Monday, February 27, 2006
Are overseas Indians to blame for running away from India?
The Greeks, Mughals, British and Portugese who ruled India for years took many
Indians overseas as slaves to foreign lands. Other Indians left India because
they saw their peers get into the best of schools, colleges and jobs despite
lacking the merit and solely because of their family's
political/legal/bureaucratic/criminal connections. Most of these overseas
Indians had felt victimized and abused in India because of the division along
caste, religion and lack of money/abuse by the people with money who think that
others should have no rights. These poor Indians did not have a choice but to
leave India to prove their worth overseas and they comprise a large proportion
of the Overseas Indians. Had these Indians stayed in India, they would have been
crushed by the likes of the people who killed Jessica Lall, the police,
politicians, forensic scientists, bureaucrats and judges who helped the Jessica
Lall's killers get away. There is absolutely no doubt that if they had stayed in
India, some of them might have become like the Indians who refused to testify against
the man who murdered Jessica Lall in front of their very eyes.
It is obvious that the Indians who take pride in the achievements of the Indians living abroad are always looking for an opportunity to take advantage of the Overseas Indian. If they fail in their objective, they are quick to turn on their overseas victim and despise him in the same way as they would despise him had he continued to lead a sorry life without connections and money in India. Such
sick/abusive/narcissistic individuals with political/bureaucratic/criminal/legal
connections have a sense of grandiose superiority and resort to cursing and
destroying anybody and everybody who dares to challenge them.
The Greeks, Mughals, British and Portugese who ruled India for years took many
Indians overseas as slaves to foreign lands. Other Indians left India because
they saw their peers get into the best of schools, colleges and jobs despite
lacking the merit and solely because of their family's
political/legal/bureaucratic/criminal connections. Most of these overseas
Indians had felt victimized and abused in India because of the division along
caste, religion and lack of money/abuse by the people with money who think that
others should have no rights. These poor Indians did not have a choice but to
leave India to prove their worth overseas and they comprise a large proportion
of the Overseas Indians. Had these Indians stayed in India, they would have been
crushed by the likes of the people who killed Jessica Lall, the police,
politicians, forensic scientists, bureaucrats and judges who helped the Jessica
Lall's killers get away. There is absolutely no doubt that if they had stayed in
India, some of them might have become like the Indians who refused to testify against
the man who murdered Jessica Lall in front of their very eyes.
It is obvious that the Indians who take pride in the achievements of the Indians living abroad are always looking for an opportunity to take advantage of the Overseas Indian. If they fail in their objective, they are quick to turn on their overseas victim and despise him in the same way as they would despise him had he continued to lead a sorry life without connections and money in India. Such
sick/abusive/narcissistic individuals with political/bureaucratic/criminal/legal
connections have a sense of grandiose superiority and resort to cursing and
destroying anybody and everybody who dares to challenge them.
Thursday, February 09, 2006
How many of our grave old politicians think about what India will be in next 20 years, next 50 years?
What is the legacy they are giving to the new generation?
Why they want Indian population to be by large ignorant and illiterate?
What is happening to my country?
What is the future?
Is this culture?
Murthy attacks politicians; says they want status-quo
Bangalore: Software icon and Chairman of Infosys Technologies Limited N R Narayana Murthy today (Dec 28, 2005) made a frontal attack on the political class, saying there is a strong incentive for politicians to keep people ignorant and illiterate.
Murthy also said, "Our institutions, from our Parliament and legislatures to our courts and distribution systems, have become pervaded with corruption."
Addressing the second international alumni meet of National Institute of Technology here, he said corruption in India has become the norm.
Indians, the Chief Mentor of NASDAQ-listed firm said, spent over Rs 21,000 crore in bribes and illegal payouts in 2004, close to one per cent of the country's GDP.
"There is a strong incentive for our politicians to maintain the current status quo, where the government is not accountable to the public on the most basic issues, by keeping people ignorant and illiterate.
Giving an example, he said India's private radio stations are only allowed to broadcast entertainment and not news and informational programmes. "There is absolutely no good reason for this restriction. Only reason is they (politicians) do not want the poor people to know what's happening in the country," he stressed.
