Comments on: Chuck it out, India! http://blog.deepakiyer.com/2007/09/chuck-it-out-india.html Hallucinations of a mad hatter Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:30:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Deepak http://blog.deepakiyer.com/2007/09/chuck-it-out-india.html/comment-page-1#comment-561 Deepak Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:59:00 +0000 http://blog.deepakiyer.com/?p=108#comment-561 You probably won't be able to decipher much, because I assume that the reader is from India in my post.<br/><br/>But you definitely made a point. You probably won’t be able to decipher much, because I assume that the reader is from India in my post.

But you definitely made a point.

]]> By: Miladysa http://blog.deepakiyer.com/2007/09/chuck-it-out-india.html/comment-page-1#comment-560 Miladysa Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:56:00 +0000 http://blog.deepakiyer.com/?p=108#comment-560 This was an really interesting post even though I have not seen and the film and unfortunately will not get the chance to. I understood the points you are making and even though I am not Indian/Tamil etc. I can relate to them.<br/><br/>These days many people are having their 'ancestral' DNA tested and discovering that they are not who they thought they were - ancestry wise that is. <br/><br/>In Brazil, where colour really matters people who thought they were 'white' are discovering that their 'haplogroup' is not so and vice versa. So, where does that leave us then? <br/><br/>Does it not teach us all a lesson to treat our fellow man/woman with the same respect regardless of what we perceive to be their race/colour/religion?<br/><br/>Ahh, what a place the world would be then eh? But.. I am a dreamer... ;] This was an really interesting post even though I have not seen and the film and unfortunately will not get the chance to. I understood the points you are making and even though I am not Indian/Tamil etc. I can relate to them.

These days many people are having their ‘ancestral’ DNA tested and discovering that they are not who they thought they were – ancestry wise that is.

In Brazil, where colour really matters people who thought they were ‘white’ are discovering that their ‘haplogroup’ is not so and vice versa. So, where does that leave us then?

Does it not teach us all a lesson to treat our fellow man/woman with the same respect regardless of what we perceive to be their race/colour/religion?

Ahh, what a place the world would be then eh? But.. I am a dreamer… ;]

]]> By: Deepak http://blog.deepakiyer.com/2007/09/chuck-it-out-india.html/comment-page-1#comment-551 Deepak Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:13:00 +0000 http://blog.deepakiyer.com/?p=108#comment-551 @Ups: I came to know of some interesting and curious things about Kashmir from Wikipedia, as I have the habit of trying to learn more about places I intend to visit. (I had planned for a motorbike trip with friends in August, but I had to cancel it)<br/><br/>@Ardent Admirer: I'm flattered. :)<br/><br/>@Morpheus: So you are a Kashmiri kudi? (Sorry! Again that Punjabi thing coming in :p)<br/>BTW, SRK doesn't have his arms wide open in this. Will call it his second best performance after Swades. @Ups: I came to know of some interesting and curious things about Kashmir from Wikipedia, as I have the habit of trying to learn more about places I intend to visit. (I had planned for a motorbike trip with friends in August, but I had to cancel it)

@Ardent Admirer: I’m flattered. :)

@Morpheus: So you are a Kashmiri kudi? (Sorry! Again that Punjabi thing coming in :p)
BTW, SRK doesn’t have his arms wide open in this. Will call it his second best performance after Swades.

]]> By: finding thyself http://blog.deepakiyer.com/2007/09/chuck-it-out-india.html/comment-page-1#comment-550 finding thyself Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:45:00 +0000 http://blog.deepakiyer.com/?p=108#comment-550 Interesting insight and thought provoking. Gandhi knew that he needed to change himself if he wanted to change things around him. The truth's being there, it only takes us time to realize.<br/><br/>I think we need these burst of patriotic movies now and then to inspire the young generation. We are forgetting our roots fast with the onset of globalisation, these movies will sort of help us cling on to what is left.<br/><br/>It's a blessing in disguise that we are not developed like the rest of the world in the "western economic terms. Industrial revolution is just over 100 years old and we are energy dependent at the end of it like never before. The west cannot imagine a life without energy whereas i think we can cope up with it. Only time will tell. Interesting insight and thought provoking. Gandhi knew that he needed to change himself if he wanted to change things around him. The truth’s being there, it only takes us time to realize.

I think we need these burst of patriotic movies now and then to inspire the young generation. We are forgetting our roots fast with the onset of globalisation, these movies will sort of help us cling on to what is left.

It’s a blessing in disguise that we are not developed like the rest of the world in the “western economic terms. Industrial revolution is just over 100 years old and we are energy dependent at the end of it like never before. The west cannot imagine a life without energy whereas i think we can cope up with it. Only time will tell.

]]> By: Morpheus http://blog.deepakiyer.com/2007/09/chuck-it-out-india.html/comment-page-1#comment-549 Morpheus Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:05:00 +0000 http://blog.deepakiyer.com/?p=108#comment-549 Interesting thinking - I am always faced with the 'you dont love india you want to stay in Uk forever'..hmm..do international borders limit feelings of a nationalistic variety..<br/>you raise some interesting questions..though what gets me is the north south debate..in South india, most people assume if i am from North I am a Punjabi..which is weird..and when i say kashmiri...they gaze in wonder..so yup its on both sides of the divide..and its called general ignorance..something which in a country the size of india..should not be met by surprise..half the italians would not know where to put paris which is not too far on the european map. Good post though..have not seen the film..i cant take any more of SRK and his wide open arms:) Interesting thinking – I am always faced with the ‘you dont love india you want to stay in Uk forever’..hmm..do international borders limit feelings of a nationalistic variety..
you raise some interesting questions..though what gets me is the north south debate..in South india, most people assume if i am from North I am a Punjabi..which is weird..and when i say kashmiri…they gaze in wonder..so yup its on both sides of the divide..and its called general ignorance..something which in a country the size of india..should not be met by surprise..half the italians would not know where to put paris which is not too far on the european map. Good post though..have not seen the film..i cant take any more of SRK and his wide open arms:)

