We are lucky to have had among us people like Dr. Vergese Kurien. It is also a credit to the people of Gujarat that hecould succeed in his Mission in that State.[He could not and would not have succeeded in other States especially in his Native State of Kerala]
Re: A Great Man
by piri on Sep 09, 2012 01:06 PM
Hello, little oaf:
The co-operative movement has long been very vibrantly active in Kerala - and in several sectors apart from milk production!
With or without Dr.Kurien, Kerala's record on the co-operative front (banking, agriculture, small scale industries, etc.) has cut a glorious trail that other states can only keep dreaming about!
Re: Re: A Great Man
by Ashish Sharma on Sep 09, 2012 01:12 PM
You both are idiots. Its not the time to fight on states. Just pay homage to the man who did extraordinary work.
Re: Re: A Great Man
by kraft on Sep 09, 2012 01:26 PM
Piri, your small minds are reflected in your small roads and BIG Compound walls all along the Roads. So dont make me beleive in your Jokes.
Re: Re: Re: Re: A Great Man
by Binu Vincent on Sep 09, 2012 10:43 PM
When you look through bollywood , life is of no value, its just glitter and glamour which is such a big influence of most of hindi belt. Whereas the real socialistic and good influence of communism as helped create great thinking and human development in Kerala.
Though this is not the right occasion to talk ,the ignorance need correction.
I saw Times Now rolling out non stop coverage when Dev Anand died, when Shammi Kapoor passed away I guess no harm but today a true Bhart Ratna passed away who made a huge difference to poor children with flood of milk in our country. And I see Times now has only a tag line on Dr K death but busy running tapes on Asha Bhonsle on her 79th B day ?? Trust our country & its media crook politicians & coal looters. Dr K we salute you, we are indebted to you & may your soul rest in peace our deepest condolences to your wife & daughter,
Re: Times Now - Arnab wake up
by Rahul Shetty on Sep 09, 2012 01:16 PM
Awesome observation man...News channel in our country are just a subtle version of entertainment industry..
Dr. Kurien was an unsung hero. He never got due credit for his contributions towards rural development/empowerment from the establishments.His own team members tried their best to sideline him during his last days in the office. A true son of India and he always be remembered for his towering works. May His Soul Rest in Peace!
Dr.Kurien Sir improved the life of many in India. Sad he is no more, but whatever he did will still continue to help the people..I salute him...May his soul rest in peace.
miracle he was allowed to do all the things he could do given our political neta criminal nexus. any way good things also happen in this blighted polity. DR KURIEN REST IN PEACE SIR YOU HAVE DONE MORE FOR THESE PEOPLE THAN THE DESERVE....
the co-operative movement to increase milk production manifold should have been a pointer to how such a movement can be hugely successful in addressing several basic developmental issues faced for long by the country.
The co-operative movement in the farm sector can, if properly managed, give the best deals to both the farmer as well as to the end user. This it does by completely or mostly eliminating middlemen in the supply chain. Middlemen, afterall, have been the biggest reason why the farmer gets a very low price for his produce and the end user has to pay a much higher price than what the farmer gets.
The co-operative movement was first successfully tried out in the country by Mr. A K Gopalan, the iconic leader of the Communist party of India. He prevented the vast coffee estates of the Kerala/Karnataka region from falling into the hands of rapacious private profiteers and thus the retrenchment of thousands of coffee plantation workers by forming the Indian Coffee Board and running these estates under govt. aegis through the unprecedented co-operative movement.
Production of coffee, running of the plantations and the marketing of coffee through retail outlets (both dedicated and the open bazaar) as well as the 'Indian Coffee Houses' (now a household name for reliable and standard levels of quality in the beverage and as a chain of eateries).
The middleman - that much hated symbol of crass exploitation and corruption - is entirely out of the picture.
