Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Thursday 31 December 2015

Discuss with me


POLLUTION   SOLUTION , aka " PollSolv "

It is said : Necessity is the Mother of Invention
Let us rephrase :  Essentiality is the Mother of Intervention
This is in response to Odd / Even driving rule being experimented in Delhi from Jan 1 2016
Equally applicable to any other city , threatened by vehicular emission pollution
This solution will be named : PollSolve
It will be in two parts , as follows :

#  VEHICLE BASED DEVICE

All vehicles (existing and future registrations) to be fitted with a GPS locator ( compulsory )
Each of this locator will carry Vehicle Number ( hard-coded )
A software in Delhi Transport Department , will then , be able to track in real time , movement of each vehicle ( 24*7 ) , on several computer screens
If a Odd numbered vehicle is travelling on Even date , it will show up as a RED colored dot on the screen and through linkage with RTO records ,an automatic alert will be issued to the mobile phone of the nearest Traffic Police to catch / stop that vehicle and take that vehicle, off the road !
The owner / driver can take it back after one week of grounding !
This technology is available , commercially and off - the - shelf
Should not take more than 6 months to implement


#  MOBILE BASED APP

Each citizen of Delhi will have to ( compulsorily ) download and install on his smart phone , an App called :  CarPool
He / she will enter following data in the App :
*   Name / Gender
*   Email Id / Mobile Number / Residence Address / Work-place Address
*   From / To ( in the morning ) / Time of travel
*   From / To ( in the evening ) /  Time of travel
*  If owning a vehicle , then :
    #  Vehicle type : 2 - 3 - 4 wheeler
    #  Fuel type     :  Petrol / Diesel / Electric
    #  Vehicle Capacity : 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 persons ( including driver )
    #  Vehicle Number :
    #  Vehicle Registration Date ( to compute " Age " of vehicle )
    #  Serial Number of GPS locator fitted on vehicle ( must be unique / Mfrr to take care )
    #  CarPool Number (Unique Serial No allotted by App) : To be entered after joining a Pool
With this data , software will analyze / display , a list containing names / contact info of other citizens ( matched gender-wise ) , travelling on same , approximate " route " and the nearest pick-up points , on Google Map
Citizens will then contact other vehicle-owners and form a CarPool
Then , they will enter their CarPool Number ( as mentioned above )
The software will reanalyze / redisplay the list if any entered data gets EDITED later
After compiling data about ONE BILLION actual cumulative travels undertaken by each type of vehicle ( 2-3-4 wheeler ) , BIG DATA ANALYTICS software , will carry out ,
*  Millions of permutations / combinations of " Car Pool Universes " possible
*  Using ( updated version of ) " Karmarkar's Algorithm " , figure out the optimum Car Pool
    Universe which minimizes the overall pollution level in Delhi
 *  Calculate for each citizen , the " LEAST POLLUTING ROUTE " based on data compiled
     from the " Optimum Universe " and  send " Car Pooling Recommendation " to each
     citizen thru CarPool app
  

This could be somewhat like " Travelling Salesman Problem " in Linear Programming ( - improved versions could be found in Fuzzy Logic / Neural Network / Artificial Intelligence )

Given the prevalent START-UP wave in India, any number of Indian Start Up companies would be happy to take on this " Two Part " challenge and implement in 6 months . It is the least expensive / permanent / replicable solution , suitable for the entire World
All that is required is a POLITICAL WILL and some genuine cooperation between Shri Gopal Rai ( Delhi Govt ) and Shri Nitin Gadkari ( Central Govt )
It is time to offer to the World , an INDIAN ANSWER to vehicular pollution
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hemen  parekh
31  Dec  2015
B2BmessageBlaster




POLLUTION SOLUTION


Dear Shri Gopal Raiji,

At the outset , I wish you all luck with the odd/even driving rule from tomorrow

As you have repeatedly stressed :


There will be some unanticipated problems but , eventually , satisfactory solutions will be found for each of these

Allow me to submit my own SOLUTION as follows

I will be happy to hear from you , what you think about the same

You may want to get its feasibility examined by IIT-Delhi's Computer Science / Telecom Professors

regards,

hemen  parekh  /  mumbai  /  (M) 0 - 98,67,55,08,08  / www.hemenparekh.in > Blogs / hcp@RecruitGuru.com

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POLLUTION   SOLUTION , aka " PollSolv "



It is said : Necessity is the Mother of Invention

Let us rephrase :  Essentiality is the Mother of Intervention

This is in response to Odd / Even driving rule being experimented in Delhi from Jan 1 2016

Equally applicable to any other city , threatened by vehicular emission pollution

This solution will be named : PollSolve

It will be in two parts , as follows :


#  VEHICLE BASED DEVICE

All vehicles (existing and future registrations) to be fitted with a GPS locator ( compulsory )

Each of this locator will carry Vehicle Number ( hard-coded )

A software in Delhi Transport Department , will then , be able to track in real time , movement of each vehicle ( 24*7 ) , on several computer screens

If a Odd numbered vehicle is travelling on Even date , it will show up as a RED colored dot on the screen and through linkage with RTO records ,an automatic alert will be issued to the mobile phone of the nearest Traffic Police to catch / stop that vehicle and take that vehicle, off the road !

