"I was trolled endlessly by people online, some even called me anti-national" —This is the trouble when the country, in a deranged trance, shows allegiance to a person and a political party, forgetting that the actual country is beyond and far bigger than that individual and party.
@dmuthuk A lot of my friends from college are gujju. And all of them cautioned against voting for Modi in 2014..but the illusion created was very strong. A yr later I understood why they cautioned.
@JuniorSahney The best thing I did was move completely to intraday last year. Thanking my stars since then. The next thing was a pure RR play... Both probably saved me to a large extent
@dhanyarajendran he is right in a sense.. US population is spread across a large land area and these data centers bleed them dry.. In comparison more people would have to go without water in India if these thirsty data centers set up here... more harm here
@drunkJournalist He's one of those "talented" folks who can spew absolute nonsense with great confidence.... To the point that people believe what he says are facts
2010, New Delhi, I was driving home late one night around 1 AM after a family gathering.
I stopped at a red traffic light in Green Park. There were no other vehicles around, just our car.
Suddenly, a BMW pulled up behind us and started honking aggressively, demanding that we drive through the red light.
I pointed to the signal and stayed put.
The driver got out, dressed in a suit, hurled abuses at me, and ordered me to move. When I refused, and picked up my phone, he banged on my window. Eventually he backed off, got back in his car, and sped away by cutting across in front of me. I drove off when the signal turned green.
This is the reality of India, even today: owning a big car, a big house, or having formal education is no guarantee of basic civility, class, or moral character.
This was just one of many road rage incidents in New Delhi/NCR, I experienced before I finally decided to pack my bags and leave the country.
A truly civilized society is one where people follow the law even when no one is watching, and do what is right without needing supervision.
When I moved to Singapore, this is exactly what I saw, people naturally did the right thing. The same held true when I later moved to Europe.
Regarding the recent dancing incident at the airport, many people defended it by saying, “The authorities didn’t have a problem, so why do you?” That’s exactly where they miss the point.
You never know who is sitting on the same flight, someone mourning the loss of a loved one, a person who just received a cancer diagnosis, a parent who lost a child, or someone who just lost their job. When you show such insensitivity in shared public spaces and don’t care about other people’s emotional state, that’s where a society fails.
People often abuse me for raising these issues and quickly brush them aside by saying, “Every country has problems.”
That’s true, every country does have its issues.
But the scale is vastly different. Other countries have 99% civility and 1% assholes. In India, it feels like 99% assholes and 1% civility.
Yes, I agree that no country is perfect, but the proportions make all the difference.
To those who defend such behavior and treat every public place like their personal living room: fuck off.
@peeleraja reality is that most actually don't give 2 fucks about the country they live in nor their home country. That is how Indian mentality is unfortunately
@ManishA92391575@AnimeshGho33183 U do realize they are all just kids.. They may not even have the resources to do what u r asking them to do... I surely don't being an adult. If u can... Why don't u help them out sir?
@SirKazamJeevi Our culture has nothing to do with common sense.. it has been the case since i can remember .. we are probably the only country which has gone backwards despite education.
@JaipurDialogues Misinterpreting faith is possibly the only thing he can talk about.... But what is stopping him from a press conference... Ask him to do one just to prove ur point if anything.
@sardesairajdeep they will probably do it over the next few weeks. .. will not be surprised if the future increments are even smaller.. just so that it flies under the radar
@AjmerAsks@RaizerSays While I may agree with u that these things do not matter.. And what matters is governance.. I'd like to point out that his so called "election wins" have nothing to do with infrastructure and development..and more to with the divisions created by the bjp
@gappullback Not sure how many realize that OI data available to most traders is delayed. It tends to backfire if used as a sole directional indicator.
@Atulsingh_asan sirji.. expecting anything different after having seen him for 12 yrs is actually stupid on our part. I fail to understand what some people see in his "leadership"