A general statement about discussion boards content: After being witness to north v/s south fights on the rediff discussion board, i am not surprised why India had a history like it did. Any 2-bit foreigner came here and 'conquered' it and plundered it. If well educated people (people on the web have atleast basic education) can show this behavior, i can understand how easy it would have been a few centuries ago when levels of education was not so high. To make ourselves look good, we like to pull other people down.
I have travelled and met a lot of americans in the recent few years. They usually put others on a pedestral (qualify them as experts) and prove that they are better than the experts which is a more positive way in the overall context.
I know that my statement is likely to be critized and even censured but i think all of us need to think on the basic question: How do we treat our fellow citizens?
RE:this is what plagues India
by on Apr 02, 2007 12:36 PM Permalink
rightly said. and this is one of the many reasons why Indians doesn't want to live in India. there is a lot of hatred, racism and conflict within different communities in India than any other parts of the world. With this kind of mentality, within few years India will be divided into two. Northern India and Southern India.. great going folks.. keep it up!
RE:this is what plagues India
by Anusha R on Apr 02, 2007 12:46 PM Permalink
somehow I do not agree with this. May be in discussion board people are talking about south and north, provoked by the articles in which they emphasis south and north. this is mainly because the media itself is creating the devide. as otherwise, I strongly believe that, there is hardly any racism or hatred and conflict amongst Indians within India or elsewhere. This is very much evident in big private corporations, IT industry, international organizations where people from all over India are employed and working together without any conflict of cast, creed, religion and region. If the media changes their attitude of giving specific mention of the region, there would not be even a discussion on this. We don't discuss about our Mayor, collector, PM, FM, President, and many high dignitories and make an issue out of it. My reqeust to affluent and educated readers is not to indulge in such discussion - if someone mentions about a region/cast or creed, don't even reply to such message - let us try to alienate these at the root level itself.
RE:this is what plagues India
by Roshan on Apr 03, 2007 09:37 AM Permalink
Majority of Indian population is not Corporate staff or IT graduate. The comment is about India as general. there are people, like me and you and him.. who doesn't care what color they are or what language they speak, but certainly there are a hell lot of others who take it as a big issue. and, what is happening right now in rediff discussion board is a good example for that. don't be a hypocrite. the life in the corporate office is not the real world. :)
RE:RE:this is what plagues India
by kalyan chatrathi on Apr 02, 2007 03:42 PM Permalink
Anusha - I think you are mostly right. there is only thing i will disagree upon. the media. For eg: this article is about entry to Cannes. There was nothing that suggested a north-south divide but look at the message boards. the message board has become a north-south defense and offense board
it is not to do with the media but something deeper within us
RE:this is what plagues India
by Suresh on Apr 02, 2007 12:46 PM Permalink
The most valuable comment I ever saw on the message board. U long live bro!.....PEOPLE LEARN TO RESPECT FELLOW CITIZENS!!........
