Hello everybody. Time to dive in!
On 03/30/11 09:44, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote:
The astrologer who predicts good fortune and happiness isn't actually
prophesying, he's a placebo for the soul. So too these books.
Indians and other third worlders seem to drink from the bottle of
placebos more
On Friday 01 Apr 2011 2:18:21 pm Alaric Snell-Pym wrote:
I think the challenge, rather than trying to find a form of society that
is Best For Everyone, is to try and find ways for different people to
live in different kinds of societies... without then trapping people in
the wrong one due to
On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 7:45 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.com wrote:
The average Indian isn't a very confident animal, how else can one
explain the absurd popularity of self help books? Poverty is evil.
Poverty leads to a lack of control over one's life. This is true in
India and much
On Wednesday 30 March 2011 10:37 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote:
My best analogy of India and the US is the comparison between
vegetable soup and salad. In the US it's still possible to visit China
town, or the Mexican/Latin quarter and experience the real thing, but
in India, much like
It is a
big joke among the Americans that when an Indian visits an Italian
restaurant, there is a request for chilly flakes in the pasta and the pizza.
It is possibly true. I go for chili oil when its pizza or pepper when its pasta
:(
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On Wednesday 30 March 2011 11:51 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote:
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 8:10 PM, Madhu Menon c...@shiokfood.com wrote:
If it's not too much trouble, could you folks please mail silk list instead
of mailing the original poster and CC'ing the list? It's messing up my mail
filters.
On 31 March 2011 11:53, Anish anish.moham...@gmail.com wrote:
It is a
big joke among the Americans that when an Indian visits an Italian
restaurant, there is a request for chilly flakes in the pasta and the
pizza.
It is possibly true. I go for chili oil when its pizza or pepper when its
On Thursday 31 Mar 2011 11:58:05 am Ashwin Kumar wrote:
It is a
big joke among the Americans that when an Indian visits an Italian
restaurant, there is a request for chilly flakes in the pasta and the
pizza.
It is possibly true. I go for chili oil when its pizza or pepper when its
On Thursday 31 Mar 2011 11:58:05 am Ashwin Kumar wrote:
I did this at a French restaurant in Singapore, and got a visit from the
chef.
The chef has a crisis of over confidence. You will like what I dish out or
else..
shiv
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 11:29:24PM +0530, Abhijit Menon-Sen wrote:
At 2011-03-30 16:30:15 +, sur...@hserus.net wrote:
Cheeni suffers a bit from the india sucks because of the mediocrity,
indian crab syndrome etc
Hey, don't drag me into this.
Picture unrelated
Deepa et all,
you might enjoy this link:
http://www.wimp.com/frylanguage/
Regards.
Radhika
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 4:47 AM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote:
On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 6:41 PM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote:
Well in my view the popularity of self help books does not translate to
Indians not being confident.
I agree. The popularity of Mein Kampf and Dinesh D'Souza books
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RamaKrishnan
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On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 4:47 AM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote:
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On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 3:45 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian
sur...@hserus.net wrote:
India is hardly the only country where self help books, get rich quick in
30 days books etc proliferate.
I never implied that we are the only people who lack in confidence.
Self help books are on New York Times
. Some of them are definitely not bite size platitudes
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On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 3:45 AM
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 1:50 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian
sur...@hserus.net wrote:
And the dividing line between self help rubbish and sensible management
books is rather thin. Some of them are definitely not bite size platitudes
Or non-existent? I think Cheeni wants us all to believe we have a
] A crisis of confidence
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On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 1:50 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian
sur...@hserus.net wrote:
And the dividing line between self help rubbish and sensible management
books is rather thin. Some of them are definitely not bite size platitudes
Or non-existent? I
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian
sur...@hserus.net wrote:
Cheeni suffers a bit from the india sucks because of the mediocrity, indian
crab syndrome etc, hits most guys after a few years working abroad
Heh. I enjoy playing the provocateur, if you want to attribute larger
:) I have to admit I partially support Cheeni in his views (if assumptions are
true) , but things seem to be changing for better and I am counting on it :) so
that I could come back :)
Anish Mohammed
Twitter: anishmohammed
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/anishmohammed
On 30 Mar 2011, at 17:35, Srini
i love story telling .. i love analogies .. i love the real thing .. and
hence, am now in india .. not because i am waiting for the hockey stick
curve to happen anytime soon .. because, to know india, is to love india, is
to be intrigued by her.
in addition, i am a big sports fan, i prefer
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 6:13 PM, divya manian divya.man...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 1:50 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian
sur...@hserus.net wrote:
And the dividing line between self help rubbish and sensible management
books is rather thin. Some of them are definitely not bite size
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 7:07 PM, Kunal Kapoor kunalkapoor1...@gmail.com wrote:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=110329/Cricket
I've been forwarded this link once before on twitter, I've glanced at
it now twice and fail to get the point, I feel like echoing Amitav
Ghosh
cheeni,
with all sincere regards to ur words, and sentiments .. of course, i can see
china town in amrika, yet i get food which does not taste that good.
