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Respected sir I am looking for PRAGNA MAHARSHI who wrote some excellent articles to AANDHRAJYOTHI(Telugu news paper). Is this that person. Please reply

Posted by: Mr. NAGARJUNA DAMINENI At: 27, Mar 2013 7:23:43 PM IST

Maharshi garu, Thanks a lot for your detailed reply. I am glad to know that you are not interested in making money. (In fact, making money or not making money does not matter in my opinion. Both Bill Gates and Warren Buffet announced already that all their money will go to Charity. But do you know why they both are still aggressively working day and night to make money? Anyway, let's not deviate from the point here - we can discuss on such points somewhere else sometime later.) I wish you all the best - but I have some really big doubts on this concept and your thinking. But don't think that I am opposing you or your great thinking. I will continue to read your further articles and keep participating in the discussion. Best regards.

Posted by: Mr Suresh KVS At: 8, Mar 2006 4:38:16 AM IST

Comment from Pragna Maharshi: I've received tremendous response to the WiSO concept. I thank everybody who has written comments and sent emails. One reader asked me if it was coincidental or preplanned to release the concept on the eve of Bush's visit to India. Actually, it is coincidental. I am pasting below an interview of Sam Pitroda, who is presently the advisor to the PM. He expressed his opinions on the present BPO industry in a BBC interview. His interview also suggests that visionaries such as Sam Pitroda is also looking for an alternative economy (other than IT and BPO etc) that can generate mass employment. This means, the WiSO concept is one right alternative for alleviating poverty and mass unemployment and for creating a sustainable economy. Please find below the interview-article of Pitroda. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BPO hype in India exaggerated and unrealistic: Sam Pitroda London, March 2 (IANS) Describing the hype over the BPO industry in India as exaggerated and unrealistic, National Knowledge Commission chairperson Sam Pitroda has said the industry generated only 300,000 jobs a year against the 10 million required annually to counter unemployment. Speaking to the BBC Hindi service, the man credited with ushering in the telecom revolution in India said the Commission was likely to submit a report next month to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recommending university education reforms to check unemployment and promote research. 'India needs to generate 10 million jobs each year to counter growing unemployment and to build a world level skilled work force. However, merely three lakh (300,000) jobs are being created through outsourcing by foreign companies in the IT sector here. 'BPOs are a recent phenomenon and have been blown out of proportion. The attention given to outsourcing is a bit exaggerated,' he told listeners from around the world. 'Let us be very clear that the country cannot run on outsourced jobs, we would have to look for serious alternatives. By running after outsourced jobs we are merely solving the problems of others, we should not forget that solutions to our problems would have to be provided by us only.' He said India's priority would have to be water, sanitation, energy, construction and health sectors, and outsourcing did not provide the answers to these issues. Asked whether countries like China and the Philippines posed a threat to India in outsourced jobs, Pitroda urged the Indian BPO industry to go into newer areas saying: 'Competition is on the rise worldwide, and a global outlook is preferred in all the professions... The BPO industry in India should look for new fields. Our cities became the outsourcing centres of the world, now our cities should make villages as their centres.' According to the tech guru, reforms in higher education were required at the earliest to counter unemployment and promote research. He said only six percent of youngsters in the relevant age group were pursuing higher education, and added that the number would have to at least increase threefold. 'Presently the Knowledge Commission is conducting a census on this, as we feel that a quantitative as well as qualitative increase in university education throughout the country is compulsory. 'We cannot move forward without this and the question is how fast could we do these reforms. By next month we would like to submit a report recommending university reforms,' Pitroda said. Asked about the possible sources of funding required, he replied: 'We Should invite foreign investment, look for collaborations, go in for more private universities, then only would we be able to bring back higher education into focus. 'We should not forget that almost half of the country's population is going to be less than 25 years of age, and by good university education we would be preparing a knowledge base for not just our country but for the world. I can say with reasonable surety that in 10 years, India's youth would be important for the world's development'. Citing the decrease in research work in the universities as an alarming sign for the country, Pitroda said the interest of the youth would have to be won back. 'Unfortunately now the research is being increasingly separated from the universities. No major research work is being done and the research Scholars are on a decline. We would have to check this trend by giving more financial incentives and facilities for research.' Manmohan Singh constituted the Knowledge Commission last year to advise him on how India can meet knowledge challenges in this century in areas like education, scientific institutions, intellectual property and agriculture. Indo-Asian News Service ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Posted by: Mr. Maharshi Pragna At: 6, Mar 2006 2:07:01 PM IST

