Monday, April 25, 2011

How I view at things as a Marxist?

How I view at things as a Marxist? - title of this post may appear to be egoistic or egotistic or boasting or bragging.

Other titles I could have used:

--How we view at things as Marxists? -- I shall be attributing my ideas to other Marxists without consulting them. Hence I cannot use.

--How Marxists ought to/should view at things? --This becomes didactic preaching. Hence, I cannot use.

--How people view at things? --I shall be unnecessarily commenting about others, which should not be my predominant occupation, though I could occasionally use this privilege. Hence, I cannot use.

Thus, I have to write somewhat egotistically.

Live Example
We can recall news reports that the citizens of Aurangabad City in Maharashtra State, India, purchased 150 bmw cars on a single day, i.e. the 14th October 2010.

The Entrepreneurs of Aurangabad were reported to have booked 101 bmw cars on the 21st November 2010. Reason they attribute : Attract global attention of the investment prospects of the Aurangabad City.

A BMW costs even at entry level Indian Rupees approx. 2.3 million.

Prime Minister and his adviser, Finance Minister and the Planning Commission Dy. Chairman, would have been the happiest persons to hear that news.

The London School of Economics, The Delhi School of Economics, the Indian Schools of Business and the IIPM wallas would have been the happy lot to learn that India is glowing with great demand for BMW.

Tatas introduced the cheapest car in India, "Nano". We have the popular Maruti 800 or its variants. Maruti shifted from its 800 to higher models. Tatas are unable to push through its Nano in spite of a low price. There was of course, a belief that it is explosion-prone. Tatas seem to have worked hard and rectified its defect. Yet, they are forced to offer Nano only on instament basis.

People should have upgraded themselves from bykes to Nano, if India is really developing on a 'gradual scale'. Buying an entry level car is an indication of financial well-being and not the crazy purchase of BMW cars.

Aurangabad, originally was a poor city, located in an arid hilly terrain. The last noteworthy Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb was said to have spent his last days in Aurangabad. He was a frugal Emperor living on wages earned by writing copies of Khuran. Nanded, another small City near Aurangabad had Guru Gobind Singh the last Great Sikh Guru laying down his life. Its nearby tourist Centres Ajanta and Ellora are famous for Buddhist painting and sculpture. Everything around Aurangabad should reflect some austerity. The city on the other hand is going to reverberate with the horns of BMWs and the groans of underpaid chauffeurs of the limousines and the moans of pavement dwellers run over by the drunken sons and daughters of the so called entrepreneurs.

What does this reveal? Only 251 persons are going to decide the demand of Aurangabad City. Aurangabad has a population of 1.5 million as per the 2011 Census. Aggregate Demand from Aurangabad should emerge out of at least .5 million of its Citizens and not just 251 persons!

Demand for food, clothing, shelter, old age security, minimum education and health, should be taken care of before encouraging bykes and Nanos, Altos etc. Where is the place for BMWs in Aurangabad Streets?

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