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Hi Cornel,
I have often rebuked you for not reading what is written. And then for creating
a "straw man", against whom you can rail. The point you are making in your post
(below) is precisely the point I was making. You rightly point out the golden
days of Britain was when it was "the first ever industrial revolution, which
occurred in Britain, was so reliant on technical skills,..." (see below).
The topic of dialogue was the technical skills of the IIT and IITians compared
to an "all-round" non-technical training of other college graduates.
I was not comparing the technical skills of Britain to India. I was comparing
the training sought by developed countries, as a surrogate marker for the
prized skills of individuals. In case you mis-understand me again, this does
not mean the there are no smart immigrant businessmen / women, artists,
writers, etc. But analyzing immigration patterns can give us an unbiased
picture, without the usual rancor.
BTW, I just read today about "the shaft" that Britain is giving its Indian
trained / recruited doctors. Blimey! I hope you guys are protesting that
attitude / treatment from your government.
Thanks for concurring with me.
Ragar zavnchem nhoi re. Taktin kitem vicharunk zai aslem.
Kind Regards, GL
----------- Cornel DaCosta
Hi Gilbert
Let me correct you immediately when you say "that is why western countries
recruit/admit as immigrants technical skilled people and not history and social
science majors."
You clearly overlook the fact that, very paradoxically, technical skills like
engineering enjoy low status in a Western country like Britain today and have
done so for well over a century and a half. This is indeed paradoxical because
the first ever industrial revolution, which occured in Britain, was so reliant
on technical skills, not only within Britain but also in the former British
Empire. Thus Britain as the workshop of the world, supplied technical skills,
personnel and equipment to the then developing countries like the USA, Canada,
Russia, South American countries, China, Japan, African countries, India and a
host of others. Ageing British built locomotives still chug along merrily on
several Indian railroads to this day and reputedly, there are 'stables' of
superbly engineered and priceless Rolls Royce cars, retained in former Indian
palaces and thus to be found there collectively more than anywhere else in the
world! However, advanced technology is not quite dead in Britain. It seems
concentrated largely in secretive military hardware development and production
to be sold very profitably worldwide. Sadly, this includes many weapons of mass
destruction or WMDs.
