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Now I am trying to see Lose, Lose games we all try to play in our day to day public life. Nov 17, Jamuna rated it really liked it. Interesting analysis of the psychology of the contemporary Indian. Must read for anyone trying to understand Indian society. It also tells us why the utility maximizing mentality of Indians may not be all that good in the long run - both for individual and the nation.
Also helps us understand why many Western societies, which are not culturally modest like us, still managed to develop quickly by maintaining some basic standards. This is all explained with the help of Game Theory. The first step t Interesting analysis of the psychology of the contemporary Indian. The first step to understand any problem is accepting, then dissecting it.
Raghunathan does the dissection splendidly - now it is up to us to accept the way we are, and take steps to fix ourselves. Dec 28, Rishi rated it liked it Recommends it for: Indians. This book takes a shot at the behaviour of Indians. But it also gives a logical reasoning to why Indians are like that. The author does that with the help of Game Theory. Using concepts like Prisoners Dilemma, the author gives a insight of how human beings make a decision, and why the decision has a profound effect on Indian's ,thereby affecting the whole system.
Nov 19, Alok rated it it was amazing. This book is my current favorite due to the author's absolute neutral evaluation of Indians using game theory. It definitely answers the question of "why we are the way we are!
A must read for any Indian or people who deal with Indians in general. Apr 30, Supreet Kaur rated it liked it. There is one chapter focused on the mindset of lowest common denominator, which I found the most enlightening it was corroborated by numerous examples of actions taken on a global scale. Sep 11, Sachin rated it liked it. Good book. I know now why so many folks try to cheat me :.
Jun 14, Ramkumr rated it it was amazing. A must-read for anyone, especially Indians. The book provides eye-opening insights through game theory and prisoners dilemma. Feb 28, Malhar Lakdawala rated it liked it. Okish book without much of a depth The concepts are very briefly and vaguely discussed. Last chapter on 'Game Theory and Gita' was a bit insightful. Else okish Skippable Okish book without much of a depth The concepts are very briefly and vaguely discussed. Else okish Skippable Mar 05, Srinivas Naik rated it liked it.
Picked this book on a visit to India. The book purports to explain our Indian-ness in this book the pejorative sense of the term based on game theory principles. Well so far, so good. The first couple of chapters actually had me rapt as the author so very accurately described the various characteristics of Indians that I at once felt connected with and ashamed at.
He also discredits Picked this book on a visit to India. He also discredits popular explanations for such behavior we are a poor country, we have a high population, the Mughals and the British looted us, etc.
At this point I was mesmerized to learn more. He also talks about research conducted in the past through simulations that talk about effective strategies in iterative PD. All well and good and very informative. At this point however, I was eagerly waiting to see how game theory goes on to explain the "way we are", but it is here that the book falls flat and "defects" on its promise.
The rest of the chapters uses small snippets to just describe the way we are without putting the game theory framework to use.
If it is used, it is only a weak version of party A defects, so party B defects, etc. Still, reading the various snippets of our junta generally defecting in our societal games made for a decent, if frustrating and fatalistic read. All in all, I would still recommend this book - the author's writing making up for the lack of game theory related rigor he promises at the beginning.
Jul 18, Prasad Rao rated it really liked it. The singular thread running through this book is the classic 'Prisoner's dilemma', a core concept in Game Theory, that the author uses to answer the question of why do Indians behave the way they do - Creating chaos out of order, bending if not outright breaking rules and regulations, and demonstrating pure self-serving behavior that leads to a lose-lose situation in the long-term that leads to a sub-optimal living environment for society at large.
Raghunathan uses examples and posers througho The singular thread running through this book is the classic 'Prisoner's dilemma', a core concept in Game Theory, that the author uses to answer the question of why do Indians behave the way they do - Creating chaos out of order, bending if not outright breaking rules and regulations, and demonstrating pure self-serving behavior that leads to a lose-lose situation in the long-term that leads to a sub-optimal living environment for society at large.
Raghunathan uses examples and posers throughout that asks the reader to make a choice between doing the 'right' thing and the self-serving option, that seems most advantageous to you.
