Fact is that India is still doing poorly on Human Development Index and has some serious issues with corruption , crime , red tapism and inequality.
such "sarkari" sponsored displays of might are a waste of Taxpayers money and such money should be better spent in opening hospitals and schools every year.
RE:Bureaucratic displays of might fool no one.
by Ramdas Iyer on Jan 26, 2007 09:49 PM
I agree with kaushik. Do you spend all the money you earn on medical treatment of your family?. Dont you bloody eat or go out to enjoy?Then I pity you. We are a proud vibrant Nation and I am sick of people who crib over celebrating our vibracy every year. God bless India. Long live the Nation.
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by Sonu Madhavan on Jan 27, 2007 10:03 AM
well said, yaar there are some people who can waste money in purchasing Valentine day gifts from the Archies but thing waste of money in purchasing meetia on Diwali, Strange people
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by Dinakar Rayaprolu on Jan 26, 2007 11:02 PM
I read all these comments. People are just feeling eulogizing only is patriotism. As much as elogizatopn, criticism also should be there. That is why 4th estate is unravelled in the country and equal opportunity is being given at least on paper for opposition in legislaturs. If military might is great though borrowed. other happenings shall also be equally considered. What people say about Nithari killings, so many and increasing terrorist attacks, suicides of farmers, illegal grabbings of poor peoples lands and many other malignses. How many poor are honoured on republic day for sustaining poverty and still staying patriotic and as Indians? So, please lets remind our draw backs of the system on this great day and rededicate firmly to solve them. JAI HIND
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by Jay Krishnan on Jan 26, 2007 10:22 PM
For everybody criticism comes before the appreciation.
This is a good parade and lot of people wait to see this. It is a national pride. I am not sure how much money they spent. Whatever it is well spent
What ever VS said in the fist line has to be addressed.
Before that is being addressed let me ask one question.
If there is a small accident how many people will be willing to take the person to the hospital urgently? What is the value of our lives compared to other developed countries? Even government is saying we come cheap (That is why we are getting tech jobs. Not because US love us).
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by rajeshwar kaushik on Jan 26, 2007 09:41 PM
My dear VS, whose brief r u holding? Don't u ever celeberate any event in ur family? Don't crib over our display of national pride. By the way, how much tax do u pay? I pay more than a lac per annum and i am proud of that!
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by kewldude on Jan 26, 2007 10:37 PM
criticism is healthy for the country...for it to grow. the country needs more critics like vijay who don't bank of past laurels of the country. who do not portray a false picture that...hey my country is the greatest...when lot of things are going haywire. however, i would also like to add that critcism alone wouldn't suffice. we should all contribute to the growth of our country. Just by talking good abt my country doesn't make me a patriot...a true patriot is the person who contributes to the wellness of his country.
RE:Bureaucratic displays of might fool no one.
by padma k on Jan 26, 2007 09:15 PM
come on try and appreciate ur countrys pluses than fretting about minuses...................
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by rahul Singh on Jan 26, 2007 11:23 PM
Dear Padma K, Vande Mataram! mail me at rahul8009@rediffmail.com
Rediff has gone from bad to pathetic, now they have started to copy text from other sites word by word. This RD parade article has exact copy/paste lines from the ndtv.com article. Loosers !!!
I solute those who sacrificed their lifes for the country. Evertything i Watched and read on net. I remember my schooldays when we use to celebrate in grand and colourful manner.
Again i pay tribute to our Bapuji, Smt. indira gandhi and Sh. Rajiv Gandhi. i m an indian nd always be.i love my country a lot.i wanna give message to all who lives abroad,come to their counry nd help us to make it great.
jai hind jai bharat...great country of the wrold
I wish my India whould be the ideal for the whole world in forthcoming days.
thanks to the reporter of this piece for a very well written description of the parade. as an nri who didn't get the chance to view the parade, i thought this article did a good job in bringing alive many of the most prized moments. thanks again.
we are proud to be indians..but the crude facet of human nature that has come to fore thsi yr in nithari and indore has to be nipped from the bud..this should be our promise this republic day.
RE:happy republic day
by rajeshwar kaushik on Jan 26, 2007 09:46 PM
agreed,rohini! but, who will ensure against such things? certainly not,the government! why do we tend to blame the government for everything? isn't the entire society and the system to be blamed for that? let's all just do our respective duty and stop looking for scapegoats for our short-comings! government is a part of the society.isn't it?
I solute those who sacrificed their lifes for the country. Evertything i Watched and read on net. I remember my schooldays when we use to celebrate in grand and colourful manner.
I am missing my country, since i am here in london.
