Hearty congrats to Bobby Jindal on his prestigious gubernatorial victory. Just imagine it: A person of Indian origin, that too for a 37-year old, totally adapting himself to the country of his adoption, joining its mainstream, winning the goodwill and confidence of the state's populace, and in the process having successfully fought against many probable instances of racial discrimination, and having taken the previous defeat in his stride and perseverently building on it, ... is all no mean achievement. It's a real success story. There is every reason for rumbustious rejoicing for him, his family, and yes, why not, for every Indian, including the Punjabis. To try to dismiss or belittle his achievement and try to play down his Indian roots is only to be moronic and cynical, devoid of any finer sensibilities.
RE:Celebrate it
by Sameer Aneja on Oct 22, 2007 10:32 AM Permalink
keep an open mind dude.. let him be ahindu converted to chirstian.. consider him only as a human being..
RE:Celebrate it
by Archna Maan on Oct 22, 2007 11:17 AM Permalink
Be a realist dude. This kind of misty-eyed humanism can get people killed. Remember the fate of Red Indians, aborginies of Australia and slavery of blacks.
RE:Celebrate it
by Sanjeev Sharma on Oct 22, 2007 02:26 PM Permalink
and St. Xaviers adventures of Goa. Yep, Saint Xaveir was known for leading from the front and sticking swords in the vulvas of women 'just to see the expression of their face'.