The owner / driver can take it back after one week of grounding !

This technology is available , commercially and off - the - shelf

Should not take more than 6 months to implement


#  MOBILE BASED APP

Each citizen of Delhi will have to ( compulsorily ) download and install on his smart phone , an App called :  CarPool

He / she will enter following data in the App :

*   Name / Gender /  Aadhar Card No

*   Email Id / Mobile Number / Residence Address / Work-place Address

*   From / To ( in the morning ) / Time of travel

*   From / To ( in the evening ) /  Time of travel

*  If owning a vehicle , then :

    #  Vehicle type : 2 - 3 - 4 wheeler

    #  Fuel type     :  Petrol / Diesel / Electric

    #  Vehicle Capacity : 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 persons ( including driver )

    #  Vehicle Number :

    #  Vehicle Registration Date ( to compute " Age " of vehicle )

    #  Serial Number of GPS locator fitted on vehicle ( must be unique / Mfrr to take care )

    #  CarPool Number (Unique Serial No allotted by App) : To be entered after joining a Pool

With this data , software will analyze / display , a list containing names / contact info of other citizens ( matched gender-wise ) , travelling on same , approximate " route " and the nearest pick-up points , on Google Map

Citizens will then contact other vehicle-owners and form a CarPool

Then , they will enter their CarPool Number ( as mentioned above )

The software will reanalyze / redisplay the list if any entered data gets EDITED later

After compiling data about ONE BILLION actual cumulative travels undertaken by each type of vehicle ( 2-3-4 wheeler ) , BIG DATA ANALYTICS software , will carry out ,

*  Millions of permutations / combinations of " Car Pool Universes " possible

*  Using ( updated version of ) " Karmarkar's Algorithm " , figure out the optimum Car Pool

    Universe which minimizes the overall pollution level in Delhi

 *  Calculate for each citizen , the " LEAST POLLUTING ROUTE " based on data compiled
     from the " Optimum Universe " and  send " Car Pooling Recommendation " to each
     citizen thru CarPool app
  

This could be somewhat like " Travelling Salesman Problem " in Linear Programming ( - improved versions could be found in Fuzzy Logic / Neural Network / Artificial Intelligence )

Given the prevalent START-UP wave in India, any number of Indian Start Up companies would be happy to take on this " Two Part " challenge and implement in 6 months .

It is the least expensive / permanent / replicable solution , suitable for the entire World

All that is required is a POLITICAL WILL and some genuine cooperation between Shri Gopal Rai ( Delhi Govt ) and Shri Nitin Gadkari ( Central Govt )

It is time to offer to the World , an INDIAN ANSWER to vehicular pollution

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hemen  parekh
31  Dec  2015




Wednesday 30 December 2015

RE: COURIER


Dear Sanjay

I hope you had opportunity to study the Source Code / file sent

I await your feedback

regards,

hcp
From: Hemen Parekh [mailto:hcp@recruitguru.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2015 11:41 AM
To: 'Sanjay Thakore'
Cc: 'Ganesh Apte'; 'Ravi Apte'
Subject: RE: COURIER

Dear Sanjay,

If there are any questions , feel free to phone me on 0 - 98,67,55,08,08

hcp

From: Sanjay Thakore [mailto:sanjay.thakore@leftrightmind.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2015 7:04 PM
To: hcp@recruitguru.com
Cc: mekhola@3pconsultants.co.in; Ganesh Apte
Subject: FW: COURIER

Dear Mr. Parekh

I received the courier sent by Mekhola & will reply to you in a couple of days once we have had a chance to go through & understand the contents & what we are able to do with it.

Thanks for your patience.

Regards
Sanjay

From: Mekhola Ganguly <mekhola@3pconsultants.co.in>
Date: December 3, 2015 at 2:52:24 PM GMT+4
To: ganesh.apte@leftrightmind.com
Cc: Hemen Parekh <hcp@recruitguru.com>
Subject: COURIER
Dear Sir,

Trust you doing well !

We are couriering you Mr. Hemen Parekh’s file no 263 along with the source code of Recruitguru.


