Slides from my talk delivered at the IIM Europe Alumni Meeting in London on 23rd Aug '12. Hope to put the video soon. Jai Hind, Jai Bharat! Shantanu @ http://Satyameva-Jayate.org/

1. Why bother with “Politics”?
B Shantanu
23rd Aug ‘12
IIM Europe Alumni Association
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This is since 1995.
Police admitted they have no information on names
and contact addresses of Pakistanis staying here till
1994.
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“Inch-by-
“Inch-by-inch” in far-away Ladakh..
far-
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Number of CBI cases pending
in courts - 10,000
% pending for more than 10
years - 23%
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More than 40%
girls drop out of school after ten
(due to lack of toilet facilities)
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Rs 1,76,000 crores
The notional loss due to under-
pricing of the 2G Spectrum
more than entire defence budget
for 2011-2012
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On an average, five people lost
their lives
in a terrorist attack
every single day between ‘04 – ‘09
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14.5 million
The number of children that would have
survived if India’s economic reforms had
started a decade earlier
This number is
more than the total population of Jews worldwide
more than the population of Sweden
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4,180,000
Backlog of cases that remain suspended at
high court level
8 years
Number of years a special leave petition
takes to reach first hearing at SC
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“The system has already become
sick…
What can be the expectation of
the common man for speedy
justice? ”
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If you are a male, more than
14 years of age..and living in
Delhi,
the Collector can requisition
your services to destroy
locusts..
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If you refuse, you can be
fined Rs 50/-
or imprisoned for 10 days
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42%
Children under five who are underweight
58%
Children under five who are stunted
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Amount of illegal money in
tax havens abroad
~ $500 billion (CBI Estimate)
~ $7 trillion (Baba Ramdev’s estimate)
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50% India’s workforce toils in the fields to generate 1/6th of GDP
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India’s 100 richest people own assets
equivalent to
a quarter of gross domestic product
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Number of people joining the workforce
every year: 12 million
- more than the entire population of Greece
By 2022, India would be home to a 500
million workforce
- more than the entire population of USA
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A government-owned company that
loses Rs 8crore a day
while earning Rs 10 crores a day
Another that loses Rs 8crore a day
while earning Rs 90 crores a day
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By 2050..
India’s population will peak at 1.7 billion
The country will also run short of water..
This is an official estimate from more than 10
years ago
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The 15th Lok Sabha
153 MPs with criminal charges
74 with serious criminal charges
9 Ministers with pending criminal cases
against them
25 “crorepati” MPs who have not declared
their PAN details
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Why bother with
Politics?
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India, 2012
Rising, shining, thriving..
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Rising, shining, thriving…
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Rising, shining, thriving…
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Rising, shining, thriving…
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Rising, shining, thriving…
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Rising, shining, thriving…
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Rising, shining, thriving…
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400,000 ~ 500,000 displaced
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India, 2012
Rising, shining, thriving?
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Or
Struggling, stumbling..
..surviving?
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इससे हारो या
लेनो-दे नो ? (what
ो दे
has this got to do
with me)
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First, you get a "No Objection" certificate from the Fire
Department
..followed by a Health license from the Municipal
Corporation
Then you need three different police clearances
One from the police station in the area where the restaurant is located
Next from the police station in the area where the restaurant manager
lives
..then another one from the police licensing department
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Not done yet..
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Next, you apply for Tourism & Excise licenses
The Excise license is issued only after approval from
the Tourism department
Inspectors check out the premises and paste a notice
at the restaurant inviting objections from the
neighborhood
This is accompanied by beating of drums – literally
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By the way, the process can only
start once the restaurant is ready
open!
to open
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To get a permit you have to be 25 or more.
You need a certification from a doctor that you
need to consume liquor for the preservation of
your health
Then you apply for a permit with a fee, address
proof, age proof and a photograph.
You get a yearly permit for just Rs 100 and a
lifetime permit for a bargain of Rs 1,000.
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Violators (i.e. those without a
permit) face fines
of up to Rs 50,000 and
five years in jail
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Politics Matters -
more than you think.
A lot more..
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What can you do…
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The 3 “I”s…
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Get Interested..
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Get Informed..
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The *real* news, the *real* analysis e.g.
http://niticentral.com
http://centreright.in
http://nationalinterest.in
http://newslaundry.com
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/
……
..and one more! http://Satyameva-Jayate.org/
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Get Involved..
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Getting Involved…
Vote!
Become an active citizen
Become aware
Monitor
Complain..
But remember…
Real change will only come by changing
paradigms…
not by a fresh face… or a new slogan
Therefore…
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Think hard about a
political career..
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Think how a profession
so noble became a word
of insult
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What are we doing…
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FreedomTeam.in
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What are we doing…
Creating policies and developing leaders for tomorrow’s
India
Organising meetings
… and outreach events
Debates, Discussions, Conference Calls and Live Chats
on issues from Illegal Infiltration to J&K to Corruption
+ a lot of other activities…
Reclaiming India – One Step at a Time
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I’m not ready…yet
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What can you offer?
Resources, Money
Always needed
“Outreach” efforts
Time, Effort
Policy work, back-end work, logistics and
communications
All the thankless jobs
Spreading the word
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Too much work?
Then start with one step at a time..
Join us on facebook
Satyameva Jayate, Freedom Team
Sign up to the newsletter
Join the monthly chats
..and please stop reading the newspaper for
“news”; instead “dive deep”
Into the world wide whirl of information..
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What am I doing?
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Raising Political Consciousness
Working with others..
To build a Coalition of the Willing!
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Questions, Comments..
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