My Facebook page audience is overwhelmingly male

My Facebook page audience is overwhelmingly male

The major topics of my Facebook page are:

• Opinion on Indian current affairs

• Opinion on global economics

• Opinion on Indian politics

• My activities in social service

So, almost all of my posts are gender-neutral because the topics are gender-neutral. Yet, my Facebook page audience is overwhelmingly male. At least 93% of my audience are male. I am aware that the situation is similar with many other thought leaders.

This is actually sad because we as a society want women to be more curious and engage more (at least through Internet) with what's happening around us. I hope women would engage more with these topics.

What the most important task that the Indian Government should do for the economy now?

 What the most important task that the Indian Government should do for the economy now?

--> Borrow money to spend on repairing the existing infrastructure.

Repair the railway lines, repair the bridges, repair the warehouses, repair the ports, repair the effluent lines to rivers, repair the power lines... repair all the Government infrastructure.

Why?

1) Generates massive short-term employment opportunities for unskilled and the semi-skilled people.

2) Kickstarts the economy with the new money in the system

3) Often new infrastructure can be unnecessary. Repairing existing, crumbling infrastructure ensures that the money spent is well-spent.

4) Decades of neglect to existing infrastructure has resulted in it crumbling.

Please note that repairing existing infrastructure can be unglamorous compared to headline-grabbing new infrastructure.

Who will pay the interest for the borrowed money?

The goal is that the repaired infrastructure will improve the efficiency and the size of the economy that pays for the interest of the borrowed money. A tricky job indeed!

Note: Repairing is not adding new capacity to existing infra. Repairing is fixing the existing infra. For example, repairing is not converting a 2-lane road to a 4-lane road, but to fix potholes in the existing 2-lane road.

The term 'liberalism' is being hijacked

I am a liberal on social issues; conservative on economic issues; and nationalist on security issues.

But unfortunately, the Left has hijacked the word 'liberal'. Due to this, a majority of common people are not aware of the real meaning of the word 'liberalism'.

Many people who know me now say: "He says he is liberal on social issues. But he does not have any of the bad qualities of those libtards."

Almost on a daily basis, I cringe when Leftists speak nonsense while calling themselves as 'Liberal'.

Harshad Kamdar (Kanubhai) has passed away

My senior team member at 'Save Bombay Committee' and 'Prakruti' with whom I worked actively from 2006 to 2009 has passed away. Along with me, he was part of our 3-member team that won 'World Bank India Development Award'.

I kept in touch with him occasionally after that and also met him  once later on.

Extremely energetic, wise, affectionate and service-oriented. Kanubhai, we miss you.

There is an online prayer meet today Jan 23rd at 7pm India Time. See the attached image for the link.

I endorse Velaga Srinivas for GHMC Corporate elections candidate for Hyder Nagar, Hyderabad

Velaga Srinivas is contesting for the Corporator of Hyder Nagar ward in the oncoming GHMC (Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation) elections. The elections are scheduled on 1 December 2020.

I have known him since 2012 and met him for the first time in Hyderabad at that time. He was a young Lok Satta Party leader at that time. He is committed to working for the people -- spending his time, energy and utilizing his skills. Hyder Nagar ward and Hyderabad will benefit more from his winning this election.

He is contesting as a BJP candidate. Irrespective of your party preferences, I urge you to support his candidature.

His personal website: www.velagasrinivas.org

Judging based on what one has done so far

As you approach the age of 40 years and beyond, people gradually cease judging you based on what you say you want to do. They increasingly judge you based on what you have done so far.

Reflation

Over the next one year, many people will get acquainted with the word 'reflation'. (Meaning of 'reflation': Expansion in the output level of economy by government stimulus, using either fiscal policy or monetary policy or both.)

As the economic damage from covid-19 continues to rage at least till mid-2021 or end-of-2021, many governments would want to spend to prop up economies temporarily but these governments won't have much money to spend!

So, debates will increase on the topic of how much to spend and where to get that money to spend. In these public discussions and discourses, the word 'reflation' will be increasingly used.