[Assam] NYTimes.com: Inside Gate, India's Good Life; Outside, the Servants' Slums
Krishnendu Chakraborty
krish_gau at yahoo.com
Mon Jun 9 20:59:40 PDT 2008
At risk of offending some people a report from
Mckinsey---
http://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/mginews/bigspenders.asp
Quote--
One of our most striking findings is how dramatically
recent growth has reduced the numbers of the poorest
Indians, a group we call the deprived.
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At 5:45 PM -0500 6/9/08, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:
>Are we talking about these in greater sense or in an
Indian setting?
*** I don't know about others, but my comments are
specific to the
issues involved with the article--the locale, the
people, and their
unique condition.
> >
If corruption is eradicated, some of these "private
monies" would
become public again.
*** OK!
Who will do that? I hope it is not PRIVATE CAPITAL to
the rescue again.
> >That is only in philosophy.
>After all, we are only humans.
>How much can one do?
>We just can't. We need to be realistic.
*** I don't deal with such abstract concepts as
philosophy. Goes
right over my head. I am more about
tangible issues, about real problems and real
solutions.
So are we suggesting here that on account of this
'humanity' of ours
we ought to ignore the humanity of others, as those
that were pointed
out in the article?
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>If corruption is eradicated, some of these "private
monies" would
>become public again.
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>> And WHY should private entities be held
responsible for the
>>PUBLIC > authorities' dereliction of duty> in not
providing such
>>fundamental needs as drinking water, public >
healthcare,
>>sanitation, basic education?
>Right.
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>And these are the things that come into mind -
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>That is only in philosophy.
>After all, we are only humans.
>How much can one do?
>We just can't.
>We need to be realistic.
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>"In order to make spiritual progress you must be
patient like a tree
>and humble like a blade of grass."
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>> Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 16:42:02 -0500> To: assam at
assamnet.org>
>>From: cmahanta at charter.net> Subject: Re: [Assam]
NYTimes.com:
>>Inside Gate, India's Good Life; Outside, the
Servants' Slums> > I
>>think we are missing the point here. It is not a
question of >
>>whether it is PRIVATE funding.> > But what is
PRIVATE? And how does
>>it correlate with what might be PUBLIC?> > Take the
very simple
>>example Uttam provided: If this private capital >
came from a
>>minister's bribes or swindling of public funds, is
it > still
>>PRIVATE ?> > If your private capital is a result of
corporate
>>welfare practised by > India, a forced transfer
public resources
>>for private enrichment, is > it still PRIVATE?> > If
this private
>>wealth is a result of legislated market protection,
> eliminating
>>competition, is it still PRIVATE?> > If the
government gives
>>subsidies to selected industries and > enriches
certain
>>individuals, is their loot still PRIVATE?> > If the
govts.
>>dereliction of duty results in private for-profit >
schools and
>>hospitals which enrich a few, is their wealth still
> PRIVATE?> >
>>If the govt. gives huge tax benefits to certain
private corporate >
>>entities and thereby enriching its owners, is their
loot still >
>>PRIVATE?> > If the govt. fails to provide drinking
water to the
>>public, and > private suppliers pump the aquifers
dry, and enrich
>>themselves by > selling this essential commodity for
life, is their
>>profit still > PRIVATE?> > There is plenty more. I
am sure you
>>catch my drift.> > Just because we choose to call
something private
>>NOT necessarily so.> > > And WHY should private
entities be held
>>responsible for the PUBLIC > authorities'
dereliction of duty> in
>>not providing such fundamental needs as drinking
water, public >
>>healthcare, sanitation, basic
>>education?> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 11:07
AM -0700
>>6/9/08, Dilip&Dil Deka wrote:> >If you have
doubts about
>>private money financing IPL, please read > >the
following. You
>>don't need to read all 100 things to get an idea.>
>I'll also check
>>into the Gurgaon gated apartment complex to find out
> >how it was
>>financed. Hopefully it will prove my point about
private > >money
>>being used for many such projects. Entrepreneurship
and
>>free > >enterprise have moved into the rest of India
in a far more
>>serious > >manner than in Assam.> >Dilip
>>Deka>
>=============================================================================>
>Thursday,
>>April 17, 2008> >100 Things about Indian Premier
League
>>(IPL)> >Indian Premier League (IPL) has created a
lot of attention
>>in the > >cricket world. In India, almost all the TV
news channels
>>are giving > >information about IPL. Many websites
and newspapers
>>have also given > >substantial coverage to IPL 2008.
