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Sridhar Vanka's avatar

Such a great observation !

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PUNIT R's avatar

It's how we raise our kids. Its how we were raised. Chalta hai attitude.

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Mohit Satyanand's avatar

This is absolutely true, Punit.

We have to become more precise if we want to progress

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Prasanna Srinivasan's avatar

I'm sure this Tata thing will be sorted out, as it's costing them money! meanwhile, they won't be paid higher prices or given "svalpa adjust" latitude on delivery. Tragically this unees bees attitude extends to matters of safety - electrical wiring, fire hazards, personal safety, road safety and so on. These are situations where like the gangsta boss said in the Bollywood flick, "Hamare yahan, galtiyan sirf akhri baar hoti hai". and then we read about all this in the newspapers.

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Ashish's avatar

The fact that instead of a startup or MSME, Tatas are making components also raises my eyebrows. Premier corporate group making nuts and bolts, why not leave that to an MSME, there are several in Kolhapur-Mumbai belt in Maharashtra. Is this some high-level setup?

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Mohit Satyanand's avatar

Good question!

Maybe they see this as an entry point into manufacture of phones.

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Pranay Kotasthane's avatar

Fun post, Mohit. UnneesBees projects soon enough end up being BaaraahBees.

Though, I tentatively disagree with the key insight. Progress does proceed quality. Japan and China did a few decades of UnneesBees before becoming manufacturing powerhouses. Linkages to exports were key perhaps. Their prosperous consumers were more demanding. The fact that Tata's underperformance became news is itself a positive sign. Had it not been for Apple, it wouldn't have even been a talking point, I guess.

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Mohit Satyanand's avatar

Thanks, Pranay - I'm open to that insight, and I wonder how the attitude to precision varies from one developing nation to another.

I will look for evidence, and any research.

Many of our works are definitely in the 'nau-do-gyaarah' range.

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Mohit Satyanand's avatar

After writing to you this morning, I was wondering about the channels that link prosperity and quality.

I can see a channel from quality to prosperity via a better return on investment; not clear how the other channel would work.

The common observation is that the two accompany each other.

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