tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post3836418431126799546..comments2024-03-07T08:59:32.598+05:30Comments on My Think Pad: The Indian chromosomesilverinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-29416610665141871492008-01-14T00:25:00.000+05:302008-01-14T00:25:00.000+05:30That was one smart article that delivered the good...That was one smart article that delivered the goods :).<BR/><BR/>We've done well and r continuing to do so for sure. There is no denying that we are by far one of the most successful democracies of the world. Yes, there are countless flaws in the system.<BR/>There's a long way to go.<BR/>The feel good factor maybe far from being a reality, but if the illusionary feel good factor can propel peoplefreespirithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835197858338426051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-47930374584383100262008-01-12T07:09:00.000+05:302008-01-12T07:09:00.000+05:30peculiar the way we bark at our neighbors when at ...peculiar the way we bark at our neighbors when at home and smile at them at a stranger's place. How often we see Indians & Pakis work, eat and play together, live under the same roof, marry and have each other's kids in the UK & US!<BR/><BR/>There seems to be one obvious reason for our divided minds at home: POLITICS. The religious divide is another head ache. But the world has exhibited examplesscorpiogeniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071359354604682509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-59746477047190422702008-01-08T15:23:00.000+05:302008-01-08T15:23:00.000+05:30Nice read. It has been a while..Happy New Year! :)...Nice read. It has been a while..<BR/><BR/>Happy New Year! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-84380933240043243032008-01-08T14:45:00.000+05:302008-01-08T14:45:00.000+05:30AP: Chak de India!!! :DMathew: 80's or 70's? You m...AP: Chak de India!!! :D<BR/><BR/>Mathew: 80's or 70's? You mean Emergency? Well there were aberrations I agree. But on the whole as a third world country we were by far the more disciplined third world country. Now that was weird compliment :psilverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-81219391873198971022008-01-08T13:59:00.000+05:302008-01-08T13:59:00.000+05:30I dont fully agree to the statement..'Despite a mo...I dont fully agree to the statement..<BR/><BR/>'Despite a monopoly by the Congress for most part of our history, they gave due respect to the democratic institutions like the judiciary etc. '<BR/><BR/>If you consider something that happened in the 80's..thought that is not the point of the post, i couldnt help reminding you that..;-Pmathewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00860741232962357228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-25667800096986693132008-01-07T21:21:00.000+05:302008-01-07T21:21:00.000+05:30I some how saw that coming, but what the heck, hum...I some how saw that coming, but what the heck, hum rockthe hai!Adorable Pancreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824201985240804750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-12416572587927345952008-01-07T14:12:00.000+05:302008-01-07T14:12:00.000+05:30Wow and all that , but why are we still in the thr...Wow and all that , but why are we still in the throes of a burning kashmir issue and a growing intolerance based on religion ? <BR/><BR/>Why isn't a fraction of all that wealth going into making means for poor people to live ? Why do we have roads that are more potholes and less roads ? ( Heck we don'thave pukka roads all over india yet ) i can og on<BR/><BR/>Why are the Indians in NASA working CarbonMonoxidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16633474094118039535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-69324561405857051492008-01-07T13:30:00.000+05:302008-01-07T13:30:00.000+05:30Though the end makes sense ..regarding the rest of...Though the end makes sense ..regarding the rest of the write up as I was reading it one thought continuously came to my mind that India stands amongst the last in terms of ethical coutires of the world ..shrutihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11885811701058286599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-77971912385871599822008-01-06T21:40:00.000+05:302008-01-06T21:40:00.000+05:30DI: Yes it was indeed wow :)alameen: Lets look at ...DI: Yes it was indeed wow :)<BR/><BR/>alameen: Lets look at the bright side too. Ambanis have created wealth for many investors, employees,ancillary industries etc :)<BR/><BR/>Pradeep: Absolutely agree with you! When PTV was being aired in Blr, it sort of gave an insight into what Pakistan establishment was all about. The programmes were entirely anti Indian and even in political or social silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-12718586449910160382008-01-06T18:54:00.000+05:302008-01-06T18:54:00.000+05:30Anjali ,Along with the right to vote there were so...Anjali ,Along with the right to vote there were so many factors that contributed to the wealth creation in India . <BR/><BR/>1)Military never interfered in the affairs of the state<BR/>2)Judiciary always had an impartial role.<BR/>3)Strong leaders with a vision to create so many institutions (educational and government owned) that gave ample talent to a booming economy.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Once in a N A R I YA L C H U T N E Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02604417510164019594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-51716257117292708962008-01-06T18:22:00.000+05:302008-01-06T18:22:00.000+05:30agreed these are all feel good things..but probabl...agreed these are all feel good things..but probably it was not any government decision to create these 'success' stories..they were all due to individual brilliance of entrepeneurs..democracy did play a part but u cant attribute the give the full credit to it..and it would be turning your eyes away if we beleived that some of these 'successes' were all fair games..and ofcoz the 40-60 floor mathewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00860741232962357228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-13009901986891353352008-01-06T14:23:00.000+05:302008-01-06T14:23:00.000+05:30ha ha democracy is not possible i pak as long as t...ha ha democracy is not possible i pak as long as they have an army<BR/>their army is like a trojan in windows system.. just keeps attacking the system.. result system crashes way too often!<BR/>the the system admin (public) has to format the system and reinstall a new operating system who gets affected by trojan again!<BR/>and the anti-virus is not helping either(national intelligence - ISI)Balanarayan NThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531921381492993593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-26827813848321798692008-01-06T00:09:00.000+05:302008-01-06T00:09:00.000+05:30I have been mentioning in my posts how the two twi...I have been mentioning in my posts how the two twins -- India and Pakistan -- have grown up so differently. It's a tragedy of sorts of our times. In 60 years, tidings have come a full circle, marked especially by 9/11. <BR/><BR/>Pakistan is in transition. One indication of this transition is the louder articulation -- like Farrukh Saleem's article -- of what Pakistan has been missing, the vote, Pradeep Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-30388275089137231042008-01-05T22:26:00.000+05:302008-01-05T22:26:00.000+05:30Agree to all facts.. But I never felt proud to see...Agree to all facts.. But I never felt proud to see that Ambanis are so rich that they can buy some nations...<BR/><BR/>Rather I would love to see the rich-poor division coming down..<BR/><BR/>Just my 2 paisas..<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/>AlAmeenAlameenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02637120538887252959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-63537004801572877472008-01-05T14:47:00.000+05:302008-01-05T14:47:00.000+05:30wow! I was reading and realised that i knew most o...wow! I was reading and realised that i knew most of the facts stated...but then the end was just wow! :ODihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453853580120725506noreply@blogger.com