Again i pay tribute to our Bapuji, Smt. indira gandhi and Sh. Rajiv Gandhi.
I wish my India whould be the ideal for the whole world in forthcoming days.
RE:I miss india
by KESAVA RAO on Jan 26, 2007 10:08 PM
I really appreciate your concern and feelings. Bravo my dear friend. We are really proud of our brothers like you in other countries who love MOTHER INDIA. Kesava Rao
I am really proud of an Indian. I and my other Indian colleagues are always trying to keep up India%u2019s image here in UK, by explaining great success and cultures of our mother land. But when I saw the great pictures of India%u2019s grand Republic celebrations, one British colleague asked me why A MAN SEEMS DIRECTLY FROM BATH ROOM WITH A TOWEL ON SHOULDER standing with VIPs and shaking the hand of chief guest. My dear brothers, I really ashamed from my foot to head. It was Mr.A.K.Antony the defence minister. I don%u2019t understand where he got this ugly towel to cover his shoulder? Is there no Shervani, suite or blazers manufacturing in India to prevent cold? Or as the British colleagues said is he coming directly from Bath room? Didn%u2019t he get enough time to dress properly? SHAMEFUL Mr. Antony, SHAMEFUL. Let him look around and see how other people including our prime minister and other officers are dressing. It is these kinds of politicians are destroying India%u2019s pride. Luckily he did not wear a LUNKI. Hope Mr.Antony will read this and enlightened his brain.
RE:Politicians are destroying India%u2019s pride
by fredric prabu on Jan 26, 2007 07:16 PM
I think as an Indian you need to be proud about our culture, food habits and dressing skills also. Your British colleague need not know all this but as an indian , you are supposed to know and educate them. Can you advice British Ministers about their dressing styles. Be proud to be an Indian Man .
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by satvik on Jan 26, 2007 08:29 PM
Paul Joseph!! I feel pity of some of my Indians who blindly believe and obbey and bow the forigners who never think with their heads....I think you kind of person forget about your brain when you are with British or somebody... You di dnot have guts to tell that that is how our dress looks..and you should teach them taht all of the world do not wear same dresses what your collegue wear....they need to understand diveristy of cultures across the world.... I am pity t hat you felt ashamed...
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by Narayan on Jan 26, 2007 09:18 PM
Hey Paul... Have u ever been to that Palace guard change ritual in London...? Don't u find those guards' attire funny??? I personally felt funny when I saw that Japanese dress or that Irish pipers' dress or that Fijian dress, but did understand their custom. It's us expatriates' duty to explain our country's values to whomever ridicule/question it or wanting to know it.
RE:Politicians are destroying India%u2019s pride
by Jay Krishnan on Jan 26, 2007 10:41 PM
Mr. Paul Joseph should have told the British guy about various dresses that we wear. This was one of them.
What is the problem with the Lunki?. What is the problem with the dress he wore? Was it obscene? I have been to London and have seen people from various countries with various dresses.
The guy might have not seen this kind dress. The way expressed his feeling was a figure of speech. You took it literally (may be you are new in London). Since you said you were a proud Indian you should have explained to him.
Now think yourself who should be ashamed. You or Mr. Antony?
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by Sathyamangalam Anand on Jan 26, 2007 05:49 PM
I think you need to enlighten your brain not Mr.Antony
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by jeevan jose on Jan 26, 2007 07:03 PM
I hope you did not get ashamed of Mahatma Gandhi for not having walked around in Jeans and T shirt eating Burgers...!!!
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by vijay on Jan 26, 2007 10:06 PM
Hi all friends,
Dont scold Paul too much, from his sentence we can understand he also feel proud to be a indian. Just he misunderstood about this indian coustumes, just explain him...
RE:Politicians are destroying India%u2019s pride
by Narayan on Jan 26, 2007 07:17 PM
Hindus/Indians are perhaps the only ones who integrate with anything foreign so quickly & instinctively. It's a good thing that we live as Romans in Rome. But it's unfortunate that most of us forget who we are and mock or portray our own customs & dresscodes as inferior to western customs or suits/jeans.
I've been travelling outside India for more than 6 years now and I do integrate/learn/understand all the "outside" customs, but in the same time won't ever forget my roots & culture.
If Paul is from North, I wont blame him & would suggest him to know what it takes to wear an anghavastra(so called towel) in all 4 3 southern regions of our great diversified Nation.
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by iup stud on Jan 26, 2007 08:45 PM
dude dont make this a Southern/Northern isssue..
why would you assume he is from North India?? for all we know he might be from North India but that doesnt give you the right to make such assumtions...he is just Ignorant ..an Ignorant Indian who feels ashamed of our Roots...lets keep it to that...shall we!
