Comments on: My rediscovery of India http://silenteloquence.suryaonline.org/2007/01/27/my-rediscovery-of-india/ Silence. Eloquence. Everything in between. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:32:42 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: AB http://silenteloquence.suryaonline.org/2007/01/27/my-rediscovery-of-india/comment-page-1/#comment-118231 AB Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:21:47 +0000 http://silenteloquence.suryaonline.org/2007/01/27/my-rediscovery-of-india/#comment-118231 And seriously dude... wtf??? 2 years in Holland? in Holland? What were you doing? I can never handle Europe more than 3 months at a time.... their laziness, lack of spirit always gets to me. And seriously dude… wtf??? 2 years in Holland? in Holland? What were you doing? I can never handle Europe more than 3 months at a time…. their laziness, lack of spirit always gets to me.

]]> By: AB http://silenteloquence.suryaonline.org/2007/01/27/my-rediscovery-of-india/comment-page-1/#comment-118230 AB Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:17:40 +0000 http://silenteloquence.suryaonline.org/2007/01/27/my-rediscovery-of-india/#comment-118230 Seriously, if you went to India expecting India to be like Amsterdam, I would say you are just plain silly. Now, now I am a great admirer of the liberal values of the Dutch, but to me at least, Holland is more or less like a corpse. Yes, Holland is way way safer than any Indian city, but then why would there be trouble in a dead country? Holland has lost its life force as a nation and now Moslems are picking at the corpse of Holland like vultures. In 10 years, Amsterdam will be one of the most disgusting cities in the world. Holland is dying, its mostly dead already. There is no science, no technology, no original thought coming out of there. There is absolutely zero interest on anyone's part in Holland. Whenever you notice something in Holland, think of my dead body analogy and you'll see I am right. Seriously, if you went to India expecting India to be like Amsterdam, I would say you are just plain silly. Now, now I am a great admirer of the liberal values of the Dutch, but to me at least, Holland is more or less like a corpse. Yes, Holland is way way safer than any Indian city, but then why would there be trouble in a dead country? Holland has lost its life force as a nation and now Moslems are picking at the corpse of Holland like vultures. In 10 years, Amsterdam will be one of the most disgusting cities in the world. Holland is dying, its mostly dead already. There is no science, no technology, no original thought coming out of there. There is absolutely zero interest on anyone’s part in Holland. Whenever you notice something in Holland, think of my dead body analogy and you’ll see I am right.

]]> By: Visiting home … | DesiPundit http://silenteloquence.suryaonline.org/2007/01/27/my-rediscovery-of-india/comment-page-1/#comment-111564 Visiting home … | DesiPundit Sun, 28 Dec 2008 06:00:11 +0000 http://silenteloquence.suryaonline.org/2007/01/27/my-rediscovery-of-india/#comment-111564 [...] of Silent Eloquence on her recent visit home: The one billion in India can be divided into two - those who who help and who are to be helped. If [...] [...] of Silent Eloquence on her recent visit home: The one billion in India can be divided into two – those who who help and who are to be helped. If [...]

]]> By: abhinai http://silenteloquence.suryaonline.org/2007/01/27/my-rediscovery-of-india/comment-page-1/#comment-86134 abhinai Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:43:45 +0000 http://silenteloquence.suryaonline.org/2007/01/27/my-rediscovery-of-india/#comment-86134 I had to join this healthy debate, once i visited this page. Surya, your sentiments are so true and enlighting. I left India 4 months back to pursue my higher studies in UK and many times i used to plan my future career as being an NRI and also about the guilt of not able to serve my country if that happens. but yours and other guyz comments have made my mind really clear of what to do once i complete my course. I am actually preparing a report for my college project on "life of NRIs" and i think i have got quite a info from here :) thanks all specially surya I had to join this healthy debate, once i visited this page. Surya, your sentiments are so true and enlighting. I left India 4 months back to pursue my higher studies in UK and many times i used to plan my future career as being an NRI and also about the guilt of not able to serve my country if that happens. but yours and other guyz comments have made my mind really clear of what to do once i complete my course. I am actually preparing a report for my college project on “life of NRIs” and i think i have got quite a info from here :)