He pointed out that radio is a low-cost media with the highest penetration in India. It reaches 27 of every 100 households in the country. It is easily accessible to low-income, illiterate people, and can be an important source of knowledge, news and information.
Stating that India's political and economic systems today are plagued with problems and inefficiencies, Murthy said elections in the country are determined on the basis of caste and religion, rather than the real-life issues and concerns of the people.
He also said, "India has the highest percentage of reservation in the world, it is the only country where merit has been relegated to second place."
Though India's has made progress in fields such as science and technology and nuclear, majority of India remain captive to poverty, hunger, illiteracy and disease, he said.
"As a country, India has achieved political freedom but we lack economic freedom."
As a country, India has failed in its most urgent goals, enabling universal access to the basic resources of food, shelter, health-care and education. India lacks moral and political will, according to him.
"The chasm between the haves and have-nots in our country is increasing," Murthy added.
What is the legacy they are giving to the new generation?
Why they want Indian population to be by large ignorant and illiterate?
What is happening to my country?
What is the future?
Is this culture?
Murthy attacks politicians; says they want status-quo
Bangalore: Software icon and Chairman of Infosys Technologies Limited N R Narayana Murthy today (Dec 28, 2005) made a frontal attack on the political class, saying there is a strong incentive for politicians to keep people ignorant and illiterate.
Murthy also said, "Our institutions, from our Parliament and legislatures to our courts and distribution systems, have become pervaded with corruption."
Addressing the second international alumni meet of National Institute of Technology here, he said corruption in India has become the norm.
Indians, the Chief Mentor of NASDAQ-listed firm said, spent over Rs 21,000 crore in bribes and illegal payouts in 2004, close to one per cent of the country's GDP.
"There is a strong incentive for our politicians to maintain the current status quo, where the government is not accountable to the public on the most basic issues, by keeping people ignorant and illiterate.
Giving an example, he said India's private radio stations are only allowed to broadcast entertainment and not news and informational programmes. "There is absolutely no good reason for this restriction. Only reason is they (politicians) do not want the poor people to know what's happening in the country," he stressed.
He pointed out that radio is a low-cost media with the highest penetration in India. It reaches 27 of every 100 households in the country. It is easily accessible to low-income, illiterate people, and can be an important source of knowledge, news and information.
Stating that India's political and economic systems today are plagued with problems and inefficiencies, Murthy said elections in the country are determined on the basis of caste and religion, rather than the real-life issues and concerns of the people.
He also said, "India has the highest percentage of reservation in the world, it is the only country where merit has been relegated to second place."
Though India's has made progress in fields such as science and technology and nuclear, majority of India remain captive to poverty, hunger, illiteracy and disease, he said.
"As a country, India has achieved political freedom but we lack economic freedom."
As a country, India has failed in its most urgent goals, enabling universal access to the basic resources of food, shelter, health-care and education. India lacks moral and political will, according to him.
"The chasm between the haves and have-nots in our country is increasing," Murthy added.
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
This post at the site shows how committed the earlier leaders of the nation were. They used to put the nation before their own personal likes and dislikes. Not that I am fan of Nehru. I am an ardent believer that if Sardar Patel was the prime minister of India, instead of Nehru, nation would have received a much better direction and set of principles.
Those of you, who have not read or seen Chanakya's Niti Shastra, should pick up a copy of the same. It is a good epitome of practical knowledge. One of the rules (Chapter 3, rule 10) is "Give up a member to save a family, a family to save a village, a village to save a country, and the country to save yourself".
A Byronic Prayer for my country
We can learn a lot from the history. There is so much to learn from mistakes/experiences of the others in the past. It gives us data points which can be referred to before taking a decision (if we are not sure).
- Satya
Those of you, who have not read or seen Chanakya's Niti Shastra, should pick up a copy of the same. It is a good epitome of practical knowledge. One of the rules (Chapter 3, rule 10) is "Give up a member to save a family, a family to save a village, a village to save a country, and the country to save yourself".
A Byronic Prayer for my country
We can learn a lot from the history. There is so much to learn from mistakes/experiences of the others in the past. It gives us data points which can be referred to before taking a decision (if we are not sure).
- Satya
