Comments on: The Nation Owes An Apology to This Man http://www.alkadwivedi.net/the-nation-owes-an-apology-to-this-man/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:13:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: ख�न�दक http://www.alkadwivedi.net/the-nation-owes-an-apology-to-this-man/#comment-23997 ख�न�दक Thu, 20 Jul 2006 07:26:46 +0000 http://www.alkadwivedi.net/archives/2006/03/28/114/#comment-23997 Alka ji, Enjoyment, detachment, renunciation. That is the ladder which wise men from Bhartiya philosophic system have advised. In the course of delivering our duties in a social conglomeration people often become attached. चिपचपी वस�त�ओं से पीछा छ�ड़ने के लि� साब�न का प�रयोग तो करना ही पड़ता है ना। और फिर गन�दा पानी भी बहता ही है। Alka ji, Enjoyment, detachment, renunciation. That is the ladder which wise men from Bhartiya philosophic system have advised. In the course of delivering our duties in a social conglomeration people often become attached. चिपचपी वस�त�ओं से पीछा छ�ड़ने के लि� साब�न का प�रयोग तो करना ही पड़ता है ना। और फिर गन�दा पानी भी बहता ही है।

]]> By: prancer http://www.alkadwivedi.net/the-nation-owes-an-apology-to-this-man/#comment-23856 prancer Fri, 14 Jul 2006 22:18:30 +0000 http://www.alkadwivedi.net/archives/2006/03/28/114/#comment-23856 hmmm....quite a lot food for thought...hmmm...desh certainly has a point in there... hmmm….quite a lot food for thought…hmmm…desh certainly has a point in there…

]]> By: Drishtikone ... a perspective http://www.alkadwivedi.net/the-nation-owes-an-apology-to-this-man/#comment-23837 Drishtikone ... a perspective Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:21:38 +0000 http://www.alkadwivedi.net/archives/2006/03/28/114/#comment-23837 <strong>Dr. Kurien and our respect for his Work?...</strong> A blogger Alka, writes about the irony of the fickle-mindedness of the Indian public - which cannot even identify someone who has worked so hard - like Dr. Kurien but go ga-ga over someone like Sonia Gandhi: I invite my fellow bloggers to enlighten me ... Dr. Kurien and our respect for his Work?…

A blogger Alka, writes about the irony of the fickle-mindedness of the Indian public - which cannot even identify someone who has worked so hard - like Dr. Kurien but go ga-ga over someone like Sonia Gandhi:
I invite my fellow bloggers to enlighten me …

]]> By: Desh http://www.alkadwivedi.net/the-nation-owes-an-apology-to-this-man/#comment-23816 Desh Wed, 12 Jul 2006 20:46:18 +0000 http://www.alkadwivedi.net/archives/2006/03/28/114/#comment-23816 Alka: Nice post. But I think you need to look at Kurien's exit from GCMMF in perspective. I believe - barring VERY VERY few - most successful people become their own caricatures (even the mighty Gandhi was not spared from this "disease"). Dr. K - as we from IRMA (Institute of Rural management) - call him was a great visionary. But he also had a big ego and had become one heck of a megalomaniac. He thought nothing of keeping the professors or directors he liked and have the institute run the way he wanted. There was a huge uproar when he unilaterally sacked the IRMA Director because he wouldnt be his puppet. GCMMF was a always a big political fight between Amrita Patel and Dr. K .. so it wasnt as if he was above all that. There comes a time in every successful person's life when he or she should take a bow out of the empire one has built and let the new generation take on from there. People like billionaires Gates and Buffett understand that. Alas those like Gandhi and Kurien whose entire life went in serving people cannot get that basic and most important lesson in life!! Their nemesis was born out of their inability to let go... or an Ego born out of Altruism!! Cheers, Desh Drishtikone.com Alka:

Nice post. But I think you need to look at Kurien’s exit from GCMMF in perspective.

I believe - barring VERY VERY few - most successful people become their own caricatures (even the mighty Gandhi was not spared from this “disease”). Dr. K - as we from IRMA (Institute of Rural management) - call him was a great visionary. But he also had a big ego and had become one heck of a megalomaniac.

He thought nothing of keeping the professors or directors he liked and have the institute run the way he wanted. There was a huge uproar when he unilaterally sacked the IRMA Director because he wouldnt be his puppet.

GCMMF was a always a big political fight between Amrita Patel and Dr. K .. so it wasnt as if he was above all that.

There comes a time in every successful person’s life when he or she should take a bow out of the empire one has built and let the new generation take on from there. People like billionaires Gates and Buffett understand that. Alas those like Gandhi and Kurien whose entire life went in serving people cannot get that basic and most important lesson in life!! Their nemesis was born out of their inability to let go… or an Ego born out of Altruism!!

