I have an aunt that keeps insisting the ancient Indians had everything from aircraft (pushpaka vimanam) to nukes (brahmastra). She would be in good company with this guy
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Namitha Jagadeesh > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 3:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [silk] Fwd: The lesser known aspects of kAmasutra and > panchatantra > > 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. > > > > > > > > >