Here in this
>>blog, we are very > >busy with our last minutes
effort too. We have
>>tried to give a lot > >of information and point you
to some useful
>>things. Now, we have > >taken an effort to compile a
list of 100
>>things about Indian Premier > >League (IPL). Here,
you will find
>>links to some useful articles, > >reports, entries
etc.> >1. Indian
>>Premier League (IPL) is the richest cricket
tournament in the
>>world.> >2. BCCI is the organizer of IPL.> >3. IPL
will start on 18
>>April 2008.> >4. The opening ceremony will take
place in
>>Bangalore.> >5. Bollywood stars like Shah Rukh Khan
will be present
>>in the > >opening ceremony.> >6. Bangalore Royal
Challengers vs
>>Kolkata Knight Riders is the first > >match of IPL.>
>7. Rahul
>>Dravid and Sourav Ganguly will be the captains of
these two
>>clubs.> >8. There will be some cheer leaders from
USA to entertain
>>the > >spectators in the opening day.> >9. Star
cricketers from all
>>over the world are going to play in > >Indian
Premier League
>>(IPL).> >10. IPL will be a Twenty20 format
tournament.> >11. Some
>>South African players may miss a couple of matches
as they > >have
>>home duty.> >12. Schedule of Indian Premier League
(IPL) 2008 is in
>>this link.> >13. The rights of official website has
been sold for
>>$50 million to > >a Canadian company.> >14. The
rates of
>>advertisement for TV is a bit high.> >15. The people
of Kolkata
>>will perhaps see a battle of Mithun > >Chakraborty
vs Shah Rukh
>>Khan.> >16. BCCI announced the plan of IPL after ICL
came into
>>existence.> >17. No national cricket team is playing
in IPL. So,
>>fans may have a > >tough time to decide which team
to
>>support.> >18. 8 clubs are playing in Indian Premier
League
>>2008.> >19. IPL matches will be shown live in all
corners of the
>>world.> >20. Major cricket based websites like
Cricinfo will have a
>>tough > >time to cover IPL matches.> >21. Indian
Premier League
>>would be telecast live in almost every > >continent
of the world in
>>different television channels.> >22. A conglomerate
comprising of
>>India's Sony Television Network and > >World Sport
Group from
>>Singapore has bought the global broadcasting >
>right of Indian
>>Premier League (IPL) for US$1.026 billion for ten >
>years.> >23.
>>According to the deal, the consortium of Sony
Television
>>Network > >and World Sport Group will pay US$918
million to BCCI
>>for the > >telecast right of IPL and US$108 million
for promoting
>>the > >tournament.> >24. For the next five years
meaning 2008-2012,
>>IPL would get 20% of > >the money, while 72% would
go to the eight
>>franchises of IPL and 8% > >is allocated for prize
money. After
>>2012, IPL would get a bigger > >share of the money.>
>25. In India,
>>Sony SET Max would telecast the Indian Premier
League > >(IPL)
>>matches live for the Indian cricket fans.> >26. Ten
Networks
>>television channel of Australia would bring the IPL
> >matches live
>>in Australia for free to air.> >27. Willow
television is going to
>>telecast all of the IPL's 59 > >matches live for the
North American
>>cricket fans.> >28. In Canada, Asian Television
Network
>>International Limited (ATN) > >has got the broadcast
right of
>>Indian Premier League (IPL) matches. > >ATN operated
CBN would
>>telecast the matches of IPL live in Canada.> >29.
Arab Digital
>>Distribution (ADD) has secured the rights of >
>telecasting IPL
>>matches in different countries of the Middle East. >
>The matches
>>will be telecast live in ADD's ART Prime Sport >
>television
>>channel.> >30. The cricket fans of UK and Ireland
are going to
>>enjoy the IPL > >matches live on Setanta Sports
television
>>channel.> >31. In Indian Premier League, the eight
participating
>>clubs are > >based on different cities and provinces
of
>>India.> >32. All of the eight franchises have
different owners, who
>>bought > >the clubs for 10 years for a whopping sum
of money.> >33.
