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 relatives. + salad + soup U don't think something is amiss here Adios On 3/30/11, Srini RamaKrishnan <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 7:45 PM, Kunal Kapoor <[email protected]> > 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 mouth the party > line. I choose to say the controversial, the critical, the painful, > the damning, I don't expect to be loved for it, but I will defend my > stance against unfair slurs. > > >> 3. i have lived in more than a dozen cities, i have lived in more huts/ >> villages/ blah yada .. than i remember > > Well, power to you, the problem with numerical prowess is the number > system guarantees that there will be a larger number, always. > > >> 4. i bet you, i have read more on india, heard more about india, than i >> thought i would be able to yrs back, BUT, i am not sure "other average >> indians" have done what they needed to >> yet, i dont feel i am qualified to comment for india. u know why? >> because 90% of india, may be 95% of india, cannot afford to be a part of >> the >> internet. > > There's a Tamil saying, > > 'Sevikku unavillatha pothu > Sirithu Vayutrukkum uyappadum' > > When there isn't any food in the stomach one can't pay attention to > the words coming in through the ears. > > I don't believe that you need to be rich to be wise, but for most > people it is the case. I know many examples, even among close > relatives of mine that have bucked the trend and have memorized > Tagore, and Gogol and Tolstoy while never having come even within > sniffing distance of fame or wealth. > > I think they are the exception though, not the norm. > > Cheeni >