thanks all specially surya

]]> By: ignomus http://silenteloquence.suryaonline.org/2007/01/27/my-rediscovery-of-india/comment-page-1/#comment-64910 ignomus Thu, 03 May 2007 21:28:52 +0000 http://silenteloquence.suryaonline.org/2007/01/27/my-rediscovery-of-india/#comment-64910 May be it will never become an Amsterdam, but it sure will be india.. it has many negatives, but it still will be india.. In the blog u have given malayalam tele serial as depressing,heheh; ya it sure is and needs patience to go through one.. it drives me nuts when my aunts see all those stuffs. May be it will never become an Amsterdam, but it sure will be india.. it has many negatives, but it still will be india..

In the blog u have given malayalam tele serial as depressing,heheh; ya it sure is and needs patience to go through one.. it drives me nuts when my aunts see all those stuffs.

]]> By: simi http://silenteloquence.suryaonline.org/2007/01/27/my-rediscovery-of-india/comment-page-1/#comment-64723 simi Wed, 25 Apr 2007 06:59:53 +0000 http://silenteloquence.suryaonline.org/2007/01/27/my-rediscovery-of-india/#comment-64723 http://www.aidboston.org/indradhanush/aboutus/ help the project.. http://www.aidboston.org/indradhanush/aboutus/ help the project..

]]> By: indian http://silenteloquence.suryaonline.org/2007/01/27/my-rediscovery-of-india/comment-page-1/#comment-61294 indian Sun, 18 Feb 2007 12:25:00 +0000 http://silenteloquence.suryaonline.org/2007/01/27/my-rediscovery-of-india/#comment-61294 I feel the biggest change in india is that now, indians are proud of their country and what it is capable of (instead of cribbing about its fallacies). Finally, we may be able to shed our inferiority complex from the 60s-80s! As far as NRI's coming back, each person has to decide on his/her own merit. A usual NRI is ambitious and willing to sacrifice proximity to family, for a better career or more opportunities. If India provides similar opportunities, they may go back to india, but don't hold your breadth. Its not easy to rediscover india (with your baggage) if you have been out for a long time! ...maybe surya could vouch for that. I feel the biggest change in india is that now, indians are proud of their country and what it is capable of (instead of cribbing about its fallacies). Finally, we may be able to shed our inferiority complex from the 60s-80s!

As far as NRI’s coming back, each person has to decide on his/her own merit. A usual NRI is ambitious and willing to sacrifice proximity to family, for a better career or more opportunities. If India provides similar opportunities, they may go back to india, but don’t hold your breadth. Its not easy to rediscover india (with your baggage) if you have been out for a long time! …maybe surya could vouch for that.

]]> By: AmericanDesi http://silenteloquence.suryaonline.org/2007/01/27/my-rediscovery-of-india/comment-page-1/#comment-59861 AmericanDesi Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:50:37 +0000 http://silenteloquence.suryaonline.org/2007/01/27/my-rediscovery-of-india/#comment-59861 Apparently no one has the right to say whether one has to return to India or not. It’s purely a matter of personal choice. I don’t hear these kinds of arguments among the immigrants from other countries. When they want to go, they go and when they want to stay they stay. Life is short and it’s all about making one’s dreams and wishes come true. If one is happy with what he/she is doing, so be it. To all those statistics tigers, what did you do for the country? There are around 2 crore NRI's around the world. Do you think they are the only guardian angels of India. What up with the 1.2 billion population? Are they just used to project India as the world's largest democracy? Come on guys, there's a huge man power lying unutilized. Don’t be nosy with the NRI's who are atleast contributing to the country's economy by sending money back when a sizable population back home is killing their time with cricket, movies/music/fashion copied from west, lousy TV serials, gossiping, laziness, hypocrisy and hero worships (in other words the false heroes of the country). Before you post any hate blog to me on the above mentioned items, just ask this question to yourself. Am i doing any of these? If you say "yes", i appreciate your honesty. If you say "no", i am sure that you are lying. Even i am guilty of doing these sometime or other. This is a selfish world. The westerners are selfish by outsourcing jobs to 3rd world countries to save big bucks and we are selfish by willing to do anything to earn big bucks. It’s a vicious cycle that goes on and on. To all the NRI's I say this. If you stay back in a foreign country just to earn big bucks, don't feel guilty about it. Stay as long as you like and earn as much as you can. Later when you feel that you have earned enough or feel home sick, then return home and live the life you want. But don't kid yourself that you are gonna contribute to India by returning back. As a matter of fact, a returning NRI can contribute to the country only by starting a business in India and generating employment. If he just returns back to the country and works with a company, what difference is he gonna make? When I went through the articles posted by the returned NRI's I found that most of them fall under the second category. Ironically, they indirectly encourage others also to follow the same path. You should always know what you want in life and go for it, so that you don't have any regrets later. Apparently no one has the right to say whether one has to return to India or not. It’s purely a matter of personal choice. I don’t hear these kinds of