>>Among the owners, there are business personalities,
>>media > >personnel and Bollywood actors.> >34. The
eight teams of
>>Indian Premier League (IPL) are- Bangalore > >Royal
Challengers
>>Squad (Bangalore franchise of IPL), Chennai Super >
>Kings Squad
>>(Chennai franchise of IPL), Deccan Chargers Squad >
>(Hyderabad
>>franchise of IPL), Delhi Daredevils Squad (Delhi >
>franchise of
>>IPL), Kings XI Punjab Squad (the Punjab franchise of
> >IPL),
>>Kolkata Knight Riders Squad (Kolkata franchise of
IPL),
>>Mumbai > >Indians Squad (Mumbai franchise of IPL)
and Rajasthan
>>Royals Squad > >(Rajasthan franchise of IPL).> >35.
Mumbai Indians
>>club of IPL was bought by Mukesh Ambani and >
>Reliance Industries
>>Limited for $111.9 million, which is the highest >
>amount spent to
>>buy an IPL club.> >36. India's Business tycoon Dr.
Vijay Mallya and
>>his UB group are > >the owner of Bangalore Royal
Challengers for
>>which they spent second > >highest $111.6 million.>
>38. Deccan
>>Chronicle, an English language newspaper published
in > >Andhra
>>Pradesh and Tamilnadu, owns the Deccan Chargers, for
which > >the
>>newspaper spent a $107 million.> >39. Chennai Super
Kings is owned
>>by India Cements and N Srinivasan > >for which $91
million was
>>spent.> >40. GMR Holdings paid $84 million for the
ownership of
>>Delhi DareDevils.> >42. Actress Preity Zinta, Ness
Wadia, Karan
>>Paul (Apeejay Surendera > >Group) and Mohit Burman
(Dabur) are
>>owners of Kings XI Punjab, for > >which they spent
$76
>>million.> >43. Kolkata Knight Riders is owned by
Shah Rukh Khan,
>>Juhi Chawla > >Mehta and Jai Mehta. They paid $75.09
million to
>>secure the > >ownership of the club for 10 years.>
>44. Emerging
>>Media: (Manoj Badale, Lachlan Murdoch, Suresh >
>Chellaram) owns
>>the Rajasthan Royals club. It spent $67 million to >
>become the
>>owner of the club for 10 years and this is the
lowest > >paid
>>amount for an IPL team.> >45. >From selling the club
ownership,
>>Indian Premier League (IPL) got > >US$723.59 million
from the
>>auction of the bidding. The amount is way > >more
than the base
>>price of auction, US$400 million.> >46. Though there
are many star
>>players from different cricket > >playing countries,
there is no
>>player from England in the first > >edition of
Indian Premier
>>League.> >47. Five out of eight teams of Indian
Premier League
>>(IPL) have an > >icon player. The five teams that
include an icon
>>player each are- > >Bangalore Royal Challengers,
Kings XI Punjab,
>>Mumbai Indians, Delhi > >DareDevils and Kolkata
Knight
>>Riders.> >48. An Icon player did not take part in
the auction of
>>the players. > >Rather, they were selected by IPL
authority to lead
>>a particular > >team based on the city or province
from where the
>>icon players hail.> >49. The icon players are paid
15% more than
>>the next highest paid > >players in their respective
teams.> >50.
>>The icon players are- Sachin Tendulkar for Mumbai
>>Indians, > >Yuvraj Singh for Kings XI Punjab, Sourav
Ganguly for
>>Kolkata Knight > >Riders, Virender Sehwag for Delhi
DareDevils and
>>Rahul Dravid for > >Bangalore Royal Challengers.
