Where whole of the world is looking forward for the safe return of atlantis along with it's crew members irrespective of nationality, it is extremely shameful that the Indians are praying only for Sunita's safe return. As an Indian I feel rather disgraced.
Man, I agree with you regarding the world being a global village! I mean everybody wants the safe landing of 'Atlantis'. But the problem here is the way the Indian media is treating this matter. It seems as a question about Sunita Williams rather than the mission as a whole. And why-just because she happens to be born to Indian parents? And then what about the other crew members? I am sure they are highly capable people too! And what's with these 'havans' and 'pujas' for 'Our Sunita Didi'? Wouldn't you be upset? I am, because why don't these 'pujas' etc. happen for our soldiers, who, you would agree with me, face a battle everyday of their lives, and that too for us (me, you)! So why is the media not so much obsessed about the heroes who serve us? That's the issue my friend but then at the end of the day, everybody is entitled to their own opinions! Cheers.
RE:@ Kaka!
by Drive A McLaren on Jun 22, 2007 11:16 PM Permalink
Damn Indians are more obsessed with freakin Sunita Didi Williams... who the hell cares of her, look in your back yard, farmers dying daily and no one cares.
Come back safely Didi... we love you !!! what a shame.
RE:@ Kaka!
by dreamweaver on Jun 22, 2007 11:25 PM Permalink
count the number of soldiers and the number of astronauts! rarity is the reason for it becominga news item. Stop waving this dumb patriotic "support our troops" card for every single thing. Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel. This is an issue where people are connected emotionally and its fine to pray for one.
RE:RE:@ Kaka!
by vishit kumar on Jun 22, 2007 11:34 PM Permalink
Who cares about astronauts man! Every soldier we lose are thousand times more important to us than any of these American astronauts! It's not out of patriotism buddy! But doesn't look you even give a damn about your own heroes!
Thanks to everybody for reading my comments! Has anybody noticed the sms' on NDTV for 'Sunita Didis' safe return? This obsession with "Indian-Origin" people have gone on to ridiculously high levels! I understand the concern about the safe landing of "Atlantis" (because it concerns human lives afterall), but why then is the obsession about Sunita Williams alone? Why not the other crew members too? Sunita is as American as the others! But our Media and most of "Sunita Didi's" relatives think otherwise!
RE:Funny!
by kishore reddy on Jun 22, 2007 10:54 PM Permalink
Dont think like foolish? Its not a matter whetehr she is indian or American? Its an honour to be there in SPACE for a woman. There must be some anxiety to anyone at this moment. If U dont like U just leave it.Dont take them seriously.Your comments are so silly.
RE:Funny!
by Drive A McLaren on Jun 22, 2007 11:02 PM Permalink
Mr Reddy, get a sex change done and go in to space, nothing better than getting "honoured" yourself.
Damn Indians are more obsessed with freakin Sunita Didi Williams... who the hell cares of her, look in your back yard, farmers dying daily and no one cares. Come back safely Didi... we love you !!! what a shame.
RE:Funny!
by vishit kumar on Jun 22, 2007 10:56 PM Permalink
Mr.K Reddy, the problem is that our media is not treating it as a case of a 'Woman In Space'! Read through the newspapers or flick through the channels! But then, you are entitled to your own opinion and i wouldn't call it foolish like you have called my comments! Cheers!
RE:Funny!
by ganesh kumar on Jun 22, 2007 11:06 PM Permalink
I disagree. This is not only INDIANS.... Every country will have their affection towards the people from their home land...
HAMILTON's FERRARI Success comes in every other british paper as if 'UK' has won Ferrari!!
So was the case when an americal school teacher was coming back from her space visit last time...
Emotions are common for people and it is very natural to show special interest in people who have origin from your country...
Of course, when a flight is being hijacked, what happens. Every country talks about their own people.. Right?
How about you man..? You will be thinking about others in the flight or about your own daughter in the flight??
RE:Funny!
by Anup A Banerjee on Jun 23, 2007 02:35 AM Permalink
When Hamilton wins a race, F1 authorities play British national anthem, flutter union jack and not Italian national anthem. Are they going to do the same in NASA? Please compare apples with apples dude.
RE:Funny!
by sudip deb on Jun 22, 2007 11:08 PM Permalink
NDTV does it for its own gain. Tommmorow our great lady B. Dutt will have an immotional "We the people" show. All these SMS is highly profitable for both the company and also the channel. So you see the reason.
RE:Funny!
by Srinivasan HP on Jun 22, 2007 10:49 PM Permalink
This is not about Sunita or anyone else on board. Its about raking in the moolah thru SMS. Would people react and send out SMSs to someone other than Sunita???
Thanks to "On", 'Pankaj' and 'Kaustabh' for reading my views. Guys, did you get a chance to go through the sms' on NDTV? I mean people talking about 'their Sunita Didi'! What the ##**? How did that happen? Can't believe people can be so obsessed! I can imagine some of these youngsters already started to see their 'American-Dollar Dreams'! Get real-Sunita Williams is an astronaut-an American who works for NASA. She is not our 'Didi'! And if people have so much time on their hand, try to pray that none of our soldiers, doctors etc. have to lose their lives!
Its media and news channel r organising havan and puja
by Mayank on Jun 22, 2007 10:33 PM Permalink | Hide replies
Its media and news channel r organising havan and puja for cheap publicity of their news channels.....days is not far when these mushrooming news channels will telecast some fake rape and dacoity
RE:Its media and news channel r organising havan and puja
by polle kande on Jun 22, 2007 10:37 PM Permalink
It's funny Zee News Anchorman standing in Karnala & Ahmadabad and discussing about NASA operation. Take same kind of interest in ISRO adventures too what's use of taking credit on other countrie's achievement ?
