Re: [Assam] Searching for Something Good to Say About India - NYT, June 29th

2011-07-07 Thread Jyotirmoy Sharma
There is an element of truth in the author's statements. As a nation( when compared to China ), we haven't achieved much. Beyond the Tatas, Reliance, and a few IT cos there is no Indian brand that is world famous. Even in the IT sector, Infosys, Wipro etc are big Software players but not an

[Assam] Searching for Something Good to Say About India - NYT, June 29th

2011-07-06 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Any takers? ___ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/30/world/asia/30iht-letter30.html?pagewanted=2sq=Indiast=csescp=4 Searching for Something Good to Say About India By MANU JOSEPH NEW DELHI -- It is a question that journalists in India are often asked without affection. “Don’t you have

Re: [Assam] Searching for Something Good to Say About India - NYT, June 29th

2011-07-06 Thread Chan Mahanta
OK, I will take the bait Ram :-). So what do YOU think of it? Is Manu Joseph trying to stir up trouble, or is he just another one of those India bashers, or perhaps a western-apologist in the style of , as many of us say here seem to think in this forum, Pankaj Mishra? BTW, I read Manu

Re: [Assam] Searching for Something Good to Say About India - NYT, June 29th

2011-07-06 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Hi C'da, I really like Joseph's writing style, and can actually agree with a lot he says. On some things, I am conflicted: 'Nobody loves India like the Indian who does not live here anymore.' Actually the opposite is also true Nobody hates India in some cases. But what Joseph and others