V.V.S. Laxman was
>>also offered to > >become the icon player for Deccan
Chargers, but
>>he rejected it > >thinking of the financial benefit
of his club in
>>the player auction.> >51. The captains of the eight
IPL teams are-
>>Sachin Tendulkar > >(Mumbai Indians), Sourav Ganguly
(Kolkata
>>Knight Riders), Rahul > >Dravid (Bangalore Royal
Challengers),
>>Yuvraj Singh (Kings XI > >Punjab), Mahendra Singh
Dhoni (Chennai
>>Super Kings), Virender Sehwag > >(Delhi DareDevils),
V. V. S.
>>Laxman (Deccan Chargers) and Shane > >Warne
(Rajasthan
>>Royals).> >52. Shane Warne is the only foreign
captain in the first
>>season of > >Indian Premier League (IPL).> >53.
Indian Captain
>>Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become the highest paid >
>player of
>>Indian Premier League as he signed for Chennai Super
Kings > >for a
>>whopping $1,500,000.> >54. Andrew Symonds becomes
the highest paid
>>foreign player. He was > >signed by Deccan Chargers
for
>>$1,350,000.> >55. Kings XI Punjab spent highest
amount of money in
>>the player > >auction. The Punjab team spent
$6,503,750 for
>>including the stars > >likeBrett Lee, Irfan Pathan,
Kumar
>>Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, > >Ramnaresh Sarwan
etc.> >56. The
>>other teams also spent huge amount in the player
bidding > >auction
>>of Indian premier league (IPL). Bangalore Royal
>>Challengers > >spent $5,795,000, Chennai Super Kings
spent
>>$6,225,000, Delhi > >DareDevils $6,372,500, Deccan
Chargers spent
>>$6,105,000, Rajasthan > >Royals spent $3,610,000,
Kolkata Knight
>>Riders spent $6,222,500, > >Kings XI Punjab spent
$6,503,750 and
>>Mumbai Indians $5,496,250.> >57. In IPL 2008, the
first edition of
>>the Indian Premier League, > >there will be 59
matches.> >58. All
>>of Indian Premier League (IPL) teams have a home
ground.> >59. In
>>the group stage, each of the eight participating
teams will > >play
>>against each other twice; once at home and another
at away.> >60.
>>The four teams with highest points earned after the
end of
>>the > >group stage will progress to the semi final
of Indian
>>Premier League > >(IPL) 2008.> >61. The winners of
the semi final
>>round will face each other in the > >tournament
final due to take
>>place on 1 June.> >62. The semi final and the final
match of the
>>tournament will take > >place at the Wankhede
Stadium,
>>Mumbai.> >63. The home grounds of the eight teams
are- M
>>Chinnaswamy Stadium, > >Bangalore for Bangalore
Royal Challengers;
>>Punjab Cricket > >Association Stadium, Mohali,
Chandigarh for Kings
>>XI Punjab; Feroz > >Shah Kotla, Delhi for Delhi
Daredevils; Eden
>>Gardens, Kolkata for > >Kolkata Knight Riders; Sawai
Mansingh
>>Stadium, Jaipur for Rajasthan > >Royals; MA
Chidambaram Stadium,
>>Chepauk, Chennai for Chennai Super > >Kings; Rajiv
Gandhi
>>International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad for >
>Deccan Chargers.
>>However, Mumbai Indians will play two different >
>home grounds:
>>Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai and Dr DY Patil Sports >
>Academy,
>>Mumbai.> >64. Not more than two matches will take
place in a day.
>>If there are > >two matches scheduled in a day then
the first match
>>will kick off at > >16:00 local time (10:30 GMT) and
the second
>>match will start at > >20:00 local time (14:30 GMT).
However, if
>>there is only one match > >then the match will kick
off at 20:00
>>local time (14:30 GMT).> >65. Each of eight teas of
Indian Premier
>>League (IPL) consists of > >some local and some
foreign
>>cricketers.> >66. According to the IPL rules, a team
can not spent
>>more than $5 > >million for buying players for
2008.> >67. Each of
>>the players has come through a bidding process in
the > >player
>>auction, except the icon players.> >68. If a player
remains
>>completely unavailable in the season or can > >not
play 25% matches
>>of his respective teams, then 25% of the player >
>fee bid in the
>>player action will not be counted within the $5 >
>million mark set
>>up by IPL for the participating teams.> >69. As per
the IPL rules,
>>each of the IPL teams must have a squad of > >at
minimum 16 players
>>for the tournament.> >70. Each of the participating
teams can
>>include maximum 8 foreign > >players in the squad.>
>71. Not more
>>than 4 foreign players can be taken in the final XI
of a
>>match.> >72. A squad must include minimum 4 under
22-year old
>>players (as of > >1 April of the season).> >73.
