On Pi Day Celebration 14 March 2014
Pi represents a deep universal mystery – it's literally impossible to know what pi is, because its digits rattle off into infinity. One of the most endearing and enduring qualities of humans is that we're so often sure that we can find the answer to any problem if we just try hard enough. From last 3,500 years, people have been trying to crack it but they only end up finding a new approximation. Pi Day is a time to honour not just a number and our fascination with it, but also the essential truth that there are some things we simply cannot know. We can only get close to knowing.
Irrational in nature, Pi never ends and it never repeats. We have another "P" which many people believe to be equally irrational in nature, you guessed it right, it is "Politics". The current in politics flows on innumerous irrational pre- assumptions. Assumptions are our enemy, they hit the decision- making real hard. If someone is wearing attire like us, we assume that person to be like us, that's the assumption and this has been deep rooted in our sub-conscious mind. There are some interesting polls which show the problem. More than half of Indians like to choose leaders who are seen in ordinary and ethnic cloths, however, these are the people who do not even know the name of their MLA and MP and the length of their terms. Around 40% cannot name their District Magistrate. More importantly these "unaware" voters have different opinions than informed voters (those who know the political basics). We vote out of optimism, which is driven by the promises, goody bags, treats etc. by political parties marketing and promotion campaigns. Politics is a situation where rational irrationality is expected to be common. People believe what they want to believe unless forced to change their minds by some event in their lives. Janpratinidhi.com is such an eye opener in that case.
Being quoted as "Most Optimistic Country", India's brand of optimism is complex, with at least two strains. One is illusory, even hubristic, and has often led the nation astray. The other is realistic and productive. One of the most pressing challenges today is to rekindle that latter strain.
Being quoted as "Most Optimistic Country", India's brand of optimism is complex, with at least two strains. One is illusory, even hubristic, and has often led the nation astray. The other is realistic and productive. One of the most pressing challenges today is to rekindle that latter strain.
But it is clear today which version the country needs. Acknowledging reality is a prerequisite for changing it. India's path to development lies not in denial or wishful thinking, but in willingness to engage with the nation's many challenges — and, by doing so, taking the first, modest steps toward genuine social, political and economic transformation.
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Irrational in nature, Pi never ends and it never repeats. We have another "P" which many people believe to be equally irrational in nature, you guessed it right, it is "Politics". The current in politics flows on innumerous irrational pre- assumptions. Assumptions are our enemy, they hit the decision- making real hard. If someone is wearing attire like us, we assume that person to be like us, that's the assumption and this has been deep rooted in our sub-conscious mind. There are some interesting polls which show the problem. More than half of Indians like to choose leaders who are seen in ordinary and ethnic cloths, however, these are the people who do not even know the name of their MLA and MP and the length of their terms. Around 40% cannot name their District Magistrate. More importantly these "unaware" voters have different opinions than informed voters (those who know the political basics). We vote out of optimism, which is driven by the promises, goody bags, treats etc. by political parties marketing and promotion campaigns. Politics is a situation where rational irrationality is expected to be common. People believe what they want to believe unless forced to change their minds by some event in their lives. Janpratinidhi.com is such an eye opener in that case.
Being quoted as "Most Optimistic Country", India's brand of optimism is complex, with at least two strains. One is illusory, even hubristic, and has often led the nation astray. The other is realistic and productive. One of the most pressing challenges today is to rekindle that latter strain.
Being quoted as "Most Optimistic Country", India's brand of optimism is complex, with at least two strains. One is illusory, even hubristic, and has often led the nation astray. The other is realistic and productive. One of the most pressing challenges today is to rekindle that latter strain.
But it is clear today which version the country needs. Acknowledging reality is a prerequisite for changing it. India's path to development lies not in denial or wishful thinking, but in willingness to engage with the nation's many challenges — and, by doing so, taking the first, modest steps toward genuine social, political and economic transformation.
View More: https://janpratinidhi.com/blog/?p=57
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