Jace, BCB6 just got interesting. :) On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 11:08 AM, Kiran Jonnalagadda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> No comment. Make your own opinion. > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: Balarama Varanasi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 12 April 2008 12:45:16 PM GMT+05:30 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [BCB] The lesser known aspects of kAmasutra and > > panchatantra > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Hi friends: > > > > Important thing about Kama Sutra, other than being a treatise on human > > sexuality is that it is snapshot from the Knowledge Society, when India was > > the most developed nation on the planet, when all countries looked up to > > India with much owe compared to how we look at America now. As couple of > > friends have shown interst, I am copying the four-page text I have sent > > earlier as an attachment into the email itself. > > ------------------------------------------------ > > Demystifying Cultural Wisdom of Ancient India > > > > Importance of Kama Sutra, which has nothing to do with sex at all, is > > that it is an Application Area of an ancient Global Standard on Concurrent > > Program Management. This aspect demystifies everything about ancient India - > > lesser known aspects of Vedas, Sastras, Sutras, Manusmrithi, Ramayana, > > Mahabharatha, and Kama Sutra, and the Indian Caste System. > > > > Remember that we study that an ancient Indian Universities at Nalanda, > > etc., were destroyed. It is not a University, which was destroyed but > > Standardization Institute. Ancient Indian Grama is not a village. Ancient > > India prior to the Colonial Power wasn't rigid feudal society, which > > depended on the repression of the underprivileged, as it is in the case of > > Western Racial Discrimination. Colonial Power recorded as four thousand > > castes. Instead it was a vibrant knowledge society with thousand > > Professional Services Exchanges, which shared the Standardization. > > > > You need to understand how Professional Services Exchange (PSE) works. > > Each Grama was a PSE. The Purpose of a PSE is to democratize knowledge and > > services – making Professional Development Courses, and Professional > > Services available and affordable through. This is done through > > Service-Credit system, which empowers you to earn Service Credits by > > offering Standardized Services to any Service Aspirant, which you can redeem > > to obtain other Standardized Services. > > > > India still has the limitation that 1600 engineering colleges and 400 > > management colleges of India just produce workers- no fair chance for these > > professionals to become innovators and entrepreneurs. This can be overcome > > if we understand how Knowledge Society of ancient India worked. > > > > If we understand this intuition of PSE, immediately before Jan 26, 2008 > > we would be able to roll out Virtual Technology Incubator, which gives a > > fair chance to become innovators and entrepreneurs to all 500,000 > > engineering graduates and 100,000 management graduates every year. > > Regulatory regime of India committed serious mistake by allowing the > > opportunity to become Innovator and entrepreneur only to the students of the > > few premiere colleges. Most of these graduates are being absorbed as > > intrapreneurs and employees of MNCs. > > > > > > In Sanskrit, Kama Sutra means Structured Approach to realize a defined > > Objective, Human Sexuality being just one Application Area, and the > > Structured Approach being Concurrent Program Management. I will give you > > notes on Concurrent Program Management, explained with respect to a > > contemporary Global Standard in Project Management published by Project > > Management Institute, USA. > > > > I am not interested in researching Kama Sutra, because of the > > side-effects :-) But those of you, who wish to, should buy yourself Sanskrit > > equivalent of thesaurus known as Amarakosa. You take the Body of Knowledge > > on Concurrent Program Management and how PSE works, which I can give you. > > You will find one Interpretation, which empowers you to visualize how PSE of > > ancient India worked, where Kama Sutra as we know today is one Professional > > Development Course. The Product has the signature of the process through > > which it was reconciled. Be warned of the side effects and keep away if you > > don't have a healthy relationship and a dynamic/supportive partner :- ) > > > > Researchers could get very attached to the combinations of choice of > > words that indicate it to be a treatise on sexuality. As far as I know, > > reconstruction of one Interpretation as a Standard on Concurrent Program > > management requires group effort. This is because we are all products of a > > society subjected to perversions. The way I believe Kama Sutra was > > reconciled is as follows. It empowers you bright people to decode it as well > > as publish the next version :-) > > > > Principles and Practices of Standardization is very boring, tiring, > > hard work. See the number of people who expressed interest in your session > > Vs. those who signed up for my session. If I teach PMBOK(R), unless the > > client > > needs, and you are hired by MNC, I don't think people would have patience to > > go through the subtleties. One of the side effects when we democratize > > Program management principles is that young kids with hormonal gush in their > > private moments are creating funny misinterpretations to the context of > > human sexuality. > > > > Only the 1% who researches the analytical process of standardization > > needs to go through the rigor. If I explain how Concurrent Program > > Management is performed through cross-validation of Concurrent Project > > Management and Concurrent Operations Management, except for the 1%, others > > would be lost. > > > > Emotional arousal enhances human ability to observe and to pay > > attention to the subtleties. Thus it takes lot of effort to teach the > > standard and let the other person pay attention to all