According to IPL
>>rules, each of the teams must include at least >
>four players from
>>the catchment area. The catchment areas are >
>decided on the basis
>>of a player's registration with his local > >cricket
>>association.> >74. No Objection Certificate (NOC)
must be required
>>for a player > >from the cricket board of his
country to take part
>>in Indian Premier > >League.> >75. According to
Cricket Australia,
>>the regulatory body of cricket > >in Australia, no
IPL franchise
>>can include more than two Cricket > >Australia
centrally contracted
>>players and more than two players > >from each State
Association in
>>Australia.> >76. A team must spend minimum $3.3
million on players'
>>fees for 2008.> >77. Each of the IPL teams includes
a catchment
>>area from where it > >has to include at least four
players. The
>>catchment areas for each > >team are- Mumbai
(Mumbai, Maharashtra
>>and Vidarbha), Bangalore > >(Karnataka, Goa and
Services), Chennai
>>(Tamil Nadu, Kerala and > >Railways), Kolkata
(Bengal, Jharkhand,
>>Assam, Tripura and associate > >member Sikkim),
Hyderabad
>>(Hyderabad, Andhra and Orissa), Delhi > >(Delhi,
Uttar Pradesh and
>>Madhya Pradesh), Mohali (Haryana, Punjab, >
>Himachal and Jammu &
>>Kashmir) and Jaipur (Rajasthan, Gujarat, Baroda >
>and
>>Saurashtra).> >78. Bangalore Royal Challengers has a
24-player
>>squad in which 10 > >players are from abroad. There
are four under
>>22 players in the > >squad.> >79. Former Indian pace
medium fast
>>bowler Venkatesh Prasad is the > >coach of Bangalore
Royal
>>Challengers.> >80. Chennai Super Kings squad also
comprises of 24
>>players in which > >there are 7 foreign players and
6 under 22
>>players.> >81.> >> ><!--[if
!vml]--><!--[endif]-->Kepler Wessels is
>>the coach of Chennai > >Super Kings in IPL 2008
tournament.> >82.
>>Deccan Chargers squad includes 20 players in total
in which
>>8 > >players are from abroad and 6 under 22
players.> >83. Former
>>Indian all rounder Robin Singh is the coach of
Deccan
>>Chargers.> >84. There are 21 players in the Delhi
Daredevils squad
>>including 8 > >foreign players and 5 under 22
players.> >85. Greg
>>Shipperd is the coach of Delhi Daredevils team.>
>86. Kings XI
>>Punjab has a squad of 25 players in which 9 are from
> >abroad.
>>There are 8 under 22 players in the squad.> >87.
Former coach of
>>Sri Lanka national cricket team Tom Moody is the >
>coach of Kings
>>XI Punjab.> >88. Kolkata Knight Riders includes 22
players in the
>>squad including > >8 foreign players and 6 under 22
players.> >89.
>>Former Australia national cricket team coach John
Buchanan
>>has > >been appointed as the coach of Kolkata Knight
Riders.> >90.
>>Mumbai Indians squad consists of 27 players
including 8
>>players > >from abroad and 4 under 22 players.> >91.
Lalchand
>>Rajput is the coach of Mumbai Indians team.> >92.
Rajasthan Royals
>>includes 26 players in its squad in which there >
>are 10 foreign
>>players and 4 under 22 players.> >93. Former
Australian great Shane
>>Warne will be seen as both captain > >and coach of
Rajasthan
>>Royals.> >94. DLF Universal, a real estate developer
from India,
>>has become > >the title sponsor of Indian Premier
League (IPL) for
>>five years for > >INR 200 crore (over US$50
million).> >95. Hero
>>Honda has come under a deal of US$22.5 million to
become > >the
>>associate sponsor of Indian Premier League (IPL) for
five
>>years.> >96. Soft-drink company Pepsi has become the
tournament's
>>Official > >Beverage for five years by signing a
deal of USD 12.5
>>million.> >97. Signing a five year deal for Rs. 106
crores (appx.