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.deepakiyer.com/2007/09/chuck-it-out-india.html/comment-page-1#comment-548 Anonymous Fri, 28 Sep 2007 06:35:00 +0000 http://blog.deepakiyer.com/?p=108#comment-548 omgh..omgh..omgh!...luved it! (=<br/>articulate...!<br/>u've inspired me 2 better my writin...u so have!<br/><br/>warm regards<br/>ur ardent admirer! :D omgh..omgh..omgh!…luved it! (=
articulate…!
u’ve inspired me 2 better my writin…u so have!

warm regards
ur ardent admirer! :D

]]> By: Bakwaas http://blog.deepakiyer.com/2007/09/chuck-it-out-india.html/comment-page-1#comment-547 Bakwaas Sun, 23 Sep 2007 18:20:00 +0000 http://blog.deepakiyer.com/?p=108#comment-547 finally saw 'chuk de' good movie did address lot of issues :) finally saw ‘chuk de’ good movie did address lot of issues :)

]]> By: Upasna http://blog.deepakiyer.com/2007/09/chuck-it-out-india.html/comment-page-1#comment-546 Upasna Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:52:00 +0000 http://blog.deepakiyer.com/?p=108#comment-546 @ Deepak- Brilliant post! Loved it...so completely relate to all aspects of it...my personal experiences have been the same...As a north Indian, I am looked at with surprise when I ate rice for meals instead of rotis, cos most north Indians are == Punjabis...:P<br/>Also, was recently reading a history of my native place, and its so interesting to know, how ppl developed different idealogies and how several customes/approaches actually evolved, which we accept blindly now, without thinking of why it is so... (Initially a lot of trade happ between Karnataka and Kashmir and intermarriages etc with ppl settling there n all) and now its another of those north south thingies...And its just one chapter in history which changed all that, and everyone just accepted it, without any questions...<br/>Also, about Patriotism, I think a lot of ppl do not understand the concept...I cant claim that I am a guru on it myself...but I see ppl judging one another for petty things, rather than getting into the backgrnd...most ppl often fail to see the bigger picture...guess it needs the right temperament nad a lot of maturity @ Deepak- Brilliant post! Loved it…so completely relate to all aspects of it…my personal experiences have been the same…As a north Indian, I am looked at with surprise when I ate rice for meals instead of rotis, cos most north Indians are == Punjabis…:P
Also, was recently reading a history of my native place, and its so interesting to know, how ppl developed different idealogies and how several customes/approaches actually evolved, which we accept blindly now, without thinking of why it is so… (Initially a lot of trade happ between Karnataka and Kashmir and intermarriages etc with ppl settling there n all) and now its another of those north south thingies…And its just one chapter in history which changed all that, and everyone just accepted it, without any questions…
Also, about Patriotism, I think a lot of ppl do not understand the concept…I cant claim that I am a guru on it myself…but I see ppl judging one another for petty things, rather than getting into the backgrnd…most ppl often fail to see the bigger picture…guess it needs the right temperament nad a lot of maturity

]]> By: Deepak http://blog.deepakiyer.com/2007/09/chuck-it-out-india.html/comment-page-1#comment-545 Deepak Sat, 22 Sep 2007 06:17:00 +0000 http://blog.deepakiyer.com/?p=108#comment-545 That's great...<br/>I too do many of these:<br/>I lecture about not littering places; of course, I never litter either.<br/>Another thing I do, which is quite debatable, is not giving money to beggars. I think I'm discouraging them from begging by doing that.<br/><br/>Like I said, the issue of beggars is debatable. I have an experience (talking to an old lady who came begging to our doorsteps) which has made me unsure of how to go about this issue. Maybe I should write a post about this. That’s great…
I too do many of these:
I lecture about not littering places; of course, I never litter either.
Another thing I do, which is quite debatable, is not giving money to beggars. I think I’m discouraging them from begging by doing that.

Like I said, the issue of beggars is debatable. I have an experience (talking to an old lady who came begging to our doorsteps) which has made me unsure of how to go about this issue. Maybe I should write a post about this.

]]> By: Deepak http://blog.deepakiyer.com/2007/09/chuck-it-out-india.html/comment-page-1#comment-544 Deepak Sat, 22 Sep 2007 06:09:00 +0000 http://blog.deepakiyer.com/?p=108#comment-544 @Ajith: Maybe it is xenophobia. That will explain the unity of all Indians abroad, because it is a larger xenophobia. Talking in college was mostly a matter of breaking the ice, from what I know.<br/><br/>BTW, Don't utter the phrase "think rationally" in Bangalore. KP got beaten up twice, and he claims he said "you lack rational thinking" just before he was beaten up. @Ajith: Maybe it is xenophobia. That will explain the unity of all Indians abroad, because it is a larger xenophobia. Talking in college was mostly a matter of breaking the ice, from what I know.

BTW, Don’t utter the phrase “think rationally” in Bangalore. KP got beaten up twice, and he claims he said “you lack rational thinking” just before he was beaten up.

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