Kamekish retired from the Indian Air Force after twenty years of service as a selected Wing Commander. He graduated in Engineering Electronics and Telecommunication and completed his post-graduation in Electrical (Communication) Engineering from IIT Mumbai.
He formulated his 'Theory of Human Growth, by identifying the seven critical factors of growth and the importance of unlearning, during the course of his professional life, through a process of observation, study, understanding and unlearning.
He lives in Delhi with his wife and daughter.
Stephen It Covey, A Roger Merrill and Rebeca R. Merrill (Fint Things First, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People), Edward de Bono (Lateral Thinking, Serious Creatihity), Malcolm Gladwell (The Tipping Points, Blink). Susan Jeffers (Embracing Uncertainty), Samuel IP Hutington (The Clash of Civilization, Who are we?), Dominique Lapiere & Larry Collins (Freedom at Midnight, Is New York Burning?), Jeffery Sachs (The End of forestry), Lee lacocca with William Novak (lococca-An Autobiography). Daniel Goleman (Emotional Intelligence), Matt Ridley (Genome) and so on these great American and European authors who have brightened the lives of millions of people of the developing nations, including mine, were always my heroes. They may have generated and garnered the support of a large population of developed people from developed nations. However, when they support someone in a remote, isolated and fragmented place in a developing country through their great creations, they make enormous contributions to humanity.
The intellectual class in developing countries is highly conscious about what developed countries are not doing for their people. The concern is very genuine and praiseworthy; however it is equally important to understand, utilize and spread the great and dynamic contributions people of developed countries are making. The significant inventions of the last few centuries, like electricity, home appliances, medicines, medical equipment, various means of transportations including motor vehicles, airplanes and metros, housing concepts like high-rise buildings, planned cities, mobile Communications, computers and operating systems like Microsoft, Oracle and Office Suites, etc., have changed the definitions of life. As citizens of developing countries, we much headway in inventing new things; however we have a responsibility to follow, upgrade: (including me) have not made the betterment of humanity. The intellectuals of the developing world e and improve on those inventions for need to concentrate on enhancing available products to improve the standard of life, eliminating ignorance and poverty, diminishing destructive mentalities and ensuring the systematic growth of human civilization. Destruction is much easier than construction. We should try not to be part of destruction. Let us join hands together for useful construction.
Learning is a difficult exercise. Unlearning is even more difficult. Bat people of the 21" century have no choice. The areas of learning have increased so much that it is impossible to satisfy human instincts. Besides, learning has not given the requisite break to individuals, organizations, societies and nations. They have to opt for unlearning, to understand its need and find ways to unlearn. They have to find techniques, establish institutions and create systems to unlearn. Unlearning is the need of the hour to achieve excellence. Unlearning is a way of life.
A study conducted by scientists in the United Sates in 2003 reveals that one to two Exabytes (ten to the power of eighteen) of information are being created annually. However, only five Exabytes of information have been spoken by human beings till the year 2000. While we created information in printed form, it was manageable. But once it went digital, it became a problem. The creation of information is not limited to a few people or agencies. The responsibility and freedom of creation of information has moved to every educated individual. In addition to that, creation and duplication of information are becoming easier and cheaper with every passing day. This is a new problem that is getting larger every day as more and more people are getting connected to the network. Today, we are approaching a situation, where two billion people out of six are sitting at their terminals creating digital information on a regular basis. It is a challenge to manage this information.
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