How I wish that the Gandhis, the Advanis, the Yadavs, the Karats and the Thackerays of this country had the understanding and the audacity to rise against the culture of divisiveness; on the lines of caste, region and religion; which is so pervasive in our country - as Obama does in his remarkable speech on the racial divide in his country.
And on the sidelines, I hope the Indian economy realises soon that we need to be creating enough jobs within the country to support the employment requirements of the ever-growing youth. Obama's speech makes it pretty clear that if he wins, the outsourcing on which we rely so much, will take a serious backseat. What we need to realise is that even if he doesn't, the problem doesn't get solved; we only get slightly more time to come up with a solution.
Showing posts with label racism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label racism. Show all posts
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Harbhajan, Symonds, Ponting and an Insurance company I can't name
Fjrst, read this: http://kpowerinfinity.wordpress.com/2008/01/06/monkey-man-and-other-stories/
must say, the maid stuff is awesome.
Interestingly, i knew that this stuff had happened in the test match; but was not very much into it; didn't think of the issue to be so big. All the day I had an insurance company (damn those confidentiality clauses that i signed; can't even write the name here) , Aamby Valley and a beautiful girl on my mind. But when I came back home and logged into my Google Reader; the Indian blogosphere and my roommate were there to bring me back to reality. This issue is indeed big.
Now that i think of it, I did have a discussion with a couple of colleagues over this issue. Though, the discussion was more on the Harbhajan and racism stuff than Australia's lack of sportsmanship. My mind was overwhelmed trying to understand the reinsurance businesses surrounding this company and budget limits for my company offsite; so wondering about why calling a man with black skin color as black is racist was a good respite. But I am so sorry I didn't put time aside to think and discuss aloud to understand the flow of events that led an umpire to ask the fielder instead of the third umpire about the validity of a catch and so on.
As my roommate told me, it is a matter of national importance, of my country's prestige.
I hope this doesn't caste shadows on my patriotism.
for a bigger,and serious, post on the same issue, visit the-outburst
must say, the maid stuff is awesome.
Interestingly, i knew that this stuff had happened in the test match; but was not very much into it; didn't think of the issue to be so big. All the day I had an insurance company (damn those confidentiality clauses that i signed; can't even write the name here) , Aamby Valley and a beautiful girl on my mind. But when I came back home and logged into my Google Reader; the Indian blogosphere and my roommate were there to bring me back to reality. This issue is indeed big.
Now that i think of it, I did have a discussion with a couple of colleagues over this issue. Though, the discussion was more on the Harbhajan and racism stuff than Australia's lack of sportsmanship. My mind was overwhelmed trying to understand the reinsurance businesses surrounding this company and budget limits for my company offsite; so wondering about why calling a man with black skin color as black is racist was a good respite. But I am so sorry I didn't put time aside to think and discuss aloud to understand the flow of events that led an umpire to ask the fielder instead of the third umpire about the validity of a catch and so on.
As my roommate told me, it is a matter of national importance, of my country's prestige.
I hope this doesn't caste shadows on my patriotism.
for a bigger,and serious, post on the same issue, visit the-outburst
Monday, September 26, 2005
Schindler's List
Just saw this all time hit steven spielberg classic.
Its about a German factory owner who saves a large number of Jewish people from death during the Holocaust, based on Thomas Keneally’s book about Oskar Schindler. Released in 1993, this film won 7 academy awards, including Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Intending to profit from the war, Schindler (played by Liam Neeson) employs Jewish people at very low wages in his factory. When he realizes that his workers will be killed in a concentration camp, he takes drastic steps to save them all.
Its just mindblowing. We have read about the jewish camps in history. Here we see it. IMDB #6 in top 250.
This was the first WW2 movie i have seen. It makes me think about the basic values of life. I mean, here i am all comfortable , sitting in front of a PC writing this blog and there are people in this world suffering due to war, be it in iraq or israel or anywhere else. Its not that i dont have worries , but they are like what kind of a job i will get, how much it will pay. But these people live in a constant state of fear and uncertainty. Cast aside the problem of war ravaged people in far flung countries, there are people in my own country so poor, that they sell there children for money.
From one point of view, the easier one, i feel its their problem. Its not going to affect me , so why should I worry. But then my other half says - u call urself to be in the elite section of the society, and though it is rare, u feel pain when u see this suffering. So u need to do something about it.
This is what i am thinking - using my conscious brain and logic. But far below, in my heart, what troubles me most is how can people do such horrible things to fellow human beings - for that matter to any living being. Today i saw another movie, Matribhoomi. Its similar in the sense of people behaving like animals. These are deliberate acts, not hot blooded. And these were not committed in some barbarical past. They are true for today as well. How can one do so?
Signing off now, got a class at 9.30 .
Hats off to Mr Schindler. May u rest in peace.
Its about a German factory owner who saves a large number of Jewish people from death during the Holocaust, based on Thomas Keneally’s book about Oskar Schindler. Released in 1993, this film won 7 academy awards, including Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Intending to profit from the war, Schindler (played by Liam Neeson) employs Jewish people at very low wages in his factory. When he realizes that his workers will be killed in a concentration camp, he takes drastic steps to save them all.
Its just mindblowing. We have read about the jewish camps in history. Here we see it. IMDB #6 in top 250.
This was the first WW2 movie i have seen. It makes me think about the basic values of life. I mean, here i am all comfortable , sitting in front of a PC writing this blog and there are people in this world suffering due to war, be it in iraq or israel or anywhere else. Its not that i dont have worries , but they are like what kind of a job i will get, how much it will pay. But these people live in a constant state of fear and uncertainty. Cast aside the problem of war ravaged people in far flung countries, there are people in my own country so poor, that they sell there children for money.
From one point of view, the easier one, i feel its their problem. Its not going to affect me , so why should I worry. But then my other half says - u call urself to be in the elite section of the society, and though it is rare, u feel pain when u see this suffering. So u need to do something about it.
This is what i am thinking - using my conscious brain and logic. But far below, in my heart, what troubles me most is how can people do such horrible things to fellow human beings - for that matter to any living being. Today i saw another movie, Matribhoomi. Its similar in the sense of people behaving like animals. These are deliberate acts, not hot blooded. And these were not committed in some barbarical past. They are true for today as well. How can one do so?
Signing off now, got a class at 9.30 .
Hats off to Mr Schindler. May u rest in peace.
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