Sad it is. I won't refute anything. India is very tough to grapple for those who have no experience with it. Yes i have grown up watching slums in the neighbouhood and despicable living conditions too.
But since you brought up China in comparison I will definitely give credit to its government which is dedicated to ensuring wealth generation. And the people are happy as long as they get their share of the pie. Sounds so much like SIngapore right? They entrust their well-being to the government. In one of my classes during the MBA though... the professor brought up just one scenario for China - what if things start looking gloomy or the government makes one big mistake? People aren't allowed to voice their disgust and if they do....it can get ugly.
In India, wealth is created by private organisations and entreprenuers...government is mostly making their life difficult but increasingly its getting better. If we develop steam, we can let it out! What India has is a heart that can't be matched by a communist China. Our strength honestly lies in our land, our people and our humane culture. Unfortunately neither got its due in the last many years but it sure is changing steadily. There is a reversing of the brain drain as well as unprecendented infratructure development albeit amid chaos.
In Singapore too citizens would quietly make way for highways and development and relocate to other areas but do you see the value in allowing poor fishermen in Mumbai or farmers in West Bengal to voice their concerns and stop a multibillion dollar project? Probably not :-)
May be I'm just being very idealistic but honestly I don't mind paying the price for freedom.
PS: The writer's opinion may be discounted considering she is after all sitting in Singapore and not in India :-(
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I would rather pay the price with a little bit of my freedom, to get a disciplined, dedicated and honest government working to generate "wealth" for its people, and not just for themselves.
PS: The writer's opinion may be "counted" considering she is after sitting in India and not in Singapore :-(
This is the problem with India."Chalta hain" all over again with a price-of-freedom argument.
http://lead.timesofindia.com/srk_face_of_india.asp#null
Listen to the English version.
ramses...i'm not saying "chalta hai".. there is a whole lot that needs to be done! but in a democracy we the people take as much responsibility as the government. im just saying we cant compare apples with oranges. the fact is whatever happens in india is for everyone to see...! And that is the whole truth.
mou, i'll only say its easier said than done. imagine not being able post that very comment you wrote without some fear in your heart. of course if you are alright just going through your days in your own little world without any opinion or judgement ...you can be happy any where. but with bengali blood running in you .. i doubt that :))
This way or that,
Bengali Blood or not...
Neither is better than the other!
hey rads...
no doubt our greatest gift is the freedom with which we can express ourselves....but i guess the time has come to make use of that gift...r we doing enough? sadly not..have we made pprogress,yes...albeit too slowly...
p:s- the comments made should not be taken seriously as the writer has opted for a more comfortable life somewhere else..:)
-aj
interesting. you remember lim chin?? i was discussing this with him over lunch one day. and he said "what do i do with freedom of press and speech if i dont have water or electricity at my home and if i get robbed for walking in the street late in the night?"
-baLu
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