Mumbai Literature Festival: Day 2

1. TATA @150 A vision for a nation. Inside Indias most innovative company.

Harish Bhatt, Rama Bijapurkar and Shashank Shah

Torchbearers To Trailblazers. Worlds 49 th most valuable Conglomerate

2. Tata at 150. 3 different areas in (Steel/Airlines/Automobiles) in 3 long eras.

3. Indias first steel plant : Setting up in 1882 and started production in 1912.

TATA spreading his wings: Indias First Commercial Airline 

4. Indica: Tatas first car in 2001 


2. The Billionaire Raj. Living in an age of inequality James Crabtree, Miniya Chaterji and Snigdha Poonam.

Chair: Sid Khanna

                     
                                                              Money Is Everything 

India is a 2 Trillion Dollar Economy. 120 Billionaires are living in India. India is one of the most unequal countries on the planet. Top 1 % of India controls 53 % of national assets of India. Politicians are a part of the Billionaire Raj. 

United States compared to India is controlled by the Top 20 Rich Families. They hold 43 % of the national wealth. 

Billionaire Raj deals with the  Rise Of Super Rich.

Superrich: Rise of new superwealthy/ Crony Capitalism/ Boom Bust Investment Cycles.


3. Framed !. The ISRO spy who wasnt. Arun Ram, Nambi Narayan 
Chair: Shaji Vikraman 


                                                        Message: Intentional Torts

Malicious Persecution

Persecution without reasonable and probable cause 

Nambi Narayan

4. The RTI Story. Aruna Roy in conversation with Anuradha Sengupta

Indians are ill educated about their rights as a Citizen.

RTI story rewrites the narrative of Indian Democracy

Absolute power corrupts absolutely. RTI Law enabled Judicial Accountability (Mismanagement Of Public Funds), Justice and Equality for all Indian Citizens.

The story of RTI is a Struggle /Campaign/Movement. 

There are 60-80 lakh RTI users in India annually.

                                                                              

                                                     RTI Act came into force in 2005

                                                                           

Aruna Roy

 https://www.thequint.com/news/india/aruna-roy-right-to-information-rti

                                                                                      

                                                                            

                                                    Till 2016 56 murders are reported

5. Simple Equation. Making Sense Of Science

Emma Byrne, Jahnavi Palki and Jonathan Drori 

Chair: Dilip Dsouza 

Kilogram gets a new definition. Scientists have changed the way the kilogram is defined. Currently, it is defined by the weight of a platinum-based ingot called "Le Grand K" which is locked away in a safe in Paris. ... The decision was made at the General Conference on Weights and Measures.3 days ago

1. Scientific communication needs everyday narrative. 

2. One has to explore science in Culture. Scientific concepts are intertwined in human behaviour

3. Inorder to learn and know science deep engagement in a social and natural world is neccessary. 

4. Deep engagement includes: Curiosity/Thinking/Fact Checking/Desire to know more.

5. Science should not be seen as a separate box. 

6. Science is a process of crucial engineering that needs curiosity/ love for the work/engagement and interaction. 

7. Using precise language and conversation with a Scientific lens will let you get the information you need. 

6. No Fullstops In India: Mark Tully

There are many ways of perceiving. One has to learn emotionally as we cannot always define life rationally. Suspicion on certainty is needed as there is a uncertainty of certainty. Acknowledgement that there are many ways to God is needed because God can act in strange ways. India has to look to Traditional Wisdom 

Traditional Wisdom: Dharma: Moral and Cosmic Balance

Example: Socialism To Capitalism

Socialism assumed certainty and did not knew the flaws in it until it was too late. Socialism became discredited which led to Market Economics pave its way into the future. Market Economics failed to stand upto its promise and did not deliver to large sections of society. Unregulated market economics led to permanent disastrous effects. With the current trend Socialism and Market Economics has to find a Middle Way (DHARMA).