Good morning Mr. Maharshi, It is interesting to see some exciting discussion and variety things going on in telugupeople website. Really, telugupeople.com website should be appreciated for encouraging variety programs. I read your entire article. I am very impressed when you said that every person can do great things irrespective whether they are poor or rich, from village or cities, handicapped or fit. That is excellent message. If we look in our society we can find so many such examples. Your other message is also inspiring. All the developed countries are top in something that they invented but when it comes to India we are not utilizing our own inventions. That is because for hundreds of years some or the other country invaded us and ruled and we became dependent on them. I think that is the reason we are not top in any field. Even in IT, we are just working on software and hardware that was invented and developed by other countries. All Indians and especially leaders should ask themselves, why we are not able to utilize our own inventions and become top in that. You also said the same thing. Let us do some thing to make the world know that India has great wisdom, not just poverty and corruption.

Posted by: Mr. Prasant Kavali At: 6, Mar 2006 9:45:41 AM IST

I’m an IT professional but I am really not satisfied with my profession. Many of my friends in IT field are also unhappy. The only thing that makes happy is the salary. But even for that there is no guarantee. No one can give 100 percent guarantee that IT field will boom after 5 years. Nobody knows when we will loose the jobs and how long these good salaries will exist. I am interested to do wiso concept job even if it does not have so much salary like in IT and if the future is not so unsecured like in IT. It gives more satisfaction if we like the profession and also help other people with our job. But with IT we are not helping any person. We are also making other people unemployed with our jobs. Plus, the feeling that we are doing job related to our country’s own wisdom and inventions is excellent feeling. Maharshi gaaru, I’m really eagerly waiting to see what jobs are there in the wiso concept. If any job is related to my interests I will surely think to shift to that area. Thank you.

Posted by: Mr. Ravi Chandra Nidumolu At: 6, Mar 2006 9:20:11 AM IST

Hello Maharshi ji, Is it coincidental or preplanned to release this concept one day before Bush’s visit to India? Whatever it is, WiSO concept is going to create lots of thinking in Indians because you are saying, Indians need to guide the world with their (ancient) wisdom and not depend on others. That is powerful statement. OK, how many people take it seriously is another question. I’m doubtful. In today’s India, people do not want to think seriously about any thing. Just do some easy job (like IT, call center, BPO) make money and enjoy in pubs and with girls and boys and enjoy the foreign stuff like burgers and colas. Even if you tell them burgers and colas spoil they health, they say, it doesn’t matter. I don’t think nowadays people have any patriotism. That word itself sounds like comedy for many. If you don’t mind, I want to tell you one thing straight. You will get more opposition from Indians only and not from foreigners because educated people in India want every thing come directly to their mouth. They are getting jobs easily in foreign companies in India and so even if those companies are doing damage to India they are not bothered. I am getting my salary, so I don’t care, they think that way. This is like the Indians who worked in british army before 1947 and killed their own Indians when British officers ordered to shoot, all in the name of duty. But people have to work hard and think independently to implement your concept. I don’t think Indians are ready for this. Every thing is very complicated here. If one fellow is saying good thing, there are 100 people who want to destroy that man. Please don’t think I am pessimist. I’m just saying the fact. I have experienced all this. All the best!

Posted by: Mr. Ashok Vasireddy At: 5, Mar 2006 12:57:26 PM IST

Hello to all, This concept is very interesting. I think Indians need to use our own brains and wisdom instead of depending on foreign companies and countries. As Mr. Maharshi rightly said, we created great wisdom thouands of years ago but today we have become dependent on others. It is very natural. The world only respects those who have their individuality. We need to develop with our wisdom and show our individuality. Until we depend on others we don't get our respect.