RE:Its media and news channel r organising havan and puja
by kaka on Jun 22, 2007 10:39 PM Permalink
how can a newsman take credit for any achievement? I guess you dont believe that the world is connected like never before... a big global village.
Remember SARS... it spread like wild fire from china to canada...
RE:Its media and news channel r organising havan and puja
by dreamweaver on Jun 22, 2007 11:28 PM Permalink
all you shameless guys complaining about media, JUST TURN THE TV OFF!!or filp to a different channel..you watch the whole thing drooling over the news and then come here to complain and whine about it. get a life.
On one side you all preach that Kalam will be uplifting because of his image to soo.o many people and why can't people like Sunita/Kalpana be the same too. If you dont like the news dont read it and yes dont comment on it like this. DOnt be racist.
RE:fyi
by Sanjeev Verma on Jun 22, 2007 10:58 PM Permalink
The fact is that Sunita is very much an American and there is no point in giving so much importance to this news. Kalpna Chawla was a different case altogether. It is funny to note that someone in going for scientific adventure and other fools are still involved in superstitious activities like Puja. Next we will see that some Jyotshi in jhumertalayya is trying to look at the satrs of Sunita Williams.
RE:fyi
by kaka on Jun 22, 2007 11:09 PM Permalink
So What? If 1/2 dozen kid and others get educated about space/planet just because of sunita the job is done.
If we look around us, read, analyse etc., we can find a lot of role models amongst ourselves, in our very own India! That unknown soldier who fights for us and his family, who guards our borders so that we can sleep peacefully. I mean imagine if our frontiers were left unguarded! I thank them and i pray for them because of whom I can enjoy my life in a (relatively) free India and not under some Taliban fcukhead! Arent't our real heroes those ISRO scientists who try try and try inspite of all the political hurdles? Infact anybody who goes about his work quitely without letting all this crap hamper them! It's time our media starts highlighting the real role models, who are amongst us, and are very proud Indians!
I understand NASA's space expeditions and all the other aspects of it regarding the benefits to mankind as a whole. But I can't believe how obsessed our media has become for Sunita Williams. It seems the question is not about that space shuttle but about the person of "Indian-Origin"! And unlike Ms.Kalpana Chawla, this person is not even remotely connected to India. So what's with all these 'havans' and 'pujas'? Ridiculous is the word! Everyday, day in day out, some of our bravest officers of the Indian Air-Force fly out their Mig-21's (lot of us call them the "Flying Coffins"). Why doesn't anybody pray for their safe landing and perform 'Havans' etc.? Having a role-model is fine, it doesn't need to be based on a nationality but going completely bonkers on somebody just on the basis of origin is utter nonsense-crap! It's like a fashion thesedays, our media is propogating role models as people who have left this country or for that matter are not even connected to this land! Is this the way the Media wants to inspire our youth?
RE:What's With The Media!
by Sanjeev Verma on Jun 22, 2007 11:09 PM Permalink
People are doing Havans so that Sunita return safely and bring the correct locations of Stars. This will help millions of our astrolgers in predicting the future of our country :-)
RE:What's With The Media!
by vishit kumar on Jun 22, 2007 11:13 PM Permalink
Nice one Mr.Verma! This gets to show that if all of us actually stick to the debate without getting into each other's religion, caste etc., this message board is great way of interacting!
RE:What's With The Media!
by on Jun 22, 2007 10:23 PM Permalink
i agree with you completely. As i was going through the news channels, i came to know that william has had come to India only thrice. We require idols and the media gives it to us.
RE:What's With The Media!
by Kaustubh Prasad on Jun 22, 2007 10:24 PM Permalink
Brilliantly said Vishit. Couldn't agree more with you. It seems like the easiest way to get on TV these days is to perform "havans" for meaningless and nonsensical things. Kids talking about their "Sunita Didi". Were they even aware of her existence earlier? It's just sad.
RE:What's With The Media!
by kaka on Jun 22, 2007 10:29 PM Permalink
Why the hell is it sad? On one side you all preach that Kalam will be uplifting because of his image to soo.o many people and why can't people like Sunita/Kalpana be the same too. If you dont like the news dont read it and yes dont comment on it like this.
RE:What's With The Media!
by Kaustubh Prasad on Jun 22, 2007 11:29 PM Permalink
Well, Mr. Kaka, it's sad because this has become a media issue. It's become an easy way for people to get on TV by holding marches and demonstrations and havans and what not, for their beloved Sunita "Didi". They really don't care about Sunita Williams. She will be forgotten in a few days, like most "media babies".
RE:What's With The Media!
by Ramu on Jun 22, 2007 10:32 PM Permalink
You are 100% right dude, just because she has an Indian name, rediff is writing hundered's articles on her. Is she the only one in the space craft?
RE:What's With The Media!
by Nikhil Reddy on Jun 22, 2007 10:27 PM Permalink
I am totally in agreement with Mr. Vishit Kumar. I dont know what the hell Sunita Williams do to this country that soo much air time is being wasted on here when our country itself is bedevilled with problems affecting the life's of millions.
William's take off time was not auspecious time as per the Indian Astrologer. He was telling this when she took off from the earth. Now NASA is having a problem in bringing her back to earth.
I wonder how an Indian Astrologer could tell this in advance when she took off.
Let NASA consult Astrology also before sending some one to space. My hats off to our Village Astrologer who predicted this problem at the time of her take off.
