tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post115557534476022525..comments2024-03-07T08:59:32.598+05:30Comments on My Think Pad: The Sivakasi of the Westsilverinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1156164496532134712006-08-21T18:18:00.000+05:302006-08-21T18:18:00.000+05:30Jiby: It's never too late to give your creative si...Jiby: It's never too late to give your creative side a chance to express itself :) And I for one am hoping to see more of it in the coming future.<BR/><BR/>GT: DING DONG! :p Guess it rang a bell for you :psilverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1156125018038313802006-08-21T07:20:00.000+05:302006-08-21T07:20:00.000+05:30GT: Your last 'wish' to the medical bloopers geniu...GT: Your last 'wish' to the medical bloopers genius, rings a bell? Or shall I spell it out here ;)silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1156102062196905982006-08-21T00:57:00.000+05:302006-08-21T00:57:00.000+05:30And a lot of people are praying today for No 38 in...And a lot of people are praying today for No 38 including GT ;)Duh?Ganja Turtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122763220023606735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1156002103344144272006-08-19T21:11:00.000+05:302006-08-19T21:11:00.000+05:30i wouldnt do IT work in India yet am happy all thi...i wouldnt do IT work in India yet am happy all this growth happened here...we will continue to be the IT sweatshop until our domestic sectors and e-governance and other stuff begin to tap our software expertise. the alternative is to wait for the biotech boom to hit the world like IT did so in the early 90's.<BR/><BR/>u cud take me as a lab rat for this post...for many years i grew up with a Jibyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324353796946088382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1155994400287050052006-08-19T19:03:00.000+05:302006-08-19T19:03:00.000+05:30G: I agree with all that you say...cheap is in. An...G: I agree with all that you say...cheap is in. And we are responsible for our mess. Thanks for that insightful comment :)silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1155978777652904402006-08-19T14:42:00.000+05:302006-08-19T14:42:00.000+05:30It's like this. Have you ever travelled on a highw...It's like this. Have you ever travelled on a highway and stopped at some seedy dhabha to eat? The food's fresh, the charm rustic and the service is friendly. Then you visit the loo. It's FILTHY. But you still go! Sidestepping the muck and squalor and what have you. And you don't think about it again because that's just the way it is.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, most foreigners who come here now Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1155917922244110462006-08-18T21:48:00.000+05:302006-08-18T21:48:00.000+05:30sreejith: lol that was a good one!!mathew: True, I...sreejith: lol that was a good one!!<BR/><BR/>mathew: True, I dont know where they get that comparison from!!!!<BR/><BR/>starscream: Thank you :)silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1155903507835323482006-08-18T17:48:00.000+05:302006-08-18T17:48:00.000+05:30A different view on what everybody else terms prog...A different view on what everybody else terms progress and boom. And an apt comparison.starscreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15073436828618996573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1155699788308358352006-08-16T09:13:00.000+05:302006-08-16T09:13:00.000+05:30and what did they say..silicon valley of the east!...and what did they say..silicon valley of the east!!!!mathewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00860741232962357228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1155662295844755242006-08-15T22:48:00.000+05:302006-08-15T22:48:00.000+05:30Lots of similarities between sivakasi and bangalor...Lots of similarities between sivakasi and bangalore! in sivakasi u get a lot of stuff that goes bang bang. In 'bang'alore u get maximum bang for the buck :PSreejithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923241614225395395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1155658153303126762006-08-15T21:39:00.000+05:302006-08-15T21:39:00.000+05:30mind curry: today, because I got the replies for t...mind curry: today, because I got the replies for that mail today :)) We are all praying for your patients so go ahead and chop chop er.. I mean operate away without worry lol :))<BR/><BR/>Arti: Amen :)silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1155650693432368542006-08-15T19:34:00.000+05:302006-08-15T19:34:00.000+05:30Happy Independence Day!!!!Let us pray together for...Happy Independence Day!!!!<BR/>Let us pray together for peace<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>GBU<BR/>ArtiArti Honraohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051700436458289929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1155646310536106472006-08-15T18:21:00.000+05:302006-08-15T18:21:00.000+05:30lol..lot of people praying today for No 38? why to...lol..lot of people praying today for No 38? why today? hmpf! i shall proclaim self-abstinence from the OR for today!<BR/><BR/>:)Mind Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788912357913882065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1155642784826006622006-08-15T17:23:00.000+05:302006-08-15T17:23:00.000+05:30Pradeep: Exactly..wish we had more governance. Let...Pradeep: Exactly..wish we had more governance. Lets hope as you said it is the pangs of new age.<BR/><BR/>Niehal:At least some of us are not complacent. Thank god :)<BR/><BR/>Jeseem: What I was trying to say is that Bangalore as a whole resembles a sweat shop now, with the crowd, squalor, filth etc p.s. I like the pink dubya moneky :p<BR/><BR/>kickasso: Welcome to my Think Pad :) True...the silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1155634147304051362006-08-15T14:59:00.000+05:302006-08-15T14:59:00.000+05:30most of my friends have been bundled off to join t...most of my friends have been bundled off to join the league of the indian sweatshop coders.My future also seems to be the same, though right now , i do have a choice. It is an assembly line , though a five star one. no matter how much you wrap something n glitter, it will not make the actual thing any better.