Understand, Bombay is sold out. Please don't call it Bombay or Mumbai. It's "SLUMBAY".
Everthing is in a state of mess. The BMC & the city's infrastructure, the Traffic cops & the traffic. Traffic conditions even in top commercial areas are pathetic. All localite cops sold out to groups of cabbies. Tomorrow bombs will again be planted in cabs!
The railways of foreign countries would provide better facilities even to animals meant for slaughter!!!
The so called "sons of the soil" have stripped their own motherland. Corruption prevails. No one wants to uphold the law.
My only advice : Get out while you can. a) Canada is offering Permenant Residency. b) UK is offering HSMPC visas and the US H1b's. c) Australia's also on.
Please understand the situation and leave, for God's sake. Don't have any hopes hear & relying on the "sons of the soil" for any good to happen is tantamount to mental imparity.
RE:Regarding no hope!
by Sivaram on Jul 26, 2006 04:06 PM Permalink
Sorry Prashant, M.C is not responsible for the shit. We, living in this country, are. Stop critisizing others, we are responsible collectively for the shit that is India. Our forefathers could have made it a better place to live in, they didn't. It is up to us now to try and re-build, throwing stones on any one is not helpful....
Have you heard of rats deserting a sinking ship(they are usually the first to go). While I do accept that we have certain faliures, there is also a lot to look forward to (the warmth, colour and passion with which we live our lives).
What do you call racism, depression, shootings in schools and colleges by students (very prevalant in the UK and most european countries).
As it was mentioned in a movie "Rang De Basanti" if your an Indian as your name does not give any clues (except the word M.C. which is very apt), Make the diffrence yourself then grumble about the system"
RE:Regarding no hope!
by Sudhakr on Jul 26, 2006 03:40 PM Permalink
I am sorry to note that when the chips are down, people like you desrt the ship!!!! Instead of facing the problem and trying to solve it, you are running away from it. Hold the bull by horn!! Unscrupulous people will have field day if all right minded people run away like you are advicing!!!! Please grow up. There is a difference between boys and guys. What you want to be?
RE:Regarding no hope!
by Rohan on Jul 26, 2006 11:24 PM Permalink
:)) hey ppl....dont even bother trying to stop such guys as Mr. "MC" from fleeing the country for good....India is much better off without such guys.
And Mr."M.C." , keep your 'advice' to yourself. I am a student currently in USA on an exchange program and am waiting to get out of here.
There are two ways to look at all our problems back home: 1. A challenge which you look forward to overcoming 2. A no-hope situation where u bail out before u even try.
It seems quite obvious what choice you have made. Glad there are lots of us who ll make the first choice without second thought.
RE:Regarding no hope!
by Prashant on Jul 26, 2006 01:53 PM Permalink
Hi, I know things are pathetic here....but who is responsible for this....I can say people like you...who find easy way to get the solution...see you are a coward and showing the same way to others...by migrating to other place.... People like you have made such politicians without ethics grow to such a extent and rule this beautiful country. I feel pity for you, you want the best thngs from the country...but what are you giving in return...you want everything redymade...instead of running away try to workout hard and see if you can make a difference...instead of just blaming others for the situation.... Please let me know your reply friend...
RE:Regarding no hope!
by Parijaat Sharma on Jul 26, 2006 11:23 AM Permalink
I understand that every word you say is true. Everything has been sold out.
Now tell me, would you like to let it happen with you that happened with George Fernandes in the US. He was stripped on the very airport. I have interacted with people of US and UK, they treat Indians like labourers on wages. Their mentality is altogether different than ours. I don't say that we can't match them or they can't accomodate us, the only thing I would say is GROW UP, they want us that is why they have opened their economy otherwise they don't even like to see Brown or Black people. Go there for some years, learn as much as you can, but don't to emigrate there. Don't forget that at the time of 9/11 NYC bombings the people of US burnt some Indians.
RE:Regarding no hope!
by CL Gopalakrishnan on Jul 26, 2006 03:13 PM Permalink
Post 26/7/05 and even today nothing much is being done to clean up the storm water drains or the pothole ridden roads. For even day todah cleaning of roads & drains, the BMC waits for court orders. It is high time that we rename BMC as Brihan Mumbai MahaNARAG palika instead of MahaNAGAR palika. Unless the "who cares attitude" of corrupt officials in the BMC and other government agencies responsible for Mumbai's upkeep and maintenance changes, our doomsday is coming closer and closer.
