[Assam] The opening ceremony

[Ram Sarangapani]

On a slightly different note, we keep hearing that China has basically
overspent for the show (I think $70 B), and that it will run at a loss. In
the long run, it should however make it all up.

I agree with you about India though.
India has only a "wish list" and a lot of chest-thumping going around. But
when it actually comes to putting on a show, be it the Olympics, or even
winning some medals, it does not have the will.

There are a host of other problems....from lack of good infrastructure to
rampant, runaway corruption.

The only defense regarding China putting up a great show is that it is a
Communist country.
India, on the other hand has a system that seems to be rotting from the
inside out - hence nothing substantive gets done.

I was able to glimpse a few minutes of the Opening ceremony. The Indian
contingent looked pathetic.

--Ram



On Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 4:03 AM, Jyotirmoy Sharma <jyotirmoy.sharma at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Wow! just couldn't take my eyes off the TV last night for the opening
> ceremony.
> Was disgusted to see the Indian contingent dress up as if they were going
> to
> attend a wedding with those Punjabi suits and Bata chappals( be it leather
> ).
> Couldn't the IOA( Indian Olympic Ass... ) even afford some blazers and
> pants
> for our deserving athletes? Even SL,Pak, Bangladesh seemed more determined
> and presentable.
> China has shown the world what it can do. It can do better than the best.
> It
> will take some doing to beat this awesome presentation. What was remarkable
> was the fact that they stuck with their roots, their language and their
> culture.
> Here we are, two ancient civilizations, one( China ) heading towards
> becoming a powerhouse in all spheres and on the other hand India ( with
> it's
> "democratic", "secular" values or lack of it) having nothing to show the
> world. And we keep saying ..it's only been 60 years. India has been left
> back generations behind.
> We will blame the politicians but they are just a representation of us in
> general.
> JS
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