arguments among the immigrants from other countries. When they want to go, they go and when they want to stay they stay. Life is short and it’s all

about making one’s dreams and wishes come true. If one is happy with what he/she is doing, so be it.

To all those statistics tigers, what did you do for the country? There are around 2 crore NRI’s around the world. Do you think they are the only

guardian angels of India. What up with the 1.2 billion population? Are they just used to project India as the world’s largest democracy? Come on guys,

there’s a huge man power lying unutilized. Don’t be nosy with the NRI’s who are atleast contributing to the country’s economy by sending money back

when a sizable population back home is killing their time with cricket, movies/music/fashion copied from west, lousy TV serials, gossiping, laziness,

hypocrisy and hero worships (in other words the false heroes of the country).

Before you post any hate blog to me on the above mentioned items, just ask this question to yourself. Am i doing any of these? If you say “yes”, i

appreciate your honesty. If you say “no”, i am sure that you are lying. Even i am guilty of doing these sometime or other.

This is a selfish world. The westerners are selfish by outsourcing jobs to 3rd world countries to save big bucks and we are selfish by willing to do

anything to earn big bucks. It’s a vicious cycle that goes on and on.

To all the NRI’s I say this. If you stay back in a foreign country just to earn big bucks, don’t feel guilty about it. Stay as long as you like and earn

as much as you can. Later when you feel that you have earned enough or feel home sick, then return home and live the life you want. But don’t kid

yourself that you are gonna contribute to India by returning back.

As a matter of fact, a returning NRI can contribute to the country only by starting a business in India and generating employment. If he just returns

back to the country and works with a company, what difference is he gonna make? When I went through the articles posted by the returned NRI’s I found

that most of them fall under the second category. Ironically, they indirectly encourage others also to follow the same path.

You should always know what you want in life and go for it, so that you don’t have any regrets later.

]]> By: Sig11 http://silenteloquence.suryaonline.org/2007/01/27/my-rediscovery-of-india/comment-page-1/#comment-59841 Sig11 Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:56:18 +0000 http://silenteloquence.suryaonline.org/2007/01/27/my-rediscovery-of-india/#comment-59841 Dileep, do you mean to suggest that if I dare to question the state of certain aspect of Indian society, I am no longer an Indian? When will it be OK to question the false notion of patriotism that seem to cloud every discussion of this nature? Dileep, do you mean to suggest that if I dare to question the state of certain aspect of Indian society, I am no longer an Indian?

When will it be OK to question the false notion of patriotism that seem to cloud every discussion of this nature?

]]> By: Dileep Balakrishnan http://silenteloquence.suryaonline.org/2007/01/27/my-rediscovery-of-india/comment-page-1/#comment-59839 Dileep Balakrishnan Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:19:05 +0000 http://silenteloquence.suryaonline.org/2007/01/27/my-rediscovery-of-india/#comment-59839 Don't come to India again untill it becomes the India in your dreams. You will be better off with what you have and where you are now. Leave India and poor Indians to face their destiny. Don’t come to India again untill it becomes the India in your dreams. You will be better off with what you have and where you are now. Leave India and poor Indians to face their destiny.

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