Ram Jethamalini
Member of Parliament
Rajya Sabha
Esteemed Sri Ram Jethamalini, I draw your attention to our
brief meeting at KIIT
University Bhubaneswar .
If you could recall, I put a question to you on that day “Can we replace
divisive, partisan and competitive Politics in our country with Collaborative
Politics in your life time?” You have candidly accepted that it is going to be
much worse. And, your words have been vindicated with the events that are
unfolding at the National level and in many Political parties including yours,
in BJP. But, some how I am hopeful and feel strongly that some thing needs to
be done and we should do some thing; if India were to be a developed &
prosperous Nation by 2025. I have written on the subject to Sri Ratan Tata and
wish to share with you. Knowing your wish to contribute all your dispensable
resources for a National cause (your speech at Think Odisha Awards 2012 at Bhubaneswar
Sir,
This
is with reference to your recent statement on Business climate in the country.
I think millions of Indians share your concern on the subject. I feel there is
some thing need to be done by the “eminent citizens’ group of the country as an
impartial and neutral body; when, the country’s politics and polity
increasingly becoming partisan and when statutory Institutions and
constitutional bodies are drawn into political slugfest, day in and day out.
There is need to be an honest effort to engage “Political Parties” for a
National Political Unity on very basic issues of National concern and an agenda
for the Nation including those raised by you. I propose the following for your
kind consideration.
- Mr. Tata, after your retirement from TATA group,
you can take an initiative to organize a “Forum for Political Unity of
- With your experience and contact across the
spectrum & domain can draw eminent persons/leaders from Business,
Politics, Professionals, Activist and other sectors to form a Think Tank
to engage Political Parties at the Central level and in the States to
influence policies as per a National agenda developed for the purpose. The
engagement should be structured and in regular interval to shape the
policy of the Nation and States to bring synergies needed and priorities
adhered.
- If
- The efficiency of Govt. should be enhanced by
entirely digitizing the transactions & enabling policy on HRD.
- Fundamental policies governing ‘Water’ need to be
addressed not only by Govt. but by all stake holders.
- To build a consensus around a need for multi
prong strategy/tools to address ‘Intractable Problems’ in Education,
Healthcare and in the matter of Sanitation & Hygiene—that holds the
key to half of our problem on growth, prosperity and happiness.
- To correct the Hypocrisy that exists between
Govt. and Business. In contrast, Western Govt. unabashedly promotes
business of their respective countries in the interest of economy and
employment.
- There may be other such issues which can be part
of “National Agenda” that could be drilled into the head & hearts of
the top Leadership of Political parties and young and dynamic politicians
across the spectrum in the tone, tenor and language that they understand
the most.
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Apart from this, I would like to draw your attention to
another felt need; that is, when 1000 of business school inhabit our Nation
with some world class Institution for Business and so many substandard shops
for MBA degree which has been much fashionable these days; we have absolutely,
non what so ever a single Institution for the “Training of Leadership” for a
vast democratic country of our size and numbers. There is an immediate need for
an “International Institute of Leadership” in line ‘Lee Kuan Institute of
Public Policy, in Singapore ’
or ‘Carnegie Institute of Leadership’ in USA . I will be very happy; if you
could take an Initiative to have such an Institute in Bhubaneswar/LAVASA,
Pune/New Delhi to train budding and young leaders of India and South Asia for
this century; which is, in my opinion an India led Asian century.
Hope, Mr. Ram Jethamaline, I have attempted to raise some
issues of your heart and ‘Ideas’ that you would like to contribute to
personally as a grateful and an eminent citizen of India; who has made an indelible
mark in legal profession and politics of the country.
May god bless you with health and years to your lives on his
work.
Kind Regards,
Bikash Choudhury
Socio-Economic-Political Activist
: @ideasofhope Blog: www.ideasofhopebikash.blogspot.com
E-mail:streben.market@gmail.com
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