Are we proud to be indian? - Page 8

Originally posted by: OnlyFacts

koi baat nahin. sorry about the remamrk about your parents.

LOL, that was meant to offend me? You have to do better than that in DM.😛 JK.

Originally posted by: Meena1

i believe he had pointed out tht his side view mirror wasnt opened..😕😕😕..that was the case with every other car i saw there.. 😕😕 i was told by my cuz that these cops have a quota to complete everyday of "rishwat" which they share with their superiors..😕

yes, if the side view mirror isn't opened, it is an offense.

Originally posted by: Meena1

LOL..he's just smart.. he knows a lot abt the way India and Indians work..😉😉

corruptness is definitely a problem. But what to do, an overpopulated country with a literacy rate of 65% with as JustFacts said, system problems. Go figure. I don't understand why the Indian population doesn't care about this. Everyone should rebel. It's not like there'll be a Tianamen Square encore or something. However hard I try, I don't understand why the system is so corrupt. Someone plzzz enlighten me

Originally posted by: Meena1

he seemed like a pro to me..😉

SO, do you want me to go and cry on my mommy's shoulder?😆

Of course I am. A week back I just got my OCI card (Overseas Citizen of India)


Mind you, I've not been born in the country, I've visited it what- say 8 times? I've perhaps seen a quarter of the country alone, and I know Mauritius is supposed to be my motherland.

But amongst it all, India's always been India. There's not been once in those 8 times I haven't felt at home while being in India. And that's not just because I am at Nani's or Masi's home eating the best home food in the world. It's because when you're Indian at heart, you forget anything else. India is not the best country in the world, true! Who says it must be for me to be proud of it? India has corrupted politicians, never-ending poverty, pending legacies, and obsessed happenings. BUT, India also has dedicated workers, thousands of institutions working day and night to remove a few more families from the slums when dawn settles, hundreds of scholars, scientists and researches giving their best to the country, talent and skill in places never once-known before. That's India for me!


I'm initiating this because I read someone earlier on saying it's easy to say all this when you're not in the country. I say it's unluckily being in the country and not even realizing the kind of chance you have. If I could control that, I would come and give my due to the country as soon as I could. In fact, I will as soon as I am old enough to make my own money! But it's also unfortunate that just because they pay taxes in the country they call themselves Indians. That would be the last reason I would call myself an Indian for. It is more about giving back what the country has given you throughout the years than comparing everything in terms of money!