Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Thursday, Oct 17, 2002
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Thursday, Oct 17, 2002 |
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Accountancy Columns - Account Speak Really gin
LIKE poles repel and unlike poles attract is what one learns as a theory of magnetism. While this may work well in gender relationships, in a polarised world, however, this is being proved wrong. Religion and language, race and shared borders have for ages been the bone of contention in arguments about superiority. As if to rewrite the golden magnetic law, likes come together and unlikes work up their blood pressure. Just as raw jokes can evoke laughter from frontbenchers, it used to be thought that it is only those in the less-privileged strata needed the crutch of a faith, or the bait of a language, as the rallying point. It is, therefore, easy to give a loud call against a certain community, or region, and soon there would be lorry-loads of people to shout in unison, go on the rampage, or simply show strength. But a saddening development is for the intelligentsia to fall into the trap and join the bandwagon. When an otherwise educated person takes extreme positions with regard to things that are best confined to one's puja room, it appears that all money spent on his education has misfired as much as in the case of Osama. This virus of bigotry — or, if you prefer, prejudice, chauvinism, narrow-mindedness — is spreading by the day among professional accountants too. Such as, when allegiance to a leader of a particular denomination is advertised in an otherwise commercial venture. Or, when proximity to a neta is shouted from rooftops when what people look forward to is all but due diligence. Quite unnecessary, because this is a profession that doesn't require any such buttress. On the one side, this is a dangerous development among the wise, because it could legitimise polarisation among the masses. On the other, there is a risk that any comfort drawn from such public display of `colour' to reaffirm that he is actually `your man', could well be at the cost of professional care that you are paying him for.
D. Murali
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