Cheers,
Desh
Drishtikone.com

]]> By: Alka http://www.alkadwivedi.net/the-nation-owes-an-apology-to-this-man/#comment-22777 Alka Sun, 25 Jun 2006 19:49:11 +0000 http://www.alkadwivedi.net/archives/2006/03/28/114/#comment-22777 <b>Ankur,</b> we are greatful to Soniaji that she has obliged us by living in this country. But man, what gave you an idea that I am an NRI? I AM VERY MUCH LIVING IN INDIA. As far as doing anything for my country, the least I have done is THIS COUNTRY DOESN'T HAVE TO WASTE MILLIONS ON MY SECURITY AND THEN I DO GOOD FOR FEW. Who is asking you to waste your time on my blog? Ankur, we are greatful to Soniaji that she has obliged us by living in this country. But man, what gave you an idea that I am an NRI? I AM VERY MUCH LIVING IN INDIA. As far as doing anything for my country, the least I have done is THIS COUNTRY DOESN’T HAVE TO WASTE MILLIONS ON MY SECURITY AND THEN I DO GOOD FOR FEW.
Who is asking you to waste your time on my blog?

]]> By: Alka http://www.alkadwivedi.net/the-nation-owes-an-apology-to-this-man/#comment-22776 Alka Sun, 25 Jun 2006 19:45:11 +0000 http://www.alkadwivedi.net/archives/2006/03/28/114/#comment-22776 <b>Khundak,</b> I am not questioning the credibility of the people now running the cooperative. I was just voicing my disgust how Dr. was thrown out. No one will say that its dignified. Khundak, I am not questioning the credibility of the people now running the cooperative. I was just voicing my disgust how Dr. was thrown out. No one will say that its dignified.

]]> By: Ankur A Gupta http://www.alkadwivedi.net/the-nation-owes-an-apology-to-this-man/#comment-22740 Ankur A Gupta Sun, 25 Jun 2006 15:34:50 +0000 http://www.alkadwivedi.net/archives/2006/03/28/114/#comment-22740 Hi, My Q is what have u done for the country? Agreed that Mr. VK has done a lot, so has Dr. Manmohan Singh & Dr. APJ Abdul Kalaam. And Sonia Gandhi is resting on the legacy (??) of the Nehru-Gandhi family. But atleast she is livin in India & doing something for the country. But here is a woman of our country sitting in a foreign land (NRI) & criticizing ppl. Also, mind yr words while referring to Mahatma Gandhi. I think i m wasting my time reading yr article. Its better u live in India, do something for the country & then judge others. Till then u r no better than sonia or anyone else. Hi,
My Q is what have u done for the country? Agreed that Mr. VK has done a lot, so has Dr. Manmohan Singh & Dr. APJ Abdul Kalaam. And Sonia Gandhi is resting on the legacy (??) of the Nehru-Gandhi family. But atleast she is livin in India & doing something for the country. But here is a woman of our country sitting in a foreign land (NRI) & criticizing ppl. Also, mind yr words while referring to Mahatma Gandhi. I think i m wasting my time reading yr article. Its better u live in India, do something for the country & then judge others. Till then u r no better than sonia or anyone else.

]]> By: खà¥?नà¥?दक http://www.alkadwivedi.net/the-nation-owes-an-apology-to-this-man/#comment-18748 खà¥?नà¥?दक Sun, 21 May 2006 19:12:17 +0000 http://www.alkadwivedi.net/archives/2006/03/28/114/#comment-18748 Okay! The post's topic piqued my interest and ensured that it does not meet the fate of innumerable blogs that one browses through every day. I have the honor to call the academic institute, that Dr. K. chairpersoned, my alma mater. I had the honor to finish my internship at an organization that Dr. K. chairpersoned and I also had the honor to serve at an organization that Dr. K. chairpersoned. So you can understand how much I owe to the great persona. I just cannot help but draw a parallel between God himself (or herself if you like) and Dr. K. Both of them have given me caliber and resources with which I am able to shape my world and the world around me. Now let me point towards the crucial point where the two depart. God gave me the bounties and got off my back leaving the rest to my intelligence. He had the humility to. That’s where we hear the biggest criticism about Dr. K. He gave the people the bounties and never could forget that he has given it 'away' to them and now he must move on. Vedic system recognizes four ashrams or life stages. Dr. K. had come near the Sanyas stage (80+) but vehemently and doggedly refused to move on from Vanprastha to Sanyas and that is all which was there at the root of unpleasant yet inevitable fallouts. So relax guys, the people he was surrounded with are not ungrateful scoundrels. Give some credence to the fact that an institute that continues to thread 2.4 mn producers across 12 k village societies takes more than just the genius of a Michigan State M Sc grad. Okay! The post’s topic piqued my interest and ensured that it does not meet the fate of innumerable blogs that one browses through every day.

