Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Wednesday 23 August 2017

Ready to be Ridiculed



From time to time , children do ask , what appear to adults , “ stupid questions “



Because they are not afraid of “ being ridiculed “ for giving voice to their “ un-encumbered imagination “



But adults suffer from a “ Shame Syndrome “ !



I do too !



But , for a change , I want to ask :



There are close to 4 lakh houses ( assume : flats of 500 sq ft each , @ Rs 10,000 per sq ft ? ) , lying unsold in Mumbai Metropolitan Region ( MMR ) and Greater Mumbai



Each flat with a sale price of Rs 5 cr  ?  A total unsold inventory of  Rs 20 lakh*crore  ?



Each flat capable of accommodating 10 work – stations ( a table + internet connected computer @ 50 sq ft per work station )



So , 4 lakh flats could accommodate , 40 lakh persons , in each shift of 7 hours



And 120 lakh persons in 3 shifts !



If engaged in “ Export of Intellectual Property “ ( BPO / KPO / LPO / Any PO that the rest of the World needs to be carried out remotely by our low cost graduates ) , then it would become possible to :



·         Put those unsold 4 lakh flats to a productive use


·         Increase “ Asset Utilization “ of property worth Rs 20 lakh*crore lying idle



·         Provide gainful employment to 120 lakh youth



·         Export “ services “ valued at $ 528 Billion / year


     ( Read :   BrainInc  2.0  ) 







Of course , you don’t ask a child :



“ Is this possible ? “



But at 84 + , I am expected to provide some hints ( if not pucca solutions )



These are :


·         Encourage owners of these 4 lakh flats to turn their flats into “ Knowledge Factories “ ( exempted from “ Factory Act “ / “ Shop & Establishment Act “ / “ Minimum Wages Act “ / “ PF Act “ / various Labour Laws…  etc  )


·         These “ Knowledge Factories “ to be governed by “ Human Enterprise Act “ ( to be drafted / legislated )


·         Owners need not pay any taxes such as “ Property Tax  / GST / Income Tax etc “


·         No questions to be asked as to the source of funds with which the flat was bought


        
·         Owners to “ Register “ as a Start Up as laid down in :




Does this ( suggestion ) sound crazy ?


If yes , then it has a very high probability of SUCCESS  !


Here is a tiny sample of persons whose CRAZY ideas got ridiculed at first :



Mahatma Gandhi


·         Invention of non-violent Satyagraha , instead of an armed revolt against British




Henry  Ford

·         Invention of a Motor Car , instead of an improved Horse Carriage




Thomas  Edison

·         Invention of a Light Bulb , instead of a bigger / better wax Candle




For India to find jobs for 12 million persons each year ( - and clear a backlog of 200 million unemployed ), we need an “ INVENTION “ , not mere “ INTERVENTION



I am ready to be ridiculed



But before you do so , just visit the slums of Dharavi in Mumbai and convince yourself with the ingenuity of the poor ( - who are rich in their imagination )




23  Aug  2017







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