The 1978 Ranga-Billa case involved the brutal kidnapping and murder of teenage siblings Geeta and Sanjay Chopra in Delhi by career criminals Kuljeet Singh (Ranga) and Jasbir Singh (Billa).
The horrific crime shocked the nation, leading to a massive manhunt and the swift conviction of both killers, who were ultimately hanged in 1982.
The investigation was led by Inspector VP Gupta of the Delhi Police, with SI Ram Chander serving on the team. A bystander, who had tried to save the children, and later helped the police identify the killers by providing their descriptions was Babulal. The journalist who covered the case was Prabha Dutt.
Amazon Prime's series Raakh, which is based on this incident, replaces Inspector VP Gupta with SI Jayprakash Jatav, explicitly portrayed as a Dalit officer navigating institutional bias. Furthermore, SI Ram Chander is replaced by SI Javed Murtaza, Babulal by Saleem, and Prabha Dutt by Nisar, while a lazy hawaldar character named Mishra has been added to the narrative.
This isn't creative liberty. Creative liberty is meant to enhance a story, not distort historical facts to fit a specific ideological agenda. Another stark reminder of how easily history can be rewritten in plain sight under the convenient guise of creative freedom.
India's Biggest Economic Challenge Is not Inflation, Oil, or War - It is an Unskilled Population Addicted to Distraction.
Every time oil prices rise, economists panic. Every time a war breaks out in the Middle East or Europe, television studios declare that India's economy is under threat. And yes, both matter. But neither represents India's greatest economic challenge. The real crisis is unfolding much closer to home.
It is a generation that spends more time consuming content than creating value. A workforce that debates geopolitics without mastering spreadsheets, artificial intelligence, coding, welding, precision manufacturing, sales, finance, communication, or even basic problem-solving. An economy where attention has become the most wasted national resource.
India is one of the youngest countries in the world. That should have been our greatest competitive advantage. Instead, we risk turning our demographic dividend into a demographic liability.
The Age of Endless Consumption
Never before has information been so accessible. Yet never before have so many people spent so much time learning so little. Hours disappear into political debates, celebrity gossip, cricket controversies, influencer reels, conspiracy theories, and outrage cycles that have absolutely no impact on an individual's earning potential. Ask someone how many hours they spent on social media last week. Then ask them how many hours they invested in acquiring a new professional skill. For many, the answer is uncomfortable. We have become experts at commenting on the economy while contributing very little to it.
Degrees Are Not Skills
India has no shortage of graduates. It has a shortage of employable graduates. Companies repeatedly report the same problem: vacancies exist, but suitable candidates are difficult to find. Not because people lack certificates. Because many lack practical skills. The world is rewarding competence, not credentials.
- Can you solve problems?
= Can you communicate effectively?
- Can you sell?
= Can you lead a team?
- Can you analyze data?
- Can you use AI to improve productivity instead of merely asking it amusing questions?
- Can you create something that another person is willing to pay for?
Those are the questions that determine economic success. Not the number of degrees hanging on a wall.
Attention Is the New Currency
The biggest theft today is not of money. It is of attention. Every notification fragments concentration. Every endless scroll delays mastery. Every hour spent consuming outrage is an hour not spent building expertise.
Modern economies reward deep work, specialized knowledge, creativity, and disciplined execution. Algorithms reward emotional reactions. Unfortunately, millions choose the algorithm.
The Coming Divide
Artificial intelligence is not replacing everyone. It is replacing people who refuse to learn. The future will belong to workers who continuously upgrade themselves. Those who combine human judgment with technological tools will become dramatically more productive. Those who stop learning will find themselves competing for fewer opportunities at lower wages. The divide will not be between rich and poor. It will increasingly be between skilled and unskilled.
National Growth Begins With Individual Discipline
Governments can build highways. Businesses can build factories. Universities can build campuses. But none of them can force an individual to develop skills. Economic transformation begins with personal responsibility. Spend one less hour arguing online. Spend one more hour learning. Read instead of scrolling. Build instead of complaining. Acquire one valuable skill every year. Become indispensable.
If millions of Indians made that simple choice, the country's economic trajectory would change more profoundly than any fiscal stimulus, any election promise, or any temporary fall in oil prices.
Wars will end. Oil prices will rise and fall. Markets will recover. But a nation that neglects skill development while surrendering its attention to endless distraction will struggle long after those headlines have disappeared.
The strongest economy is not built by the loudest voices. It is built by the most capable people.
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@NKudanthai@VinojBJP@thangapushpam03 vinoj did not compare...he told me are also doing the reforms at par with china..so Malai changed the plate doesn't mean every body will change according to his tunes.
@NKudanthai@VinojBJP@thangapushpam03 so....are the china and India same...when people are so corrupted some times strict laws are needed...it takes time for reforms...every body want instant results...but dont have patience.
Zoho views itself as "self-funding R&D labs". That is why we stay private. This model won't suit VCs or public investors.
Outside of Zoho, we invest in founders (almost all engineers or scientists) with that same world view.
Signal Chip and Netrasemi
vTitan and Voxelgrids
Ultraviolette and Boson Motors
GenRobotics
Zentron Labs and Pilabz
... and a few more not yet announced.
All with this world view. None of them obsess about "exit". The last two even have "labs" in their name!
The American approach of stock market capitalism is not the only path. We believe that model does not suit Bharat well, definitely not for building deep tech. We need a lot more "self-funding R&D labs". We will remain this way.
@TeluguBulletin@AlwaysRamCharan@BuchiBabuSana itha galeez gaa chendaalamgaa undi entraa babu...assalu aa song ki pelli lo dance cheyadame daridram. pelli ki dishti chukka teeyinchalnukunte...ee song ki pelli kodukutho dance chepinchachhu.
@GurorangriPadme@RapperPandit yes,there should be multiple schools..but when these schools are training differently about the same subject is when the problem arises. this is what happening now. some follow vyasa maharishi & some follow iskon..and some follow some other & later leading to unnecessary debates
@GurorangriPadme@RapperPandit got it...but hindu organizations must come under one roof to bring down all remaining books & announce one book as standard for one topic is need of the hour. otherwise we within ourselves will keep on debating useless things forgetting the core ideology & work is my concern.
@GurorangriPadme@RapperPandit the problem with indian mythology and history is there are number of books on even one topic. no proper guidance,,,I think all should come under one roof and publish ne book which is correct. this is also one of the reasons that weakens hinduism.
@RCcultSurya peddi choosi evadu legs cut chesukodu...kaani...Pushpa choosi chillara gaa maarinaa vedhavalu chalaa mandi unnaaru. especially north lo Pushpa chapri style ni bagaaa encourage chesindi. so ivanni society side effects. nuvvu cheppinatlu manchini entha mandi teesukunnaru...?
@RCcultSurya chaala amandi real life lo sanka nakipoyaru. chiru who preaches all good things in movies...did not support the daughter love marriage. son love marriage enduku success ante truly because of economical equations..ilaa cheppukuntu pothe chaala unnaayi.
@RCcultSurya neeku bad undataniki...bad ni glorify cheyadaaniki...s8xual abuse ki...encouragement of Pr*ostitution ki dendiki theda teliyadu. 2nd thing...cinema choose vallaku andaru nee laagaa Naa laaga aalochevallu thakkuva. hero ne thopu Ani anukunevaalu ekkuva mass mentality.
@sandeepgoli92@rajulinga218718@IndiaFlick You need to understand how movie makers are suprresing many voices from Telugu to hindi to loot the public and mint the money and Paying crores to caste and crew...rather than concentrating on film making