the idea that indians should not go abroad if they love india is ridiculous. that way nobody should change their state or even city also.
i am sure if these guys go to avg indian school or college, they can see the pathetic facilities available there. to hope for cutting edge research in these conditions, with the excessive bureaucratic mentality is not possible at all.
RE:NRIs
by ManLion on Mar 12, 2008 01:17 PM Permalink
I quite agree Tarun with your logic. A proud Bengali should live in Bengal, a Proud Tamilian in Tamilnadu etc. If take it to the extremes, no villager should migrate to the towns. India has always been a land that has accepted migrants and so has America comparatively recently. Regarding Shivai, no one should say she cjhose to migrate. Her father/mother migrated. Just because she was born in States, she may not have 'Indianness'. It's only those jelous people who have not been able to migrate and win laurels comment adversely about people like Shivani. India should be improving facilities right from the primary stage, so that we do not need reservations, and thus improve the opportunities so that people stay in India.
RE:NRIs
by Sesh on Mar 12, 2008 02:04 PM Permalink
Right about the fact that one should not go to the extreme in branding people...
But again, what is the factor that makes a person patriotic to his country?
Birth? then those who are born in other countries would not have patriotism for the countries of their parents...
Lineage? upto which generation...?
Let me give you an example... Monty Panesar plays for the British cricket team... he plays against india... is he a patriot? should he be considered as an indian or as a person with indian roots??
There are fine lines between patriotism and selfishness...
