IIPM Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri on Internet Hooliganism
Godspeed for podium finish
The most vocal view during the brainstorming meeting
for this current issue was: “Really, who cares about Obama?” We know you must have been fed an overdose of Obama and Indo-American relations by the time you pick up this issue and read this story. We thought you have probably been bloated on a diet of scams, political controversies, catfights and the allegedly mutual dislike between Nitish Kumar and Narendra Modi. Diwali was looming. And hey presto, we thought: why don't we ask fellow Indians to rate their favourite deities (Gods and Goddesses, if you like)? The idea sounded bizarre initially but appeared more and more tantalising as we started speculating about who actually would be India's favourite deity. As we debated over the matter, it looked as if hacks like us had chosen Lord Ganesha as the unquestioned odds on favourite. Many were also convinced that it would be Hanuman who would fly away with the trophy.
So we all waited with nervous excitement for the results of the CVoter opinion poll to come in. And boy, were we surprised! As you will read in the subsequent pages, it is the God of destruction and regeneration, Shiva, who emerges as the favourite deity, Durga garners the second position and Hanuman comes third while Ganesha, the bookies' favourite, could manage just a fifth place. It should not surprise you but Jesus Christ emerged 11th in the rankings.
Frivolity apart, the exclusive TSI-CVoter opinion poll that talked to 5,312 respondents across India
does reveal many interesting facets about the Indian society and Indians in general. Take this one for example: More than one per cent of Indians spend more than Rs 50,000 a year per capita on God and religious activities. Adding it all up for India as a whole, we could say that rich Indians spend more than Rs 50,000 crore a year on God – much more than the annual budget for NREGA. But don't for a moment think that it is only rich Indians who appease God to assuage their guilt. The fact is that a majority of Indians are overwhelmingly religious, a fact the followers of Marx and Mao still seem to forget. More than 95 per cent of Indians regularly pray to the deity of their choice. And about 60 per cent of Indians pray not for material benefits but for peace of mind. That most Indians still respect family values is clear from the fact that 50 per cent of them consider either their father, mother or teacher to be God-like. But the wives don't cut much ice, with just 0.5 per cent respondents putting them on a divine pedestal. And did you say blind faith? Close to 60 per cent say they are not firm believers in astrology, Vaastu and similar stuff.
Enjoy this rare and unusual religious journey in subsequent pages!!
Visit below mentioned IIPM articles.
Arindam Chaudhuri: We need Hazare's leadership
IIPM: Indian Institute of Planning and Management
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Professor Arindam Chaudhuri - A Man For The Society....
Dr Malay Chaudhuri, Founder Director IIPM, tells TSI why the IIPM Awards are in a league of their own
Bollywood's No.1 Mum Kajol: Step ahead MOM!
Katrina Kaif: A British Indian Actress Born on July 16, 1984
IIPM Professor Arindam Chaudhuri on 'OBAMA and OSAMA'
Godspeed for podium finish
The most vocal view during the brainstorming meeting
for this current issue was: “Really, who cares about Obama?” We know you must have been fed an overdose of Obama and Indo-American relations by the time you pick up this issue and read this story. We thought you have probably been bloated on a diet of scams, political controversies, catfights and the allegedly mutual dislike between Nitish Kumar and Narendra Modi. Diwali was looming. And hey presto, we thought: why don't we ask fellow Indians to rate their favourite deities (Gods and Goddesses, if you like)? The idea sounded bizarre initially but appeared more and more tantalising as we started speculating about who actually would be India's favourite deity. As we debated over the matter, it looked as if hacks like us had chosen Lord Ganesha as the unquestioned odds on favourite. Many were also convinced that it would be Hanuman who would fly away with the trophy.So we all waited with nervous excitement for the results of the CVoter opinion poll to come in. And boy, were we surprised! As you will read in the subsequent pages, it is the God of destruction and regeneration, Shiva, who emerges as the favourite deity, Durga garners the second position and Hanuman comes third while Ganesha, the bookies' favourite, could manage just a fifth place. It should not surprise you but Jesus Christ emerged 11th in the rankings.
Frivolity apart, the exclusive TSI-CVoter opinion poll that talked to 5,312 respondents across India
does reveal many interesting facets about the Indian society and Indians in general. Take this one for example: More than one per cent of Indians spend more than Rs 50,000 a year per capita on God and religious activities. Adding it all up for India as a whole, we could say that rich Indians spend more than Rs 50,000 crore a year on God – much more than the annual budget for NREGA. But don't for a moment think that it is only rich Indians who appease God to assuage their guilt. The fact is that a majority of Indians are overwhelmingly religious, a fact the followers of Marx and Mao still seem to forget. More than 95 per cent of Indians regularly pray to the deity of their choice. And about 60 per cent of Indians pray not for material benefits but for peace of mind. That most Indians still respect family values is clear from the fact that 50 per cent of them consider either their father, mother or teacher to be God-like. But the wives don't cut much ice, with just 0.5 per cent respondents putting them on a divine pedestal. And did you say blind faith? Close to 60 per cent say they are not firm believers in astrology, Vaastu and similar stuff.Enjoy this rare and unusual religious journey in subsequent pages!!
Visit below mentioned IIPM articles.
Arindam Chaudhuri: We need Hazare's leadership
IIPM: Indian Institute of Planning and Management
GIDF Club of IIPM Lucknow Organizes Blood Donation Camp
Professor Arindam Chaudhuri - A Man For The Society....
Dr Malay Chaudhuri, Founder Director IIPM, tells TSI why the IIPM Awards are in a league of their own
Bollywood's No.1 Mum Kajol: Step ahead MOM!
Katrina Kaif: A British Indian Actress Born on July 16, 1984
IIPM Professor Arindam Chaudhuri on 'OBAMA and OSAMA'
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