People who blame nehru for the current wrong and partition really need to get their facts right. If ever a statesman existed ..it was nehru. Today if India is known for its IT sector, its was Nehru foresight that we have to thank, who set up IITs in 50s and put in so much money in reserach centers or in retaining english as official langaufge of this country..If indians have an edge over china is thanks to our linguistic capability in english. Its so annoying when people blabber without getting thier facts write. Pls read and then comment . I agree with the person before me that personal life should be parameter to judge anyone's public work. Please read India after Independence...you dont apprecaite enought what your leaders post independent have done for you. You dont apprecaite how much your country has achieved in 60 years...
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by on Jul 15, 2007 05:55 PM Permalink
I agree with you. Nehru was one of the persons whom we can thank for todays technological prowess of India. But one person every one seem to forget is the late Annadurai. With out his strong stands aganist making Hindi, the medium of education none of this would have been possibile. I.T is basically a souther India lead revolution.
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by pp R on Jul 15, 2007 06:18 PM Permalink
Foolish Dora, U know nothing .. Russia, Germany, China , Japan, France, Spain .. none of these countries know English ..Still they are the most developed countries .. so English is not a plus point .. If we would have been speaking .. all the englishmen would have learnt Hindi .. Understand .. and U Idiot .. go to Dubai to see what can be achieved in just 25 years .. do not blabber what good Nehru had done .. he was a idiot who made ppl lazy ... and told them that Bhilai steel plants etc were for the ppl and not vice versa .. Hence despite of being such huge Plants they have been incurring losses .. coz ppl don't work at all or they work at only 10% of their efficieny .. Dora, we would have become superpower in 60 years .. but Bçoz of the wrong policies of Congress, we have not achieved the progress as much as we should have..Look at Germany and Japan .. they were totally shattered and lost after WWII .. and now they are again standing tall ..
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by skandan sivaramakrishnan on Jul 15, 2007 05:30 PM Permalink
well said man! Nehru built the institions that have survived todauy, or we would have been the mirror image of pakistan. it is another matter that Indira and her dynasty took advantage of being a Nehru. Let us put Nehru above all this slander and credit him to be India's builder.
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by on Jul 15, 2007 06:10 PM Permalink
All said and done, this is a promotion for "India Remembered: A Personal Account of the Mountbattens During the Transfer of Power" where his daughter "Pammy" admits that the last viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, could not control his 'philandering wife' Edwina.
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by dinesh karanth on Jul 15, 2007 05:27 PM Permalink
Looks like you are terribly angry. What ever you have written is perfectly true and accurate. But he is also resposible for 1962 Indo China war and present Kashmir mess .
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by on Jul 15, 2007 06:37 PM Permalink
Ms Dora Burns,
Once upon a time we gaped at our public figures and / or celebrities in awe; now we study every strach, scar, nip, tuck and abrasion.
No question is too small or insignificant for us to look at closely.
If they chose to be in the public domain then so be it. Even 60 years later ... warts and all.
What's more as 'consumers' of the resulting books, plays, movies, videos and photographs -- that's us -- are not primarily looking to be entertained or transported. We're just looking for data, more and more data, the more raw the better.
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by BannedMike Jordan on Jul 15, 2007 07:52 PM Permalink
Rightwing hindu fanatics of RSS, VHP, BD etc. are having a great time with this news...
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by dinesh karanth on Jul 15, 2007 05:29 PM Permalink
Hey , Soviets are more depedable than US. We are between demon and deep sea.
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by Sunil Talwar on Jul 15, 2007 08:43 PM Permalink
There two things true about Congress Party. 1. It is party of a** lickers (Chatnte walon ki party) and they are always on look for new ones. After Gandhiji, Nehruji, Indiraji, Sanjayji, Rajivji, Soniaji, Priyankaji and Rahulji, party members are looking for new ....ji, to go for it. May be waiting for Priyanka's kids. 2. It is only party (may be unique) which has been encashing "Hamne Desh Ko Azzadi Dilaai" check again and again since last 60 years and there is no sign of stopping even now.They are simply ignoring the contribution of others.
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by Pat Thakur on Jul 15, 2007 05:23 PM Permalink
Dear Sonia, Are you listening? Plz. award a Knighthood for this faithful Chamcha (Dora) of yours. He/ she desperately needs it. Thanx.
