whts the point of glorifying his connection to india if he is using his knowledge and apptitude to further the cause of USA 's space ambition ? doesnt India also have a space program ? couldnt he have stayed in India and helped in further research towards INdians space projects ??? I do not understand why we indians praise those that have caused a BRAIN drain in their own country and forgoe even its citizenship ? agreed conditions in USA may be better as well as more enterprising ? but if USA has to look to other foreign nationals to further their own projects , wouldnt we be better than them if these same individuals remained here ??
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by guk on May 27, 2008 02:10 PM Permalink
Beacuse Rediff.com is a forum to highlight the 'achievements' of NRI American Indians.
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by Ashutosh Porwal on May 27, 2008 01:58 PM Permalink
he he would have been in India he would be struggling to keep his job by flattering around the beurocracy ... we should first get rid of our politics and red tape beurocracy before blaming the talaent to serve for another country
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by Irfaan Khan on May 27, 2008 04:46 PM Permalink
Its exactly the same thing I always wondered. Why do Indians always boost something they don't own? It will be really inspiring to write something about India's own people who really are doing something good. I am not saying the engineer from Indian origin is no good. but he is more American than Inidan.
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by george babu on May 27, 2008 01:53 PM Permalink
U r right i agree with you ..... our media talks too much .....and very foolish..things not related to the respective...topic...
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by Rajiv Gupta on May 27, 2008 01:54 PM Permalink
nope he couldn't have done same here. working atmosphere here in india is still not upto the mark.
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by revanth reddy on May 27, 2008 02:26 PM Permalink
how kalam worked here for so many years(of course kalam worked for DRDO).indian space reserch is quite as good as NASA.the only matter is scientists here are paid in rupees and in dollars if u work in america
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by mohd khan on May 27, 2008 01:56 PM Permalink
beta Rajiv...working environment in USA is worse than India...ask Nandan he will tell you
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by on May 27, 2008 02:10 PM Permalink
you said rightly. Idiotically exaggerate unrelated and unwanted things and take pride. There are hundreds of burning issues in INIDA, Media is well aware of those things,they do not bring up such stories. For the sake of publicity and money they do cheap publicity. will Mr.PD feed some hunger or will his brain be used in india for a good pupose?.
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by ninad totre on May 27, 2008 01:59 PM Permalink
How can he contribute in India? If he even plans to do so, our great HRD minister Arjun Singh will make sure that before this engineer lands in ISRO, bunch of OBCs is already recruited. & even if he gets recruited, then Arjun will make sure that he reports to some 10th pass OBC manager in ISRO
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by mohd khan on May 27, 2008 02:12 PM Permalink
as though they dont have OBCs in USA.....Negros are worse...and what about Indians...who struggle there whole life to get a name...but tell me single Indian in US who has achieved so much as our Indian Indians Nandan Nilakeni, Azim Premji, Narayan Muthy, APJ Abdul Kalam and numerous others...we know what Indians do in US...Placate their gora bosses....so that they keep getting their monthly salaries...so that they can meet their house rent and petrol cost...and medical ensurance...their children start petty jobs at 15 to meet the education expenses...become taxi drivers or pizza delivery boys...Mira Nair in her film...namesake...showed just that...America is just for namesake for Indians...who have no life but petty work there....no doubt that the presidential hopeful Obama mentioned..."intelligent jobs for americans and not so intelligent jobs for Indians".
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by A. Swaminathan on May 27, 2008 02:09 PM Permalink
Dear Friend...This OBC..BBC and all coming now. What happend so far? Is this OBC and BBC is the reason for millions of people settling in US for green Pasture. Don't twist the fact and bring reservation issue here.
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by NITIN PATEL on May 27, 2008 02:22 PM Permalink
Its not Arjun singh, the situaton today is so bad that no political party can take the risk of talking the withdral of the reservation. And I think that is because there is not enough support for a party talking anti reservation. People do not give a clear lesson to a party that just talks reservations and reservation. There are parties being elected on cast issues even today... its our ppl and not only the ploitics... its us!!!
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by raj on May 27, 2008 02:18 PM Permalink
I think u people r writing too much about the impact of reservation. since last 50 years SC/ST are availing the reservation quata facilities. are the ruling our country? are they able to lead the any general categories group of people? dont hype this reservation and hide ur incompetnecy. In India, we have many oppertunities. if u gusy have talent u can use in so many places. why only forward people ahs right to rule the cuntry. what is the wrong in resrvation? Nowhere forward people are loosing any seat(whether it is IIM/IIT) in any university. then why so much cry. it only bcz forward people will loose the unnecessary power they are enjoying right now.
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by apocalypto on May 27, 2008 02:33 PM Permalink
Brother , who told that no one from SC/ST ruled India ? Ex-President of India - Shri k.R Narayanan is a dalit.
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by revanth reddy on May 27, 2008 02:30 PM Permalink
its not the matter of ruling the country.how can people be differentiated on basis of caste?if an individual belongs to lower caste it doesnt mean that he should be taken into job/position even if he s not talented.let lower caste people be treated as individual talent not sc/st
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by jim on May 27, 2008 02:35 PM Permalink
if he stayed in india we would not be discussing about him, he would be unknow his telant would be in the gutters as SC/ST/OBC and all other caste or some politican son or Babu's son would hv got his place.
as an indian i feel proud of Prasun Desai.
i know its difficult to do well in india. i was asked 5 lakhs for a job 16yrs ago. and had to come out of the country to work wn i could be working back home.
do u think its easy working away from our homes and family.
U dbc dca is a usless guy who can't even name yrself
