Re: A parallel society, or alternate one?

["Antony joseph" <antonyj@tm.net.my>]

Ash:

I too share your concerns about the transition from the current state to

the one we hope to acheive through our efforts. But before we start
thinking about the transition phase(s) should we  not clearly define our

goals?  If we focus our attention on the manifesto for another 2/ 3
months,
 we can complete the basic framework and then start pondering on the
implementation issues, based on the feedback we get.

IMO, it is important at this stage that we do not dilute the current
effort.


Antony


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> From: Ash Mahesh <ash_mahesh@hotmail.com>
> To: debate@indiapolicy.org
> Subject: A parallel society, or alternate one?
> Date: Sunday, 6 December 1998 2:10
>
> I'd like to bring back some discussion on how we at IPI can move
forward
>
> with our thinking. At the root of my worries is the uncertainty over
> whether we are attempting to build a parallel society to the one that
> exists in India, or an alternative. Ultimately, we all seem to agree,
we
>
> want to get to some level of prosperity, freedom, etc., which is
> laudable. But how exactly is that transition to be made. Do we define
> new rules of operation and slowly apply it to ever larger sections of
> the population until this parallel society has become the dominant
one,
> or do we wait to attain a position of strength from which the
wholescale
>
> implementation of these ideas is possible. By "we", I don't even
> necessarily mean IPI, the question is just as real for anyone working
> towards a better India.
>
> Some of the premise on IPI, mostly advocated by Sanjeev, is that
> attempts to enlarge parallel societies have largely failed, and that
is
> why we must go with alternative platforms first. I have always
disagreed
>
> with that, but not been able to make the distinction as clearly as I
now
>
> see it.
>
> I urge that we discuss this question, find an answer and work towards
> that transition as part of IPI's efforts now.


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