Comments on: To each,its own space http://blog.nikhil.co.in/2009/08/guardian-bbc-telegraph-isro.html Al-Avalathi's Life (Al-Avalathi is the last Mallu to go to the Gelf) Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:36:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Nikhil Narayanan http://blog.nikhil.co.in/2009/08/guardian-bbc-telegraph-isro.html/comment-page-1#comment-1710 Nikhil Narayanan Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:37:42 +0000 http://blog.nikhil.co.in/?p=538#comment-1710 @Balu Now you got the idea. @Layman Alland pinne :) Deshyam vann irikkumbola BBC de oro thamasha @Praveen Ya, but BBC has no time to read the vision statement. @GWBE Aah! Thanks P for the comment :-) Ippola oru aaswaasam aaye :-) @maddy Interesting point.Thanks maddy. @ramesh :-) NREGA seems to be like what Mughals did building palaces,cities and forts to give employment. @Balu
Now you got the idea.

@Layman
Alland pinne :)
Deshyam vann irikkumbola BBC de oro thamasha

@Praveen
Ya, but BBC has no time to read the vision statement.

@GWBE
Aah! Thanks P for the comment :-)
Ippola oru aaswaasam aaye :-)

@maddy
Interesting point.Thanks maddy.

@ramesh
:-)
NREGA seems to be like what Mughals did building palaces,cities and forts to give employment.

]]> By: ramesh http://blog.nikhil.co.in/2009/08/guardian-bbc-telegraph-isro.html/comment-page-1#comment-1676 ramesh Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:32:52 +0000 http://blog.nikhil.co.in/?p=538#comment-1676 well the crores pumped into the space program do result in lots of things blasting off the ground, provide meaningful employment to thousands and certainly add a bit to national pride .. india has enough problems of bureaucracy and dole money for poverty alleviation mysteriously disappearing due to corruption .. i as a tax payer know that the money given to ISRO is definitely not rotting .. on the other hand out of the 43000 crores going into NREGA this year, how much of that will ever go there who knows .. well the crores pumped into the space program do result in lots of things blasting off the ground, provide meaningful employment to thousands and certainly add a bit to national pride .. india has enough problems of bureaucracy and dole money for poverty alleviation mysteriously disappearing due to corruption .. i as a tax payer know that the money given to ISRO is definitely not rotting .. on the other hand out of the 43000 crores going into NREGA this year, how much of that will ever go there who knows ..

]]> By: maddy http://blog.nikhil.co.in/2009/08/guardian-bbc-telegraph-isro.html/comment-page-1#comment-1675 maddy Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:39:15 +0000 http://blog.nikhil.co.in/?p=538#comment-1675 It's funny when people say that we should not waste money on such things. they dont mention of course how the chinese or indians or the vikings or their own forefathers left their lands in search of new lands with little hope and true purpose. it was probably even more challenging than it is for us to go to moon, and they had little community support for their efforts...the original discoverers.... It’s funny when people say that we should not waste money on such things. they dont mention of course how the chinese or indians or the vikings or their own forefathers left their lands in search of new lands with little hope and true purpose. it was probably even more challenging than it is for us to go to moon, and they had little community support for their efforts…the original discoverers….

]]> By: GWBE http://blog.nikhil.co.in/2009/08/guardian-bbc-telegraph-isro.html/comment-page-1#comment-1649 GWBE Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:30:05 +0000 http://blog.nikhil.co.in/?p=538#comment-1649 Excellent work! I am glad you picked this up. But sorry to see that your point of view is lost on most readers who have commented above. Thinking in the shoes of the writers grom Gaurdian etc, they have no clue what happens in India other than the poverty figures, the success of BPO and IT and chicken tikka masala. If only they think about how India happened to become a powerful nation all of a sudden, thanks to the govt investment on eduction (with emphasis on english), affordable healthcare (comapred to the so called developed countries) etc. If we, 20 years back, channelled all our wealth into eradicating poverty, we might be end up being just another UK or US who need another India/China to do all the backend work for them, who need their doctors and nurses, scientists and engineers. Excellent work! I am glad you picked this up.
But sorry to see that your point of view is lost on most readers who have commented above.
Thinking in the shoes of the writers grom Gaurdian etc, they have no clue what happens in India other than the poverty figures, the success of BPO and IT and chicken tikka masala. If only they think about how India happened to become a powerful nation all of a sudden, thanks to the govt investment on eduction (with emphasis on english), affordable healthcare (comapred to the so called developed countries) etc. If we, 20 years back, channelled all our wealth into eradicating poverty, we might be end up being just another UK or US who need another India/China to do all the backend work for them, who need their doctors and nurses, scientists and engineers.