This forms the basis of attempting to look beyond the typical 'we are like this only' fait accompli and trying to ascertain why Indians are privately smart and publicly dumb. We keep our homes squeaky clean while blithely littering the neighborhood; Spilling over to the wrong side of the road in a traffic snarl-up resulting in a gridlock and adding hours of non-productive time; and plenty of more such behaviours that typify the ugly Indian who attracts scorn from the rest of the world.
A must-read for everyone who aspires to understand the social and moral drivers of Indians in general. Be it the hassled 'foreigner' who wants to do business in India and with Indians, or for the minority of those Indians who make a conscious effort to steer clear of the stereotype. Mar 24, Aniket Patil rated it did not like it.
I selected this book with the excitement. Excitement was an outcome of the book title. However, this book has nothing to offer. There are general talks and issues. Author tried to discuss them with some theoretical references. I don't know, but author seem to be having lowest self confidence.
He keeps on comparing India with other countries, how they are doing things efficiently I selected this book with the excitement. He keeps on comparing India with other countries, how they are doing things efficiently and we are not, how this chapter is, what to expect from it? I mean, don't you have confidence in what you write?
Content is common sense. Probably his targeted readers are those who do not care about reading newspapers, neither books, those who are not even concerned about what is going on around us. But then it is of no use, considering their hobbies. For newbies who want to give a try, try reading it, you wont be much happy due to presentation and style of the book.
For experienced readers: Better avoid this one. This one written randomly author himself justified it on various occasions Jan 01, Abhay Garg rated it liked it. The book is a good reflection on the psyche of general psyche of Indians while taking everyday decisions and smartly draws parallel from game theory.
All it requires is two unevenly sized sticks. The smaller stick is called the Gilli and the longer one which is used to strike the Gilli is called the Danda. The objective is to flip the Gilli into the air with the Danda. While the Gilli is in the air, the player must hit it with the Danda as far as possible. The player also needs to run to touch a pre-decided point before the opponent can lay his hands on the Gilli. It can be played by many people at the same time.
Kabbadi is a team sport which requires no equipment, only agility and strength. It originated in India and is now played globally. Kabbadi in Hindi means holding the breath. Players form two teams with 7 to 12 members each. While doing so, they need to try and touch as many opposing players as they can. The team with the least number of players at the end of the game is declared the winner. It originated in India and has found its way to other places. It involves a ball and a pile of stones, usually seven.
There are two teams of players. One player of the attacking team needs to strike the pile of stone with the ball to knock them over in three shots. This game is more fun to play when there are more players. When the denner catches someone, he joins hands with the denner to form a chain.
Together they try to catch the other remaining members. Thus, the caught members keep joining to form a chain till all the players have been caught. Kho Kho is a team game which started in India. It gained popularity in when its rules were brought out by the Akhil Maharashtra Shareerika Shikshan Mandal. It comprises of two teams with nine participants each.
Members of the chasing team sit on the ground in a straight row with alternative players positioned in opposite directions. The chasers have to catch the opposing team members before the stipulated time is over. The origin of this game is unknown.
It is commonly played all over the world under different names. The players hide in a previously decided marked area. Then, the denner has to find the hidden players. Any number of people can play this game. A member of each team steps forward to encircle the bone placed in the middle of the playground. The aim is to retrieve the bone without being caught by the other player. Maram Pitthi is similar to dodgeball. It comprises of two teams with any number of players.
Your opponent had to freeze every time you said the word 'statue' until you said 'release'. The best part was, no one ever said 'release'. Dodgeball was too complicated for us wild kids. No rules - just hit anybody and everybody with the ball, and duck when they throw at you. Who decides who gets the first turn? This is India. The kid who owns the ball decides. We could play with them anywhere, everywhere and any time!
The little marbles were first shuffled, and the fun unleashed. Oh, those days! The game was so popular even Bollywood villains played it. We may have compromised on the real rules, but 'killi ki kasam', the matches were no less than Indo-Pak matches! How Hide and Seek became 'Chhupan chhupai', we'd never understand.
And that's not even the weirdest part. Every game started with the 'denner' making an announcement in a sing-song way Shop Read.
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