>>US$ 26.5 > >million), Kingfisher Airlines has become
the IPL's
>>umpire partner by > >which the company can advertise
in umpire's
>>clothes and sponsor > >third umpire's decision
during the matches
>>for next five years.> >98. From all the revenues of
sponsorship
>>rights, 40% will go to IPL, > >54% will be given to
the eight
>>franchises, and the remaining 6% will > >be spent
for prize
>>money.> >99. Indian Cricket League (IPL) has gained
the approval of
>>ICC.100. > >Indian Premier League (IPL) offers a
whopping Rs 12
>>crore prize > >money. The champion team of IPL 2008
would receive a
>>cheque of Rs > >4.8 crore. The runner up side will
be awarded Rs
>>2.4 crore. Even the > >last placed team will be
given Rs 40 lakh.
>>The two losing semi > >finalists can get a cheque of
Rs 1.2 crore
>>each. The fifth, sixth > >and seventh placed teams,
as per the
>>points achieved in group stage > >will be given Rs
80 lakh, Rs 70
>>lakh and Rs 50 lakh respectively.> >Posted by Biplob
Kishore Deb at
>>3:00 PM > >Labels: Cricket, Indian Premier League>
>----- Original
>>Message ----> >From: Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at
charter.net>> >To: A
>>Mailing list for people interested in Assam from
around
>>the > >world <assam at assamnet.org>> >Sent: Monday,
June 9, 2008
>>10:15:25 AM> >Subject: Re: [Assam] NYTimes.com:
Inside Gate,
>>India's Good Life; > >Outside, the Servants' Slums>
>> >Very well
>>analyzed Uttam.> >> >The example is an easily
comprehensible and
>>pervasive one. But there> >are many more that are
not as visible or
>>apparent and require a> >little more
critical/analytical
>>examination, even though they are> >right there just
underneath the
>>surface. And it does not even take> >a trained
economist or
>>political scientist to see them, if only we> >keep
our eyes and
>>ears open.> >> >And I never cease to marvel at the
thin-skinned,
>>knee-jerk reactions> >from our friends who are
incapable of seeing
>>these things in any> >other light but western
condescension to the
>>Indian condition.> >> >Incidentally, Somini Sengupta
is the
>>daughter of an immigrant Bengali> >family from
Kolkata who are
>>close friends of a close friend of ours> >and is
married to a Dutch
>>indophile. She is nothing like a "India> >hater" or
"India-basher"
>>as some of our friends might say, out to> >make
India look bad to
>>the world.> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >At 3:54 PM
+0100 6/9/08,
>>uttam borthakur wrote:> >> >>>>>>>>Think a bit more,
and tell us if
>>this "PRIVATE CAPITAL" is> >>really private, and if
so
>>how.> >> > >> That's what I was pointing at by
mentioning the
>>Orwellian> >>Newspeak. The term 'Globalisation' was
flaunted as the
>>end of all> >>ills, as capital will flow to the
peripheries from
>>the points of> >>concentration. But after all these
years, it is
>>reported that net> >>flow is from periphery to
concentration. The
>>vocabulary is managed> >>to end all discussion. The
question is how
>>private is the private?> >>Suppose a minister has
Rs.10 lakh in his
>>pocket given by a private> >>businessman who made
his money by not
>>supplying according to the> >>tender. Apparently, it
is private
>>money that is in the minister's> >>pocket.> >>>
>>Chan Mahanta
>><cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:> >> > They may be
opulent and in
>>stark contrast with the surroundings. If> >>>they
are totally
>>funded with private >capital and are>
>>>self-sufficient, there is
>>not a whole lot you can complain about> >>>their
>>being.> >>> >>> >>**** Think a bit more, and tell us
if this
>>"PRIVATE CAPITAL" is> >>really private, and if so
>>how.> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>At 5:49 AM
-0700 6/9/08,
>>Dilip&Dil Deka wrote:> >>>We all agree that there is
a vast gap
>>between the rich and the poor> >>>in India. Slowly
but surely,
>>India's middle class is also growing in> >>>number
due to free
>>enterprise.> >>>Before we criticize the likes of
Gurgaon and IPL,
>>we need to ask the> >>>question - are they funded
from government
>>revenue in which all> >>>Indian citizens have a
claim? They may be
>>opulent and in stark> >>>contrast with the
surroundings. If they
>>are totally funded with> >>>private capital and are
>>self-sufficient, there is not a whole lot> >>>you
can complain
>>about their being. If the Gurgaon complex installs>
>>>its own
>>generators to get UPS, why should they be
criticized? If
>>the> >>>residents manicure their lawns with their
own money, where
>>is the> > >>problem?> >>>Should the residents of
Gurgaon spend time
>>and money in improving> >>>the lives of Shephali Das
and her kids?
