Imagine a self-contained Compact Unit (probably a medium-sized Hotel or Office at the most containing all the Core members of the Congress Strategy Team).
Why this Idea ? Do read very carefully.......
- SECURITY - MANUAL. A Strategy Team has to be sure that the all the hard work going into drawing up Strategic Plans doesn't get leaked out. A relatively sparse populated self-contained Unit is easier to Monitor. And nobody would bother in such a wonderful surrounding.
- SECURITY - CYBER. With relatively fewer surrounding Servers/PCs, etc., it will be DIFFICULT for anybody to hack into the Congress Strategy Team's Server. Choose a place that is relatively minimum networked. All Work can be within a Core IntraNet. Members can go to Mussoorie town
- Uttarakhand is Strong Congress territory.
- CONGRESS-BJP Strategic Understanding. One has to have a Strategic Understanding with the largest Opponent. What better place to calm down one's temper and meet the Opponent.
- MOTIVATION. Brilliant minds work best in an open, picturesque surrounding. Imagine "Brainstorming" besides a gurgling stream. Or while gazing into the Doon Valley lights at night. Best Ideas come out during these times.
- HEALTH & MIND And if someone feels a bit stressed out, there's always a bit of a walk to cheer him/her up. On weekends, one can go to Delhi. Or those who are inclined to Nature, can take trips to Gangotri / Yamunotri / Dhanaulti / Rishikesh / Rudraprayag , what not. In times of pressing work, these can even be part work - part trekking.
- WORK - LEISURE BALANCE. We never find this balance in Urbanized areas. Urban areas mean more frayed tempers. Stressed out ? Mediatte below the oaks and rhododendrons.
- MORE TIME AT WORK. Staying in a Compact Self-Contained place means no Commuting from different areas. Saves more time. 2 hours minimum a day saved. And if the Entire Team stays in one place, THINK OF THE NUMBER OF HOURS SAVED.
- FAMILY QUARTERS can be at a bit walking distance. Or could be housed within a segment of the same Medium sized hotel.
- TEAM WORK. Compared to Delhi, the Team would FUNCTION better cohesively as it would be partaking in off-time trekking, hiking, outdoor stuff. This would BUILD UP THE TEAM SPIRIT. UNITY OVER ALL.
- PROXIMITY TO DELHI. There could be 2 Teams. Work done Monday to Friday can be relayed easily manually to Delhi, if there need be. Delhi leaders can also chill out for a weekend meeting the Strategy Team in Mussoorie.
- I.A.S. and other THINKTANK I.A.S. students finish off in Mussoorie. As also some other boarding schools. What better place to tap into the local talent ?
- LOCAL BRAINS. Landour to Mussoorie , we have one of the best brains , Ruskin Bond, Ganesh Saili, Bill Aitken and who not. Also, the local Pahari people are TRUSTWORTHY.
- PAST IS THE KEY TO THE FUTURE Mussoorie, as also other places like Almora, in the Uttarakhand, have yielded one of the best administrative/planning brains of India
I can think of quite a number of great places near the sleepy hamlet of Barlowgunj.
