My conversations with a mumbai taxiwallah

Recently I had a chance to visit the economic capital of world's largest democracy Although my motives were different and I had no intentions even in my wildest of dreams to discuss the opinion of a taxiwallah about nano. But i think it was the long journey and the freshness of mumbai morning that motivated me for the discussion. I asked him about his perception about nano and the response i got was not expected by me at least. He declared it a toy car, and then all the journey from Navi mumbai to Andheri went in convincing him that its a real car and it runs on normal gasoline fuel.
He was really pissed of with the pricing which was now within reach of many people and expressed his worry about the loans that poor people will take to have the luxury of owning a "car". It was that moment that i felt so small and immediately a picture took its shape in my cerebrum part of brain. where a poor auto wallah is selling his auto to a moneylender just bcoz her wife wants a nano car. I could imagine people fighting on the ration shop over the subsidized petrol available for nano owners who are below poverty line.
Then a thought process started, whether the car was really needed or it was just a gimmick in the eyes of people of India that it is a car for the masses.
Although i could convince the taxiwallah about the benefits of nano over his old kaali peeli fiat which guzzles out smoke at the rate of a fully loaded truck. But, I could sense the attachment and affection of taxiwallah and his unwillingness to part with his old Fiat whatever may be the case.
I had reached andheri by now and was thinking about the interview which was going to happen in the next one hour.

Professional dilemma

There are things which are politically correct, then there are some which are technically correct but most dangerous are those which are politically correct and technically incorrect. As an engineer it is always desirable from me that I should deliver things that are technically correct but at the same time the political correctness is also required.
Sometimes it becomes difficult to cope with such situations where reputation of someone is at stake. Now the question arises, what is the correct way : Doing justice to the engineering profession or doing justice to the relations that you have developed over a period of time or doing justice to your personal benefits watever may be the outcome.
If I see around there are many people who show that they are working for the product or doing justice with the profession but internally they have motives that are devestating for the culture and not in the best interest of the product.
And no doubt these people can rise to higher positions and handle much more sophisticated things but wat worries me is the fact that whether with time those people going to change??
If the answer is no then the situation is alarming and I m worried with the evolution of this new trend of opportunitism.