Kind Regards,

Mekhola Ganguly
Office Manager

Direct: +91 22 6707 0306
Mobile: +91 98675 50825
Email: mekhola@3pconsultants.co.in

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RE: Hello from Aparna Jain


Dear Aparna,


Many thanks for the photos , which we enjoyed thoroughly

Masi , even phoned your Dad to inform him re this . He was very happy

We are both fine and enjoying our short walks in the morning / evening

Pl give our regards to everyone there

regards,

Bharati Masi / Hemen Masa

www.hemenparekh.in > Poems ( Hindi )

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-----Original Message-----
From: Aparna Jain [mailto:apsajain@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 11:11 PM
To: hcp@RecruitGuru.com
Subject: Hello from Aparna Jain




BLUE-PRINT FOR START-UP NATION ?


BLUE-PRINT   FOR   START-UP  NATION  ?

On  27  Dec  2015  , in his " Man Ki Baat " address , with reference to planned launch of " Start Up India , Stand Up India " on 16 Jan ,  Shri Narendra Modi said :
#  DEFINITION  OF  A  START UP
"  If a youth conceives a new idea that can give employment to poor, that can be called a Start Up .
#  ACTION  NEEDED
The banks should help these youth and encourage them
#  INNOVATION  CULTURE
Be it manufacturing , service sector or agriculture, this new initiative will bring in new ideas, new ways , and new innovations
#   SCOPE
The scheme should reach out to the last person in the country
#   REACH
They are made for the poorest of the poor  "

No doubt , a great initiative
#   QUESTION
When finally announced on 16 Jan,will this initiative be BOLD enough to make a difference ?
#   ANSWER
It can be, if the concerned Minister will incorporate following suggestions sent , through
*   A New Economic Order / Start Up Act - 2015  (  12  Sept  2015  )
*   Create Wealth to Create Jobs  (  26  Feb  2014  )
*   Get  Out  of  the  Way  ( 02  Dec  2015  )

But , if the concerned Minister stays paralyzed by " Fear of Failure " , or " Fear of Finance Ministry " , then expect a damp squib  !
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hemen  parekh
28  Dec  2015
 




Monday 28 December 2015

EMPOWERING PEOPLE


Dear Shri Ravishankar Prasadji,


Thank you for your Mass Email Message , outlining various initiatives taken by your Ministry to " Digitize India "

In the past , I have sent to your Ministry , a few of my own suggestions , in this regard

But , no acknowledgement  !

I realize that there will be problems while trying to implement some of my suggestions

But endless thought-analysis ( If this, then that ) , can only lead to action-paralysis !

Americans are the greatest " Innovators " , because they are the greatest " Experimenters "  !

For them , every failure , brings them closer to a practical / viable solution of a real life problem

I list below , some of my suggestions and request that , at least , these get " examined " by domain-experts

with regards,

hemen  parekh  /  Mumbai  /  (M) 0 - 98,67,55,08,08


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·            E-GOVERNANCE    REFORMS


·             e - Governance
·              
·             VotesApp
·              
·             I  SIN  > < U SIN
·              
·             How to save Rs 5511 Crores
·              
·             Self   Certification  For   Builders
·              
·             Honey !  I Shrunk  the  EVM

   *    2  Down  ;  1 to Go

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·
            DIGITAL  INDIA


·             If  Mohamed  cannot  go  to  Mountain
·              
·             Shape  of  Things  to  Come
·              
·             Digital  Locker  Project
·              
·             A  Software  Powerhouse  ?
·              
·             The  Shape  of  Womb  to  Come  ?
·              
·             Raining  Cards  !
·              
·             Digital  India
·              
·             Digital  Delivery  of  Drugs
·              
·             Nothing   Prettier   than  PERT


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·            BLACK  MONEY



·             A  Gordian  Knot
·              
·             White  Holes  of  Black  Money  ?
·              
·             Legalize  Money  Laundering
·              
·             A  Ticking  Time  Bomb
·              
·             The  Debt  Trap
·              
·             Time  for  Out - of - Box Thinking  ?
·              
·             Learning  from  Anywhere  /  Everywhere
·              
·             Networking   of   Currency    Notes








Saturday 26 December 2015

Is Uma Bharti helpless ?


Is Uma  Bharti  helpless  ?

She is Cabinet Minister for Water Resources / River Development / Ganga Rejuvenation
Immediately after taking over in May 2014 , she launched " Swatchh  Ganga " project
After struggling for past 19 months , Ganga continues to be as polluted as before
As it flows through the Northern States , thousands of factories continue to dump their untreated chemical effluents into it , despite laws prohibiting this
And hundreds of cities / towns , continue to discharge  their untreated sewage into it
I am sure , if she were to read following news report in Business Line ( 26 Dec 2015 ) , she would want to cry in anguish and even wonder :
"  Of course , democracy is a wonderful thing - provided
   *  MPs / MLAs server the interests of the people who elected them , whether they are in party of power or sitting in the opposition 
   *  And the government officers / police were to enforce whatever laws exist and book the offenders, without fear or favor ( no " parrot in the cage " syndrome )
   *  And the Courts hear the cases and pass orders on the same day ( no dates )
But , if none of this is likely to happen in a democracy , can I have the powers of the Chinese Ministry of Environment Protection , which :
#  Received 12,369 telephonic complaints
#  Inspected 14 lakh companies between Jan - Sept ( 5091 per day )
#  Ordered 28,600 companies to suspend their operations ( 102 per day )
#  Shut down 17,000 polluting industries  ( 61 per day )
#  Found 46,800 companies discharging pollutants
#  Discovered 63,700 companies involved in illegal constructions  "

