Dear Samir,
'Those who know how to think need no teachers'
Mahatma Gandhi -
http://www.allgreatquotes.com/mahatma_gandhi_quotes.shtml
Excerpts from Mario Goveia:
"The fact remains that there are 65 million underutilized Indian slum dwellers,
highly creative in how they survive, living in the most primitive and degrading
conditions, often juxtaposed with conspicuous wealth and affluence, especially in the
urban centers, while people who could do more to employ them and provide them with basic
social services like Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan, prefer to sit around and suck on
sour grapes, and others resent the notion that more can and must be done by other
Indians."
"This notion that Indian expatriates have no business commenting or opining on
conditions in our homeland cannot be allowed to stand unchallenged. We have just as much
right as anyone else who lives in India, especially in a community forum like this one,
developed precisely to allow us to speak our minds and express our opinions."
"Every one of us know that we do not face what you face on a daily basis, and most of us respect this and stand ready to be constructive and supportive in any way we can. Most of us have seen what works in other countries and wonder why some of these attitudes and methods and practices cannot be replicated in India."
Don't you think there is a grain of truth in what Mario Goveia says?
Isabella -Germany
