National recipe is more complex now we’ve a richer list of ingredients

THE wisdom of Ramaswamy Sudarshan is little-known outside the cerebral circles of the policy divisions of the United Nations Development Programme.

His writings aren't required reading for philosophy students and his words don't make thought for the day on desk calendars. And, like most people with a passion about a subject, he runs the risk of speaking to a shrinking audience.

Which is a pity because Mr Sudarshan (properly titled - wait for it - Senior Governance Advisor UNDP Partnership for Governance Reforms) makes sense.