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 to understand their conscious or unconscious philosophical assumptions. These assumptions are transmitted by one generation to another through the medium of language. An individual acquires these philosophical assumptions through words used in the surrounding language.

We accept them, mostly uncritically, by hearing those words use by the people amongst whom we move and stay. The language of each Person, local language, therefore, becomes a very important factor in to communicating with that person and for her or him to achieve communication with others.

Excellence in any venture depends on this human point. Any management practice by definition has to depend on this human point. The language we use is one operable parameter of the human point we expect excellence from. I have therefore focussed on this aspect in my thoughts and have gone to the roots of the societal assumptions which are expressed by the thought leaders in India and are discernible in their philosophical postulates. Take the first idea of Swatantrah Karta. We often talk about change that we must have in our country or society. ‘Who am I’ ?" becomes a very relevant question. If the answer is ‘I’; then who am ‘I’?, becomes a very relevant question. Different traditions have given different answers to this question. We have to seek answer to this question in our own surroundings.

In India of the present days, we respond to every question with ‘the Government’ as the answer. Everyone thinks that Government should initiate change. We have erected structures of law intended to transform the Society. We assumed that by enacting laws a Welfare state will come into being. We wanted to manufacture welfare by means of laws and we elevated the State to the position of an operating agency. This idea is actually an extension of our idea of Joint Family, In the beginning it is parents or Maa-Baap (#1-aT7) who are expected to initiate any action and its extension is Maa-Baap Sarkar (AT-a1 UR), If you read the daily newspapers you will find a strong yearning shown by people for solution of their problems by the government. Since the politicians are also the product of the same society, they readily respond with assurance that their Government will take care of the problems of the society. This is not @ genuine independence of an individual. This is not a logical extension of Swatantrah Karta.

The idea of reliance on government is an attitude acquired by people who have been subjects of alien Powers and never thought of becoming a Karta themselves. The common refrain is that we need some Gandhi or some Avatar to come and redeem us from our difficulties.

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