If we are failed to respect our country, we should not expect others to respect our country... Every coin has two sides. If India has some negatives, then it has many positives also. If we want to improve, we should look at the positive side, not to the negative side. -> IT opportunities -> Family culture -> Richest heritage -> Different weathers -> Strongest Armforces -> Best scientists -> Best business schools -> Different religions -> Different languages -> Multinational companies -> Bollywood
In a business language, we say that 1 + 1 = 3, which creates synergy. When there is will, there is a way. So if we really want to improve our country, we can. Someone has to take initiative. Nevertheless, we need not to compare our country with any other country. East or west, INDIA IS THE BEST...
Your presentation was excellent!!!!Thinking in a positive way I believe that your column will help us to rectify our mistakes,and soon you will write another editorial on" 100 things I love about India". After all "SARE JAHAN SE ACHHA HINDUSTA HAMARA".
Although what you say about the entry fee for the monuments is true. Go check out Egypt. Its no difference. For the kings of valley where local pays couple of egyptian pounds, the foreigner pays 35 efyptian pounds. Local can fly from 200 egyptian pounds from one end to other where foreigner pays 650 egyptian pounds.
I think thats OK with this one, foreigners carry strong currency so paying INR 750 is no big deal to them but paying INR 200 may be a big deal for the local.
next time you comment on india please keep your view within those furstrated indian who are just trying their best to "stand-up talk" in front of 20 white people & ignored everytime.
i find this column ridiculous to the heights that i just want to forget that i read such a bullshit. in fact rediff should be blamed for putting this article here. i am living in sydney from last 2 years, and i know how fustrating things are in India compare to developed countries but there is a very good reason for that, India is the second largest populated country... what do you expect & how can u compare India with countires like US European countries or Australia.Its like comparing family of two childern, with strong back ground & inherted money with a family with 10 childern & one earner & rented flat.
Anyone can say oh! no electricity, bad roads, etc etc but never thought of counting the number of heads being severed with insufficent resources.& about why paying more by tourist paying more...well why do you pay Rs.240 for a burger aboard???!!!
Politics & corruption is there everywhere its just you have been untouched by it till now. & enviroment well... isn't US of A ignoring the calls from european (especially britian) call to global warming, as according to them weapon of mass distrction is more important.
I totally agree with your all 9 points except the one about Power cut due to anticipated storm.
I was just recently in New Orleans and the fact is many people lost power. You should also understand U.S. OF A uses 110 volts which is very safe and even if you get a shock it is not going to kill you. Hope next time they switch off the power due to a storm, it is really to save many human lifes not to torture people.
I fully agree with your assessment & if not 10 I could add few more. But there would have been lot of bitternes & anguish would have crept in! It was easy for you to badmouth India more but you have refrained from doing so & that itself shows your love for India. And I am in fully agreement about the discrimination about whites, it is not only on official level but even Taxi & Auto fellows will try to take disadvantage. I believe AmirKhan's recent Coke ad says it rightly. Anyway a nice article, which seems to be from a nice person. Thanks a lot as an Indian! Regards, Umesh
good writting about india.two things i hate are----- 1]lack of pollitical commitment for population control,and almost all the government's own programme. 2]the way the upper class people snatch away the government's benefite intended for the poor.even one thinks to help the poor class,he can't.bacause of this obvious reason.
