tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post1298494153296661105..comments2024-02-16T12:35:50.497+05:30Comments on My Take: Obama ManiaArun.N.M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11255908292437790693noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post-84584023898795678712008-12-12T02:08:00.000+05:302008-12-12T02:08:00.000+05:30honestly, i am not looking for any US equivalent i...honestly, i am not looking for any US equivalent in india - that is a dumb thing to do.<BR/>BUT "obamaan effect " is good - which means stand up to vote out an oppressive government.<BR/><BR/> change ( a big word ) in india would happen when we teach our children to "question" not to obey everything.<BR/>encourage new ideas and concepts than making it a subject of ridicule.<BR/>willing to experiment.<BR/>appreciative of "initiatives rather than condemning.<BR/>we applaud children those who "obey" to rules and do not appreciate children who are willing to think out of the box.<BR/>rewrite the history of india - ( PUT a shadow effect on the nehru indira gandhi focus)<BR/>finally not to treat democracy as a "demockracy".<BR/><BR/>( the list is long )<BR/><BR/>they say history of the world goes around in circles. while india is economically prospering ( for whatever reasons(sustainable?)can we become the rich nation as we were once before ( hey the british and the portugese and the french and the mughals carried the wealth with them ) i am more interested the obaman effect.or using it as a symbol of HOPE - period. <BR/><BR/>if we practise some of this ( there should be an exhaustive list ) may be in another 30 years or so we can see something happening.<BR/><BR/>BUT AS LONG AS INDIA is NOT proud of itself and its identity we are not going to achieve anything.<BR/><BR/>and to talk about politicians ( real people who really want to do something fade out even before their names are out. such are the rude/corrupt/processes of politics in india.<BR/><BR/>this comment is becoming too long and i will stop right hereAnroshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16723150055204555588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post-7534395259201253602008-11-13T02:11:00.000+05:302008-11-13T02:11:00.000+05:30This is my point of view.May be I might have misto...This is my point of view.May be I might have mistook your point.Thank you for commenting.Arun.N.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11255908292437790693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post-62167514858337495912008-11-12T17:11:00.000+05:302008-11-12T17:11:00.000+05:30i get a feeling you missed the whole point of my p...i get a feeling you missed the whole point of my post on India's Obama. Think i'll clarify through another post.<BR/>nevertheless, i liked your post.kochuthresiamma p .jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320086308375078739noreply@blogger.com