I should say the author of this article has a deep insight in the Indian system. He made a very consice note of the major issues ailing the system. We need to address these areas. Developement is not only the growth of the economy. I have been living in the USA for the last 5 years. I can say that the developement you see in USa and developed world is the evolution of the society in various domains cluding the political system, beaurocracy, education, civic amenities, environment and law. The most important thing which makes the difference is EDUCATION.
RE:Great observation
by ab on Jul 03, 2006 12:22 PM Permalink
Well.. I too agree that we must not crib.. .or lets put it this way.. not just to crib. You can crib and make a contribution yourself. You have the right to crib then.. else.. its just useless
RE:Great observation
by Ans on Jun 25, 2006 08:01 PM Permalink
Yes Vidya I fully agree with you, this policy of denial is not taking us forward, I am myself living abroad and travel extensively abroad, we Indians have a typical mindset which we for some unknown reasons are not able to forego. Why is it that we obey the laws of the country we are in abroad while not doing so in our own country? I still feel lot of people who are going abroad are changing their mindsets while for most unfortunate others they are still tied up with the typical Indian mentality. I earnestly feel we have this habit of finding shortcuts (be it gaining power, making money, earning fame, etc), being too obsessed with politics & politicians is what is keeping us backward. One just needs to go abroad to see the technological and other advancements that those countrries have made thereby increasing the quality of life of its citizens.
RE:Great observation
by Rajeswer Naidu on Jun 26, 2006 01:43 PM Permalink
Hi, I have not come across people from other countries complain about their problems. Every Indian knows about the negative side of India. How many of us come-up to solve them? We people are good at just talking (or defending) about ourselves. How many of us face and try to correct a problem (at least a small one around the place where you live in)? I do spend my valuable time to solve problems of the co-members of my housing society. If everyone contributes in a small way, we can certainly shape-up our country.
RE:Great observation
by Prakash on Jul 05, 2006 10:32 AM Permalink
Having just seen this interesting dialogue on India , i can't but react to statements by people like Vidya who seemed thave been floored by the fact they live abroad , therefore everything is nice and fine there.Having travelled all over the globe and seen for myself how the west works ,the US and other nations have no doubt made rapid technological advances ( which is appreciated) there is a flip side to all this. They have the biggest footprint on the globe which effectively means that all the well being and high quality of living there is coming at a price at the cost of we Indians,other developing and vulnerable countries. The western model of development !! has today proved to be completely unsustainable thanks to their high consumptive style of living .
Unfotunatley many of us are madly following this path ( see the horrible way our big cities have been transformed into urban monsters through ,malls, decadent pepsi /coke culture etc.) .
Vidya, the US is using more water,energy,natural resourcess in percapita terms than any other country to attain that high quality of life that you are talking about. Certainly not an equitable world !!!
RE:Great observation
by Sandeep on Jul 03, 2006 11:57 AM Permalink
"ASK WHAT HAVE YOU GIVEN TO YOUR NATION 30% of my salary every month as Tax ( not counting the VAT). Do you think it is less?? Many peoples are criticizing author for saying bad things for India. Some are claiming he is unpatriotic. In my view he is patriot of highest order. How long we will hid our miseries behind the slogan of Mera Bharat Mahan. I wish some high authority of govt read these and try to correct these. I know my wish is a utopian dream. Greatest curse of India is bureaucracy. There is one line in every govt official lips. Rules doesnt permit us. And when those rules are made??? Well somewhere in 1926 and ask why it has not been changed?? Answer is We have requested for change but you know in Govt things happen little slowly. Dont you think taking 60 yrs is too slow.
RE:Great observation
by Karthik on Jul 09, 2006 09:01 PM Permalink
Hi Sameer!
You are absolutely right. These so called intellectuals who go abroad and come back will cry like this only. They will not smoke a cigratte and throw that in a road in singapore. They will Park only in the allotted areas in newyork. But when they come to india they will spit in the road violate red signals and they will talk in length abt foreign modern technology and other things. I am asking the writer, where is the famous "Watergate Scandal" took place? is it in India or in US. We Indians never get into any other countries internal politics and make profit out of that like US and UK and other G8 countries. They invaded Iraq because they want to get hold of petrol wells so they can rule the entire world..
RE:Great observation
by Asokan Prathip on Jul 02, 2006 01:29 AM Permalink
In response to the comments from "Vidya" :- it seems your points reflect very clearly how people living in US accept the existence of their social problems and find solution. How about this? You are an living example, who born in India and capable of looking at our problems with acceptance and having the ability to sort it out have MOVED TO UNITED STATES FOR YOUR PERSONAL BENEFITS. And now you look back and critcise the way of life you were brought up in. Though I am not justifying that we should deny our problems, I must let you know that you are "the least entitled" to talk about. I believe we living in our own motherland are far better judges of how and what should be made of our Nation.
