Great minds discuss ideas

From: "Sachi Satapathy" sachisatpathy@gmail.com Subject: Tusar N. Mohapatra and Rabi Kanungo on Forum modalities: All should follow this. Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 16:25:44 +0530 From: Tusar N. Mohapatra tusarnmohapatra@mail.com Date: Nov 30, 2006 5:04 PM Subject: Re: Lets Come Back to Our Discussion on Media To: Sachi Satapathy sachisatpathy@gmail.com Open letter to Sachi

This forum has again been trapped by negativism, fault-finding, and criticism. It is a vicious circle, and you achieve zilch.

• Politicians are doing their job, leave them alone
• Media as an industry is doing fine, let it grow
• Police, bureaucrats, judiciary etc. are functioning well within their constraints
• NGOs have well-adapted to the system in their struggle for survival.
• Profit-booking and bribe-taking are ancient traits that no one can cure

Keeping in view what Prafulla Mahanta achieved in Assam, it would be better to concentrate on economics instead and collaborate with the market. One concrete project by this forum can have a multiplier effect than thousands of critical letters circulated. Most of our so-called intellectuals harbour a harmful anti-market mindset. Orissa with its unspoilt environs can be totally transformed if we allow the market forces to operate. Then our individual opinions would not matter. From the pricing of the minerals to the preservation of monuments, everything will be taken care of by the logic of the market.

Run a debate on these aspects. Once we formulate the macro-view, any small time politician can execute them at the micro-level. Policy-making is the job of the Brahmin, the visionary who juggles with knowledge and ideas. For that you need distance, a bit of disinterestedness too, from the levers of power.

Name: Tusar N. Mohapatra, Director, Savitri Era Learning Forum.
Location: SRA-102-C, Shipra Riviera, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad, U.P. - 201012 , Ph: 0120-2605636, India

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Dear Sachi Babu,

I have been reading various topics in your portal for quite long days and it comes up like a good forum for discussion, at least for Oriya people who have concern for Orissa. Point of disappointment in Sudhanshu Babu's mind is very genuine. Dynamism of our thinking process is so queer and obsessive that unless we are careful, it is hard to become impartial. Lack of impartiality never can render any intellectual fruition. There is an old saying: Great mind discuss ideas; average mind discuss events and ordinary mind discuss persons. Thank you.

Rabi Kanungo, Writer and Columnist, General Secretary, Intellectual Forum, Rourkela.