Indian achievers # 2

Today, I discovered Fareed Zakaria, an Indian-American who has recently become Editor at large of Time magazine, with previous contributions including the likes of Newsweek. He is counted amongst the most influential journalists, a merit which has seen him being awarded the Padma Bushan.


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English lesson to self

This sort of English, I can have no love for:

- "I am based out of London" (I am based IN London)

- "I did that out of choice" (I did that WITH choice)

- "inflammable" (FLAMMABLE!!)


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Things I miss about India # 3

Discovering genius in random places. Case in point:

Desi work attitudes

Desis are a hard working lot. It's clearly evident in the sweat of the labourer or the aggressiveness of the multinational corporation leader.

We strive to achieve a better life for ourself / our family / our country and make many sacrifices in the process.

But at the end of the day it's quality not quantity that counts.

I live abroad and I see footballs and cricket balls 'made in pakistan', wallets and shoes 'made in india' often. A sign of quality ? Perhaps.

But I am also surrounded by the Apple, Google, and Sony-s of the world. Symbols of quality? Undeniably yes. No desi names there.

A pardigm shift is needed for this to change, and yes it's beginning to happen, but to those who say we're conquering the world, please - we have a long way to go.


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