the subtleties. The > > bits given by their peers help the stakeholders grasp the subtleties very > > easily. An Application Area reconciled through the award winning bits given > > by a large group would become very respectable Professional Development > > Course on Human Sexuality. So when PSE requires recertification, people > > prefer to get the necessary Professional Development Units by attending the > > Professional Development Courses in Application Areas of their choice rather > > than going through rigorous standards. > > > > That was both the strength and weakness of ancient India. They could > > democratize Program management Principles to masses with examples from > > Project Context they could relate to easily. Not many people care if we > > promise 30% improvement in Productivity of an MNC. But 30% improvement in > > Stakeholder Satisfaction might make/break modern relationships. > > > > But the weakness was when only few thousand certified Professionals > > with analytical knowledge on standardization was forced to shut up by the > > colonial power, and the victims were given money only after projecting the > > rulers as magnanimous deities and the educated as the selfish. India is > > still in the state of socio-economic collapse caused by the Colonial Power. > > It can relieve itself the minute a critical mass of professionals > > knowledgeable on how it was done can be created. > > > > Why can't we empower the Academia? Why can't we empower the Voluntary > > Sector with contemporary Global Standards? I am sure the government wouldn't > > have budget for it, at least if we realize and start building PSE through > > Voluntary Effort, we can make progress through self-help instead of waiting > > on the governments which flaunt their right to rule instead of accepting the > > responsibility to serve before the helpless citizens who are forced to > > choose among the feudal parties, which don't have democratic principles > > instituted within the party itself. > > > > Characteristic of Sanskrit is that each word has multiple meanings. In > > Sanskrit to English dictionary, colonial power only chose the wrong > > meanings. Now English dictionaries also have thesaurus. Remember the > > accusation that one community didn't teach essential knowledge on how to > > become innovators that history of ancient India was about repression of > > women, etc.? You need to know a few things to do balanced research. > > > > I believe that talented graduates of IITs and IIMs understand that > > every must have core values, and it should publish contemporary operational > > definition how its activities are leading to the fulfillment of the core > > values. All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) was formed in 1945, > > prior to Indian Independence. It was modification of British Educational > > Model known as McCauley Model of Education, which as a state policy of the > > colonial power to remove opportunity to become innovators and entrepreneurs > > for the educated citizens of colonial India. > > > > Regulatory Economy model of Independent India thought that too much of > > innovation would blow up the feudal system. So they only allowed opportunity > > for innovation in only handful of premiere institutions. Now let's visit > > back the accusation about the cultural wisdom of ancient India that some > > community denied fair chance to become innovators for others? This is their > > defect, which they accused on earlier model, and indoctrinated the citizens > > who aren't aware of the earlier model believe that the past is also > > discrimination in order to justify current discrimination. > > > > In ancient Indian approach, opportunity to University Education (to > > cope up with the limitation of capacity) is given to the few, who were > > proven in the test of their social aptitude. This is relevant to > > reservations. Consider the communities fighting that they should have > > whatever percentage of reservations. With due respect for the communities > > which believe in the necessity, let's study the social impact. Defect in the > > entrance tests of premiere institutions is that emotional intelligence is > > not tested. Ecosystem supporting Innovation and Entrepreneurship removes the > > necessity for the reservations, and clears the confusion about the Caste > > systems- two things at a time. > > > > We should provide necessary orientation and professional opportunity > > how these professionals can contribute back. PSPI recommends creation of > > Virtual Forums with Video conferencing and high-speed Internet across all > > colleges so that the grads of Premiere colleges collaborate with the > > students of states colleges as team members to address the pressing problems > > of India instead of just being groomed from day 1 about the luxuries of a > > career in MNC and the case studies of America. Increase in the fees > > collected from the students of premiere institutions is a big concern, as it > > makes them unavailable for the society, for most of the student' can't > > afford the studies without a loan, can't pay the loan without a job in MNC, > > and can't think of developing India, and don't have time to do so even if > > they feel the pinch in their heart. > > > > And also there is confusion why competency in Sanskrit is necessary for > > higher education. We can explain this very easily if you know how Concurrent > > Program Management works. A standard is a body reconciled through voluntary > > consensus. Say just like we have different communities fighting for their > > Perspectives, if you understand how PSE works, there would be existing users > > for different standardized Services. If you revise/modify, remove > > Standardized Services of PSE, their interests are affected. Groups fight > > fanatically if they are cornered without rehabilitation support. > > > > In music, dance, poetry, competitions, the content is developed using > > the Standardization Principles of Concurrent Program Management. Say we give > > you 100 constraints, and ask the participants perform without violating > > those