'Indian'ism

'First woman of Indian origin dies in space', 'Man of Indian origin leads Harvard B-School', 'Professor of Indian origin wins Nobel Prize' - I know these are not new phrases.. They keep coming up now and then and we get excited about them for a day or two.. Whole Indian media is behind them blowing it up to himalayan proportions.. Not really bad to publicise them because stories of victory are always a boost for growing people..

But what are we actually doing ? Aren't we searching for the so called 'Indian'ism in every single thing we possibly can ? The above are just few examples.. There are a lot more Vinod Khosla, Vinod Dham etc..

Why are these people capable of creating history are of just Indian origin and not actually Indians.. The reason is we let them go.. In an interview with Mr.Narayanamurthy of Infosys tech, there was one honest point that came up.. We have to make our country attractive for these history makers to stay and work for India.. We are not short of resources compared to several European countries but why are we light years behind ?

Giving a thought about the core of this issue, its quite clear what has to be done? Invest in the future rather than investing in building real estates for MNCs.. Make things attractive intellectually and financially for people who have the vision to grow big.. Speaking about just the government doesn't round up things. Its the people, the ones I call 'History makers' has to contribute their part in making the future attractive for the next generation..

I know when you finish reading the last few lines there are many hands up in the crowd with questions of "What about the foreign investment they bring into India ?" and most of us are unaware of the fact that the so called "Big money" in Indian terms is actually peanuts !!

So the bottom line is lets make it attractive for the Kingpins to stay here and being a Kingpin one should have a feeling to take up his nation to the next level rather than buying 30 year old Russian jets :)

I'm leaving with a note and resolution that "Lets make the next generation read the newspapers about an Indian professor winning Nobel prize"..

Around the world in 10 mins..

Hello pals.. Nice meeting you after some time through this blog.. This one is not going to be heavy as the previous one as I ve been getting tagged into the league of some psychic directors who forget lighting in their movies !!

It was a saturday morning and the customary late mornings almost mid after-noon actually.. After a slow start took a casual stroll across the city centre.. If you are not well versed with the term "City centre" its actually the Ranganathan Street, Chandni Chowk or MG Road of every city in EEEEEnnnngggglundddd (That's how British pronounce England with their upper lips pointing to the heavens)..

Now the point here is not the pronounciation but few of my observations during that 10 min walk.. This is a developed country and there are as much minority population as the natives (Immigrants are called minority only for namesake 'cos they are equal in number to the natives mostly).. There were all kinds of shopping places which sells everything from Aston Martin cars to Colgate toothbrush..

As I started walking through the crowd, the first thing I noticed was a guy sitting with his dog nearby.. The striking feature was the citizen of a developed country was begging silently with his jacket spread wide open infront of him.. Not visibly handicapped he could have made something better out of his life but the thing I hated the most is that he even made the dog lazy like him !!

Passing on I came across a girl playing some sort of musical instrument for her living.. From looks and accent she could me located to eastern europe..

And I felt somebody dashing against me and passing on without even a word of apology.. In British culture invading other's personal space is quite a big crime that asks for a big apology letter.. Still there is no sign of them even turning back.. You guessed it right they are chinese and still haven't mentally come out of overcrowded China..

When I speak about population I can't place myself in any better position because India isn't too far behind.. But Desis (How Indians are fondly called abroad) seem to have the ability to pickup the culture of any place quite soon and the accent even sooner !!

Continuing my walk I came across an african gentleman in his business suits and was busy dealing some business on his phone even on a saturday after-noon..

And as all center of attraction there are no shortage of young people all around having fun.. Spring having set in people are out of their jackets and enjoying the warmth of the Sun..

Skateboarders, Kids, Dads with strollers, even Super-man and i-man were the characters I could come across in that short walk through the city centre..

And thats it folks I hope I didn't trouble you much into thinking and leaving with the thought of going around the world in 10 mins :)