63 Years On, India is Home to World's Biggest Population of Poor, Hungry, Illiterate

[diva]

lol donating script as AID. awsome

help thy neighbour.....................

 

[do_more]

help thy neighbour.....................

You know there is quote on someone sign. It aplies to OP.

Never argue with an idiot. They drag you to their level and beat with their experience.

 

[karan.1970]

You know there is quote on someone sign. It aplies to OP.

Never argue with an idiot. They drag you to their level and beat with their experience.

Hey.. That was my signature some months back....

 

[Speaker]

Over a million Indians are leaving India each year to escape poverty, hunger, disease, various forms of caste, religious and ethnic hatred, lack of economic opportunity, etc. etc.

Cyber Gandhi gives a detailed account of it on his website:

A Zillion reasons to escape from India

Giving up the great American dream, Non-Resident Telugus are returning home - Hyderabad - City - The Times of India

HYDERABAD: At 23, Gautam nurtured the common Telugu dream of the 1990's, to go to the US. And 18 years later, he is among the many Non-Resident Telugus nursing yet another common desire — to head back home.

So as Gautam gets ready to pack his 18 years of life in the US, which included a master's degree, a cushy job in a multinational IT major and children 'Born in America', he says he is sure that familial bonds score over fat pay packets. But then, he is also sure the fat pay packet would come by easily in a flush with opportunities in India.

At the helm of the 'mera Bharat mahaan' NRIs are doctors, who were among the first migrants in the post-independence era and are also turning out to be the first to return. More and more of them say they came back sensing a deeper need for their expertise in India than abroad.

Dr P Raghu Ram, a practicing surgeon in the UK, returned to Hyderabad in 2007 after 10 years when he realised that there was no dedicated centre for breast surgeries in the country and hence founded KIMS Ushalakshmi Centre for Breast Studies -- named after his mother. "I've received far greater satisfaction in the three years I've spent serving my own people here than the 10 years I spent working in an established UK hospital," says Dr Raghu Ram.

Similarly, Dr Pramati Reddy, a senior consultant physician at Apollo Hospitals, who lived in the us for 13 years gave up her practice in Tampa, Florida and moved to India for a personal cause — to raise her children here. Echoing the sentiments of many NRTs, she wants her children to grow up knowing their extended family and their culture here.

But the 'reverse migration' is not exclusive to doctors but people from all walks of life including engineers. Many professionals claim that they are not compromising on much when they move back to India with competitive salaries, better standard of living and a 'glocal' work culture pervading across the country today. Vijay, a software engineer recently returned from the Silicon Valley, working in an MNC in Hyderabad, says, "You get to grow faster, learn more and put your skills to much better use here in India. So it makes up for the parity in money."

Not to forget are the number of entrepreneurs who are returning to mana Hyderabad to set shop. These entrepreneurs claim that there's a saturation point in markets like the US and therefore, its logical for them to tap the immense potential still locked in developing economies like India.

Take for instance, Mamata Banerji who returned to Hyderabad in 2008 after 18 years in the US to start 'Investment Yogi' after realising the market for personal finance in India. "There's no doubt reverse migration is happening. In fact, most of my friends are returning NRIs," she says. Her husband, an IT professional moved seamlessly from his team in Microsoft, Seattle to Microsoft, Hyderabad.

Whatever their motives, personal or professional, the NRTs are agreed that they are happily home and here to stay.

Read more: Giving up the great American dream, Non-Resident Telugus are returning home - Hyderabad - City - The Times of India Giving up the great American dream, Non-Resident Telugus are returning home - Hyderabad - City - The Times of India

 

[karan.1970]

Over a million Indians are leaving India each year to escape poverty, hunger, disease, various forms of caste, religious and ethnic hatred, lack of economic opportunity, etc. etc.

And so wrote a person who escaped Pakistan to go and settle in the US of A

 

[riju78]

And so wrote a person who escaped Pakistan to go and settle in the US of A

Karan bhai I asked him that question a "zillion" times... y did u leave Pakistan then???? And I got my reply.. some useless rant with his own silly blog as reference. The man is unbelievable.

 

[KingOfGods]

Over a million Indians are leaving India each year to escape poverty, hunger, disease, various forms of caste, religious and ethnic hatred, lack of economic opportunity, etc. etc.

Cyber Gandhi gives a detailed account of it on his website:

A Zillion reasons to escape from India

How many time you posted this link Riaz??? It started to fade away.

 

[Cityboy]

Are riaz post something new yar. . U r damn boring now. .find somethng on sanitation.

 

[riju78]

I can see the toilet article coming...

 

[lemurian]

Mr. Haq, I guess all you do in the name of research is scour the internet looking for anything negative about India and Indians, disregarding completely the challenges we have faced and continue to face everyday. But then, your "articles" are not really meant for anyone with an iota of grey matter. That apart, you do stink of bigotry but in a civilized way. I guess there's a lot that fundamentalists of every creed and colour can learn from you. And since you do live in United states, here's a little message from Uncle Sam --

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

How many time you posted this link Riaz??? It started to fade away.

he won't be satisfied until he posts it a zillion times.

 

[Bhim]

He is

But guys be careful, don't throw stones at him.

 

[KingOfGods]

I urge all of the IT coolies in India to spend more time and energy solving India's real problems of hunger, poverty, illiteracy, lack of sanitation, etc. It'll be a lot more satisfying than serving the West as cheap cyber coolies.

Haq's Musings: Indian IT Sweatshops Exploiting Cyber Coolies?

Oh Riaz..............your jealousy is unmatched; even 100 women togather can't compete with you.

Plz provide us your account number.........We Indian Coolies want to donate $2.........So that your living standards can be upgraded from Poor to Middle Class

 

[RiazHaq]

The number of hungry people has dropped in India with its score on the Global Hunger Index improving to 63rd position in 2013, but the country still lags behind China, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Number of hungry people drops in India; still behind China, Pakistan - Economic Times

http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/Global Hunger Index 2013.pdf

 

[RiazHaq]

#NBA’s #KevinDurant on #India"Cows, Stray Dogs" "Bunch of Underprivileged People" "20 years behind" #Poverty #Filth
https://www.thequint.com/sports/2017/08/11/nba-star-kevin-durant-on-india

NBA champion Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors had visited India in July to help the NBA make inroads into the nation of 1.3 billion.
Durant took part in a camp in New Delhi, where he helped set a Guinness World Record for the largest basketball lesson – 3,459 people participated in it across multiple venues.
The NBA finals MVP met young players at the NBA Academy, with many more joining via satellite from four other cities across the country.
However, after returning to the United States, he said in an interview to The Athletic that India is 20 years behind in terms of knowledge and experience.

I went with no expectation, no view on what it’s supposed to be like. I usually go to places where I at least have a view in my head. India, I’m thinking I’m going to be around palaces and royalty and gold — basically thought I was going to Dubai. Then when I landed there, I saw the culture and how they live and it was rough. It’s a country that’s 20 years behind in terms of knowledge and experience.
Kevin Durant
Durant added that there are “just a bunch of underprivileged people living in India”.
You see cows on the street, monkeys running around everywhere, hundreds of people on the side of the road, a million cars and no traffic violations. Just a bunch of underprivileged people there and they want to learn how to play basketball. That was really, really dope to me.