constraints. Those who fail to pay attention to the constraints which > > were given before hand, are likely to rake up emotional outbursts from other > > stakeholder groups. It is true that not everybody who succeeds in the > > knowledge competitions is likely to succeed in devising meaningful > > Standardized Services. It is also true that people who are affected by a > > Standardized Service sometimes propose innovative solutions to problems > > where the graduates of premiere colleges of India failed. > > > > History of India indicates a repeated pattern, where the Knowledge > > Society is being seized by tyrants, it evolving into a Knowledge Society > > again, again being seized and so on. PSPI researches on demystifying what's > > going on. Most of us know that Sanskrit is best suited to Computers. That > > is for the beginners, linguists and foreigners. In fact, cultural wisdom of > > India is a treasure trove of Standardization Principles, Architectures, > > Program Management Principles, etc. > > > > Service Oriented Architectures and Service Oriented Infrastructure and > > collaborative forums like BarCamps are hot topics in Web Technologies. PSPI > > plans to present evidence how ancient Indians successfully used Service > > Oriented Architectures, and how Ancient Indian Societies were collapsing > > when the manual implementations of Service Oriented Architectures were > > manipulated. Interestingly, ancient Indian SOAs can be automated with modern > > Internet based SOAs, thus removing the error-prone human element in order to > > empowers India to become a Vibrant Knowledge Society once again and get rid > > of the confusion about the Caste System. > > > > BarCamp supports exchange of Information. PSE is advanced and supports > > exchange of Services. But while BarCamp is an existing Product, PSE should > > be built. But just as Wind Tunnel Data is essential for Rocket Science, > > ancient Architects left their signature, which can be decoded by modern > > Information Technology Professionals, with adequate training in how > > Standards work and modern principles of abstraction, object oriented and > > service oriented designs, etc. > > > > Let me explain how democratization of knowledge works. Say for example, > > if I wish to democratize Project Management, we need to devise grades in > > competencies. If all courses are offered through PSE, most of the > > participants don't realize the necessity for higher grade trainings. So the > > Service Standardization / Customization take place only with lower grade > > competency, by choice. The services reconciled with higher grade competency > > fail to have mass appeal. > > > > Even if the communities with higher grade competencies isolate > > themselves, there is no demand for higher grade Project Management to the > > context of Service Standardization. However, exploding knowledge requires > > study of patterns, archival of obsolete Standardized Services, which earlier > > inspired consensus. Even thought the Service becomes obsolete, elements of > > it can be combined with other Services to inspire consensus for newer > > services. > > > > Another element of PSE is data warehousing competency of the society. > > Again as a Company moves to SMPA-2, SMPA-4, SMPA-8 before moving to MPPA, > > necessity and sufficiency of a Data Warehousing Architecture is linked to > > financial commitment. Once architecture is selected, unless migration is > > justified and resources are approved, society can't move to upgrade. > > Certainly a few individuals take advantage of limitations. In addition, > > citizens' perception of Identified Process defects depends on their Project > > Management Competency and the Data Warehousing competency of the Society. > > > > Migration Problems of ancient Indians, which we can minimize the > > inconvenience through Component Architectures is as follows. Once the higher > > grade competency people establish the necessity for improving the competency > > used for Process Standardization, there are still challenges. While the > > consensus for the Point of necessity of higher competency is inspired, there > > is a challenge of customizing the body of knowledge of higher grade > > competency being used to the context of archiving obsolete services to the > > context of standardization of new services. > > > > This inspires consensus for regulatory regime for the transition > > period. We have a mess with one group preferring standardization with lower > > competency, one with higher competency and yet another one insisting on > > cross-validation of two, yet another insisting the cross-validation of prior > > three, yet another seeking cross-validation of prior four, etc. To survive > > this chaos, knowledge societies engage the services of people who lack > > Project Management Competency, to archive the behavioral knowledge. > > Mythology and Kama Sutra are highly resilient; they survive, while the > > standardization institutes face economic sanctions by regulatory regimes. > > > > Sanathana Dharma is a truce negotiated with the plea that obsolete > > knowledge would be communicated as cultural heritage. But once the society > > understands Service Oriented Architectures, they overcome the limitations > > causing the failure of previous PSE. Representative democracy is the > > regulatory regime. Representative Democracy that accepts the responsibility > > to make Services available and affordable through funding for Autonomous > > Standardization Institutes solves the Problem. By the way Rajya does not > > mean monarchy but statutory authority through which standards are published. > > India can't afford to keep President and Government roles as substitutes for > > honorary roles of Monarchs, and making Rajyasabha subservient to political > > parities. Another wave of liberalization is due where Professionals > > liberalize the Academia and the Voluntary Sector. Dharma is about giving a > > fair chance for everybody to become Innovators and entrepreneurs. It > > requires comprehension of Concurrent > > Program management and Processes of PSE. Enough said. > > > > >
