I knew I would be walking a tightrope there. By no means, I am painting everyone with the same brush. But there is indeed a category of young people - who inspite of their parents pushing just did not push themselves enough to get into the regular engineering / medical or whatever other avenues. Of these, there are some that strut around like peacocks thinking no end of themselves and generally making a nuisance. I have seen a few of that category. I put our man, Bordoloi, in that category.
Many people don't get opportunities - especially the ones that are first generation out of the village, with very little money in their hands. Some have made a leap with even the move to a more productive work. It would be stupid to term that kind of a person a failure.
Then, there are some, like Shantikamda, who choose to go back and do incredibly useful work. And many, that stay back and work for the love of their land. They are the real heroes.
The rest - and that includes most of us - are bystanders who love a good discussion :-). Getting out, de-risking our lives and remaining materially concerned only about our own immediate families do not make a success IMHO - even if you are earning a few dollars. Relatively speaking, however, aren't we a little better off than the lumpen who chooses not to exercise his access to an opportunity and yet deigns to trash others that have been able to.
I made assumptions about his geography from what he wrote - is there a conspiracy or something here?
Saurav-da, does the qualified answer work?
From: Saurav Pathak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>N
To: Rajib Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: India Since 1947
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 16:36:21 -0500
Rajib Das said on AssamNet:
+ Looks like you are still in Assam while "people of your dad's age" have
+ become NRIs and many your own age have progressed beyond the land of no
+ opportunities. While you are stuck there in Assam. The only reason for that
+ would be to assume you are up to no good - not good enough in studies, not
+ good enough in sports or anything else useful for that matter. Which is why
+ you are still figuring out the 12 hour trip of 500 Kms and ranting at the
+ NRIs on a PC probably bought by your father.
whao, rajiv-da. that is damning an awful lot of people. are most
of those who have stayed back in assam -- either by choice or lack
thereof -- failures? i suggest you dont take this line of argument
too far.
are you absolutely certain bordoloi is posting from assam, and not
from the us itself?
--
saurav
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