]]> By: Praveen http://blog.nikhil.co.in/2009/08/guardian-bbc-telegraph-isro.html/comment-page-1#comment-1626 Praveen Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:12:20 +0000 http://blog.nikhil.co.in/?p=538#comment-1626 I wish atleast one of those over-jealous(instead of zealous) reporters from UK saw this post.. Even 60 years after their grand old kingdom's sun died out, these guys have that 'master-slave' mindset..Whatever we talk about the world being flat and the west treating us as equals, there's that tinge of 'u r my dog' attitude in their inner minds. And its best exemplified in articles like the ones you linked here.. India's recent sudden surge in economic and technological clout has left many with bruised egos.. And about India's space program, it cant be said better than the comment tht scorpiogenius posted..those immortal words from the father of the Indian space program.. and here is a raised finger to the skeptics and bad mouthing press. and a raised thumb to our great space scientists.. I wish atleast one of those over-jealous(instead of zealous) reporters from UK saw this post..
Even 60 years after their grand old kingdom’s sun died out, these guys have that ‘master-slave’ mindset..Whatever we talk about the world being flat and the west treating us as equals, there’s that tinge of ‘u r my dog’ attitude in their inner minds. And its best exemplified in articles like the ones you linked here.. India’s recent sudden surge in economic and technological clout has left many with bruised egos..

And about India’s space program, it cant be said better than the comment tht scorpiogenius posted..those immortal words from the father of the Indian space program..

and here is a raised finger to the skeptics and bad mouthing press.
and a raised thumb to our great space scientists..

]]> By: Layman http://blog.nikhil.co.in/2009/08/guardian-bbc-telegraph-isro.html/comment-page-1#comment-1624 Layman Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:41:10 +0000 http://blog.nikhil.co.in/?p=538#comment-1624 Well put Nikhil. Though I feel some of the people missed the sarcasm. Regarding the opinion of the layman in one of the links (who thinks iti s just a gimmick); all I can think of is the saying " A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go but ought to be." (the leader here refers to ISRO and its visionaries) Well put Nikhil.
Though I feel some of the people missed the sarcasm.

Regarding the opinion of the layman in one of the links (who thinks iti s just a gimmick); all I can think of is the saying

” A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go but ought to be.”

(the leader here refers to ISRO and its visionaries)

]]> By: | Balu | http://blog.nikhil.co.in/2009/08/guardian-bbc-telegraph-isro.html/comment-page-1#comment-1621 | Balu | Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:38:17 +0000 http://blog.nikhil.co.in/?p=538#comment-1621 Yes yes now that I have actually read the post... There are some people who like to poke their nose into everything. Well media is like that. But when it comes to media they play two roles, one, formulation of opinion (myth buster). Two, reflecting sentiment (almost stereotyping). In all the above cases they are doing the latter. It's not just about presenting a complete picture, but it's also about telling the world that they are speaking about India. What is the first thing people associate with India. Poverty? So they have forced it into the story, without a second thought. Now put in the USSR example I gave here. (For Brit media's reference). Too bad Indian media doesn't believe in an eye-for-an-eye. Yes yes now that I have actually read the post…
There are some people who like to poke their nose into everything. Well media is like that. But when it comes to media they play two roles, one, formulation of opinion (myth buster). Two, reflecting sentiment (almost stereotyping). In all the above cases they are doing the latter.
It’s not just about presenting a complete picture, but it’s also about telling the world that they are speaking about India. What is the first thing people associate with India. Poverty? So they have forced it into the story, without a second thought. Now put in the USSR example I gave here. (For Brit media’s reference). Too bad Indian media doesn’t believe in an eye-for-an-eye.

]]> By: Nikhil http://blog.nikhil.co.in/2009/08/guardian-bbc-telegraph-isro.html/comment-page-1#comment-1620 Nikhil Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:50:11 +0000 http://blog.nikhil.co.in/?p=538#comment-1620 @Scorpiogenius Thanks for the comment.If only the 'concerned' British media understood what you said. @Rakesh Yes,but we can not wait for every issue to be solved to start our space research. @Swapna Raghu Sanand My mistake. You missed it.Added a clarification in the beginning. Thanks for visiting. :-) @Shefaly :-) @Balu Talk about not being on the same page.Now,we are there. @Ps Realized.Thanks.:) @Scorpiogenius
Thanks for the comment.If only the ‘concerned’ British media understood what you said.
@Rakesh
Yes,but we can not wait for every issue to be solved to start our space research.
@Swapna Raghu Sanand
My mistake.
You missed it.Added a clarification in the beginning.
Thanks for visiting. :-)
@Shefaly
:-)
@Balu
Talk about not being on the same page.Now,we are there.
@Ps
Realized.Thanks.:)

]]> By: | Balu | http://blog.nikhil.co.in/2009/08/guardian-bbc-telegraph-isro.html/comment-page-1#comment-1618 | Balu | Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:23:46 +0000 http://blog.nikhil.co.in/?p=538#comment-1618 Me being one of those many :-P Me being one of those many :-P

]]> By: Preeti Shenoy http://blog.nikhil.co.in/2009/08/guardian-bbc-telegraph-isro.html/comment-page-1#comment-1617 Preeti Shenoy Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:33:06 +0000 http://blog.nikhil.co.in/?p=538#comment-1617 I meant 'many who read this' I meant ‘many who read this’

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