Dhruv, It depends, just like beauty lies in the eyes of beholder. There is nothing uncommon or alarming in the instances you have quoted. It is the level of general knowledge of the people/friends you came across. India is a world within world, a world of its own, country of diversities, a country which can not be categorized or compared. Diversities and unsimiliarities do not allow categorization and comparison respectively. Just 500 years ago no one on this planet even knew or heard of Americas, we have historical and documentry evidences of our milleniums old past. I do not argue whether Rama or Krishna existed but Ramayana,Mahabharta,Vedas,Upnishdas existed and were written on that part of planet by writers born in that part of planet known as INDIA.It was India,Columbus was looking for not Americas.Other side of coin is that how old are we as an Independent Nation ? Answer is 60,born as fractured,looted,abandoned on a junction !!!! That hungry boy(without electricity,food and water)sent nuclear weapons to the arsenal of army and satelites in the space in early 70s.Today that boy is grown up to the level that all developed nations want to leave each other behind to join hands with him. If you talk of problems alone then there is no trouble-free spot in the world. THINK POSITIVE AND BE OPTIMISTIC.
RE:INDIA......INDIANS......
by Gopi on Feb 29, 2008 09:41 AM Permalink
The UN conducted a survey and asked people from different countries and continents "Would you please give your honest opinion about the shortage the of food in the rest of the world?". As one would expect, the survey was a failure.
People in Africa did not know what "food" was. People in China did not know what "opinion" was. People in Europe did not know what "shortage" was. People in India/Pakistan/Australia did not know what "honest" meant. People in the Gulf countries did not know was "please" was. People in America did not know what "the rest of the world" meant.
I am reminded of this joke when I read this article.