>>MOST DEFINITELY.> >>>Most entrepreneurs in the
western world do and
>>it is a trait Indian> >>>entrepreneurs lack. THEY
NEED TO WAKE UP
>>before Maoists move closer> >>>to them and cause
terrorism in the
>>cities.> >>>Dilip Deka> >>>> >>>> >>>----- Original
Message
>>----> >>>From: Jyotirmoy Sharma> >>>To: A Mailing
list for people
>>interested in Assam from around the> >>>world>
>>>Sent: Monday,
>>June 9, 2008 6:23:45 AM> >>>Subject: Re: [Assam]
NYTimes.com:
>>Inside Gate, India's Good Life;> >>>Outside, the
Servants'
>>Slums> >>>> >>>India's poverty is western media's
obsession(
>>whether good or bad is> >>>debatable ).> >>>In Aus,
whenever there
>>is anything shown on India, it will be mostly about>
>>>slums, call
>>centres, riots etc. There will never be any report
on
>>India's> >>>positives - be it the growing middle
class, good
>>progress in space> >>>technology etc. Maybe it is
one way of
>>telling the local population as to> >>>how
priviledged they are.
>>Coverage of local issues which make them look bad>
>>>is sometimes
>>relegated to the background.> >> >As an example of
media bias, most
>>of the IPL matches were shown > >>live on free> >>
>to air channels
>>here. However, they cut the opening and closing
ceremony.> >>>Maybe
>>that would have raised the question, "How could a
poor country
>>be> >>>capable of such pomp and
>>flamboyance?"> >>>> >>>JS> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>On
Mon, Jun 9,
>>2008 at 11:05 AM, Ram Sarangapani wrote:> >>>> >>>>
C'da thanks for
>>the article, its a good article (though not an eye>
>>>> opener)
>>and Umesh, you raise some good points.> >>>>> >>>>
One is left
>>wondering which is worse, a country that can
possibily afford> >>>>
>>to> >>>> eradicate poverty within its boundaries, or
a country that
>>flaunts> >>>> its riches that it can ill afford to.
:)> >>>>> >>>>
>>--Ram> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> On 6/8/08, umesh sharma
>>wrote:> >>>> >> >>>> > In Washington DC and New York
the contrast
>>may not be so obvious> >>>> > but Harlem is a US
slum near the
>>riches of Manhattan. People do beg> >>>> > in
downtown DC. DC is
>>the crime capital of the US. Does that make Bill>
>>>> > Gates or
>>Bill Clinton apologetic or for that> >>>> > matter
Thomas Friedman
>>or Al Gore who stay in multimillion dollar> >>>> >
homes and buy
>>carbon credits.> >>>> >> >>>> > Poverty is relative
-unless someone
>>is dying of hunger. For > >>>>sickness look> >>>> >
at PG county
>>govt hospitals - 10 miles from White House which as
per a> >>>>
>>local> >>>> > College Park resident ( I haven't been
there) where
>>patients sit in> >>>> > corridors for days without
>>treatment.> >>>> >> >>>> > Umesh> >>>> >> >>>> >
>>cmahanta at charter.net wrote: This page was sent to
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