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by Narayan on Jan 26, 2007 09:08 PM
Nope... I didn't make it a North/South confrontation buddy. Pls read my post once again. I finished it off saying v r a Nation of diversities in all spheres of life, so it's difficult to know each one of our values.
RE:Politicians are destroying India%u2019s pride
by Paul Joseph on Jan 26, 2007 11:27 PM
My dear Brothers, I am really surprised in the way you understand (misunderstand) the things and the filthy words used by some fellow Indians. I was not blaming any Indian culture or dressing style. I am an agent of Indian culture in a foreign country. I am also wearing only local dress when I am in my village (in India). But we need to dress according to the situation. Somebody asked me whether I will be ashamed with my mother%u2019s dark skin (See how he understood my comments). Never with skin colour. But will be ashamed if she doesn%u2019t dress in appropriate way. I don%u2019t care if she dresses with faded old dress with some curries on it in home. But I will be ashamed if she wearing it in a function. But she has the common sense to dress appropriate way. Let me ask how many of you will go for an interview with paijama and dhothi? If that is the Indian dress why all our soldiers marched with a foreign dress? Mr. Antony is in an executive position as he is the defence minister. He has no problem for dressing like Mr.Manmohan singh or Rajive Gandhi. India%u2019s Republic day is a celebration watching by the entire world. That is not a party local committee meeting. Once Chinese were holding tight on their national dress. But now you see, they realised the changed world and changed their style too. Any way using some filthy language to a criticism is not our Indian way. You are most welcome to criticise me in a decent language.
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by Jay Krishnan on Jan 26, 2007 11:35 PM
By the way what is the dress code for men in India?
In western world it is clearly defined for meetings. What is that in India? If there is none then everybody can wear what they want to wear as long as it is not obscene.
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by vijay ram on Jan 27, 2007 04:00 AM
Paul, it is you who are mis-understanding. Would it be appropriate for Manmohan Singh to wear a Coat and Tie for this event? Why did Nehru prefer a Nehru suit instead of a Saville Row suit? He was showcasing India. Anthony is showcasing his home state. What he was wearing is appropriate formal wear where he comes from. The fact that it is not recognized as such is very much your problem, not his. I am utterly shocked that you dont realize something as simple as this. I would have expected you would have seem something of the rest of India, at least on TV!
RE:Politicians are destroying India%u2019s pride
by JP Aravind on Jan 26, 2007 06:11 PM
As another guy pointed here, it is U who should enlighten your "brain".
RE:Politicians are destroying India%u2019s pride
by seema nair on Jan 26, 2007 06:41 PM
it's surprising that you don't think that the tie look's like a "langoti".Wake up man,your grandparents also might have used it.Be proud of the way Indians dress too!!! No ladies walk around half naked in the name of glamor!!!
RE:Politicians are destroying India%u2019s pride
by Sonu Madhavan on Jan 27, 2007 10:18 AM
Mr. Joseph, i am not supersied by ur comment, many Indian like you feel ashmed about our own culture You thing that Jean and Top is the only dress what a educated man can wear and rest is for Gavar people Did you ever seen a Shiah from Sadui Arabia they are proud to wear their Traditional dress they wear it any where, You know if your british Colg. does not know what it was then its your duty to tell that this is what our dress code is and instead of that you feel ashmed and are trying to teach Mr. Antony how to dress great,
RE:Politicians are destroying India%u2019s pride
by rajeshwar kaushik on Jan 26, 2007 09:53 PM
Paul, u were the wrong person to have been asked the simple question! haven't u or ur british friend heard of a stole'? In south india, it is called the "Angvastram" and is nothing to feel ashamed of! tomorrow, u might feel ashamed of ur mother if she happens to be a dark-skinned lady just bcoz ur british friend may find her skin-pigmentation disagreeable! Be proud of ur tradition and never be ashamed of them! of course, do ur homework well!
RE:Politicians are destroying India%u2019s pride
by Abu Philips Abraham on Jan 26, 2007 07:12 PM
Paul Joseph has no idea of what he is talking about!!! Ignorance is the reason for his so called shame!! Mr Anthony is very honest and simple man. His simpliostic approach is a testimony to his integrity. His british colleagues ignorance can be excused but not his. I myself live overseas and see no reason he should wear a sherwani!!!
RE:RE:Dravid wins 2 matches and his confidence reaches the SKY!
by BISWAPAL on Jan 26, 2007 11:32 PM
check your facts.sourav scored 200,sachin scored 199.by the same yardstick both are in great form.
