> >In any case, haven't heard of any NRAs going back to Assam with that >purpose in mind or to help her in 'her struggle for independence'.
*** But plenty to discourage, and oppose Assam's independence from afar though. Ever wondered why :-)? At 9:36 AM -0600 2/14/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote: >C'da, >> But is there no room for these doctors in BOOMING India? > >There is room out there. But the lure of the West exists even now. >At Heathrow one sees many Indians working in menial jobs, and we hope >these are only temporary (till they get the cushy jobs). But if these >are career moves, one wonders why someone would travel 5000 miles just >to clean airports in far of lands. > >It may be that 'pride' to show the natives that they are 'phoreners'. > >>I hear >there is a reverse exodus in the making -- for desis >>returning to the >boom town of India. > >Yes, there is a reverse exodus, but its not a stampede yet. As soon as >the immigrants can command similar wages ($ for $ or pound for pound) >in India, you would see the money trail. > >Immigrants will go back only for money (in most cases). I have yet to >hear of any one going back to 'serve' the desh. > >In any case, haven't heard of any NRAs going back to Assam with that >purpose in mind or to help her in 'her struggle for independence'. > >Mostly, its all about cash and more cash and that 'phoren' mentality. >And we can find enough excuses why we don't go back. > >--Ram > > > > > > > > > > >On 2/14/06, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi Rini: >> >> That is pretty tragic. >> >> I have seen this report around before. >> >> Have only one question: I can understand B'deshis or Pakistanis' problems. >> But is there no room for these doctors in BOOMING India? I hear there is a >> reverse >> exodus in the making -- for desis returning to the boom town of India. >> >> Something does not sound right. Somebody isn't telling the truth. >> >> c >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> At 2:53 PM +0000 2/14/06, Rini Kakati wrote: >> They came, they saw, they became depressed - that, in short, is the story of >> thousands of young unemployed doctors from the Indian subcontinent in >> Britain, hoping against hope to get a job in the National Health Service >> (NHS) >> >> Living almost in poverty, the doctors - estimated to be nearly 6,000 - have >> been reduced to partaking free meals in temples and gurdwaras across >> Britain. Some have been forced to take up whatever work they can find : in >> petrol stations or fast-food chains or as supermarket attendants. >> >> They all have a message to their counterparts in India who might be >> considering moving to Britain: think twice, the job market for overseas >> doctors is no longer as bright here as it used to be until a few years ago. >> >> The situation for these qualified medical professionals is so grim that the >> respected British Medical Journal, in its latest issue, published a list of >> ailments they suffer from including obessive compulsive disorders, skin >> manifestations diseases and hallucinations. >> >> The doctors, mainly hailing from India but also including some from >> Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh find themselves in a fix. >> >> "With what face do we go back to India and say that we could not get a job >> in Britain? We took loans from family and friends to come here and now that >> money has run out," Deepak (name changed), a doctor from Delhi. >> >> There are several reasons for too many doctors chasing too few jobs here. >> The NHS has been facing budget cuts for some years, forcing it to reduce its >> manpower. >> >> Local medical colleges are also producing more medical graduates, many of >> whom find themselves in the same situation as their Indians counterparts - >> they are also unable to find jobs. >> >> The disheartened doctors refrain from conveying the real situation back home >> for fear of loss of face and because their family members would be shattered >> to know their fate. >> >> A doctor of Indian origin, who holds a senior post in the NHS, said > > "Hundreds of applications are received for even minor jobs, mostly from >> these unemployed Indian doctors. Nobody has time to go through them". >> >> "You need to show some work experience to brighten your job prospects but it >> is extremely difficult to get that work experience. Some hospitals now >> charge the unemployed doctors to work for a few days or weeks so that they >> can then claim some work experience. But that too is no guarantee of a job". >> >> A major reason for the large number of unemployed Indian doctors, he said, >> was the increased frequency of holding mandatory qualifing test called the >> Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board (PLAB) test. Every overses >> doctor needs to pass this test before being registered for possible >> employment. >> >> "Earlier this test used to be held twice or thrice a year. Now it is held >> twice or thrice a week. The success rate is also higher with the result that >> there are now more doctors who have cleared the test but there are just no >> jobs going around" >> >> According to official figures, nearly 1,000 passed the test in 1998, but the >> number sprung to 6,666 in 2005. >> >> Parts of the PLAB test are held in centres in India while one part is held >> in London. Some coaching centres have sprung up in places such as East Ham >> where PLAB candidates live in cramped and damp living conditions - over 10 >> people to a house with cockroaches and bed bugs for company. >> >> After passing the test, the growing army of such doctors remain in Britain >> to apply for jobs despite facing unemployment, povertry and discrimination. >> But failure to get jobs means they need to repeatedly get their visas >> extended, which puts additional strain on their meagre resources. >> >> After 10 east European countries joined the European Union in 2004, doctors >> from these countries have the right to work in Britain, which has increased >> the number of potential applicants for NHS jobs. In 2005, several dentists >> were recruited from Poland. >> >> Rini Kakati >> >> ________________________________ >> >> Are you using the latest version of MSN Messenger? 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