America became rich because it allowed for growth of scientific community and entrepreneurship. There was honesty in such deals. Those who invented and toiled got the booty through patents. And their were entrepreneurs who sold the ideas and brought the latest technologies before common man in unique way.
Indians lack these vision because of their inherent traditional approach of thinking. We are brought up in environment of getting Engg./Medical degree and securing for ourselves JOBS because they are considered safe and easy-going. That mainly holds for Govt Job and beyond that it goes for Pvt. Job.
We are not trained or shown way to become enterprising. Most of middle class men spend their life in earning and taking care of their family. For them most important things in life is Job, Marriage, Children & their marriage, post-retirement benefits etc etc. One really don't aspire beyond that because our family culture is that, no wonder, why the root cause of Corruption is family only which then translates into Caste, region, religion etc etc.
We indians because of being over family centered spent our whole life in thinking about caste, religion and crying foul for corruption. Americans don't have such intense feeling therefore the system behaves in more or less in an unbiased way and so relatively corruption is low at least at the lower level. Now times are changing and youth are coming out with g8 idesas
Re: Indians traditionally like to live in Risk Free Zone
by shashi raravi on Feb 22, 2011 10:29 AM
i liked ur analysis... "Now times are changing and youth are coming out with g8 idesas" and netas are coming out with big scams.... is ther any end for this corruption.. everytime it is exceeding my imagination. Any-way-out
Re: Re: Indians traditionally like to live in Risk Free Zone
by stephen raj on Feb 23, 2011 02:59 PM
Because of Gr8 ideas , we were able to bring out big scams !! otherwise we wouldn't know it
Having tried my hand at various things and having gone all around Mumbai and having discussed with entrepreneurs for a few years now, I have something to say - free advice, if you dont like it, ignore it - Don't mock people who come for help and to help.
----- Even a street kid can give you a brilliant idea by asking a question from an assumption-free frame of reference.
Daddy, can I go to the moon? Can't we get green coloured chickens? Could we ever just project our thoughts on a wall? Can a computer match a human brain?
If I break my hand, will it grow again like a plant grows? If I play football well, could it help my physics scores? Can we have a tasty chemistry class - in the canteen kitchen? Can my Lego/Mechanix model be useful to make a real vehicle? Can I attach a jet engine to my roller-skates? Can we get a skating track all around our school? (lane discipline) Can we learn botany in the school garden? Can we use crackers and rockets in physics practicals for studying projectiles and jet propulsion? Can we enact Star Trek stories in school plays with sparklers for laser and phaser guns? Out on the field? Can we study astronomy at night on college terrace with a wireless internet, a projector and Google Earth for astronomy? Will the Prof and Princy agree? ;-)
Umm... as an aspiring geek, I *dread* "socialising" ;-)
Re: Mumbai, the land of elitist entrepreneurs
by ganesha Nayak on Feb 22, 2011 11:02 AM
Great observation. You are right. Ideas can come from anywhere. Children can be a good source of ideas as their mind is yet to explore many things in life.
Re: Mumbai, the land of elitist entrepreneurs
by Devdutt Nayak on Feb 22, 2011 01:34 AM
Another word of caution, even though *you* might not need it:
Awards can become poison. Products that sell will be handy. Transformative services are safest and most effective.
Say very bad things to the media, then out of their pettiness, they will ignore you, and thus you will be safer still. See Linux Torvalds and Richard Stallman, for example.
Having tried my hand at various things and having gone all around Mumbai and having discussed with entrepreneurs who are turning profits for a few years now, I have something to add. It is free advice, if you dont like it, ignore it. If you dont like me, no probs: DONT MOCK PEOPLE WHO COME TO HELP.
But remember one thing: Even a street kid can give you a brilliant idea by asking a question from an assumption-free frame of reference.
Daddy, can I go to the moon? Can't we get green coloured chickens? Could we ever just project our thoughts on a wall? Can a computer match a human brain?
If I break my hand, will it grow again like a plant grows? If I play football well, could it help my physics scores? Can we have a tasty chemistry class - in the canteen kitchen? Can my Lego/Mechanix model be useful to make a real vehicle? Can I attach a jet engine to my roller-skates? Can we get a skating track all around our school? (lane discipline) Can we learn botany in the school garden? Can we use crackers and rockets in physics practicals for studying projectiles and jet propulsion? Can we enact Star Trek stories in school plays with sparklers for laser and phaser guns? Out on the field? Can we study astronomy at night on college terrace with a wireless internet, a projector and Google Earth for astronomy? Will the Prof and Princy agree? ;-)
Umm... as an aspiring geek, I *dread* "socialising" ;-)
