tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post2540393734738176332..comments2023-10-20T21:52:36.752+05:30Comments on Cross Connections: Can India afford the Formula race?Farzana Verseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06891229615361937135noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-53361099190081663842011-10-09T12:10:50.423+05:302011-10-09T12:10:50.423+05:30It's an interesting question. I have come to r...It's an interesting question. I have come to realize that desire propels one into action and as long as it doesn't harm other people's interests, it actually might lead to a more evolved consciousness. It's better for the rich (who have accumulated capital) to part with it in ways they like , rather them force it upon them by taxes or inducing guilt. Circulation of capital is ultimately what will lead to reduction in poverty and not stagnant capital. This is what happened in the west and we should learn from it. A society thrives with diversity of thought, classes and basically everything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-83598182715858166042011-10-03T05:51:42.157+05:302011-10-03T05:51:42.157+05:30Looking at this, I am not sure who can afford what...Looking at this, I am not sure who can afford what anymore ...<br /><br />http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/meltdown/hiteshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09923315303742715131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-12833614293098719312011-09-27T16:12:47.032+05:302011-09-27T16:12:47.032+05:30Hi Farzana,
You can't blame India's lament...Hi Farzana,<br />You can't blame India's lamentable sports image on the politics. Indians are simply not good enough. They seem to lack the ability, the physique, the stamina, the quick responses, the self-discipline. <br /><br />They may excel at the local or national level where standards are low but, internationally, India is virtually unknown. An odd Indian may have surfaced in a lesser golf tourney but soon bows out after a round or two. Sania Mirza showed promise but she too faded.<br /><br />India was good at hockey at a time when the Europeans didn't care for the game. Once they joined in, the Indians couldn't keep up. And do Indians know snooker at all? While Chinese have attained a world rank here, the Indians are still stuck on billiards which they learnt from the British in the Raj days. <br /><br />Even in cricket, their standard is uneven. They were thrashed by the recent series of tests in the UK.<br />It is not surprising they have taken to cricket - a lazy, slow-paced games that matches their phlegmatic temperament well. <br /><br />Does the country have a national sports policy? Are there training schools that are on the lookout for talent? East Asia is known for its gruelling schools that target and train huge numbers of promising candidates, focus on quality and excellence.<br />Poor India has no role models to speak of, no sports heroes. There is mediocrity everywhere - the governance, infrastructure, institutions, Bollywood, the lot.<br /><br />What is the root of the problem in sports or anything else? Can it be India's inability to think critically and produce original solutions? <br />VS Naipaul commented on India's dependency culture way back in the 60s. More recently, Mark Tully (BBC correspondence in India for 30 years)has written on the same theme in his new book <i>India: The Road Ahead</i>.<br />He said at a launch in London: <br />"The World Bank has described India as a <b>flailing state</b>. It is unable to construct things quickly, efficiently and honestly.<br /><br />"The institutions and system of government is based on the British Raj - there has been no significant reform..."Eddienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-768255106031800552011-09-27T11:46:41.480+05:302011-09-27T11:46:41.480+05:30Shit, had a dyslexic moment: conscious should be c...Shit, had a dyslexic moment: conscious should be conSCIENCE! :/Meriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369489756844472460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-11464851522358815252011-09-27T08:48:09.234+05:302011-09-27T08:48:09.234+05:30Too bad the huddled, nameless, faceless masses kee...Too bad the huddled, nameless, faceless masses keep multiplying like a Malthusian nightmare and elites on a warpath to build as many pyramids for their pharoahs as they can; on this planet with dwindling resources.hiteshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09923315303742715131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-61307196357656262702011-09-27T06:54:35.796+05:302011-09-27T06:54:35.796+05:30Regardless of whether India can afford the race or...Regardless of whether India can afford the race or not, the wants and vanities of the elite have to be catered to. Even a country like Congo will have it's version of such an event for it's tiny powerful elite. There is no pinprick of a guilty conscious because to live like this is their birthright. Too bad about the rest of the huddled, nameless faceless dreamless rabble.Meriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369489756844472460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-52018966114484579372011-09-27T00:08:30.384+05:302011-09-27T00:08:30.384+05:30Whether here in the West or in Asia, informal sour...Whether here in the West or in Asia, informal sources of news/analysis like yours are gaining more credibility; precisely because of their independence.<br /><br />Still, to know and criticise is one thing and to act is altogether another. In this imperfect world, imperfect politicians and wheeler-dealers keep things moving.<br /><br />Once in a while, it would be good to read what you would do differently if you were in charge; whether it is home ministry or finance or foreign relations or media.<br /><br />Once you separate the doodh and paani, Farsanbhai can make barfi out of that doodh :)hiteshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09923315303742715131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-35350155710128490052011-09-26T14:17:29.252+05:302011-09-26T14:17:29.252+05:30JJ:
I know what you mean and I know who are be be...JJ:<br /><br />I know what you mean and I know who are be because only you change your cellphone this often! This is the world I have where a complete strangers' phone choices and OS (remember you thought Chrome was great because of spellcheck?) become shared knowledge. <br /><br />No Karsan or farsanbhai can make me dilute my 'pruduct' for I am in the biness of making doodh ka doodh, paani ka paani. So no water for mixing in milk left....<br /><br /> I'll keep the brains and outsource the balls for the next kirkit match...much appreciate your presence, overt or in the background.FVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-25985164875399417392011-09-25T22:12:20.838+05:302011-09-25T22:12:20.838+05:30FV,
Awesome piece again...basically "susree&q...FV,<br />Awesome piece again...basically "susree"mayawati has managed all this to wash all her sins in noida land sale which has earned her thousands of crores ...U remain the "blogger with balls and brains"same as u were 3 years ago....I read your update every single day ..thanks to Mr "Jugle"of Pind Girotr Distt Ambarsar ...and their ""pruduct"...android :)...Listen ...u inspire me ..dont dilute ur content because of so called ""karsanbhais"who make comment sextion sick ...u know what i mean and u know who i am ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com