over ppl abroad. or is this just a grudge against them without any real reasoning. I wouldn't have bothered to write but I feel that many of us are just plain ignorant of the fact that thr r lots of thing which ppl in US do for our country. As a student here in US, i am a part of an organization called AID (Association for India's Development), every year we raise close to $20K and use that money to fund various projects done by several NGO's back in the country. Our's is a primarily Student chapter but there are over 40 chapters of AID in USA and doing thr part towards serving the country. And AID is just one organization, thrs ASHA and thr r several others. I am not sure if u know abt contribution and awareness that these organizations raised during Tsunami. For more information u can go and check the website www.aidindia.org I agree that we dont really do the grassroot work, but let me tell even if we were in India we wldnt have been able to do so, cos not only it requires a lot of commitment but also a lot of specialized training and all that requires time which sadly not all have (ask urself this ques, if u have time and motivation and more importantly for how long u can sustain that). I feel that rather than pointing fingers we better do our part in best possible manner.
RE:why are we pointing fingers
by on Apr 18, 2007 10:51 AM Permalink
it is the NRI money that is playing havoc in indian market ... be it real estate or shopping
Their attitude of buy land, flat at whatever price has actually created a mad rise in the market
Offcourse...NRI money is pouring in...but for what?? what percentage for noble causes??? I bet...if the Dubai market is lucrative...these self-proclaimed india lovers will not hesitate to shift loyalty. Even resurgent India bond was a success...just because of the great returns it offered... If Indian govt releases a GREAT INDIA BOND promising a return of 1% ...none of these NRIs will turn a eye
Having lived in US and Europe for 5 years, and given atleast 40% of my earnings to good causes in India, I am feeling sick at greedy attitude of NRI.
They may claim ...AID,BAID, CAID etc with corpus. Can any one of NRIs tell us what percentage of their earnings they contribute for India development?? Donot talk absolute numbers like $1000, $2000 etc
To me, a silent Indian living in India with income Rs.5000 and giving Rs.500 for noble causes (10%) is very great than a self-trumpeting NRI who gives $100 (Rs.4500) from a earning of $5000 (2 %)
NRI's ...earn a lot...no worries...spend lavishly .... but...donot raise your voice. ...dont talk abt india, culture etc.
RE:why are we pointing fingers
by shashank chauhan on Apr 18, 2007 10:54 AM Permalink
I can give thousand many examples and yet I wont convince u. The more imp point is that we are not here to convince anyone, lets do our part and perhaps b satisfied by the fact that we did somethg (not for some1 cos none of us r that great) but for our own self satisfaction. whtever ur name is, u can swear at me, i wont mind that as long as u r doing ur part :)
RE:why are we pointing fingers
by Anusha R on Apr 18, 2007 10:38 AM Permalink
Shashank...these are voluntary contributions which a miniscule percentage of NRIs do to help their fellow citizens...being India, I too contribute directly and indirectly to many NGOs, social organisations etc, besides paying Professional Tax, Income Tax, Surcharge, Service Tax, Education Cess etc. We also know very well how much of the NRI fund is being put to the actual use by the mushrooming so called NGOs. We, Indians are always thankful to those brothers/sisters who help us from outside. At least, we are having a constructive discussion on this issue - but see others remarks and comments - most of those idiots say NO to help the poor Prof.'s family... while on this subject, I would even recommend all NRIs to create a Trust called the NRI trust and contribute to the same according to individual capacity, so that one need not depend on the stupid Indian government to discuss/debate and decide about rendering help.
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by shashank chauhan on Apr 18, 2007 10:59 AM Permalink
Anusha that way u just cant trust anyone, u cant trust NGOs, u cant trust politicians, u cant trust NRIs, u cant trust people back home :) at least not my perspective, i think we spend just too much time questioning rather than taking actions. I agree in parts that we can do much more, but its not that the efforts are not thr. And u cant make everyone think alike, we try our best every year to get good volunteers but we dont really get all the students to join us, but whtever do join us, do good work and keep the organization running.
RE:why are we pointing fingers
by Anusha R on Apr 18, 2007 11:03 AM Permalink
congratulations and best wishes for the good work to continue for ever..God Bless you with good health and prosperity