of course in india, too, that taste has gone missing. but yet, if you try
real hard, drive 100 kms. out of any town in india, and then take
capitalistic disintegration you mean? but the trick is to wind a way around
this. the real thing is always within, and not without, and books, i
humbly think + feel :)
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 10:51 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.comwrote:
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 7:07 PM, Kunal Kapoor
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 7:22 PM, Kunal Kapoor kunalkapoor1...@gmail.com wrote:
cheeni,
with all sincere regards to ur words, and sentiments .. of course, i can see
china town in amrika, yet i get food which does not taste that good.
of course in india, too, that taste has gone missing. but
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 7:28 PM, Kunal Kapoor kunalkapoor1...@gmail.com wrote:
capitalistic disintegration you mean? but the trick is to wind a way around
this. the real thing is always within, and not without, and books, i
humbly think + feel :)
I'm sorry I don't understand.
1. i dont think you can compare india and america. i think both have their
set of problems to deal with. comparison of any kind, especially of advanced
civilizations does not make sense to me
2. experiences are wasted, if you do not learn from them
3. there is always .. i repeat .. always a
what i mean, is, u dont need to look back to history .. it will tell you
what you already know
anyways, most of what i wanted to say, is stated in my previous response
thanks for the amitava ghosh link .. good to see the guy is still raging on
..
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 11:03 PM, Srini
btw, in response to your other paragraph .. (quoted below)
1. u do not sound boastful, but u sound scientific
2. u sure you understand india?
3. i have lived in more than a dozen cities, i have lived in more huts/
villages/ blah yada .. than i remember
4. i bet you, i have read more on
At 2011-03-30 16:30:15 +, sur...@hserus.net wrote:
Cheeni suffers a bit from the india sucks because of the mediocrity,
indian crab syndrome etc
Hey, don't drag me into this.
-- ams
Deepa,
Funny
Night, all.
On 3/30/11, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 11:15 PM, Kunal Kapoor
kunalkapoor1...@gmail.comwrote:
btw, in response to your other paragraph .. (quoted below)
1. u do not sound boastful, but u sound scientific
I do keep
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 7:45 PM, Kunal Kapoor kunalkapoor1...@gmail.com wrote:
btw, in response to your other paragraph .. (quoted below)
1. u do not sound boastful, but u sound scientific
Thank you.
2. u sure you understand india?
I don't, but I am trying to, and I am not content to
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Cheeni,
All I can say dude , I feel u (sorry deepa), I know exactly how u feel
+ what u r saying BUT There is more to the canvas than u and
I can capture
About numbers, how about this: 1.3 billion and growing And the
best examples u give me are of u, me, our numbers, and ur
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On 30 March 2011 23:27, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote:
I do keep saying that the English language is evolving, and spellings keep
changing...but surely, it can't take all that much extra effort to type
you instead of u...and by the way instead of btwespecially if
words like
Treat you to a great crab dinner somewhere when you're next in chennai, to
compensate
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On Thursday 31 Mar 2011 12:34:12 am Ramakrishnan Sundaram wrote:
After much pain, I've come to the conclusion that this is actually a good
thing. As soon as I see a u or a coz, I know that that mail can be
safely ignored.
Thnks bcos u cn ignore me 2. cya L8r
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On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 12:34 AM, Ramakrishnan Sundaram
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On 30 March 2011 23:27, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote:
After much pain, I've come to the conclusion that this is actually a good
thing. As soon as I see a u or a coz, I know that that mail can be
The average Indian isn't a very confident animal, how else can one
explain the absurd popularity of self help books? Poverty is evil.
Poverty leads to a lack of control over one's life. This is true in
India and much of the third world where even if you are lucky enough
to be rich as an
While I agree with your premise, I believe the lack of confidence stems from
the dread of being upstaged by another Indian.
Unfortunately, India provides far too many shortcuts in life that this fear
never achieves healthy competition, but a frenetic search for the next
shortcut.
Kiran
On 29
On Tuesday 29 Mar 2011 10:15:44 pm Srini RamaKrishnan wrote:
The average Indian isn't a very confident animal, how else can one
explain the absurd popularity of self help books
Well in my view the popularity of self help books does not translate to
Indians not being confident.
In fact they
India is hardly the only country where self help books, get rich quick in
30 days books etc proliferate.
I can only put it down to the number of charlatans, and their access to
publishing facilities, being roughly equal across most countries.
suresh
ss [30/03/11 07:11 +0530]:
On
On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 6:41 PM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote:
Well in my view the popularity of self help books does not translate to
Indians not being confident.
I agree. The popularity of Mein Kampf and Dinesh D'Souza books does
not translate to Indians being jackbooted, goose-stepping,
On Mar 29, 2011 10:18 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.com wrote:
The average Indian isn't a very confident animal, how else can one
explain the absurd popularity of self help books? Poverty is evil.
To my knowledge the US has a far higher relative consumption of self help
books than India.
On Wednesday 30 Mar 2011 7:15:47 am Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
India is hardly the only country where self help books, get rich quick in
30 days books etc proliferate.
Books aside - Indians are overoptimistic in general. I cannot swear that
overoptimistic=overconfident, but optimism does
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