After the death of Dadabhai Naoroji ,the grand old man of india , the people who accessed his personal files found thousands of letters ,pamphlets,booklets and newspaper cuttings among his many personal things . The great man had an obsession to pen down everything ranging from his plumber's visit to the informed debates with the Tories. In fact ,Naoroji's papers , as they are now famously called is a collection of a whopping 25000 items. No wonder , he went on to become a mentor for many Indians , who aspired to study in England , including a 'village boy' from porbandar.
Fast forward a hundred years , letter writing is no longer considered a cumbersome activity . In fact ,each one of us would have beaten Naoroji's 25000 figure quite comprehensively ,thanks to e(asy)-mail ,SMS,etc . It is exactly for this reason ,that i was surprised , when Mr.Jairam Ramesh during one of our interactions said that , " we Indians don't have the habit of writing " . Though it was said on a serious note , i refused to believe him then . But after looking at the activities of the PMRDF's on the google groups , from the past few months i feel that he was right.
The statistics option on the google groups(PMRDFS2) reveal the picture of the fellows' activity on the group . The number of posts in the group is declining steadily while the number of topics ,more or less remains the same (from october). There are just handful of contributors , who keep the group active while the others remain totally inactive . After looking at the statistics, i started thinking about the possible reasons for this non - participation and came up with the following possibilities:
1. Fellows don't have access to good Internet facility.
2. Got too busy with their work (these are the luckiest chaps according to me :P)
3. Fellows think they don't have anything to add to the discussions.
4. They are not comfortable conveying their opinions in English ,so prefer staying away.
5. Fellows are not added in the group . (and other admin related issues)
6.Fellows are active in their local groups(state groups).
6. They just chose to be indifferent.(the most unfortunate one)
We were such a great group during the training , we just can't let the distance,language or terrain diminish our team spirit . We should share our experiences more often and be ready to help the fellows in need of some guidance .The peer review exercise taken up by Ankush & Co. is really a timely intervention and its time we participate and make it fruitful . At this juncture, i am looking forward to suggestions and ideas from the fellows to bring more people to participate in the group's activities. You may also comment on the relevance of the topic and raise objections ,if any.
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Phani.
Fast forward a hundred years , letter writing is no longer considered a cumbersome activity . In fact ,each one of us would have beaten Naoroji's 25000 figure quite comprehensively ,thanks to e(asy)-mail ,SMS,etc . It is exactly for this reason ,that i was surprised , when Mr.Jairam Ramesh during one of our interactions said that , " we Indians don't have the habit of writing " . Though it was said on a serious note , i refused to believe him then . But after looking at the activities of the PMRDF's on the google groups , from the past few months i feel that he was right.
The statistics option on the google groups(PMRDFS2) reveal the picture of the fellows' activity on the group . The number of posts in the group is declining steadily while the number of topics ,more or less remains the same (from october). There are just handful of contributors , who keep the group active while the others remain totally inactive . After looking at the statistics, i started thinking about the possible reasons for this non - participation and came up with the following possibilities:
1. Fellows don't have access to good Internet facility.
2. Got too busy with their work (these are the luckiest chaps according to me :P)
3. Fellows think they don't have anything to add to the discussions.
4. They are not comfortable conveying their opinions in English ,so prefer staying away.
5. Fellows are not added in the group . (and other admin related issues)
6.Fellows are active in their local groups(state groups).
6. They just chose to be indifferent.(the most unfortunate one)
We were such a great group during the training , we just can't let the distance,language or terrain diminish our team spirit . We should share our experiences more often and be ready to help the fellows in need of some guidance .The peer review exercise taken up by Ankush & Co. is really a timely intervention and its time we participate and make it fruitful . At this juncture, i am looking forward to suggestions and ideas from the fellows to bring more people to participate in the group's activities. You may also comment on the relevance of the topic and raise objections ,if any.
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Phani.
