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Psychotic indulgences of the Indian royalty during the Raj

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 From Manoj K Agarwals, From Bharata to India- the Rape of Chrysee.   A wide ranging covering the excesses of Islamic and Christan atrocities in their native lands as well regions encompassed in  the subject of the book. But what really fascinated and revolted me was the utter depravity and degradation that native rulers sunk to. It puts French Emperors to shame. a few excerpts                                                            A fair trade indeed. Let it not be known that the British were mean                                                                       spirited ! I wont...

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Indian patriots and the Cargo Cult mentality

  From : https://business-digest.eu/are-you-guilty-of-cargo-cult-thinking-without-even-knowing-it/?lang=en "In the first half of the 20th century, the indigenous population of Melanesia looked on as cargo planes landed on their islands weighed down with incredible payloads. Even though the islanders had no idea how these goods were manufactured in the West, they began imitating these artifacts. They made radios from wood, airplanes from straw, and landing strips out of sand — but without getting the same effects. Hence the metaphor of the “cargo cult.” Yet we should refrain from being condescending toward the Melanesians: when we set up agile processes, when we think that Lean Startup and Scrum are methods that will help us do things faster and more cheaply, we’re hardly any better." Even developed western nations are not immune to the cargo cult syndrome- that if you superficially apply the processes of a successful organization or country to yourself , you will achieve the ...