Posted by: Mr. Sai Ram Chintamadaka At: 5, Mar 2006 12:02:43 PM IST

Maharshi gaaru If your concept can create employment to people, especially rural people that is great help. I fully support it and want to help it in any way I can. There is lot of unemployment in rural areas. I am from rural area. I know how people are suffering in villages. If people in cities get jobs and enjoy in multiplexes it does not mean entire India is booming. City people are not living by eating money or computers. They have to eat rice and vegetable for living. And if villagers don’t grow rice, city people will die. But now the situation about agriculture is so bad that it is no more commercially viable to do agriculture. Thousands of farmers are leaving agriculture and becoming coolies in cities. I wish you good luck.

Posted by: Mr. VNReddy Voladri At: 5, Mar 2006 11:37:16 AM IST

Suresh gaaru, Thanks for your curiosity. It’s a weekly column (some times, I will write twice a week too). So, every week, I’ll write about various Wisdom-fields, which create Wisdom-jobs and opportunities. I can now mention the list of Wisdom-jobs that can be created as part of the WiSO concept but since it is a weekly feature, I would like it to go that way. WiSO concept is a confluence of wide variety of fields. I have gathered many fields that already exist around the world and in India but have not been tapped effectively or not at all in India. And some fields have been purely conceptualized and designed by me. I could personally gather/create close to two hundred fields, which can be regarded as Wisdom-fields. These are totally non-IT, non-BPO, non-ITeS fields. People around the world can add any other wisdom-fields that I’ve missed to add and thus they can further develop of this concept. The reason why I’m approaching the government is because it’s a gigantic concept that requires massive governmental support, involvement and efforts to bring awareness among the population and bring together people, intellectuals, entrepreneurs, institutions and policy-makers etc. A Collective Vision (with a clear implementation strategy for the next 10 years) has to be developed first and then agreed upon by all stake-holders because this concept is so huge that if rightly implemented by all, it has the potential to wipe out rural and urban unemployment in India. Moreover, the government has to declare, if not all, at least some of these Wisdom-fields as priority fields. I have no plans to implement any part of this concept with private funding or make money out of it. The reason is that I dedicated myself to social service activities and making some positive difference in the society. I am no more in profit making or earnings business. I beg to differ with your opinion that all innovative concepts have been developed by individuals/businesses without any government support. Though in some cases it is true but when it comes to especially high-tech fields such as IT, BT, nanotech, electronics, they are primarily the result of direct and indirect governmental support. The Internet has been developed by Berners Lee while working for a government research organization. ARPANET, based on which Internet was developed, has been developed and used by US defense. Satellites, avionics, wireless and radio communication and many more technologies have been developed by government funding and were initially used only for governmental purposes. Many technologies have been developed in universities and research organizations too which are either fully funded by government or highly subsidized by it. The government gives so many benefits to high-tech industries in the form of tax holidays, import duty exemptions, direct cash funding or subsidy for research, free provision of infrastructure, free or subsidized land etc. There are hundreds of such facilities which the government provides for these high-tech fields at the cost of exchequer (meaning every citizen is paying through their nose). Taking the case of India alone, hundreds of villages and lakhs of people have been evacuated and their land has been acquired by the government and later was donated to tech. companies. High-tech fields, which even at the zenith of booming times can NEVER create employment to more than five per cent population are getting all the attention and support by the government because they are owned by the elite segment of the society, who have direct access to the top echelons of the policy and decision making authorities. Even the USA, which is considered to be at the forefront of the high-tech industry, is not employing more than five per cent of the population in high-tech fields. If governments give the same kind of support and funding to other fields, as they are giving now for high-tech industry, we would not be talking about unemployment now. Thanks Pragna Maharshi

Posted by: Mr. Maharshi Pragna At: 4, Mar 2006 5:59:10 PM IST

Maharshi garu, Can you please give us an example for the wisdom jobs? And how they are going to be created and sustained? You said you are going to give a proposal to the Government. Is there any specific reason for asking Government? Do you have plans to implement these concepts privately, with private funding? The reason why I am asking is - all the innovative concepts in the world are promoted by individuals and private companies. Government will come and support at a later stage once the concept is proved. For example, IT Sector in India. It was started as a pure private business around 15 years ago without any special government support. But today, government is supporting the IT companies a lot. Thanks in advance!

Posted by: Mr Suresh KVS At: 4, Mar 2006 6:05:15 AM IST

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