<BR/><BR/>Here's to making the rest of india better :)kickasssohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10962929704091727093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1155626353073195422006-08-15T12:49:00.000+05:302006-08-15T12:49:00.000+05:30the work is shipped to india to reduce cost. there...the work is shipped to india to reduce cost. there is simple economic here. terms like sweatshop are more political words. will u buy a cheaper good or a pricier one.<BR/>so does outsourcing effect products. definitely yes. a product developed with a few members of team away from the marketing and sales force input, has its problems. but the cost benefits are there. there are few products , that Jeseemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05275546080463932417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1155623410322294702006-08-15T12:00:00.000+05:302006-08-15T12:00:00.000+05:30Happy Independence Day.We are the first to critici...Happy Independence Day.<BR/>We are the first to criticize ourselves and last to praise...and I dont mind it....it's good not be complacent.Neihalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07510668677056083162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1155622045660621032006-08-15T11:37:00.000+05:302006-08-15T11:37:00.000+05:30One way is to loathe. The other is make the best o...One way is to loathe. The other is make the best of it. I only wish we'd much more goverance. We are just into the age of interdependence from one of independence. Probably these are the pangs of a new age. <BR/>Let's hope for the best. Happy Independence Day to you as well.Pradeep Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1155620061531507112006-08-15T11:04:00.000+05:302006-08-15T11:04:00.000+05:30mind curry: Me too stumbled on the bad road on the...mind curry: Me too stumbled on the bad road on the way back from church today :) And I prayed for the country and us and our politicians. Hope the CEO in Heaven heard me :)<BR/>Don't you think we have survived inspite of our politicians and because of the tremendous survival instinct of the Indians? But at one point of time we will need government initiatives to take it further. And therein lies silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1155616333830217082006-08-15T10:02:00.000+05:302006-08-15T10:02:00.000+05:30*stumbles*ouch!!Happy Independence Day!:)p.s. i am...*stumbles*<BR/>ouch!!<BR/>Happy Independence Day!<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>p.s. i am not sure if i stumbled on the bad roads in blore or on your post..<BR/><BR/>i think there is a positive side to this boom..which is the simple fact that there <I>is</I> a boom. if we didnt have it and the whole of india remained in poverty, then we wouldnt be blogging today. but yes, now it is up to us indians to Mind Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788912357913882065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1155612363555327422006-08-15T08:56:00.000+05:302006-08-15T08:56:00.000+05:30Alexis: Thank you :)quills: To answer to both your...Alexis: Thank you :)<BR/><BR/>quills: To answer to both your comments… True we do have world classe labor and the fact that critical sectors are entrusted in our hands is proof enough. Besides it is cheaper too. Perhaps that's why they invest here despite the poor infrastructure. We have to ultimately look after ourselves with the spin-off of the nvestment we are creating. But the sad fact is silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1155609935421080572006-08-15T08:15:00.000+05:302006-08-15T08:15:00.000+05:30And to continue (:))I don't think we are ashamed o...And to continue (:))I don't think we are ashamed of the poverty in India, but just that the administration, companies and citizens should each in their own way ( social responsibility) contribute to the betterment of society. Also I doubt India is regarded any more as just a place of cheap labour. Apart from the cost advantage, the outsourcing world knows we also deliver quality work. I mean, quillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613220530338545884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1155584726817748912006-08-15T01:15:00.000+05:302006-08-15T01:15:00.000+05:30Happy Independence Day to you too.It is sad to fin...Happy Independence Day to you too.<BR/>It is sad to find Indians working in bad conditions to sustain the west. But most of them do not have any alternatives.<BR/>Hope we can make a difference to their lives.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02812065163944655719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1155584036239277192006-08-15T01:03:00.000+05:302006-08-15T01:03:00.000+05:30I dont think we need to be apologizing to anyone f...I dont think we need to be apologizing to anyone for sivakasi or tirupur,sure there are issues like child labour but these are places we should be proud of . dust and grime are very much a part of our reality,do we need to put a facade over it,I'm sure we are pulling up...slowly and bangalore is heralding a new wave of wealth and empowerment - think thats what those parents in sivakasi will be b v nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06766548210985676148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1155582630735896992006-08-15T00:40:00.000+05:302006-08-15T00:40:00.000+05:30I think a lot of Westerners now genuinely respects...I think a lot of Westerners now genuinely respects and accepts India's talent, not only in IT but other fields as well. But you know, you do have a point. In our eagerness to get ahead and display our prowess, we neglect some basic problems at hand. I recall a reporter from North America, who wanted to do a story on offshore outsourcing and how India was profiting from the experience and to get quillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613220530338545884noreply@blogger.com