I went through a very interesting HR exercise today on Diversity. As part of our training, we were asked to watch a short film put together by ABC in 1968, in the wake of Dr Martin Luther King's assasination.
I thought it would be interesting to share with all Medhavis the follow up to the film (from 1985 by PBS) that covers both the 1968 film (where a class of 3rd graders are taught an unique lesson about prejudice) as well as feedback from the students 14 years hence, and additional reporting on the training technique and it's effects.
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written by Dwai Lahiri, 2009-07-01 17:45:19
Better people than I , many of them Medhavis, many resident in India, should be able to think on this too and a few come up with the method of identifying the cat and tying the bell.
Dear Deshika,
The inspiration for your great blog, Minister Tharoor, is known to be having a large (10,000 plus) web following. He is even hailed as Minister Twitter!
Am I right in my understanding that you live in Delhi?
Dear Dwai, if you believe that the 'secular' camp which is now in power does also have young persons who would like to organize against unfair discrimination, would you consider it a good idea for some interested resident Medhavis to join the Tharoor site and write very specifically about methodologies for removing unfair discriminations prevalent in India ?
Would you like to post a forum or other advisory on it?
These are all excellent ideas Dear Partha!
Let us see how the reception to this blog is (by the Medhavis). I'll move it to the front-page and see if it draws some attention.
Warm Regards,
Dwai
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written by P. Desikan, 2009-07-01 16:49:44
Dear Dwai,
When and if I can answer you, I will.
Meanwhile I shall probe further.
Better people than I , many of them Medhavis, many resident in India, should be able to think on this too and a few come up with the method of identifying the cat and tying the bell.
Dear Deshika,
The inspiration for your great blog, Minister Tharoor, is known to be having a large (10,000 plus) web following. He is even hailed as Minister Twitter!
Am I right in my understanding that you live in Delhi?
Dear Dwai, if you believe that the 'secular' camp which is now in power does also have young persons who would like to organize against unfair discrimination, would you consider it a good idea for some interested resident Medhavis to join the Tharoor site and write very specifically about methodologies for removing unfair discriminations prevalent in India ?
Would you like to post a forum or other advisory on it?
Warm regards. Partha.
When and if I can answer you, I will.
Meanwhile I shall probe further.
Better people than I , many of them Medhavis, many resident in India, should be able to think on this too and a few come up with the method of identifying the cat and tying the bell.
Dear Deshika,
The inspiration for your great blog, Minister Tharoor, is known to be having a large (10,000 plus) web following. He is even hailed as Minister Twitter!
Am I right in my understanding that you live in Delhi?
Dear Dwai, if you believe that the 'secular' camp which is now in power does also have young persons who would like to organize against unfair discrimination, would you consider it a good idea for some interested resident Medhavis to join the Tharoor site and write very specifically about methodologies for removing unfair discriminations prevalent in India ?
Would you like to post a forum or other advisory on it?
Warm regards. Partha.
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written by Dwai Lahiri, 2009-07-01 07:45:49
Dear Partha,
It will be a very interesting endeavor, to say the least. I think there is much scope for action in India, in rural areas especially.
The questions are:
1) who will bell the cat?
2) who will that bell look?
It will be a very interesting endeavor, to say the least. I think there is much scope for action in India, in rural areas especially.
The questions are:
1) who will bell the cat?
2) who will that bell look?
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written by P. Desikan, 2009-06-30 01:18:05
Dear Dwai, I shall talk to some persons who will carry the feasibilty enquiry forward.
I visualize a movement of volunteers who report to Districtwise leaders and bring all sorts of cases of unfair discrimination to their notice.
The leaders must transparently take the cases to appropriate agencies for effective and speedy redressal.
The volunteers periodically meet at the district headquarters to review measures and progress.
Regards. Partha.
I visualize a movement of volunteers who report to Districtwise leaders and bring all sorts of cases of unfair discrimination to their notice.
The leaders must transparently take the cases to appropriate agencies for effective and speedy redressal.
The volunteers periodically meet at the district headquarters to review measures and progress.
Regards. Partha.
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written by Dwai Lahiri, 2009-06-29 03:46:58
Can this be implemented in India with modifications?
Dear Partha,
What do you think? Would this work with workshops of people with different backgrounds?
Would it work in rural areas where caste discrimination is still rampant?
Dear Partha,
What do you think? Would this work with workshops of people with different backgrounds?
Would it work in rural areas where caste discrimination is still rampant?
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written by P. Desikan, 2009-06-28 23:56:40
Very powerful indeed, dear Dwai! Thank you most sincerely for these terrific lesson-models!
The session for feedback from the school alumni after 14 (16?) years was a smooth affair because the bond with the extraordinary teacher had never been broken.
But the workshop for a set of adults on the same brown, blue eyes theme had to be designed carefully and that was marvellously done.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's gesture of leaving his suit on a chair and leaving a party, where formally dressed persons alone were welcome, is very well known.
What the marvellous third grade teacher and the Acharya both tell us is that powerful messages to take people away from wrong prejudices have to come from leaders whom they hold in great regard, but the messages also have to be carefully designed to deliver. The results matter.
We all know that even in our blogs, if our messages are good and worthwhile, they must be given in ways that will make them register, and in a manner that the recipient continues to hold the message-provider in respect.
Warm regards. Partha.
The session for feedback from the school alumni after 14 (16?) years was a smooth affair because the bond with the extraordinary teacher had never been broken.
But the workshop for a set of adults on the same brown, blue eyes theme had to be designed carefully and that was marvellously done.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's gesture of leaving his suit on a chair and leaving a party, where formally dressed persons alone were welcome, is very well known.
What the marvellous third grade teacher and the Acharya both tell us is that powerful messages to take people away from wrong prejudices have to come from leaders whom they hold in great regard, but the messages also have to be carefully designed to deliver. The results matter.
We all know that even in our blogs, if our messages are good and worthwhile, they must be given in ways that will make them register, and in a manner that the recipient continues to hold the message-provider in respect.
Warm regards. Partha.
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I am glad that you posted this article on fighting against discrimination.
Regards
Pradipda