Some Hardtalk for Indians

Very badly written article by someone who thinks that because he is an engg. graduate, he needs to opine. The proposed myths are held by none, as is/will be evident ...noone will fend these. I suggest the author write some good anecdotes instead, perhaps from Andhra Pradesh, exeplifying the points he wants to make.

well ..maybe Myth 2 is ok.. we have out Dr Sridhar and some other chowkies

Romair #10,

Pakistan and introspection? LOL!

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Ravikanth, all points that you have raised are valid. But it is beyond me why you think most of the Indians harbor these myths.

Ahmadzai,

I am not offended by the article, just find it generally uninspiring and not particularly
insightful. Nor would this article lead to any greater degree of introspection - it simply
doesn`t offer new talking points. All of these issues have been discussed numerious
times in the Indian media over the years. What the author has done, by and large, is
pick political catch-phrases and de-construct them.

I also wonder why you and Romair seem to indicate that this will offend people - surely
I can dislike/ignore something without being offended.

An excellent article the contents of which deserve introspection by Indians. However on this website, unfortunately, we have a fair representation of Indians who actually created the myths in the first place and in order to create a perception that myths were a reality, always propagated that abuses occured only across the border. These Indians will definitely be offended by this article.

If you thought that a body cannot exist without a brain, you should visit India. There is very little intellect here. The debates on TV are the most inane. I have heard that to get on talk shows and discussions, it is not your expertise on subjects but how well connected you are in the Delhi socialite scene that matters.

I live in Bangalore and stepping onto the street to go somewhere is akin to entering Dante`s inferno. Auto-rickshaws spew out toxic fumes due to adulterated fuel and emit such a racket that you would think they are going into orbit soon. Driving is like being in a video game that has one surprise after another popping out at you. Illiterate drivers cut you off every yards and flash blinding beams of light at you at night.

This article just proves my long held theory that techies are socially inept creatures who should avoid all attempts at civilised activities like writing, art etc.

It`s appalling-and amusing- that these guys who write billions of lines of code a year can`t write a simple sentence in English, the language each of them had about 18 years of education in.

When these fools attempt to engage in economic or political analyses, woe be on the poor reader! Typically these efforts involve the repeated usage of the phrase ``I think`` followed by an assertion that is equal parts ignorance, naivete and bluster.

Go back to your coding, nerd boy. Leave the thinking to those who live in the real world!

Oh-and Unca Romair? Shut up willya, he`s just a kid. BTW, were you one of those uniformed jokers trying their hardest to look like they were enjoying the cricket at Pindi the other night? Mushy looked like he`d been dragged there at gunpoint.

Ravikanth, some of the myths you are talking about seem to have been created by you. If we are letting our imagination go wild then I have got some more myths for you:

1) India is the richest country.

2) Indira Gandhi is the daughter of Mahatma Gandhi.

3) Indians are actually martians.

Who in his right mind would think that India has unlimited natural resources? The Indians you interact with must be absolute dunceheads.

I have seen the light!! I have seen the light!!
Oh, thank the Lord, I have seen the light!!!

Good job, Ravi. OPen discussion is very important, especially when a lot of silly things are being said (``India is an IT superpower``).

Have you followed Tom Friedman`s articles in the New York Times? He has combined appropriate consideration for what Bangalore represents with a lot of concern about the poor state of infra-structure and governance.

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Arjun:

Myth #6 is in the standard speech of every politician.

Great article, and a well needed one. Though there has been some improvment since 1947, there has been regression as well. Good to keep the eye on the ball.

Its good to finally see some introspection from the Indian side. I think this is the first time, in years, that I have seen an article that lays out such issues for India.

Introspection is something that leads to improvement. I think, it is introspection (to the point of cynicism) that has allowed Pakistan to compete with India, despite being tiny in comparisons based on size, and despite being decades behind India, when both started off in 47.

The intelligent Indians will internalize the points presented here. The over-confident ones will be offended by them.