It is time citizens of India asked themselves :
"  To 480 million BPL ( below poverty line ) people of India , what matters more ,

    *  Right to vote / select , MPs / MLAs , once in 5 years ,  or
    *  Freedom from hunger and freedom from pollution / diseases ?

For a solution , read my blog " ROMP - a panacea ? " at www.hemenparekh.in

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hemen  parekh
26  Dec  2015




ONE CLICK


Dear  Amitabh ,


Just read attached news report in today's Hindustan Times , which talks about your plan to hold a series of meetings with Business leaders , in various State Capitals

Apart from sending out " Invites " to selected Business Leaders , I suppose , you would also want to inform the " Domestic Indian Companies " re these meetings - and the " Outcome " of these meetings


From our page , " Influence  Policy  Makers " , you can send out your messages to the following groups of persons ( each group , needing just ONE CLICK of mouse ! ) :

*     Business  Leaders................... 154   ( If desired , we can upload full database of 4000+ leaders )

*     Economists............................  106

*     Editors...................................  163

*     TV News Anchors...................     22


Of course , apart from these , you can also send out your messages to some 2,62,000 Indian Companies

from our page , Blast Message - City wise

Once again , it takes just ONE CLICK of the mouse to email your message to all the Companies located in any given city  !

That means , with just   ONE CLICK   each , your message will get delivered to :

*    Mumbai.............. 40,906   Companies

*    Bangalore...........25,930    Companies

*    Gurgaon............ 22,674    Companies

*    Delhi...............   20, 217   Companies..........etc


With 38 CLICKS , you can send out your message to some 2,10,000 ( 80 % ) of the Companies , located in 10% of the Cities  !


You will recall that during our meeting in Mumbai on 05 Sept , you had expressed desire to use the Mass Messaging Platform of B2B , to reach out to Indian Companies


This is your chance to do that  !


with regards,


hemen  /  (M) 0 - 98,67,55,08,08





Friday 25 December 2015

BOOSTING START UPS


Dear  Amitabh ,


Merry Xmas  !

Here is my today's blog

hemen / (M) 0 - 98,67,55,08,08

PS :

I hope you can find some time for us to meet during Make In India Week - Mumbai ( 13 - 15  Feb 2016 )

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Ditch   Historical   Baggage  !


In Aug 2015, SIDBI launched a Rs 2000 Cr " Fund of Funds ", to support Venture Capital Funds

By now, proposals from 24 VC Funds for an aggregate amount of Rs 930 Cr have been cleared

A report in Economic Times ( 23 Dec 2015 ) quotes Shri Mohandas Pai :

" If Rs 10,000 Cr is given as seed capital, it can enable at least 30,000-35,000 Start Ups with the multiplier effect in the next 5 years, with a total impact of Rs 60,000-70,000 Cr on the economy "

Now , what can Rs 20,000 Cr manage to do ?

Simple but compelling arithmetic !

If Mr Pai was our Finance Minister , he would :

*   Sell of 53 loss-making PSUs ( or at least close them down )

*   Save Rs 20,000 Cr of losses these PSUs have been making , year after year

*   Invest this Rs 20,000 Cr in " Fund of Funds "

*   Help create 60,000-70,000 new Start Ups

*   Add 700,000 new jobs ( @ 10 jobs per Start Up ? )

*   Boost economy by Rs 140,000 Cr ( Capital Output Ratio of 1 : 7  )

But , if we are really keen to help create millions of Start Ups to raise India's GDP from Rs 2 Trillion to Rs 10 Trillion in the next 10 years, then Rs 20,000 Cr just won't suffice  !

We would need Rs 20 Lakh*Crores ( 100 times more )

Not possible for Union Government to raise that kind of money - either by borrowing or by raising taxes

But not at all difficult for 3 crore tax payers , if we

*   Abolish Personal Income Tax

*   Introduce Black Money Investment SPVs

Read following blogs ( sent to all Ministers / Chief Ministers ) at www.hemenparekh.in,

*  A New Economic Order / Start Up Act - 2015

*  Create Wealth to Create Jobs

*  Agenda  for  Reforms

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hemen  parekh

25  Dec  2015