I have the honor to call the academic institute, that Dr. K. chairpersoned, my alma mater. I had the honor to finish my internship at an organization that Dr. K. chairpersoned and I also had the honor to serve at an organization that Dr. K. chairpersoned.

So you can understand how much I owe to the great persona. I just cannot help but draw a parallel between God himself (or herself if you like) and Dr. K. Both of them have given me caliber and resources with which I am able to shape my world and the world around me.

Now let me point towards the crucial point where the two depart. God gave me the bounties and got off my back leaving the rest to my intelligence. He had the humility to. That’s where we hear the biggest criticism about Dr. K. He gave the people the bounties and never could forget that he has given it ‘away’ to them and now he must move on.

Vedic system recognizes four ashrams or life stages. Dr. K. had come near the Sanyas stage (80+) but vehemently and doggedly refused to move on from Vanprastha to Sanyas and that is all which was there at the root of unpleasant yet inevitable fallouts.

So relax guys, the people he was surrounded with are not ungrateful scoundrels. Give some credence to the fact that an institute that continues to thread 2.4 mn producers across 12 k village societies takes more than just the genius of a Michigan State M Sc grad.

]]> By: Ankur http://www.alkadwivedi.net/the-nation-owes-an-apology-to-this-man/#comment-17975 Ankur Sat, 13 May 2006 04:24:25 +0000 http://www.alkadwivedi.net/archives/2006/03/28/114/#comment-17975 point well made point well made

]]> By: Pranshu http://www.alkadwivedi.net/the-nation-owes-an-apology-to-this-man/#comment-16005 Pranshu Sat, 08 Apr 2006 11:09:15 +0000 http://www.alkadwivedi.net/archives/2006/03/28/114/#comment-16005 Hey Alka. Thanks for dropping by at Jammy Sunday Times. I am not sure if you remember you did come to my earlier blog on blurty.com a couple of times :D Anyway, about this issue. Definitely, there is no question about Kurien's contribution to this single handedly propelled success story. From an era where India was looking upto milk imports to becoming World's second largest milk producer today, it was his innovative idea of Co-operative operation. This idea not only churned out gallons of milk, but also, millions of jobs for the farmers across the country. This model was then adopted by other states also. He preferred to stick to the basics of Co-operative managment but was creative enough to roll out Amul The Brand. It all went on for the good of Amul unless a few years back when Amrita Patel tried to merge co-operative milk societies of various states(mostly sick) and run it with a different model with Amul driving the movement forward. Apparently, Dr.Kurien did not accept this idea as he was sure this intervention would ruin the otherwise smoothly running co-operative movement. There might be a stark political angle to it as well. According to surveys most of these white co-operative societies are huge vote banks and to lure them to the Saffron camp, Dr.Kurien was the hurdle. This sounds quite logical because the board memebers not so long back merrily appointed Kurien back and now are driving movements against him. Oops it became a lil too long, but I really admire the efforts of this man and it indeed is a shame on part of the people involved for having dishonoured his efforts shamelessly. All this when there are people from other countries wanting him to drive similar revolutions in their lands. Hey Alka.

Thanks for dropping by at Jammy Sunday Times. I am not sure if you remember you did come to my earlier blog on blurty.com a couple of times :D

Anyway, about this issue. Definitely, there is no question about Kurien’s contribution to this single handedly propelled success story. From an era where India was looking upto milk imports to becoming World’s second largest milk producer today, it was his innovative idea of Co-operative operation. This idea not only churned out gallons of milk, but also, millions of jobs for the farmers across the country. This model was then adopted by other states also.

He preferred to stick to the basics of Co-operative managment but was creative enough to roll out Amul The Brand. It all went on for the good of Amul unless a few years back when Amrita Patel tried to merge co-operative milk societies of various states(mostly sick) and run it with a different model with Amul driving the movement forward. Apparently, Dr.Kurien did not accept this idea as he was sure this intervention would ruin the otherwise smoothly running co-operative movement.

There might be a stark political angle to it as well. According to surveys most of these white co-operative societies are huge vote banks and to lure them to the Saffron camp, Dr.Kurien was the hurdle. This sounds quite logical because the board memebers not so long back merrily appointed Kurien back and now are driving movements against him.

Oops it became a lil too long, but I really admire the efforts of this man and it indeed is a shame on part of the people involved for having dishonoured his efforts shamelessly. All this when there are people from other countries wanting him to drive similar revolutions in their lands.

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