Dr. Vittal for such an insightful anecdote. The moral I derive
> from this is the following:
>
> 1. Definitely the Gujarati businessman exhibited sharp business acumen
> where the one from your native place failed miserably.
> 2. This does not tell anything about who is a better individual!
> 3. Society, even with full of good people may not make an economically
> stronger society.
> 4. There are many backward areas, and even whole countries that are
> poor, all around the world. I am sure the percentage of good
> people out
> numbers the not so good, there too. However, their lack of business
> acumen prevents them from becoming economically prosperous.
> 5. We need to empower our population at large to be economically aware
> and functional. If we consider our home state, NTR definitely made our
> people politically more aware. CBN started the ball rolling in making
> them economically more aware. We need to take it further.
> 6. We need to educate people so they can distinguish their emotional
> needs from economic needs.
> 7. For too long, our society prided itself on emotional issues and
> missed the economic implications. This clearly shows in our daily
> behavior, the way we organize, elect our leaders and so on.
> Balance is
> the cry of the hour. One tip is, embracing all sects, castes,
> religions, and working for economic progress.
> 8. Once we start demanding ourselves to be economically sound, other
> deviations take a back seat. You do things for what you want to
> be. Let
> us empower people to develop a vision where they see themselves
> prosperous. They are smart enough to focus on what they need to do to
> achieve their visions.
> 9. We need to encourage our people to embrace good business ideals,
> educated enough to protest the wrong doers and their acts. Of
> course as
> Ronald Reagan said, though we trust businesses to do the right things,
> the public and the government should always verify. Same should apply
> for elected leaders and the government at large!
> 10. We need to educate ourselves to enjoy the eggs, but not to
> kill the
> goose (case in point APIDC, public infrastructure, among others).
>
> Regards,
> Chandu
>